Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)RegulationsAmendment Regulations to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations, 2020Chapter 7 : Environmental Impact Assessment86. Environmental Impact Assessment |
| (1) | The exploration and production activities related to petroleum are subject to the requirements of the National Environmental Management Act and any relevant specific environmental management Act. |
| (2) | Before exploration and production activities related to petroleum may commence, the holder must be in possession of an Environmental Authorisation issued in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014. |
| (3) | When submitting an application in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations an applicant must comply with the minimum information requirement, guidance document or decision support tool as identified by the competent authority. |
| (4) | The designated agency, the Council of Geosciences and the Council for Scientific Research must be identified as interested and affected parties for the purposes of the public participation to be undertaken as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment process. |
[Regulation 86 inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 466 dated 3 June 2015]