National Small Business Act, 1996 (Act 102 of 1996)
R 385
National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)RegulationsEnvironmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014Chapter 3 : General Requirements for ApplicationsPart 1: Duties of competent authority8. Guidance by competent authority to proponent or applicant |
A competent authority, subject to the payment of any reasonable charges, if applicable—
| (a) | may advise or instruct the proponent or applicant of the nature and extent of any of the processes that may or must be followed or decision support tools that must be used in order to comply with the Act and these Regulations; |
| (b) | must advise the proponent or applicant of any matter that may prejudice the success of an application; |
| (c) | must, on written request, furnish the proponent or applicant with officially adopted minutes of any official meeting held between the competent authority and the proponent, applicant or EAP; and |
| (d) | must, on written request, provide access to the officially adopted minutes of meetings contemplated in paragraph (c), to any registered interested or affected party. |
