An application submitted for an environmental authorisation in terms of the list of activities and competent authorities identified in terms of section 24 and 24D of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, published under Government Notice No. R. 386 of 21 April 2006 and R. 387 of 21 April 2006 and still pending on the date of coming into effect of the previous Waste Management Activities List Notice, published in Government Notice No. 718 under Government Gazette No. 32368 dated 3 July 2009, such an application will be considered an application for a waste management licence in the Act, and will be assessed and decided by the licensing authority in terms of this Act, and any assessments undertaken will be considered as assessments under such application.