Application, grant and renewal of quarry permit

(1) Application for the grant of a quarry permit shall be made in the prescribed manner to the Inspector through the Lands Officer of the district in which the construction minerals are to be mined. (2) The applicant shall show to the satisfaction of the Lands Officer, or where there is no Lands Officer, to the satisfaction of the Inspector, that he has sufficient capital and equipment for the scale of the intended operations, and that he is competent to keep records of his sales and can submit to the Inspector such returns of his transactions as the Inspector may require from time to time. (3) A quarry permit shall expire annually on the 31st day of December but may be renewed if submitted to the Inspector during the month of December together with the prescribed fee.