Amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations and Listing Notices (No. R. 660 of 2010)

STAATSKOERANT, 30 JULIE 2010 No.33411 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS No. R. 660 30 July 201( NA11ONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 107 OF 1998) AMENDMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS ANO LISTING NOTICES I, Buyelwa Sonjica, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, hereby under sections 24(2), 24(5), 24D and 24M read with section 47A(1)(b) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) made the corrections as set out in the Schedule hereto. .... ,--,.. ,~ ~-~ WASONJICA TER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS SCHEDULE Definitions 1. In this Schedule unless the context requires otherwise "the Regulations" means the Environmental Impact Assessment regulations, 2010 published by Government Notice No. R. 543 in Gazette No. 33306 on 18 June 2010; "Listing Notice 1" means the notice published by Government Notice No. R.544 in Gazette No. 33306 on 18 June 2010; and "Listing Notice 2" means the notice published by Government Notice No. R. 545 in Gazette No. 33306 on 18 June 2010. Amendment of Regulation 30 of the Regulations 2. Regulation 30 of the Regulations is amended by the insertion of the word "acknowledgrng" after the words "30 days of' in subregulation (1 ). Amendment of Regulation 34 of the Regulations 3. Regulation 34 of the Regulations is amended by the insertion of the word ''acknowledging" after the words "60 days of' in subregulation (2). 4 No. 33411 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30 JULY 2010 Amendment of Listing Notice 1 4. Appendix 1 (column 2) of Listing Notice 1 is amended as follows: {a) The third bullet of Activity 4 is amended by the insertion of the words "younger than 6 months;" after the words "excluding crocodiles"; (b) Activity 23 is amended by the substitution for the phrase "except where such transformation takes place for linear actMt~s'.'. in the Jast sentence of the following words: · "except where such transformation takes place (i) for linear activities; or (ii) for purposes of agriculture or afforestation, in which case Activity 16 of Notice No. R. 545 appliesn; (c) Activity 28 is amended by the deletion of the words "new, or amendment of, an existing" after the words "where such expansion will result in the need for a"; and (d) Activity 48 is amended by the insertion of the words "per day" after the words "50 cubic metres or more". Amendment of Listing Notice 2 5. Appendix 1 (column 2) of Listing Notice 2 is amended as follows: (a) Activity 4 is amended by the insertion of the words "per day" after the words "50 cubic metres or more"; and (b) The insertion after activity 25 of the following activity: "26. Commencing of an activity, which requires an atmospheric emission license in terms of section 21 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004), except where Activity 28 in Notice No. R. 544 of 2010 applies.". 6. The amendments to the Regulations, Listing Notice 1 and Listing Notice 2 will take effect on 2 August 2010. http:activiti.es