Section 12 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsection, the existing section becoming subsection (1):
" 2) Before issuing a certificate referred to in subsection (1), the Director: Mineral Development shall consult with the Chief Inspector of Mines in that regard, and no such certificate shall be issued if the Chief Inspector of Mines is of opinion that the provisions of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996, have not been complied with by the holder referred to in subsection (1).".
