National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004)RegulationsNational Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations, 20167. Reporting Requirements |
| (1) | A data provider must submit IPCC emission sources and related GHG emissions and activity data as specified in Annexure 1 to these Regulations, for all of these the relevant greenhouse gases and for each of its facilities and in accordance with the data and format requirements specified in Annexure 3 to these Regulations, for the preceding calendar year, to the competent authority by 31 March of each year. |
[Regulation 7(1) substituted by regulation 7(a) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
| (2) | Where the 31 March falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the submission deadline is the next working day. |
| (3) | Reporting in terms of subregulations (1) must be done at both data provider level and at facility level. |
[Regulation 7(3) substituted by regulation 7(b) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
| (4) | The reporting contemplated in subregulations (1) and (3) must be done— |
| (a) | on the greenhouse gas emissions reporting module within the NAEIS; or |
| (b) | in cases where the NAEIS is unable to meet the reporting requirements, the reporting must be done by submitting the information specified in Annexure 3 to these Regulations in an electronic format to the competent authority. |
[Regulation 7(4) substituted by regulation 7(c) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
| (5) | In cases where subregulation 7(4)(b) applies, the Minister must issue a directive or instruction by way of notice in the Government Gazette calling for reporting outside the NAEIS. |
[Regulation 7(5) inserted by regulation 7(d) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]