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National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)

Chapter 7 : Permits

Part 1 : Permit system

92. Integrated permits

 

(1) If the carrying out of an activity mentioned in section 87 is also regulated in terms of other law, the authority empowered under that other law to authorise that activity and the issuing authority empowered under this Act to issue permits in respect of that activity may—

[Words preceding subsection (1)(a) substituted by section 43 of Act No. 14 of 2009]

(a) exercise their respective powers jointly; and
(b) issue a single integrated permit instead of a separate permit and authorisation.

 

(2) An authority empowered under that other law may issue an integrated permit for the activity in question if that authority is designated in terms of this Act also as an issuing authority for permits in respect of that activity.

 

(3) An integrated permit may be issued only if—
(a) the relevant provisions of this Act and that other law have been complied with; and
(b) the permit specifies the—
(i) provisions in terms of which it has been issued; and
(ii) authority or authorities that have issued it.

 

[Section 92 commenced 1 April 2005 (Proclamation No. R. 47, Gazette No. 26887)]