In these Regulations any word or expression to which the meaning has been assigned in the Act has that meaning, unless the context indicates otherwise—

“activity data”

means data on the magnitude of a human activity resulting in emissions or removals taking place during a given period of time. Data on energy use, metal production, land areas, management systems, lime and fertilizer use and waste arising are examples of activity data;

“boiler”

means a combustion installation designed to generate steam and for purposes of these Regulations, a boiler is referred to as a stationary combustion installation;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]

“combustion emissions”

means greenhouse gas emissions occurring during the exothermic reaction of a fuel with oxygen;

“competent authority”

means the unit responsible for Climate Change Monitoring and Evaluation at the Department responsible for environment;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]

“data provider”

means any natural or juristic person conducting any activity listed in Annexure 1 to these Regulations, including —

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(c) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]

“default IPCC emission factors”

are emission factors provided in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories and its associated supplementary information; these emission factors assume a linear relation between the intensity of the process and the resulting emissions and an average or typical process description;

“design capacity”

means capacity as installed;

“direct emission measurement”

means a set of operations having the objective of determining the value of a quantity by means of periodic or continuous measurement, applying either measurements in the stack or extractive procedures with a measuring instrument located close to the stack;

“emissions”

are the release of greenhouse gases/and/or their precursors into the atmosphere over a specified area and period of time;

“emission factor”

means a coefficient that quantifies the emissions or removals of a gas per unit of activity. Emission factors are often based on a sample of measurement data, averaged to develop a representative rate of emission for a given activity level under a given set of operating conditions;

“IPCC emission source”

means any process or activity which releases a greenhouse gas, an aerosol or a precursor of a greenhouse gas into the atmosphere which is identified by IPCC code in Annexure 1;

“facility”

means premises, or part of premises where activities in Annexure 1 are being undertaken and wherein the data provider has operational control over those activities;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(d) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]

“fugitive emissions”

means emissions that are not emitted through an intentional release through stack or vent. This can include leaks from industrial plant and pipelines;

“greenhouse gas”

means any one of the following gases: Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O) Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), Perfluorocarbons (PFCs), Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs); including any additional greenhouse gas that is listed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, relevant to the Republic of South Africa and included in a list of additional greenhouse gases identified, published and gazetted by the Minister, taking into account South Africa’s status as a developing country party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(f) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]

"independent assessor"

means a specialist natural or juristic person –

that does not have either a real or an apparent conflict of interest and not being part of, or under the control of, the competent authority or either the organization to which the verification applies;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(g) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]

“Global Warming Potential (GWP)”

[Definition deleted by regulation 2(e) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]

“installation”

means a device, operation or process that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry. An installation generally performs one or more of the activities listed in annexure 1 and is housed within a facility;

“IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (2006)”

means the guidelines developed by the IPCC for the establishment and maintenance of national greenhouse gas inventories and are available on the IPCC website (www.ipcc.ch);

“IPCC”

means the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which is the international body for the assessment of climate change established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988;

“National Atmospheric Emission Inventory System” or “NAEIS”

means the internetbased emissions reporting system that is a component of the South African Air Quality Information System;

“operational control”

means a data provider has operational control or another company if it, or one of its subsidiaries, has the full authority to introduce and implement its operating policies at the company;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(h) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]

"parameter"

means any other input variable, other than activity data, required in terms of the methodologies prescribed in the latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(i) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]

“process emissions”

means greenhouse gas emissions other than combustion emissions occurring:

“reporting period”

means one calendar year;

“South African Air Quality Information System” or “SAAQIS”

means the national air quality information system established in terms of the National Framework for Air Quality Management in the Republic of South Africa;

"stationary combustion installation"

means an installation with design capacity rated in terms of thermal heat input per unit;”

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(j) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]

“Technical Guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Validation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry”

means the reporting methodology approved by the competent authority available on the National Department of Environmental Affairs website (www.environment.gov.za/legislation/guidelines);

“the Act”

means the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39of 2004);

“these Regulations”

include the Annexures to these Regulations;

“tier”

means a method used for determining greenhouse gas emissions as defined by the “IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (2006)” and include─

“transparency”

means that the assumptions and methodologies used as a basis for reporting activity data and greenhouse gas emissions should be clearly explained to facilitate replication and assessment of the submitted information by users of the reported information;

“upset conditions”

means any temporary failure or air pollution control equipment or process equipment or failure of a process to operate in a normal or usual manner that leads to abrupt increases or decreases in greenhouse gas emission rates;

“validation”

means the establishment of sound approach and foundation. In the context of emissions inventories, validation involves checking to ensure that reported greenhouse gas emissions data have been compiled correctly in line with reporting instructions and guidelines. It checks the internal consistency of the inventory;

“verification”

refers to the assessment done by the independent assessor with the purpose of identifying risks of material discrepancies, to establish or confirm accuracy, reliability, completeness, comparability, consistency, transparency and credibility of the reported data submitted by the data provider to the competent authority for its intended application for the purposes of achieving the objectives of the Regulations;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(k) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]