News Flash No. 04/2018

PUBLIC COMMENT
 
GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME APPLICABLE TO AN APPLICATION FOR OVERHEAD ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE AND FOR SUBSTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF
ELECTRICITY


MacRobert wishes to draw your attention to the following important notice
published on 02 March 2018

Notice 162 and 163
Gazette 41473
Date 2 March 2018

The Minister of Environmental Affairs has, in terms of section 24(5) of the NEMA read with regulations 19(4) and 23(4) of the EIA Regulations, 2014 and Appendix 4 to the regulations, given notice of her intention to publish the Generic Environmental Management Programme applicable to an application for environmental authorisation for overhead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure for which an environmental authorisation is required in terms of activity 11 or activity 47 of Listing Notice 1 or for activity 9 of Listing Notice 2.
   
Furthermore, the Minister of Environmental Affairs has, in terms of section 24(5) of the NEMA read with regulations 19(4) and 23(4) of the EIA Regulations, 2014 and Appendix 4 to the regulations, given notice of her intention to publish the Generic Environmental Management Programme applicable to an application for environmental authorisation for substation infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electricity for which an environmental authorisation is required in terms of activity 11 or activity 47 of Listing Notice 1 or for activity 9 of Listing Notice 2.
 
Members of the public is invited to submit written comments within 45 days from the date of publication of this Notice (i.e. on or before 16 April 2018).

 
For any queries, you are welcome to contact our environmental and mining law division:
 
Kenneth Cameron
(012) 425 3514
kcameron@macrobert.co.za

Caroline Pepermans
(012) 425 3522
cpepermans@macrobert.co.za

Madoda Ngiba
(012) 425 3622
mngiba@macrobert.co.za