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Possession, disposal, enrichment, re-processing and export of source material specified in Part 5 of Schedule 1

Type Class Valid From Valid To
General Goods 31/12/1992
Summary:

No one can possess, dispose of, enrich, reprocess, import, or export certain source materials in Namibia without written permission from the Minister and must meet specific conditions. To obtain this permission, a person must apply in a form specified by the Minister, providing all necessary documents and information.
Description:

(1) Except with the permission in writing of the Minister and subject to such conditions as may be so determined by the Ministe,r no person shall –


(a) be in possession of any source material specified in Part 5 of Schedule 1, unless he or she -


(i) has come into possession of such source material as a result of prospecting operations or mining operations lawfully carried on by him or her;
(ii) is in possession of such source material on behalf of and authorized in writing by a person who -


(aa)has so come into possession of such source material;
(bb)has lawfully acquired such source material or is in possession of such source material on behalf of a person who has lawfully acquired such source material;


(b) dispose of any source material specified in Part 5 of Schedule 1;
(c) enrich or reprocess any such source material;
(d) import any such source material into, or export such source material from, Namibia.


(2) No person shall buy or otherwise receive from any other person any source material specified in Part 5 of Schedule 1, except upon production to him or her of the permission in writing referred to in subsection (1).


(3) Any person who wishes to obtain the permission referred to in subsection (1) shall apply in such form as may be determined in writing by the Minister for such permission, and shall submit together with such application such documents and other information as may be required by the Minister.


(4) For purposes of this section "enrich" shall mean to increase the ratio of an isotopic constituent of an element to the remaining isotopic constituents of that element relative to the naturally occurring ratio.

Commodities Affected by the Measure

# HS Code Description
1 2608.00 Zinc ores and concentrates
2 2607.00 Lead ores and concentrates
3 2606.00 Aluminium ores and concentrates
4 2605.00 Cobalt ores and concentrates
5 2604.00 Nickel ores and concentrates
6 2602 Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20 per cent or more, calculated on the dry mass
7 2603.00 Copper ores and concentrates
8 2601 Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites
9 2609.00 Tin ores and concentrates
10 2610.00 Chromium ores and concentrates
11 2611.00 Tungsten ores and concentrates
12 2612 Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates
13 2613 Molybdenum ores and concentrates
14 2614.00 Titanium ores and concentrates
15 2615 Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates
16 2616 Precious metal ores and concentrates
17 2617 Other ores and concentrates
18 2618 Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel
19 2619 Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel
20 2620 Slag, ash and residues (excluding that from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing metals, arsenic or their compounds
21 2621 Other slag and ash, including seaweed ash (kelp); ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste
22 2501 Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water
23 2502 Unroasted iron pyrites
24 2503 Sulphur of all kinds(excluding sublimed sulphur , precipitated sulphur and colloidal sulphur)
25 2504 Natural graphite
26 2505 Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26
27 2506 Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square)shape
28 2507 Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined kg
29 2508 Other clays(not including expanded clays of heading 68.06) , andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths
30 2512 Siliceous fossil meals( for example, kieselguhr, tripolite and diatomite) and similar siliceous earths, whether or not calcined, of an apparent relative density of 1 or less
31 2513 Pumice stone; emery; natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or not heat- treated
32 2514 Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
33 2515 Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent relative density of 2,5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed orb merely cut , by sawing or otherwise , into blocks or slabs of a rectangular(including square) shape
34 2516 Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular(including square)shape
35 2517 Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam granules chippings and powder, of stones of heading 25. 15 or 25.16, whether or not heat-treated
36 2518 Dolomite, whether or not calcined or sintered, including dolomite roughly trimmed or merely cut , by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular(including square) shape.
37 2519 Natural magnesium carbonate(magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned(sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering ; other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure.
38 2520 Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate) whether or not coloured, with or without quantities of accelerators or retarders
39 2521 Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement
40 2524 Asbostos
41 2525 Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85 per cent of H3BO3 calculated on the dry mass
42 2529 Feldspar; leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite; flourspar
43 2530 Mineral substances not elsewhere specified
44 71.03 Precious stones (excluding diamonds) and semi-precious stones, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded precious stones (excluding diamonds) and semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
45 71.04 Synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
46 71.06 Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
47 7107.00 Base metals clad with silver, not further worked than semi-manufactured
48 71.08 Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
49 7109.00 Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi manufactured
50 71.10 Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form

Procedures Implementing the Measure

1 Application for Minerals Export permit (Single Consignment)
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Export Export permit 1 Months No
2 Application for mineral's export permit (Multiple consignment)
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Export Export permit No
3 Application for Non-Exclusive Prospecting Licence (NEPL)
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Export NEPL 1 Years No
4 Application to register Claims (Company)
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Export Mining Claim 3 Years No
5 Application to register Claim (Natural person)
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Export Mining Claim 3 Years No

Legal Documents Related to the Measure

Name Type Category
Promulgation of Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act, 1992 (Act 33 1 of 1992), of the National Assembly Act Import/Export