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

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National Exemption Regulations, 2014

5. Consideration of application

 

(1) The Minister, Minister responsible for mineral resources or MEC, as the case may be, may upon receipt of the application for exemption, request the person applying for an exemption to furnish additional information within 15 calendar days where such information is necessary for the purposes of informing the Minister, Minister responsible for mineral resources or MEC's decision.

 

(2) The Minister, Minister responsible for mineral resources or MEC, as the case may be, may in appropriate circumstances, allow a member of the public to make oral representations to the Minister, Minister responsible for mineral resources or MEC, or to a person designated by the Minister, Minister responsible for mineral resources or MEC.

 

(3) The Minister, Minister responsible for mineral resources or MEC must consider the application for exemption, additional information, if such information was submitted in terms of subregulation (1), and all comments, objections or oral representations submitted in terms of regulation 4(4)(e) and subregulation (2) and must reach a decision within 30 calendar days from the date that all information was received.