The Minister of Environmental Affairs, has given notice of her intention to make regulations pertaining to the financial provisioning for reconnaissance, prospecting, exploration, mining or production operations under sections 44(aE), (aF), (aG), (aH) read with sections 24(5)(b)(ix), 24(5)(d), 24N, 24P and 24R of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) in the Schedule.