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Geoscience Act, No. 100 of
1993
Long title
To provide for the promotion of research and the extension of knowledge in the field of geoscience; for that purpose to make provision for the establishment of a Council for Geoscience and for the management thereof by a Management Board; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Establishment
of Council for Geoscience |
| 3. | Objects
of Council |
| 4. | Management Board |
| 5. | Functions
of Council |
| 6. | Powers
of Council in respect of certain information |
| 7. | Prohibition
on mining development and certain research
by Council [...amended
by Act 2010_016_006(a)_20101203 - was entitled "Prohibition on mining
development
and certain prospecting and research
by Council"] |
| 8. | Exercise
of powers of Council outside Republic |
| 8A. | Appointment
of geotechnical appeal committee [...inserted by Act
2010_016_008_20101203] |
| 8B. | Internal
appeal process [...inserted
by Act 2010_016_008_20101203] |
| 9. | Period of office and conditions of service of members of Board, and filling of vacancies [...amended by Act 2010_016_006(a)_20101203 - was entitled "Period of office and conditions of service of members of Management Board, and filling of vacancies"] |
| 10. | Chairperson and deputy chairperson of Board [...amended by Act 2010_016_010_20101203 - was entitled "Chairman and vice-chairman of Management Board"] |
| 11. | Limitation of powers of Board and Chief Executive Officer [...amended by Act 2010_016_011_20101203 - was entitled "Limitation of powers of Management Board and executive officer"] |
| 12. | Persons
disqualified from being members of Management Board |
| 13. | Vacating
of office by members of Management Board |
| 14. | Limitation of liability of member or alternate member of Management Board or members of committees |
| 15. | Board
Committee
[...amended by Act 2010_016_015_20101203] - was entitled "Executive Management
Committee |
| 16. | Committees
for specific purposes |
| 17. | Meetings
of Board [...amended
by Act
2010_016_017_20101203 - was entitled "Meetings
of Management Board"] |
| 18. | Chief Executive Officer of Council [...amended by Act 2010_016_018_20101203 - was entitled "Eecutive officer of Council"] |
| 19. | Personnel of Council and conditions of service |
| 20. | Funds
of Council |
| 21. | Accounting,
auditing and reporting |
| 22. | Recovery
of losses and damage |
| 23. | Delegation
of powers and assignment of functions |
| 24. | Discoveries,
inventions and improvements by employees of Council and
other persons |
| 25. | Regulations |
| 26. | Transfer
of certain assets and obligations to Council |
| 27. | Short title and commencement |
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