Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections regarding measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 relating to National Environmental Management Permits and Licences4. Extension of timeframes |
For any decisions or processes affected by the timeframes contemplated in paragraphs 5.1(a) and 5.2(a), (b) and (d) of the repealed Directions, for which processes, services or actions were suspended, extended or deemed extended from 27 March 2020, including the period of validity of decisions or dates on which environmental audit reports were due for submission, and which processes, services or actions—
| (a) | were not resumed in terms of the Permitting Directions, but which are resumed under Alert Level 2 or lower Alert Level, the appropriate actions and steps must be taken, in terms of the applicable legislation, in order to avoid the lapsing or expiry of such decisions or processes |
| (i) | within 30 days of the publication of these Directions in the Gazette; or |
| (ii) | where outstanding actions or steps cannot be concluded within a period of 30 days of publication of these Directions in the Gazette, within such period that is deemed appropriate and reasonable to conclude such outstanding actions or steps, which period must be agreed to with, and confirmed by, the relevant authority in writing within 30 days of publication of this Notice in the Gazette, and which agreed period must be communicated by the applicant, holder of the decision, appellant or any other responsible party without undue delay, to all parties affected by such process or decision; |
| (b) | were resumed under the Permitting Directions during Alert Level 3, such processes, services or actions must continue subject to adherence to any applicable extended timeframes as contemplated in paragraphs 4.2 and 4.3 of the Permitting Directions or agreements reached regarding a specific decision or process between the relevant parties as contemplated in the Permitting Directions. |