(1) The Minister must return the bond or bonds to the S. 82(1) authority holder or former authority holder as amended by Nos 76/1998 soon as possible if the Minister is satisfied— s. 31(k), 6/2009 s. 27(a). (a) that the land has been rehabilitated as S. 82(1)(a) amended by required by section 78 or 78A (as the case No. 6/2009 may be); and s. 27(b). (b) that the rehabilitation is likely to be successful. (2) If the land is private land the Minister must not S. 82(2) amended by return the bond or bonds to the holder or former Nos 6/2009 holder of a mining licence or prospecting licence s. 27(c), 68/2014 s. 51. or the holder or former holder of an extractive industry work authority until after the owner of the land and the council in whose municipal district the land is situated have been consulted. (3) The Minister may, as a condition of returning a S. 82(3) inserted by bond or bonds to an authority holder or a former No. 82/2000 authority holder, require that person to enter into a s. 55, amended by further rehabilitation bond if any land or part of Nos 6/2009 the land to which the bond relates has not been s. 27(d), 29/2011 rehabilitated, or requires further rehabilitation. s. 3(Sch. 1 item 60.3). 83 Minister may carry out rehabilitation (1) The Minister may take any necessary action to rehabilitate land if he or she— (a) is not satisfied that the land has been S. 83(1)(a) amended by rehabilitated as required by section 78 No. 6/2009 or 78A (as the case may be); or s. 28(a). (b) is satisfied that further rehabilitation of the land is necessary; or (c) is requested to do so by the owner of the land.
S. 82(1) amended by Nos 76/1998 s. 31(k), 6/2009 s. 27(a). (1) The Minister must return the bond or bonds to the authority holder or former authority holder as soon as possible if the Minister is satisfied— S. 82(1)(a) amended by No. 6/2009 s. 27(b). (a) that the land has been rehabilitated as required by section 78 or 78A (as the case may be); and (b) that the rehabilitation is likely to be successful. S. 82(2) amended by Nos 6/2009 s. 27(c), 68/2014 s. 51. (2) If the land is private land the Minister must not return the bond or bonds to the holder or former holder of a mining licence or prospecting licence or the holder or former holder of an extractive industry work authority until after the owner of the land and the council in whose municipal district the land is situated have been consulted. S. 82(3) inserted by No. 82/2000 s. 55, amended by Nos 6/2009 s. 27(d), 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 60.3). (3) The Minister may, as a condition of returning a bond or bonds to an authority holder or a former authority holder, require that person to enter into a further rehabilitation bond if any land or part of the land to which the bond relates has not been rehabilitated, or requires further rehabilitation. 83 Minister may carry out rehabilitation (1) The Minister may take any necessary action to rehabilitate land if he or she— S. 83(1)(a) amended by No. 6/2009 s. 28(a). (a) is not satisfied that the land has been rehabilitated as required by section 78 or 78A (as the case may be); or (b) is satisfied that further rehabilitation of the land is necessary; or (c) is requested to do so by the owner of the land.
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