National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)National Appeal Regulations, 2014Chapter 2 : Administration and Processing of Appeals7. Recommendations and decisions on appeals |
| (1) | The appeal administrator must make a recommendation on the appeal to the appeal authority within 30 days of receipt of the responding statement referred to in regulation 5 of these Regulations, in the event that an independent expert has not been sourced or an independent appeal panel has not been constituted. |
| (2) | The appeal administrator must make a recommendation on the appeal to the appeal authority within 10 days of receipt of the advice referred to in regulation 6(2) of these Regulations, in the event that an independent expert has been sourced or an independent appeal panel has been constituted. |
| (3) | The appeal authority must reach a decision on an appeal, and notify the appellant, applicant, and any registered interested and affected party, within 20 days of the recommendation on the appeal by the appeal administrator. |
| (4) | The decision contemplated in subregulation (3) must contain written reasons for the decision. |