Section 58, 62 of the Environmental Protection Act, 2008, the Board hereby makes

(1) Category A and Category B environmental licenceholders may arrange for environmental and social audits to be conducted on their own operations from time to time, by fully qualified environmental and social auditors in order to inform the content of their environmental and social reports. (2) Auditors for Category A and B audits shall be of accredited international environmental and social audit standards. (3) A copy of every independent audit undertaken by Category A and B environmental licence holders shall be submitted to the Executive Chairman or Authorised Officer together with the annual environmental and social report. (4) The Executive Chairman shall recognise and accept copies of duly certified and audited independent environmental audits produced by the mineral right holder for its financiers to ensure compliance with the Equator Principles.