Division of Revenue Act, 2013
R 385
National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)Regulations in Terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998Chapter 3 : Applications for Environmental AuthorisationsPart 1 : General matters14. Checking of applications for compliance with formal requirements |
1) | On receipt of an application, the competent authority to which the application is submitted must check whether the application— |
a) | is properly completed and that it contains the information required in the application form; |
b) | is accompanied by any reports, other documents and fees required in terms of these Regulations; and |
c) | has taken into account any guideline applicable to the submission of applications. |
2) | The competent authority must, within 14 days of receipt of the application, and in writing— |
a) | acknowledge receipt of the application, if the application is in order; or |
b) | reject the application, if it is not in order. |
3) | The EAP managing an application that has been rejected in terms of subregulation (2) may correct that application and resubmit it to the competent authority. |
4) | Subregulations (1) and (2) apply afresh to a corrected application submitted to the competent authority in terms of subregulation (3). |