National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)RegulationsDumping at Sea Regulations3. Minimum information for assessment of applications |
| (1) | An applicant must, in an application for a dumping permit, provide all the information required by the application form, including the following— |
| (a) | the type of waste or other material intended for dumping; |
| (b) | a detailed description and characterisation of the waste or other material intended for dumping; |
| (c) | where applicable, the chemical, physical and biological composition and properties of the waste or other material intended for dumping; |
| (d) | full details of the identity of the applicant; |
| (e) | the volume or mass of the waste or other material intended for dumping; |
| (f) | the location of the intended disposal site; |
| (g) | a report on the assessment of the availability of alternatives to disposing of the waste or other material in the sea and a demonstration in the report that the dumping at sea is, in light of that assessment, the best environmentally, socially and economically viable option for disposal; |
| (h) | if the dumping is from a vessel or a platform— |
| (i) | the name of the vessel or platform, the name of the master of the vessel or the person in charge of the platform and the name and address of its owner; |
| (ii) | the flag state and official registration number of the vessel, if any; and |
| (iii) | overall length, extreme breadth, overall height and deadweight tonnage of the vessel or the platform; |
| (i) | if the dumping is from an aircraft— |
| (i) | the name of the pilot-in-command and the name and address of the aircraft’s owner; |
| (ii) | the type, model, serial number, nationality and registration marks of the aircraft and its maximum certificated take-off weight specified by the airworthiness authorisation; and |
| (j) | in the case of the dumping of a vessel— |
| (i) | a report on the structural integrity of the vessel; and |
| (ii) | a description of the risk posed by the degradation of the vessel to the environment, human safety and surrounding infrastructure. |
| (2) | In addition to subregulation (1), an applicant must demonstrate how the following waste management options cannot be utilised to minimise the waste for dumping: |
| (a) | re-use; |
| (b) | off-site recycling; |
| (c) | destruction of hazardous constituents; |
| (d) | treatment to reduce or remove any hazardous constituents; and |
| (e) | disposal on land. |
| (3) | In the case of an application for the dumping of dredged material, the applicant must submit, as part of its application, sediment test results that are not older than two years determined from the date that the application is submitted. |