Older Persons Act, 2006
R 385
National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)RegulationsEnvironmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014Chapter 3 : General Requirements for Applications6. Where to submit application |
| (1) | An application for an environmental authorisation or environmental authorisations for the commencement of an activity must be made to the competent authority referred to in regulation 5. |
| (2) | If the Minister is the competent authority in respect of an application, the application must be submitted to the Department. |
| (3) | If an MEC is the competent authority in respect of an application, the application must be submitted to the provincial department responsible for environmental affairs in that province. |
| (4) | If the Minister, Minister responsible for mineral resources or MEC has, in terms of section 42, 42B or 42A respectively of the Act, delegated any powers or duties of a competent authority in relation to an application, the application must be submitted to the person or authority to whom the powers had been delegated. |
| (5) | If the Minister responsible for mineral resources is the competent authority in respect of an application, the application must be submitted to— |
| (a) | the relevant office of the Department responsible for mineral resources as identified by that Department where the application relates to a mineral resource; and |
| (b) | the relevant office of the designated Agency where the application relates to a petroleum resource. |
[Regulation 6(5) substituted by section 5 of Notice No. 517, GG44701, dated 11 June 2021]
