Petroleum Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No. 60 of 2003)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Petroleum Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No. 60 of 2003)9. Rehabilitation of land |
| (1) | A licensee must inform the Authority in writing when it applies to the relevant environmental authority for an environmental impact assessment for the termination or abandonment of the licensed activity, in accordance with the National Environmental Management Act, 1998. |
| (2) | A licensee must, at least six months prior to the termination or abandonment of a licensed activity, submit to the Authority, proof of the approval of the termination or abandonment of the licensed activity. |
| (3) | The Authority must require the licensee to provide financial security or make arrangements, as may be acceptable to the Authority, for the purposes of rehabilitating the land used in connection with a licensed activity. |
| (4) | The financial security contemplated in subregulation (3) may be in any form acceptable to the Authority and may only be used with the approval of the Authority. |
| (5) | The Authority may, in writing, at any time, require written confirmation from a licensee that the licensee complies with the requirements of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998. |
| (6) | The Authority may require written proof from the licensee that the authority responsible for administering the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 has approved the environmental impact assessment required by that Act. |
| (7) | The Authority may not revoke the licence in respect of a licensed activity, before it is in receipt of a certificate from an independent consultant competent to conduct environmental impact assessments in accordance with the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, which states that the site has been rehabilitated. |
[Regulation (9) substituted by section 4 of Notice No. R. 765 of 2015]