The Minister or a competent authority, as the case may be, may make regulations with regard to any activity identified in terms of section 21(1) or prohibited in terms of section 23(2), concerning-
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the scope and content of environmental impact reports, which may include, but are not limited to- |
| i) |
a description of the activity in question and of alternative activities; |
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the identification of the physical environment which may be affected by the activity in question and by the alternative activities; |
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an estimation of the nature and extent of the effect of the activity in question and of the alternative activities on the land, air, water, biota and other elements or features of the natural and man-made environments; |
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the identification of the economic and social interests which may be affected by the activity in question and by the alternative activities; |
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an estimation of the nature and extent of the effect of the activity in question and the alternative activities on the social and economic interests; |
| vi) |
a description of the design or management principles proposed for the reduction of adverse environmental effects; and |
| vii) |
a concise summary of the finding of the environmental impact report; |
| b) |
the drafting and evaluation of environmental impact reports and of the effect of the activity in question and of the alternative activities on the environment; and |
| c) |
the procedure to be followed in the course of and after the performance of the activity in question or the alternative activities in order to substantiate the estimations of the environmental impact report and to provide for preventative or additional actions if deemed necessary or desirable. |
Statistics Act, 1999
