National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)Regulations in Terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998Chapter 4 : Amendment and Withdrawal of Environmental Authorisations39. General |
1) | The competent authority referred to in regulation 3 who issued an environmental authorisation has jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the amendment or withdrawal of that authorisation. |
2) | An environmental authorisation may be amended— |
a) | on application by the holder of the authorisation in accordance with Part 1 of this Chapter; or |
b) | on the initiative of the competent authority in accordance with Part 2 of this Chapter. |
3) | An environmental authorisation may be amended by— |
a) | attaching an additional condition or requirement; |
b) | substituting a condition or requirement; |
c) | removing a condition or requirement; |
d) | changing a condition or requirement; |
e) | updating or changing any detail on the authorisation; or |
f) | correcting a technical or editorial error. |
4) | An environmental authorisation may be withdrawn by the competent authority in accordance with Part 3 of this Chapter. |