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Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)

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Activities Identified under Section 21

5. Plan of study for scoping

 

1) After considering the application made in accordance with regulation 4, the relevant authority may request the applicant-
a) to submit a plan of study for scoping for the purposes of a scoping report referred to in regulation 6; or
b) in a suitable case, to submit such scoping report without a prior plan of study.

 

2) A plan of study for scoping must include--
a) a brief description of the activity to be undertaken;
b) a description of all tasks to be performed during scoping;
c) a schedule setting out when the tasks contemplated in paragraph (b) will be completed;
d) an indication of the stages at which the relevant authority will be consulted; and
e) a description of the proposed method of identifying the environmental issues and alternatives.

 

3) The relevant authority may, after receiving the plan of study referred to in subregulation (1)(a) and after considering it, request the applicant to provide additional information that the relevant authority requires to accept the plan of study for scoping.