Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004)RegulationsNational Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations, 201610. Methods |
| (1) | A data provider must determine the specific emissions to be reported on, as contemplated in regulation 7 of these Regulations, according to the tiers specified for the relevant categories in Annexure 1 to these Regulations, using the methods set out in the latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. |
[Regulation 10(1) substituted by regulation 10(a) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
| (2) | Where a data provider reasonably believes that an emission factor referred to in the the latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for a particular activity is not appropriate under the specific conditions of greenhouse gas emission, such a data provider must make a submission to the competent authority, by providing the information set out in Annexure 4 to these Regulations, requesting a review of the applicable emission factor. |
[Regulation 10(2) substituted by regulation 10(b) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
| (3) | The competent authority must review a submission contemplated in sub-regulation (2) within 60 days after the submission date, and if the submission is ─ |
| (a) | approved by the competent authority, the accepted method will be included in the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; |
[Regulation 10(3)(a) substituted by regulation 10(c) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
| (b) | not approved, the data provider must submit the emissions and related data, using a method from the latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, compliant with sub-regulation (1) by the 31 March of the reporting year for the previous calendar year as stipulated in these Regulations. |
[Regulation 10(3)(b) substituted by regulation 10(d) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
