Section 120: Contents of the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Program.

(1) The Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Program required under the provisions of this Act shall-
(a) provide for specific rehabilitation and reclamation actions, inspections, annual reports;
(b) a reasonable estimate of the total cost of rehabilitation ;
(c) cost estimates for each specific rehabilitation and reclamation action ; and
(d) a timetable for the orderly and efficient rehabilitation and reclamation of the Mineral title area to a safe and environmentally sound condition suitable for future economic development or recreational use.
(2) The Mines Environmental Compliance Department shall exercise all its powers in respect of Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Programs provided for in section 119 in consultation with the State Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee established pursuant to Section 19 of this Act.
(3) The Mines Environmental Compliance Department may approve or reject an Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Program submitted by a Mineral title Holder and shall notify the Holder of the Mineral title of its decision thereon within sixty days of the submssion of the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Programme.
(4) If the Mines Environmental Compliance Department does not notify the Holder of a Mineral title within the period specified under subsection (3) of this section, the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Program shall be deemed to have been approved as submitted.
(5) In the case of a rejection of the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Program by the Mines Environmental Compliance Department, the Mineral title Holder may-
(a) submit such other number of Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Programs as may be necessary in order to obtain the approval of the Mines Environmental Compliance Department ; or
(b) if its application is rejected twice, the Holder may submit the matter to arbitration within thirty days of notification of the decision under subsection (3) of this section.
(6) In the case of its approval, the Mines Environmental Compliance Department shall ensure the implementation of the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Program.