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National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004)

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National Dust Control Regulations, 2026

3. Application of the Regulations

 

These Regulations apply nationally to—

 

(a) any holder of a right or permit related to a prospecting, exploration, mining, or production operation, as defined in section 1 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002);

 

(b) any person conducting reclamation;

 

(c) any person conducting a listed activity and is required in terms of the provisional or atmospheric emission licence to develop a dust management plan;

 

(d) any person conducting a controlled emitter that has the potential to generate dust; and

 

(e) any person conducting an activity that an air quality officer reasonably suspects is causing or has the potential to cause nuisance by dust.