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

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Regulations for the Prohibition of the Use, Manufacturing, Import and Export of Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Materials, 2007

3. Transitional Provisions

 

1) A person importing an identified product or asbestos for use in the manufacture of an identified product, or any person manufacturing or distributing an identified product for local use immediately prior to the date of commencement of these regulations and intends to continue with the activity, may carry on with that activity for a period of one year after the date of commencement of these regulations: provided that he or she has registered the activity with the Minister as contemplated in regulation 4 and follows the procedure as set out in regulation 5 of these regulations.

 

2) A person referred to in regulation 2(1), 2(2) and 2(3) who does not intend to continue with the activity in terms of regulation 2(4) and 2(5) must stop the activity 120 days after the date of commencement of these regulations.