National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)RegulationsEnvironmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014Chapter 4 : Application for Environmental AuthorisationPart 1: General17. Checking of application for compliance with formal requirements |
Upon receipt of an application, the competent authority must check whether the application—
(a) | is properly completed and that it contains the information required in the application form; |
(b) | is accompanied by any other documents as required in terms of these Regulations; and |
(c) | conforms to the requirements of these Regulations, any protocol or minimum information requirements relevant to the application as identified and gazetted by the Minister in a government notice or instructions or guidance provided by the competent authority to the submission of applications. |
[Regulation 17(c) substituted by Notice No. 326 of 2017]