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National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

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National Waste Information Regulations, 2012

Chapter 3 : Reporting and Record Keeping

8. Reporting or submission of information

 

(1) The submission of information to the SAWIS commence ninety (90) days after the end of registration period in regulation 6(1).

 

(2) A registered person conducting an activity listed in Annexure 1 must submit quarterly information as prescribed in Annexure 2, within sixty (60) days of the end of a reporting period.

 

(3) Subregulation (1) does not apply to the registered generators of hazardous waste.

 

(4) A registered person submitting information on hazardous waste must submit the information based on actual quantities.

 

(5) A registered person submitting information on general waste may submit information that is based on an estimation of quantities for a period of five (5) years after promulgation of the Regulations, where after the information must be based on actual quantities.

 

(6) The five (5) year period in subregulation (5) does not apply to waste disposal of general waste to land covering an area in excess of 200m2.

 

(7) The provision in subregulation (5) regarding estimation of quantities for a period of five (5) years does not apply to waste management facilities installed with waste quantification equipment.

 

(8) The information must be submitted to the SAWIS.

 

(9) If a registered person is not able to submit the required information to the SAWIS, a registered person must submit the required information to the Department by facsimile, post or hand delivery within sixty (60) days of the end of a reporting period.