National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)

Regulations in Terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998

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The relevant competent authority may on own initiative amend an environmental authorisation if it is necessary or desirable—

a)	to prevent deterioration or further deterioration of the environment;

b)	to achieve prescribed environmental standards; or

c)	to accommodate demands brought about by impacts on socioeconomic circumstances and it is in the public interest to meet those demands.