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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT (107/1998): DRAFT NATIONAL APPEAL REGULATIONS

Posted 15 September 2014

The Minister of Environmental Affairs has, in terms of section 44(1)(a) read with section 43(4) of the NEMA, given notice of her intention to make regulations pertaining to the processing of, consideration of and decision on appeals.

These regulations will be applicable to a decision that is subject to an appeal to the Minister or MEC in terms of the NEMA, NEM:BA and the NEM:WA.

Members of the public are invited to submit written comments on the regulations to the Minister within 30 days of publication of this notice (i.e. on or before 22 September 2014).