The Minister of Environmental Affairs, hereby publishes Regulations to phase-out the use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls materials (PCB materials) and Polychlorinated Biphenyls contaminated materials (PCB contaminated materials) under section 44(1)(aA) and (aB) of the NEMA as set out in the Schedule to this notice.
The purpose of these regulations is to prescribe requirements for the phase-out of the use of PCB materials and PCB contaminated materials to ensure that impacts or potential impacts on health, well-being, safety and the environment are prevented or minimised and set timeframes in which PCB holders must have completely phased- out the use of PCB materials and PCB contaminated materials and disposed of all PCB waste in their possession.
These Regulations apply uniformly to all PCB holders (a person who uses or stores PCB materials or PCB contaminated materials) in the Republic of South Africa.
