Section 134, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) Any mining licence-holder who is required toprepare an environmental management programme shall in each calendar year after the first year in which commercial production first occurs submit in triplicate to the Director an “Environmental Management Programme Report” covering each of the items listed in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 133 indicating their current status. (2) An Environmental Management Programme Report shall be sufficiently detailed so that the Director can determine whether the environmental management programme is succeeding, and if the Director determines that the plan is not succeeding, the Minister may suspend the licence until such time as measures are taken to insure its success. (3) The Director shall provide a copy of any report submitted under subsection (1) to the Environmental Protection Agency. (4) Environmental Management Programme Reports shall be considered non-confidential and shall be made available to the public at the Mining Cadastre Office.