National Small Business Act, 1996 (Act 102 of 1996)
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 3 : Applications subject to scoping and environmental impact assessment33. Specialist reports and reports on specialised processes |
| 1) | An applicant or the EAP managing an application may appoint a person who is independent to carry out a specialist study or specialised process. |
| 2) | A specialist report or a report on a specialised process prepared in terms of these Regulations must contain— |
| a) | details of— |
| i) | the person who prepared the report; and |
| ii) | the expertise of that person to carry out the specialist study or specialised process; |
| b) | a declaration that the person is independent in a form as may be specified by the competent authority; |
| c) | an indication of the scope of, and the purpose for which, the report was prepared; |
| d) | a description of the methodology adopted in preparing the report or carrying out the specialised process; |
| e) | a description of any assumptions made and any uncertainties or gaps in knowledge; |
| f) | a description of the findings and potential implications of such findings on the impact of the proposed activity, including identified alternatives, on the environment; |
| g) | recommendations in respect of any mitigation measures that should be considered by the applicant and the competent authority; |
| h) | a description of any consultation process that was undertaken during the course of carrying out the study; |
| i) | a summary and copies of any comments that were received during any consultation process; and |
| j) | any other information requested by the competent authority. |
