National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)RegulationsEnvironmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014Chapter 3 : General Requirements for ApplicationsPart 1: Duties of competent authority7. Consultation between competent authority and organs of state administering a law relating to a matter affecting the environment |
| (1) | Where an agreement has been reached in order to give effect to Chapter 3 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and sections 24(4)(a)(i), 24K and 24L of the Act, and where such agreement is applicable to an application, such application must be dealt with in accordance with such agreement. |
| (2) | The competent authority or EAP must consult with every organ of state that administers a law relating to a matter affecting the environment relevant to that application for an environmental authorisation when such competent authority considers the application and unless agreement to the contrary has been reached the EAP will be responsible for such consultation. |
| (3) | Where an applicant submits an application for environmental authorisation in terms of these Regulations and an application for an authorisation, permit or licence in terms of a specific environmental management Act or any other legislation, the competent authority and the authority empowered under such specific environmental management Act or other legislation must manage the respective processes in a cooperative governance manner. |
| (4) | Where the processes prescribed in terms of these Regulations are used to inform applications in terms of other legislation, application processes must be aligned to run concurrently. |
| (5) | Where a competent authority is requested by an applicant to comment in terms of these Regulations, such competent authority must submit its comments within 30 days. |