Permits

1. If the permit holder is not to be present on the site at all times then SAHRA must be provided with the names and qualifications of the authorised representatives.
2. The permit holders are requested to supply SAHRA within six weeks with the following;
a) A Researcher-Landowner Agreement;
b) If any deep excavations are planned, an indication (bearing in mind that excavators are responsible for the long term stability of the faces created by excavation) of how the stabilization will be done when the present phase of work reaches completion;
b) A status quo photograph, taken at commence¬ment of new excavations or of dumps before collection;
c) A site plan, marked with the pits and areas to be excavated/ collected during the next three year cycle; and a plan showing the excavation/ collection areas in relation to proclamation boundary. The area(s) designated for any new dumpsites should be included on either plan;
d) An indication of how the practicalities of preparation and acid cleaning and other preparation techniques will be matched with the need to leave ’witness portions’ for later trace element matching, especially for pieces from ex situ dumps.
3. If any field schools are arranged and the site facilities require this, a portaloo or environloo should be supplied.
4. Stabilization bags should be the strong army bags, wrapped and sewn into in sausages of geotextile painted with ultraviolet resistant paint if in the son.
5. Adequate recording methods as specified in the Regulations and Guidelines pertaining to the National Heritage Resources Act must be used. Note that the position of all excavations must be marked on a plan of each site.
6. All material collected and excavated, as well as field notes and records, will be lodged with the NFI, Transvaal Museum, who will be responsible for the permanent curation and safekeeping of all artefact and palaeontological material in a condition that allows on-going research.

7. A progress report must be submitted to SAHRA on or before 1 March 2010 and 1 March 2011 and a final report is due on or before 1 March 2012. SAHRA reserves the right to withhold further permits if progress is not deemed satisfactory.
8. Reprints of all published papers or copies of theses or reports resulting from this work must be lodged with SAHRA.
9. If a published report has not appeared within one year of the lapsing of this permit, the report required in terms of the permit will be made available to researchers on request.
10. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to obtain permission from the landowner for each visit, and the excavator must submit to SAHRA a Researcher-Landowner Agreement.
11 The licensed excavator shall be responsible for the activities and impacts of all colleagues, students and employees under his or her supervision and for their compliance with the terms of the Heritage Agreement and the Management Plan for this site.
12. Excavators must take measures to ensure the safety of any person who may enter the National Heritage Site as part of their excavation team or as their visitor.
13 All licensed excavators, including colleagues, visitors, students and employees under the direct supervision of the permit holder must carry documents of identification indicating their legitimacy to be on the National Heritage Site.
14 It is the responsibility of the permit holder to protect sites during and after excavation and to ensure that where appropriate excavations are filled in or stabilized with adequate materials (e.g. Loffelstein blocks or army bags in geotextile) to the satisfaction of SAHRA.
15. SAHRA shall not be liable for any losses, damages or injuries to persons or properties as a result of any activities in connection with this permit.
16. SAHRA reserves the right to cancel this permit upon notice to the permit holder.
17. This permit is subject to a general appeal and may be suspended should an appeal against the decisions be received by SAHRA within 14 days from the date of the permit. SAHRA may not be held responsible for any costs or losses incurred in the event of the suspension or retraction of this permit.