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Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 (Act No. 21 of 2007)

Regulations

Protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas in terms of the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007

Schedule D-Regulations restricting interference due to electrical activities within the Karoo central astronomy advantage area 1

4. Criteria and Procedures for a permit application

 

(1) An applicant for a permit, contemplated in sub-regulations 3(1) and 3(4), of these Schedule D Regulations, taking into account the exemptions provided for in sub-regulations 3(3), 3(4) and 3(5), must file a permit application at the management authority on a form obtained from the management authority.

 

(2) The permit application contemplated in sub-regulation 4(1) must be accompanied by the information listed and described in a schedule to be obtained from the management authority.

 

(3) The information to be provided, as contemplated in sub-regulation 4(2), must comply with the requirements of regulations 5 and 6 of these Schedule D Regulations.

 

(4) The management authority must consider each application for a permit filed at the management authority and evaluate the information provided in terms of sub-regulation 4(2), as applicable, and if the management authority is satisfied that there is compliance, as applicable, with regulations 3 and 4(1) of these Schedule D Regulations, a permit must be issued to the applicant no later than sixty (60) days after the date that the application was received.

 

(5) If the application does not comply, as applicable, with regulations 3 or 4(1) of these Schedule D Regulations, the management authority must inform the applicant in writing within a period of thirty (30) days of the date that the application was received and allow the applicant to re-submit the application with further information, measures or plans, as is relevant.

 

(6) The management authority must take into account any mitigating measures or plans, submitted with the permit application or with a re-submission of the permit application.

 

(7) If the management authority decides to grant the permit,
(i) the authority must issue the permit; and
(ii) the permit must include all the conditions that the permit holder must comply with relating to the electrical infrastructure and equipment.

 

(8) If a person who has been issued a permit ceases operations or ceases to use any electrical infrastructure or equipment to which the permit relates, that person must give written notice thereof to the authority which granted the permit within ninety (90) days of such cessation.

 

(9) If a person who has been issued a permit, carries out design retrofits or alterations to the electrical infrastructure or equipment to which the permit relates, that will increase the level of electromagnetic emissions or radio transmissions that will result in non-compliance with sub-regulations 3(2)(a) and 3(2)(b) of these Schedule D Regulations, the permit issued will become invalid and the person must submit a new application in accordance with these Schedule D Regulations.