National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)RegulationsEnvironmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014Chapter 7 : General Matters48. Offences |
| (1) | A person is guilty of an offence if that person— |
| (a) | provides incorrect or misleading information in any form, including any document submitted in terms of these Regulations to a competent authority or omits information that may have an influence on the outcome of a decision of a competent authority; |
| (b) | fails to comply with regulation 10(c); |
| (c) | fails to comply with regulation 13(1)(f); |
| (d) | fails to comply with regulation 34; |
| (e) | fails to comply with regulation 37; or |
| (f) | commences with an activity where the environmental authorisation was suspended or withdrawn in terms of regulation 38. |
| (2) | A person convicted of an offence in terms of subregulation (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) is liable to the penalties as contemplated in section 49B(2) of the Act. |
| (3) | A person convicted of an offence in terms of subregulation (1)(f) is liable to the penalties as contemplated in section 49B(1) of the Act. |