The Minister of Environmental Affairs has, in terms of section 23(1) of the NEM:AQA, declared small-scale char plants and small-scale charcoal plants as controlled emitters and has also, in terms of section 24 of the NEM:AQA, establish emission standards for the small-scale char and small-scale charcoal plants.
The Notice differentiates between "new plants" (i.e. any plant or process where an application for authorization in terms of the NEMA was made on or after 1 April 2010) and "existing plants" (i.e. any plant or process which was legally authorised to operate before 1 April 2010 or where an application for authorization in terms of the NEMA was made before 1 April 2010) and makes provision for different compliance timeframes, pertaining to the emission limits as set out in the notice, for new and existing plants respectively.
