National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)Regulations in Terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998Chapter 8 : General Matters affecting Applications and AppealsPart 3 : Other matters80. Assistance to people with special needs |
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. |