e Management Activities require an additional, separate application for a Waste Management Licence.
In June 2010, the National Minister for Water and Environmental Affairs, Minister Buyelwa Sonjica, promulgated the new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations 2010 in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) ("NEMA"). Since this promulgation, further amendments had been incorporated in consideration of recently published Correction Notices (July and December 2010 respectively).
EIA procedures (Government Notice No. R.
Listing Notice 1 (listing activities for which a Basic Assessment process be conducted) (Government Notice No. R.
Listing Notice 2 (listing activities for which a Scoping/EIR process must be conducted) (Government Notice No. R.
Listing Notice 3 (listing activities and sensitive areas per province, for which a Basic Assessment process must be conducted) (Government Notice No. R.
Environmental Management Framework regulations (Government Notice No. R.
These regulations came into effect on 02 August 2010 (Government Notice No. R. 660, R. 661, R. 662, R. 663, R. 664 and R. 665 in Government Gazette No. 33411 of 02 August 2010). The EIA regulations 2010 replace the EIA regulations that were promulgated in 2006 and also introduce new provisions regarding environmental impact assessments as well as regulations regarding environmental management frameworks ("EMFs").
The transitional arrangements as stipulated in Chapter 9 of the NEMA EIA Regulations (GN No. R.
The Department's guideline on transitional arrangements (August 2010) as contained in the Department's Environmental Impact Assessment Guideline and Information Document Series.
Application form in terms of regulation 12 of GN. No. R. 543 of 18 June 2010. Be advised that the application form applies to activities specified in Listing Notices 1, 2 and 3 as per GN. No R. 544, R. 545 and R. 546 of 18 June 2010.
Generic Projects Schedules for Basic Assessment and Scoping-EIR. A proposed project schedule must be appended to every Application Form for Environmental Authorisation (as well as an application for a Waste Management Licence and application for an Atmospheric Emissions Licence).
Basic Assessment Report (to be completed for applications where activities from Listing 1 (GN. No R. 544 of 18 June 2010) and Listing 3 (GN. No R.
Application for Exemption in terms of section 24M of NEMA as well as regulation 50 of GN. No. R. 543 of 18 June 2010.
Application for Amendment in terms of regulation 39 of GN. No. R.
Notice of Intent to Appeal form in terms of regulation 60 of GN. No. R.
Appeal form in terms of regulation 61of GN. No. R. 543 of 18 June 2010.
The Department's Environmental Impact Assessment Guideline and Information Document Series have been updated in accordance with the NEMA EIA Regulations 2010 and are dated August 2010.