Despite anything to the contrary in either this Act or the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)—
| (a) | and with effect from 20 March 2000— |
| (i) | the Mining Qualifications Authority established in terms of section 41(3) of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996, must be regarded as having been established in terms of section 9(1) of this Act as SETA 16; |
| (ii) | Schedule 7 to the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996, must be regarded as the constitution of SETA 16; and |
| (iii) | the Chief Inspector of Mines must be regarded as the chairperson of SETA 16; |
| (b) | the Minister may, in consultation with the Minister of Minerals and Energy and after consulting the Mining Qualifications Authority— |
| (i) | amend Schedule 7 to the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996, in order to bring the constitution of SETA 16 into line with the constitutions of other SETAs; and |
| (ii) | allow an interested professional body or a bargaining council with jurisdiction in the mining sector to be represented on the Mining Qualifications Authority; and |
| (c) | the Minister must, in consultation with the Minister of Minerals and Energy, with regard to SETA 16, perform any function entrusted to the Minister in Chapter 3 of this Act. |
[Item 4A of Schedule 2 inserted by section 26 of Act No. 31 of 2003]
