National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)RegulationsIdentification of Environmental Management Inspectors2. Identity cards |
| (1) | The identity card that must in terms of section 31F of the Act be issued to each person designated as an environmental management inspector— |
| (a) | must comply with subregulation (2); and |
| (b) | may only be issued by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, or a person authorised to do so by the Director-General of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism; and |
| (c) | must be in the standard format and layout prescribed by the Director-General of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. |
| (2) | An identity card must contain— |
| (a) | the full names and ID number of the person designated as an environmental management inspector; |
| (b) | a recent photograph of that person; |
| (c) | the organ of state of which that person is an employee and the employee number of that person; |
| (d) | the Act or specific environmental management Act, or the specific provisions of the Act or a specific environmental management Act, for which the person is designated as an environmental management inspector in terms of section 31D(1) or (2) of the Act; |
| (e) | the full names and post description of the designating authority who designated the person as an environmental management inspector; |
| (f) | the signature of the designating authority; and |
| (g) | the date on which the person was designated as an environmental management inspector. |
| (3) | The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism must issue an identity card on request from a designating authority and on receipt of the information detailed in subregulation (2)(a) to (g). |
| (4) | The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism must keep a detailed record of all persons in respect of whom an identity card was issued. |