Rights to Minerals and Petroleum in South Africa: An Introduction

Product Details:
Author(s):
Badenhorst, PJ and
Van den Berg, HM
Year Published:
2023
Edition
1st Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
Rights to Minerals and Petroleum in South Africa: An Introduction aims to provide property and mineral law students, law teachers and practitioners with a brief introduction to this complex area of law.
The book provides:
a historical overview of the development of mineral law prior to the enactment of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (‘MPRDA’)  a theoretical analysis of the basis of the custodian structure that was adopted in the MPRDA
a systematic exposition of the acquisition, nature, content, transfer and loss of rights, permissions and permits to minerals and petroleum
an overview of conflict resolution between the exercise of rights to minerals by prospectors or miners and owners or occupiers of land
a synopsis of the registration of rights in the Mineral and Petroleum Titles Registration Office.
Rights to Minerals and Petroleum in South Africa: An Introduction can ideally be used in conjunction with PJ Badenhorst’s Mineral Law of South Africa: Text, cases and commentary.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Custodianship of mineral and petroleum resources
Chapter 3: Rights, permissions or permits to minerals
Chapter 4: Rights or permits to petroleum
Chapter 5: Transitional rights to minerals and petroleum
Chapter 6: Registration or recordal of rights, permissions and permits to minerals and petroleum
Index
Interest / Benefit to
Property and mineral law students, law teachers and practitioners