(1) An application to the Secretary under section 23(1) of the Act for a mining permit must be in form 1 of Schedule 1 and signed by the applicant.
(2) The application must be accompanied by—
(a) the prescribed fee or evidence of it having been paid; and
(b) the information described in Part 3 of Schedule 2.
(3) This regulation does not apply to—
(a) any process by which a mining permit is offered for allocation by public tender under section 24 of the Act; or
(b) an application for a special purpose mining permit.