Did you know that there are various activities listed within the National Environmental Management Act 107, 1998, which may not commence without obtaining an Environmental Authorisation from the Competent Authority? These activities are detailed within Listing Notice 1, 2 and 3 of the EIA Regulations, 2014 (as amended in 2017). For ease of reference, these documents and Listing Notices have been uploaded to our website and can be downloaded under the “Document Download” tab.
Listing Notice 1 of 2014 (as amended in 2017) lists activities which requires Environmental Authorisation by means of conducting a Basic Assessment Process. This legislated process takes approximately 7 months to complete and is shorter than the process required for all activities included within Listing Notice 2, 2014 (as amended). All activities listed within Listing Notice 2, requires a Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment prior to the commencement of such activities. This legislated process takes approximately 12 months to complete. Listing Notice 3, 2014 (as amended) is listing activities within geographical areas only and should any of the listed activities be triggered within one of the geographical areas identified, a Basic Environmental Impact Assessment process must be conducted prior to the commencement of such an activity.
In our experience, the NEMA Regulations can be very confusing to prospective developers, farmers or other clients and therefore we would like to encourage you to contact Core Environmental Services if you require any advice as to what is permitted according to the NEMA 107, 1998.
