Directions Regarding Measures to Address, Prevent and Combat the Spread of COVID-19 Relating to National Environmental Management Permits and Licences
Government Notice 970 of 2020
Repealed
This Government Notice was repealed on 2022-03-22 by Withdrawal of various directions regarding measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of Covid-19.
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Directions Regarding Measures to Address, Prevent and Combat the Spread of COVID-19 Relating to National Environmental Management Permits and Licences
Government Notice 970 of 2020
- Published in Government Gazette 43696 on 9 September 2020
- Assented to on 8 September 2020
- Commenced on 9 September 2020
- [This is the version of this document from 9 September 2020.]
1. Definitions
In these Directions, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the National Environmental Management Act, the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations and the National Appeal Regulations, bears the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise Indicates—"Alert Level" means the relevant Alert Level as contemplated in the Regulations;"Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations" means the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations issued in terms of sections 24(5) and 44 of the National Environmental Management Act and published on 4 December 2014 in Government Notice No. R. 982 of Government Gazette No. 38282;"National Appeal Regulations" means the National Appeal Regulations issued in terms of section 44(1)(a), read with section 43(4) of the National Environmental Management Act and published on 8 December 2014 in Government Notice No. R. 993 of Government Gazette No. 38303;"National Environmental Management Act" means the National Environmental Management Act, 1998. (Act No. 107 of 1998);"National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act" means the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004);"National Environmental Management: Waste Act" means the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008);"Permitting Directions" means the Directions published in Government Notice No. 650 in Government Gazette No. 43412 of 5 June 2020 which applied during Alert Level 3;"Regulations" means the Regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002) and published under Government Notice No. R.480 of Government Gazette No. 43258 of 29 April 2020, as amended by Government Notices Nos. R. 608 of Government Gazette No. 43364 of 28 May 2020, R. 714 of Government Gazette No. 43476 of 25 June 2020, R. 763 of Government Gazette No. 43521 of 12 July 2020, R. 846 of Government Gazette No. 43577 of 31 July 2020 and R. 891 of Government Gazette No. 43620 of 17 August 2020; and"repealed Directions" means the Directions published on 31 March 2020 in Government Notice No. 439 of Government Gazette No. 43190.2. Purpose
The purpose of these Directions is to curtail the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and to alleviate, contain and minimise the effects of the national state of disaster, and in particular to provide directions to ensure fair licensing processes and public participation processes as required by the laws contemplated in the Permitting Directions.3. Application
4. Extension of timeframes
For any decisions or processes affected by the timeframes contemplated in paragraphs 5.1(a) and 5.2(a), (b) and (d) of the repealed Directions, for which processes, services or actions were suspended, extended or deemed extended from 27 March 2020, including the period of validity of decisions or dates on which environmental audit reports were due for submission, and which processes, services or actions—5. Commencement and duration
These Directions come into effect on the date of publication in the Government Gazette and will apply for the period of the national state of disaster.History of this document
09 September 2020 this version
Commenced
08 September 2020
Assented to
Cited documents 4
Act 4
1. | National Environmental Management Act, 1998 | 2192 citations |
2. | Disaster Management Act, 2002 | 1233 citations |
3. | National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 | 439 citations |
4. | National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 | 358 citations |