Part II

Registration

2      Registration

(1)     A person qualifies for registration in terms of this Act if that person—

(a)     holds a prospecting right, retention permit, exploration right, mining right, mining permit or production right granted pursuant to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act or a lease or sublease mentioned in section 11 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act in respect of such a right;

[Paragraph (a) amended by section 34(1)(a) of Act 8 of 2010 deemed effective on 1 November, 2009]

(b)     wins or recovers a mineral resource extracted from within the Republic; or

[Paragraph (b) substituted by section 34(1)(b) of Act 8 of 2010 deemed effective on 1 November, 2009]

(c)     elects to register for the purposes of this Act.

[Paragraph (c) added by section 34(1)(c) of Act 8 of 2010 deemed effective on 1 November, 2009]

(2)      A person that qualifies for registration as mentioned in subsection (1)—

(a)     on 1 November 2009—

i)       may apply to register with the Commissioner on or after 1 November 2009; and

(ii)      must apply to register with the Commissioner by 28 February, 2010; or

[Subparagraph (ii) substituted by section 34(1)(d) of Act 8 of 2010 deemed effective on 1 November, 2009]

(b)     after 1 November 2009 must apply to register with the Commissioner within 60 days after the day on which that person qualifies for registration.

[Subsection (2) substituted by section 62 of Act 18 of 2009]

(3)     The Commissioner must register a person that qualifies for registration and that registration takes effect from the beginning of the year of assessment during which the person qualifies for registration.