Section 56, 62 of the Environmental Protection Act, 2008, the Board hereby makes

(1) The Executive Chairman or Authorised Officer shallestablish a routine inspection schedule for every mining activity covered by an environmental licence. (2) Notwithstanding sub-regulation (1), Category A projects shall be inspected at least three times each year, category B projects shall be inspected twice a year and category C projects shall be inspected once a year. (3) For all routine inspections the Executive Chairman or Authorized Officer shall give the environmental licence holder five days’ notice of the planned inspection in advance to the holder of the mineral right, informing him of the scheduled inspection visit, indicating - (a) the name(s) and identification number of the officer(s) appointed for site visiting; (b) time schedule indicating date of visit and number of days of presence at site if applicable; and (c) logistic requirements as applicable. 54 55 Sampling protocol Penalties Imposed by Board Control and supervision. Site visits. (4) The notice referred to in sub-regulation (3) shall be delivered by hand or email to the holder of the mineral right, provided that any notification by email shall be deemed to be delivered upon receipt of email confirmation by the Executive Chairman or Authorised Officer. (5) The holder of the mineral right shall include in his application for an environmental licence, current address and email contact details and undertake to promptly notify the Executive Chairman or Authorised Officer of any change of address or email address. (6) Failure by the holder of the mineral right to comply with sub-regulation (5), shall not prevent the Board, Executive Chairman or Authorised Officer, from performing an inspection under this Regulation.