National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)

Regulations

Regulations laying down the procedure to be followed for the adoption of Environmental Management Instruments

4. Notification and consultation requirements

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(1) The Minister must publish notification of the proposed adoption—
(a) in the Government Gazette;
(b) in a newspaper which is distributed throughout the Republic;
(c) where deemed appropriate by the Minister, in a newspaper circulating in the geographical area for which the environmental management instrument was prepared; and

[Regulation 4(1)(c) substituted by section 5(a) of Notice No. 4494, GG50289, dated 13 March 2024]

(d) on the website of the national department responsible for the environment in order to make the proposed environmental management instrument publicly available.

[Regulation 4(1)(d) substituted by section 5(b) of Notice No. 4494, GG50289, dated 13 March 2024]

 

(2) The MEC must publish the proposed adoption—
(a) in the Provincial Gazette;
(b) in a newspaper which is distributed throughout the province within which or for which the environmental management instrument was prepared; and

[Regulation 4(2)(b) substituted by section 5(c) of Notice No. 4494, GG50289, dated 13 March 2024]

(c) where deemed appropriate by the MEC, in a regional newspaper circulating in the geographical area for which the environmental management instrument was prepared.

[Regulation 4(2)(c) substituted by section 5(d) of Notice No. 4494, GG50289, dated 13 March 2024]