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National Appeal Amendment Regulations 2015

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The National Appeal Amendment Regulations 2015 amend the National Appeal Regulations, 2014, to ensure that appeals against decisions made after 8 December 2014 under the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, are processed according to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010, even though earlier regulations were repealed. The amendments clarify that appeals based on decisions taken before 8 December 2014 must follow the appeal process applicable at the time of the decision, while new appeals must follow the updated procedures. The regulations were published in the Government Gazette on 12 March 2015.

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National Appeal Amendment Regulations 2015

People may lodge appeals after 8 December 2014 against qualifying waste-management or environmental-impact-assessment decisions. The amended regulations provide that these appeals are handled under the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010, even though those earlier regulations were repealed.

Who it is for: People appealing qualifying environmental decisions, including decisions relating to waste-management licences and decisions under the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2006 or 2010
How to act on it: Lodge an appeal against the qualifying decision after 8 December 2014; the appeal is then dealt with under the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010.

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Key Takeaways

National Appeal Amendment Regulations 2015
R. 205
12 March 2015
8 December 2014
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010
National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)
Department of Environmental Affairs
Repeal of Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2006 and 2010
Borne Edith Edna Molewa
Department of Environmental Affairs
Government Printing Works
Sabinet Online
Republic of South Africa