Division of the Republic into Regions for the Purposes of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996

Under section 47(2) of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996), I, Penuell Mpapa Maduna, Minister of Minerals and Energy, hereby--

P.M. Maduna
Minister of Minerals and Energy

1. establish the regions of the country as set our in the Schedule for the purposes of administering the Act through regional offices of the Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate of the Department of Minerals and Energy; and
2. determine that this notice comes into operation on 15 January 1997.

P.M. Maduna
Minister of Minerals and Energy

Schedule

1) The territory of the Republic of South Africa, to which the sea as defined in section 1 of the Sea-shore Act, 1935 (Act No. 21 of 1935) and the continental shelf referred to in section 8 of the Maritime Zones Act, 1994 (Act No. 15 of 1994), are divided into the KwaZulu-Natal Region, the Northern Cape Region, the Northern Region, the North-West Region, the Eastern Cape Region, the Mpumalanga Region, the Free State Region, the Gauteng Region and the Western Cape Region for the purposes of administering the Mine Health and safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996).

2) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6, the boundaries of the regions coincide with the boundaries of the provinces of the Republic of South Africa as described in Schedule 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act No. 200 of 1993).

3) The seaward boundaries of the Northern Cape Region, Western Cape Region, Eastern Caper Region and KwaZulu-Natal Region as far as it applies to the territorial waters and the continental shelf are the following:

1. The international seaward boundary between the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Namibia is the northern seaward boundary of the Northern Cape Region.
2. The seaward boundary between the Northern Cape Region and the Western Cape Region is the 31°12'53" latitude line which also forms the southern boundary of Sea Area No. 10.
3. The seaward boundary between the Western Cape Region and the Eastern Cape Region is a straight line drawn seaward and at a right angle to the coastal line from the point where the common boundary between the regions crosses the low-water mark.
4. The seaward boundary between the Eastern Cape Region and the KwaZulu-Natal Region is a straight line drawn seaward and at a right angle to the coastal line from the point where the common boundary crosses the low-water mark.
5. The international seaward boundary between the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Mozambique forms the northern seaward boundary of the KwaZulu-Natal Region.

4) The following farms and districts are excluded from the North-West Region and included in the Gauteng Region:

1. The farms Deelkraal 142, Buffelsdoorn 143, Elandsfontein 115, Elandsfontein 135, Elandsfontein 140, Elandsfontein 144, Elandsfontein 146, Oog van Elandsfontein 114, Kraalkop 147, Foch 149, Foch 150, Fochville Townlands, Leeuspruit 148, Leeuwpoort 356, Weltevreden 357, Rietfontein, 519, Davonia 363, Springbokkraal 359, Wildebeestkuil 360 and Droogheuvel 521, situated in the Registration Division IQ, in the Magisterial District of Potchefstroom.
2. The Magisterial Districts of Brits, Moretele 1 and Odi 1.

5) The following farms and districts are excluded from the Free State Region and included in the North-West Region:

Jonkerskraal 475, Boshoek 466, Weltevreden 130, Bellevue 365, Hermania 128, Groot Vaders Bosch 222, Groot Vaders Bosch 470, Gold Reef 166, Main Reef 131, Poortje 221, Kaffir River 252, Witkop 132, Erasmusrus 357, Witrand 156, Pilgram's Estate 272, Vaalburg Landing 385, Brynidris 94, Batsfontein 290, Du Pont Landing 500, Altona 50, Grootdraai 468, Pretorius Kraal 53, Edom 277, Kleinfontein 472, Sihor 275, Barberspan 452, Doornkom West 446, Crystalkop 69, Zuiping 394, Die Hoek 114, Mizpah 274, Moab 279, Gerar 278, Hormah 276, Doornkom Oost 447, Zaaiplaats 190, Fraai Uitzicht 189, Golden Vaal 562 and Kleinfontein 369, situated in the Magisterial District of Viljoenskroon.

6) The Magisterial District of Thabazimbi be excluded from the Northern Region and included in the North-West Region.