News Flash No. 28/2016
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: WASTE ACT
 
AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL WASTE INFORMATION REGULATIONS
&
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REQUIRE WASTE TRANSPORTERS TO REGISTER
 

MacRobert wishes to draw your attention to the following important notice
published on 12 December 2016

 

Notice 1555/1556
Gazette 40490
Date 12 December 2016

Waste information regulations

The Minister of Environmental Affairs has, in terms of sections 69(1)(y), (t), (aa) and (ee) read with sections 27 and 73 of the NEM:WA, given notice of her intention to make amendments to the National Waste Information Regulations, 2012 as set out in the schedule to the notice. The proposed amendments, inter alia, provide that they will not apply to residue stockpiles or residue deposits.

Members of the public are invited to submit written comments within 30 days of publication of this notice (i.e. on or before 11 January 2017.)

Waste transporters

The Minister of Environmental Affairs has, in terms of section 25(1) read with sections 72 and 73 of the NEM:WA, given notice of her intention to require any person or category of persons who transports waste for gain to register with the Department in accordance with the provisions as set out in the schedule to this notice.

Members of the public are invited to submit written comments within 30 days of publication of this notice (i.e. on or before 11 January 2017.)

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

Jabulani Sithebe
(012) 425 3435
jsithebe@macrobert.co.za