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

Regulations

Regulations laying down the procedure to be followed for the adoption of Spatial Tools or Environmental Management Instruments contemplated in Section 24(2)(c) and (e)

4. Notification and consultation requirements

 

(1) The Minister must publish notification of the proposed adoption—
(a) in the Government Gazette;
(b) in a newspaper which is distributed throughout the Republic;
(c) where deemed appropriate by the Minister, in a newspaper circulating in the geographical area for which the spatial tool or environmental management instrument was prepared; and
(d) make the proposed spatial tool or environmental management instrument publicly available on the website of the Department of Environmental Affairs.

 

(2) The MEC must publish the proposed adoption—
(a) in the Provincial Gazette;
(b) in a newspaper which is distributed throughout the province within which or for which the spatial tool or environmental management instrument was prepared; and
(c) where deemed appropriate by the MEC, in a regional newspaper circulating in the geographical area for which the spatial tool or environmental management was prepared.