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

Regulations in Terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998

Chapter 8 : General Matters affecting Applications and Appeals

Part 3 : Other matters

80. Assistance to people with special needs

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The competent authority processing an application or the Minister or MEC processing an appeal in terms of these Regulations must give reasonable assistance to a person desiring to object against the application or to lodge an appeal against a decision in respect of the application if that person is unable to comply with a requirement of these Regulations due to—

a)a lack of skills to read or write;
b)disability; or
c)any other disadvantage.