• National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)
  • Notice No. 1540 of 1998
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • 1. Definitions
  • Chapter 1 : National Environmental Management Principles
    • 2. Principles
  • Chapter 2 : Institutions
    • Part 1 : National Environmental Advisory Forum
      • 3. [Repealed] Establishment, Objects and Functions of National Environmental Advisory Forum
      • 3A. Establishment of fora or advisory committees
      • 4. [Repealed] Composition
      • 5. [Repealed] Conditions of Appointment to Forum
      • 6. [Repealed] Functioning of Forum
    • Part 2 : [Repealed] Committee for Environmental Co-ordination
      • 7. [Repealed] Establishment, Objects and Functions of Committee
      • 8. [Repealed] Composition of Committee
      • 9. [Repealed] Meetings of Committee, Subcommittees and Working Groups 
      • 10. [Repealed] Report of Committee
  • Chapter 3 : Procedures for Co-Operative Governance
    • 11. Environmental Implementation Plans and Management Plans
    • 12. Purpose and Objects of Environmental Implementation and Management Plans
    • 13. Content of Environmental Implementation Plans
    • 14. Content of Environmental Management Plans
    • 15. Submission, Scrutiny and Adoption of Environmental Implementation and Management Plans
    • 16. Compliance with Environmental Implementation Plans and Environmental Management Plans
    • 16A. Environment outlook report
  • Chapter 4 : Fair Decision-Making and Conflict Management
    • 17. Reference to Conciliation
    • 18. Conciliation
    • 19. Arbitration
    • 20. Investigation
    • 21. Appointment of Panel and Remuneration
    • 22. Relevant Considerations, Report and Designated Officer
  • Chapter 5 : Integrated Environmental Management
    • 23. General Objectives
    • 23A. Mainstreaming environmental management
    • 24. Environmental authorisations
    • 24A. Procedure for listing activity or area
    • 24B. Procedure for delisting of activities or areas
    • 24C. Procedure for identifying competent authority
    • 24D. Publication of list
    • 24E. Minimum conditions attached to environmental authorisations
    • 24F. Prohibitions relating to commencement or continuation of listed activities
    • 24G. Consequences of unlawful commencement of activity
    • 24H. Registration authorities
    • 24I. Appointment of external specialist to review assessment
    • 24J. Implementation guidelines
    • 24K. Consultation between competent authorities and consideration of legislative compliance requirements of other organs of state having jurisdiction
    • 24L. Alignment of environmental authorisations
    • 24M. Exemptions from application of certain provisions
    • 24N. Environmental management programme
    • 24O. Criteria to be taken into account by competent authorities when considering applications and consultation requirements
    • 24P. Financial provision for remediation of environmental damage
    • 24PA. Financial provision for mining
    • 24Q. Monitoring and performance assessment
    • 24R. Mine closure on environmental authorisation
    • 24S. [Repealed] Management of residue stockpiles and residue deposits
  • Chapter 6 : International Obligations and Agreements
    • 25. Incorporation of International Environmental Instruments
    • 26. Reports
    • 27. Application
  • Chapter 7 : Compliance, Enforcement and Protection
    • Part 1 : Environmental Hazards, access to information and protection of whistleblowers
      • 28. Duty of Care and Remediation of Environmental Damage
      • 29. Protection of Workers Refusing to do Environmentally Hazardous Work
      • 30. Control of Incidents
      • 30A. Emergency situations
      • 31. Access to Environmental Information and Protection of Whistle-Blowers
    • Part 2 : Application and enforcement of Act and any specific environmental management Act
      • 31A. Application
      • 31B. Designation of environmental management inspectors by Minister
      • 31BA. Designation of environmental management inspectors by Minister responsible for water affairs
      • 31BB. Designation of environmental mineral resouces inspectors by Minister responsible for mineral resources
      • 31C. Designation of environmental management inspectors by MEC
      • 31D. Mandates
      • 31E. Prescribed standards
      • 31F. Proof of designation
      • 31G. Functions of inspectors
      • 31H. General powers
      • 31I. Seizure of items
      • 31J. Powers to stop, enter and search vehicles, vessels and aircraft
      • 31K. Routine inspections
      • 31L. Power to issue compliance notices
      • 31M. Objections to compliance notice
      • 31N. Failure to comply with compliance notice
      • 31O. Powers of South African Police Service members
      • 31P. Duty to produce documents
      • 31Q. Confidentiality
    • Part 3 : Judicial Matters
      • 32. Legal Standing to Enforce Environmental Laws
      • 33. Private Prosecution
      • 34. Criminal Proceedings
      • 34A. [Repealed] Offences relating to environmental management inspectors
      • 34B. Award of part of fine recovered to informant
      • 34C. Cancellation of permits
      • 34D. Forfeiture of items
      • 34E. Treatment of seized live specimens
      • 34F. Security for release of vehicles, vessels or aircraft
      • 34G. Admission of guilt fines
      • 34H. Jurisdiction
  • Chapter 8 : Environmental Management Co-Operation Agreements
    • 35. Conclusion of Agreements
  • Chapter 9 : Administration of Act and Specific Environmental Management Acts 
    • 36. Expropriation
    • 37. Reservation
    • 38. Intervention in Litigation
    • 39. Agreements
    • 39A. Prohibition of certain products
    • 40. Appointment of Employees on Contract
    • 41. Assignment of Powers
    • 42. Delegation of powers and duties by Minister and Director-General
    • 42A. Delegation of powers by MEC
    • 42B. Delegation by Minister responsible for mineral resources
    • 42C. Delegation of powers and duties by Minister responsible for water affairs
    • 42D. Delegation of powers and duties by municipal manager
    • 43. Appeals
    • 44. Regulations in General
    • 45. Regulations for Management Co-operation Agreements
    • 46. Model Environmental Management Bylaws
    • 47. Procedure for Making Regulations
    • 47A. Regulations, legal documents and steps valid under certain circumstances
    • 47B. Consultation
    • 47C. Extension of time periods
    • 47CA. Extension of time periods applicable to appeals relating to prospecting, exploration, mining or production
    • 47CB. Condonation of time periods applicable to appeals relating to prospecting, exploration, mining or production
    • 47D. Delivery of documents
  • Chapter 10 : General and Transitional Provisions
    • 48. [Repealed] State Bound
    • 49. Limitation of Liability
    • 49A. Offences
    • 49B. Penalties
    • 50. Repeal of Laws
    • 50A. Future amendments in respect of environmental matters...
    • 51. Savings
    • 52. Short Title
    • 53. Commencement
  • Schedules
    • Schedule 1 : Section 11(1)
    • Schedule 2 : Section 11(2)
    • Schedule 3 : Section 34
      • Part (a): National Legislation
      • Part (b): Provincial Legislation
• Regulations
  • Identification of Environmental Management Inspectors
    • Notice No. R. 619 of 2005
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Identity cards
  • Establishment of a Designated National Authority for the Clean Development Mechanism
    • Notice No. R. 721 of 2005
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Designation of the DNA
    • 3. Duties of the DNA
    • 4. Establishment of a Steering Committee for DNA
    • 5. Duties of the Steering Committee for the DNA
    • 6. Evaluation and approval procedure
    • 7. Letter of Approval
    • 8. Appeals
    • 9. Financing of the DNA
  • Regulations in Terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998
    • Notice No. R. 385 of 2006
    • Chapter 1 : Interpretation and purpose of these regulations
      • 1. Interpretation
      • 2. Purpose of these Regulations
    • Chapter 2 : Competent Authorities
      • 3. Identification of competent authorities
      • 4. Where to submit applications
      • 5. Assistance by competent authorities to applicants
      • 6. Consultation between competent authorities and other organs of state having jurisdiction
      • 7. Competent authorities' right of access to information
      • 8. Criteria to be taken into account by competent authorities when considering applications
      • 9. Timeframes for competent authorities
      • 10. Decision on applications by competent authorities
      • 11. Registry of applications and record of decisions
      • 12. Liability of competent authorities as to costs of applications
    • Chapter 3 : Applications for Environmental Authorisations
      • Part 1 : General matters
        • 13. Applications
        • 14. Checking of applications for compliance with formal requirements
        • 15. Combination of applications
        • 16. Activities on land owned by person other than applicant
        • 17. Appointment of EAPs to manage applications
        • 18. General requirements for EAPs
        • 19. Disqualification of EAPs
        • 20. Determination of assessment process applicable to application
        • 21. Criteria for determining whether basic assessment or scoping is to be applied to applications
      • Part 2 : Applications subject to basic assessment
        • 22. Steps to be taken before submission of application
        • 23. Content of basic assessment reports
        • 24. Submission of application to competent authority
        • 25. Consideration of applications
        • 26. Decision on applications
      • Part 3 : Applications subject to scoping and environmental impact assessment
        • 27. Submission of application to competent authority
        • 28. Steps to be taken after submission of application
        • 29. Content of scoping reports
        • 30. Submission of scoping reports to competent authority
        • 31. Consideration of scoping reports
        • 32. Environmental impact assessment reports
        • 33. Specialist reports and reports on specialised processes
        • 34. Content of draft environmental management plans
        • 35. Consideration of environmental impact assessment reports
        • 36. Decision on applications
      • Part 4 : Environmental authorisations
        • 37. Issue of environmental authorisations
        • 38. Contents of environmental authorisations
    • Chapter 4 : Amendment and Withdrawal of Environmental Authorisations
      • 39. General
      • Part 1 : Amendments on application by holders of environmental authorizations
        • 40. Applications for amendment
        • 41. Submission of applications for amendment
        • 42. Consideration of applications
        • 43. Decision on applications
      • Part 2 : Amendments on initiative of competent authority
        • 44. Purposes for which competent authority may amend environmental authorisations
        • 45. Process
        • 46. Decision
      • Part 3 : Withdrawal of environmental authorisations
        • 47. Circumstances in which withdrawals are permissible
        • 48. Withdrawal proceedings
        • 49. Suspension of environmental authorisations
        • 50. Decision
    • Chapter 5 : Exemptions from Provisions of these Regulations
      • 51. Applications for exemptions
      • 52. Submission of applications
      • 53. Consideration of applications
      • 54. Decision on applications
      • 55. Review of exemptions
    • Chapter 6 : Public Participation Processes
      • 56. Public participation process
      • 57. Register of interested and affected parties
      • 58. Registered interested and affected parties entitled to comment on submission.
      • 59. Comments of interested and affected parties to be recorded in reports submitted to competent authority
    • Chapter 7 : Appeals
      • 60. Application of this Chapter
      • 61. Jurisdiction of Minister and MEC to decide appeals
      • 62. Notices of intention to appeal
      • 63. Submission of appeals
      • 64. Time within which appeals must be lodged
      • 65. Responding statements
      • 66. Processing of appeals
      • 67. Appeal panels
      • 68. Decision on appeals
    • Chapter 8 : General Matters affecting Applications and Appeals
      • Part 1 : Environmental management frameworks
        • 69. Purpose of this Part
        • 70. Draft environmental management frameworks
        • 71. Contents
        • 72. Adoption
      • Part 2 : National and provincial guidelines
        • 73. National guidelines
        • 74. Provincial guidelines
        • 75. Legal status of guidelines
        • 76. Draft guidelines to be published for public comment
      • Part 3 : Other matters
        • 77. Failure to comply with requirements for consideration of applications and appeals
        • 78. Resubmission of similar applications
        • 79. Compliance monitoring
        • 80. Assistance to people with special needs
        • 81. Offences
    • Chapter 9 : Transitional Arrangements and Commencement
      • 82. Definition
      • 83. Continuation of things done and authorisations issued under previous regulations
      • 84. Pending applications and appeals
      • 85. Existing policies and guidelines
      • 86. Continuation of regulations regulating authorisations for activities in certain coastal areas
      • 87. Short title and commencement
  • Sections 24 and 24D of the Act
    • List of Activities and Competent Authorities identified in terms of sections 24 and 24D of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998
      • Notice No. R. 386 of 2006
      • 1. Definitions
      • Schedule
  • Sections 24 and 24O of the Act
    • List of Activities and Competent Authorities identified in terms of Sections 24 and 24O of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998
      • Notice No. R. 387 of 2006
      • Definitions
      • Schedule
  • Qualification Criteria, Training and Identification of, and Forms to be used by, Environmental Management Inspectors
    • Notice No. R. 494 of 2006
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Qualification criteria and training for environmental management inspectors
    • 3. Mandates
    • 4. Issue of identity cards
    • 5. Contents and period of validity of identity cards
    • 6. Duties of Department
    • 7. Format of section 31H(1)(b) written notices
    • 8. Section 31L compliance notices
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1
      • Annexure 2
      • Annexure 3
  • Environmental Management Framework Regulations, 2010
    • Notice No. R. 547 of 2010
    • 1. Interpretation 
    • 2. Purpose of Regulations 
    • 3. Development of environmental management frameworks 
    • 4. Content of environmental management frameworks
    • 5. Adoption and consideration
    • 6. Short title and commencement
  • [Repealed] Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 1 of 2010
    • Notice No. R. 544 of 2010
    • 1. Purpose
    • 2. Definitions
    • 3. Identified Activities and Competent Authorities
    • 4. Repeal of Notice 386 of 21 April 2006
    • 5. Short title and commencement
    • Appendix 1
  • [Repealed] Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 2 of 2010
    • Notice No. R. 545 of 2010
    • 1. Purpose
    • 2. Definitions
    • 3. Identified Activities and Competent Authorities
    • 4. Repeal of Notice 387 dated 21 April 2006
    • 5. Short title and commencement
    • Appendix 1
  • [Repealed] Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 3 of 2010
    • Notice No. R. 546 of 2010
    • 1. Purpose
    • 2. Definitions
    • 3. 
    • 4. Short title and commencement
    • Appendix 1
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014
    • Notice No. R. 982 of 2014
    • Chapter 1 : Interpretation and Purpose of Regulations
      • 1. Interpretation
      • 2. Purpose of Regulations
    • Chapter 2 : Timeframes
      • 3. Timeframes
      • 4. Notification of decision on application
    • Chapter 3 : General Requirements for Applications
      • 5. General
      • 6. Where to submit application
      • Part 1: Duties of competent authority
        • 7. Consultation between competent authority and organs of state administering a law relating to a matter affecting the environment
        • 8. Guidance by competent authority to proponent or applicant
        • 9. Format of forms
      • Part 2: Duties of proponents and applicants
        • 10. Competent authorities' right of access to information
        • 11. Combination of applications
        • 12. Appointment of EAPs and specialists
        • 13. General requirements for EAPs and specialists
        • 14. Disqualification of EAPs and specialists
        • 15. Determination of assessment process applicable to application
    • Chapter 4 : Application for Environmental Authorisation
      • Part 1: General
        • 16. General application requirements
        • 17. Checking of application for compliance with formal requirements
        • 18. Criteria to be taken into account by competent authorities when considering applications
      • Part 2: Basic Assessment
        • 19. Submission of basic assessment report and supporting documents to competent authority
        • 20. Decision on basic assessment application
      • Part 3: S&EIR
        • 21. Submission of scoping report to competent authority
        • 22. Consideration of scoping report
        • 23. Submission and consideration of environmental impact assessment report and supporting documents to competent authority
        • 24. Decision on S&EIR application
      • Part 4: Environmental authorisation
        • 25. Issue of environmental authorisation
        • 26. Content of environmental authorisation
    • Chapter 5 : Amendment, Suspension, Withdrawal and Auditing of Compliance with Environmental Authorisation, Environmental Management Programme or Closure Plan
      • 27. General
      • 28. Application for amendment
      • Part 1: Amendments where no change in scope or a change of ownership occur
        • 29. Amendments to be applied for in terms of Part 1
      • Part 2: Amendment where a change in scope occurs
        • 30. Process and consideration of application for amendment and decision
        • 31. Amendments to be applied for in terms of Part 2
        • 32. Process and consideration of application for amendment
        • 33. Decision on amendment application
      • Part 3: Auditing and amendment of environmental authorisation, environment management programme and closure plan
        • 34. Auditing of compliance with environmental authorisation, environment management programme and closure plan
        • 35. Amendment of environmental management programme or closure plan as a result of an audit
      • Part 4: Other amendments of environmental management programme or closure plan
        • 36. Other amendments of environmental management or closure plan
        • 37. Amendment of environmental management programme or closure plan on application by holder of environmental authorisation
      • Part 5: Suspension and withdrawal of environmental authorisation
        • 38. Suspension and withdrawal of environmental authorisation
    • Chapter 6 : Public Participation
      • 39. Activity on land owned by person other than proponent
      • 40. Purpose of public participation
      • 41. Public participation process
      • 42. Register of interested and affected parties
      • 43. Registered interested and affected parties entitled to comment on reports and plans
      • 44. Comments of interested and affected parties to be recorded in reports submitted to competent authority
    • Chapter 7 : General Matters
      • 45. Failure to comply with requirements for consideration of applications
      • 46. Resubmission of similar applications
      • 47. Assistance to people with special needs
      • 48. Offences
    • Chapter 8 : Transitional Arrangements and Commencement
      • 49. Definitions
      • 50. Continuation of actions undertaken and authorisations issued under previous ECA regulations
      • 51. Pending applications (ECA)
      • 52. Continuation of actions undertaken and authorisations issued under previous NEMA regulations
      • 53. Pending applications and appeals (NEMA)
      • 54. Pending applications (MPRDA)
      • 54A. Transitional provisions
      • 55. Continuation of regulations regulating authorisations for activities in certain coastal areas
      • 56. Repeal of Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010
      • 57. Short title and commencement
    • Appendices
      • Appendix 1
      • Appendix 2
      • Appendix 3
      • Appendix 4
      • Appendix 5
      • Appendix 6
      • Appendix 7
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 1 of 2014
    • Notice No. R. 983 of 2014
    • 1. Purpose
    • 2. Definitions
    • 3. Identified Activities and Competent Authorities
    • 4. Repeal of Notice 544 of 18 June 2010
    • 5. Short title
    • Appendix 1
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 2 of 2014
    • Notice No. R. 984 of 2014
    • 1. Purpose
    • 2. Definitions
    • 3. Identified Activities and Competent Authorities
    • 4. Repeal of Notice 545 dated 18 June 2010
    • 5. Short title
    • Appendix 1
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 3 of 2014
    • Notice No. R. 985 of 2014
    • 1. Purpose
    • 2. Definitions
    • 3. Identified Acivities and Competent Authorities
    • 4. Repeal of Notice 546 of 18 June 2010
    • 5. Short title
    • Appendix 1
  • [Repealed] National Appeal Regulations, 2014
    • Notice No. R. 993 of 2014
    • Chapter 1 : Interpretation and Purpose of Regulations
      • 1. Interpretation
      • 2. Purpose of Regulations
      • 3. Application of Regulations
    • Chapter 2 : Administration and Processing of Appeals
      • 4. Appeal submission
      • 5. Responding statement
      • 6. Appeal panel
      • 7. Recommendations and decisions on appeals
      • 8. Communication
    • Chapter 3 : General Matters
      • 9. Repeal of regulations
      • 10. Transitional arrangements
      • 11. Short title and commencement
    • Annexure 1
  • National Exemption Regulations, 2014
    • Notice No. R. 994 of 2014
    • 1. Interpretation
    • 2. Purpose of Regulations
    • 3. Application for exemption
    • 4. Submission of application
    • 5. Consideration of application
    • 6. Decision on application
    • 7. Review of exemption
    • 8. Repeal of regulations
    • 9. Transitional arrangements
    • 10. Short title and commencement
    • Annexure 1
  • Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2015
    • Notice No. R. 1147 of 2015
    • Chapter 1 :  Definitions and Purpose of the Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Purpose of Regulations
      • 3. Application of Regulations
    • Chapter 2 : Financial Provision
      • 4. Determination of financial provision
      • 5. Scope of financial provision
      • 6. Method for determining financial provision
      • 7. Availability of financial provision
      • 8. Financial vehicles used for financial provision
      • 9. General requirements for financial provision
      • 10. Determination of financial provision by applicant
      • 11. Review, assessment and adjustment of financial provision by the holder of a right or permit
      • 12. Preparation and submission of plans and reports
      • 13. Responsibility of holder of a right or permit
      • 14. Powers of Minister responsible for mineral resources
      • 15. Timeframes for acknowledgement and consideration of plans and reports related to financial provision
    • Chapter 3 : Care And Maintenance
      • 16. Care and Maintenance
    • Chapter 4 : Transitional Arrangements
      • 17. Transitional arrangements
      • 17A. Extension of transitional period for holders of offshore exploration and production rights
        • 17A. Extension of transitional period for holders of offshore exploration or production rights
        • 17B. Extension of transitional period
      • Appendices
        • Appendix 1
        • Appendix 2
          • Deed of Trust
          • 1. Definitions
          • 2. Recordal
          • 3. The Trust and its Objects
          • 4. Donation
          • 5. Administration of the Trust
          • 6. Resignation of Trustees
          • 7. Chairman and Voting
          • 8. Secretary
          • 9. Meetings and Quorum
          • 10. Trustees’ Liability
          • 11. Security by the Trustees
          • 12. Trustees’ Powers
          • 13. Trust’s Books of Account and Accounting Procedures
          • 14. Cost of Compliance with the Statutory Obligations and Contributions to the Trust
          • 15. Compliance with the Statutory Obligations
          • 16. Cessation of Mining Activities and Shortfall
          • 17. Termination of the Trust
          • 18. Variation of this Deed
        • Appendix 3
          • 1. Minimum Content of an Annual Rehabilitation Plan
          • 2. Objective of the annual rehabilitation plan
          • 3. Content of the annual rehabilitation plan
        • Appendix 4
          • 1. Minimum Content of a Final Rehabilitation, Decommissioning and Mine Closure Plan
          • 2. Objective of the final rehabilitation, decommissioning and mine closure plan
          • 3. Content of the final rehabilitation, decommissioning and mine closure plan
        • Appendix 5
          • 1. Minimum Content of an Environmental Risk Assessment Report
          • 2. Objective of the environmental risk assessment report
          • 3. Content of the environmental risk assessment report
        • Appendix 6
          • 1. Care and Maintenance Plan
          • 2. Content of a care and maintenance plan
    • Chapter 5 : General Matters
      • 18. Offences
      • 19. Penalties
      • 20. Short title and commencement
  • Section 24H Registration Authority Regulations, 2016
    • Notice No. 849 of 2016
    • Chapter 1 : Interpretation, Purpose and Application of these Regulations
      • 1. Interpretation
      • 2. Purpose of Regulations
      • 2A. Application of these Regulations
    • Chapter 2 : Application for Appointment as Registration Authority
      • 3. Application for appointment as registration authority and content of application
      • 4. Consideration of application and appointment of a registration authority
      • 5. Termination of appointment of an associaiton as a registration authority
    • Chapter 3 : Minimum Requirements of Registration Authority
      • 6. Objectives and responsibilities of a registration authority
      • 7. Functioning of a registration authority
      • 8. Register of environmental assessment practitioners
      • 9. Levying of Fees
      • 10. Professional Conduct
      • 11. Disciplinary procedures
      • 12. Appeal procedures
      • 13. Foreign qualifications
    • Chapter 4 : Registration of Environmental Assessment Practitioners
      • 14. Requirement to register as environmental assessment practitioner
      • 15. Categories of registration and minimum criteria for registration as environmental assessment practitioner or candidate environmental assessment practitioner
      • 16. Procedure for registration
      • 17. Procedure for renewal of registration
      • 18. Termination of registration
      • 19. Appeal procedure
    • Chapter 5 : General Matters, Transitional Arrangements and Commencement
      • 20. Offences and penalties
      • 21. Transitional provisions
      • 22. Short title and commencement
      • Explanatory Memorandum : Regulation 22(2)
  • Regulations relating to Qualification Criteria, Training and Identification of, and Forms to be used by, Environmental Management Inspectors and Environmental Mineral Resource Inspectors
    • Notice No. R. 480 of 2017
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Qualification criteria and training for inspectors
    • 3. Mandates
    • 4. Issue of identity cards
    • 5. Contents and period of validity of identity cards
    • 6. Duties of the disignating authority
    • 7. Format of section 31H(1)(b) written notices
    • 8. Section 31L compliance notices
    • 9. Transitional Arrangements
    • 10. Repeal
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1
      • Annexure 2
      • Annexure 3
  • Section 24G Fine Regulations
    • Notice No. R. 698 of 2017
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Purpose of Regulations
    • 3. Fine committee
    • 4. Factors to be taken into account
    • 5. Representatives
    • 6. Determination of fine
    • 7. Mandatory record keeping
    • 8. Register of interested and affected parties
    • 9. Repeat Contraveners
    • 10. Offences and Penalties
    • 11. Consolidation applications
    • 12. Commencement and short title
    • 13. Transitional provisions
    • Annexure A to the Section 24G Application Form
      • Section A : Directive
      • Section B : Deferral
      • Section C : Quantum of the Section 24G Fine
      • Section D : Preliminary Advertisement
  • Regulations laying down the procedure to be followed for the adoption Environmental Management Instruments
    • Notice No. 542 of 2019
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Purpose of Regulations
    • 3. Adoption requirements
    • 4. Notification and consultation requirements
    • 5. Content of the notice
    • 6. Consideration of comment
    • 7. Notification of adoption
    • 8. Record keeping requirement
    • 9. Commencement
  • Regulations to Phase-Out the use of Persistent Organic Pollutants, 2019
    • Notice No. 1150 of 2019
    • Chapter 1 : Definitions, Purpose and Application of the Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Purpose and Application of the Regulations
    • Chapter 2 : General Prohibitions, Phase-Out Time Frames, Notification and Phase-Out Plans
      • 3. General Prohibitions
      • 4. Phase-Out Time Frames
      • 5. Notification
      • 6. Phase-Out Plans
    • Chapter 3 : Reporting
      • 7. Reporting
    • Chapter 4 : General Matters
      • 8. Offences and  Penalties
      • 9. Short Title and Commencement
  • [Repealed] Regulations to domesticate the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in International Trade, 2021
    • Notice No. 413 of 2021
    • Chapter 1 : Definitions, Purpose and Application of the Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Purpose and Application of the Regulations
    • Chapter 2 : General Prohibitions
      • 3. General Prohibitions
    • Chapter 3 : Process for the Notification for the Import, Export or Transit of Chemicals listed in Annexure 1 to these Regulations
      • 4. Process for the notification of the import of chemicals listed in Annexure I
      • 5. Process for the notification of the export of chemicals listed in Annexure I
      • 6. Process for the notification of the transit of chemicals listed in Annexure I
    • Chapter 4 : Decision of the Designated National Authority
      • 7. Decision of the Designated National Authority
    • Chapter 5 : Reporting and Record Keeping
      • 8. Records of chemicals listed in Annexure I imported or exported
      • 9. Reporting or submission of information
    • Chapter 6 : General Matters
      • 10. Offences
      • 11. Penalties
      • 12. Title and Commencement
    • Annexures
      • Annexure I : List of chemicals controlled under these Regulations
      • Annexure II : Form for Rotterdam Convention export notification
      • Annexure III : Form for acknowleding receipt of export notification
  • Regulations Prohibiting the Production, Distribution, Import, Export, Sale and Use of Persistent Organic Pollutants that are listed by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, 2021
    • Notice No. 414 of 2021
    • Chapter 1 : Definitions, Purpose and Application of the Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Purpose and Application of the Regulations
    • Chapter 2 : General Prohibitions
      • 3. General Prohibitions
    • Chapter 3 : General Matters
      • 4. Offences and Penalties
      • 5. Transitional Provision
      • 6. Short Title and Commencement
  • Suspension of the Implementation of the Regulations to Domesticate the Requirements of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, for a period of 12 months
    • Notice No. 1513 of 2021
  • Extension of the Suspension of the Implementation of the Regulations to Domesticate the Requirements of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, by a further 120 days
    • Notice No. 2757 of 2022
  • Regulations to domesticate the requirements of the Rotterdam Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade, 2023 - effective 1 July 2023
    • Notice No. R. 3072 of 2023
    • Chapter 1 : Definitions, Application, Scope and Purpose of the Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Application, Scope and Purpose of the Regulations
    • Chapter 2 : General Prohibitions
      • 3. General prohibition
    • Chapter 3 : Processes for the Notification for the Import and Export of Chemicals
      • 4. Process for the notification for the import of chemicals and decision-making
      • 5. Process for the notification for the export of chemical
    • Chapter 4 : Record Keeping and Reporting
      • 6. Records of chemicals imported or exported
      • 7. Reporting or submission of information
    • Chapter 5 : General Matters
      • 8. Offences
      • 9. Penalties
      • 10. Updating of Annexures
      • 11. Information to be transmitted to the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat
      • 12. Repeal of Laws
      • 13. Short Title and Commencement
    • Annexures
      • Annexure l : List of chemicals controlled under these Regulations
      • Annexure ll : Rotterdam Convention - Form for Export Notification
  • [Withdrawn] Regulations for the Management of Mercury in South Africa, 2024
    • Notice No. 5848 of 2025
    • Chapter 1: Definitions, Purpose, and Application of the Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Purpose of the Regulations
      • 3. Application of the Regulations
    • Chapter 2: Mercury-Added Products
      • 4. Phasing-out mercury-added products
    • Chapter 3: Dental Amalgam
      • 5. Phasing-down dental amalgam
    • Chapter 4: Mercury Supply Sources and Trade
      • 6. Import and Export restrictions
    • Chapter 5: Manufacturing processes in which Mercury or Mercury Compounds or Mercury Mixtures are used
      • 7. Restriction of mercury in manufacturing processes
    • Chapter 6: Interim Storage of Mercury, Mercury Compounds and Mixtures of Mercury
      • 8. Environmentally sound interim storage of stocks of mercury, mercury compunds, and mixtures of mercury
    • Chapter 7: Registration and Reporting
      • 9. Registration
      • 10. Reporting
    • Chapter 8: General Matters
      • 11. Offences
      • 12. Penalties
      • 13. Short title and commencement
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A: Mercury-added products (MAPs)
      • Annexure B: Manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used
      • Registration Form
  • National Appeal Regulations, 2025
    • Notice No. R. 5985 of 2025
    • Chapter 1: Interpretation and Purpose
      • 1. Interpretation
      • 2. Purpose of regulations
    • Chapter 2: Administration and Processing of Appeals
      • 3. Application of regulations
      • 4. Submitting an appeal
      • 5. Responding statement
      • 6. Additional information
      • 7. Decision on appeal
    • Chapter 3: General Provisions
      • 8. Processing of appeal
      • 9. Extension of timeframes
      • 10. Complex appeals
      • 11. Advisory appeal panel
      • 12. Delivery of documents
      • 13. Transitional arrangements
      • 14. Repeal of regulations
      • 15. Short title and commencement
  • Regulations for the Management of Mercury in South Africa, 2024
    • Notice No. 6073 of 2025
    • Chapter 1: Definitions, Purpose and Application of the Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      •  2. Purpose of the Regulations
      • 3. Application of the Regulations
    • Chapter 2: Mercury-Added Products
      • 4. Phasing out mercury-added products
    • Chapter 3: Dental Amalgam
      • 5. Phasing-down dental amalgam
    • Chapter 4: Mercury Supply Sources and Trade
      • 6. Import and Export restrictions
    • Chapter 5: Manufacturing Processes in which Mercury or Mercury Compounds or Mercury Mixtures are used
      • 7. Restriction of mercury in manufacturing processes
    • Chapter 6: Interim Storage of Mercury, Mercury Compounds and Mixtures of Mercury
      • 8. Environmentally sound interim storage of stocks of mercury, mercury compounds, and mixtures of mercury
    • Chapter 7: Registration and Reporting
      • 9. Registration
      • 10. Reporting
    • Chapter 8: General Matters
      • 11. Offences
      • 12. Penalties
      • 13. Short title and commencement
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A: Mercury-added products (MAPs)
      • Annexure B: Manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used
      • Registration Form
• Notices
  • Appointment of Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa as the single registration authority in terms of Section 24H
    • Notice No. 104 of 2018
  • Procedures for the Assessment and Minimum Criteria for reporting on Identified Environmental Themes ito Sections 24 and 44 of the Act when applying for Environmental Authorisation
    • Notice No. 320 of 2020
    • Schedules
      • Schedule A : Site Sensitivity Verification requirements where a Specialist Assessment is required but no Protocol has been prescribed
        • 1. Site Sensitivity Verification and Minimum Report content requirements
        • 2. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements
      • Schedule B : Environmental Themes
        • Agriculture : Protocol for the Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements for Environmental Impacts on Agricultural Resources
          • 1. Scope
          • 2. Site Sensitivity Verification and Minimum Report content requirements
          • 3. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements
        • Agriculture : Protocol for the Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements of Environmental Impacts on Agricultural Resources by Onshore Wind and/or Solar Photovoltaic Energy Generation Facilities where the Electricity Output is 20 Megawatts or more
          • 1. Scope
          • 2. Allowable Development Limits
          • 3. Site Sensitivity Verification and Minimum Report content requirements
          • 4. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements
        • Avifauna : Protocol for the Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements for Environmental Impacts on Avifaunal Species by Onshore Wind Energy Generation Facilities where the Electricity Output is 20 Megawatts or more
          • 1. Scope
          • 2. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements
        • Biodiversity : Protocol for the Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements for Environmental Impacts on Terrestrial Biodiversity
          • 1. Scope
          • 2. Site Sensitivity Verification and Minimum Report content requirements
          • 3. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements
        • Biodiversity : Protocol for the Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements for Environmental Impacts on Aquatic Biodiversity
          • 1. Scope
          • 2. Site Sensitivity Verification and Minimum Report content requirements
          • 3. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements
        • Noise : Protocol for Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements for Noise Impacts
          • 1. Scope
          • 2. Site Sensitivity Verification and Minimum Report content requirements
          • 3. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements
        • Defence : Protocol for the Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements for Environmental Impacts on Defence Installations
          • 1. Scope
          • 2. Site Sensitivity Verification and Minimum Report content requirements
          • 3. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements
        • Civil Aviation : Protocol for the Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements for Environmental Impacts on Civil Aviation Installations
          • 1. Scope
          • 2. Site Sensitivity Verification and Minimum Report content requirements
          • 3. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements
  • Protocols and Procedures for Assessment and Minimum Criteria for reporting on Identified Environmental Themes ito Sections 24 and 44 of the Act when applying for Environmental Authorisation
    • Notice No. 1150 of 2020
    • Animal species : Protocol for the Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements for Environmental Impacts on Animal Species
      • 1. Scope
      • 2. Site Sensitivity Verification and Minimum Report content requirements
      • 3. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements
    • Plant Species : Protocol for the Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements for Environmental Impacts on Plant Species
      • 1. Scope
      • 2. Site Sensitivity Verification and Minimum Report content requirements
      • 3. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements
  • Identification of Procedures to be followed when applying for or deciding on an Environmental Authorisation Application for large scale wind and solar photovoltaic facilities, when occurring in renewable energy development zones
    • Notice No. 142 of 2021
    • Schedule
    • Appendix 1 : Renewable Energy Development Zones 9 - 11
  • Adoption of the Standard for the Development and Expansion of Power Lines and Substations within identified geographical areas and the exclusion of this infrastructure from the requirement to obtain an Environmental Authorisation
    • Notice No. 2313 of 2022
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. - 13.
  • Establishment of The National Environmental Consultative and Advisory Forum in terms of Section 3A of the Act, to advise the Minister on matters arising from Applications for the Suspension and Postponement of Compliance with the Minimum Emission Standards and Issuance of provisional Atmospheric Emission Licences
    • Notice No. 2394 of 2022
  • Protocol for the Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report content requirements for Environmental Impacts on Cape Vultures by Onshore Wind Energy Generation Facilities
    • Notice No. 2718 of 2022
    • 1. Scope
    • 2. Site Sensitivity Verification and Minimum Report Content Requirements
    • 3. Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report Content Requirements
      • Table 1: Assessment and Reporting of Impacts on Cape Vultures for Onshore Wind Energy Generation Facilities
  • Adoption of the Battery Storage Exclusion Norm and Exclusion of Identified Activities Associated with the Development and Expansion of Battery Storage Facilities from the Requirement to obtain an Environmental Authorisation
    • Notice No. 4557 of 2024
  • Adoption of the Solar Exclusion Norm and Exclusion of the Development and Expansion of Solar Photovoltaic Facilities from the Requirement to obtain an Environmental Authorisation
    • Notice No. 4558 of 2024
• Rules
  • Welgevonden Game Reserve (NPC) July 2021
    • Notice No. 560 of 2021
    • Annexure A
• Commencements
  • Listing Notice 1 : List of Activities and Competent Authorities Identified in terms of sections 24(2) and 24D
  • Listing Notice 2 : List of Activities and Competent Authorities Identified in terms of sections 24(2) and 24D
  • Listing Notice 3 : List of Activities and Competent Authorities Identified in terms of sections 24(2) and 24D
  • Commencement of Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010
  • Commencement of Environmental Management Framework Regulations, 2010
• Environmental Matters relating to Mining
  • Environmental Matters relating to Mining
• Environmental Implementation Plans
  • Defence Force
    • Environmental Implementation Plan : Department of Defence
  • Minerals and Energy
    • Environmental Implementation Plan : Department of Minerals and Energy
  • Environmental Affairs and Tourism
    • Environmental Implementation Plan : Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
  • Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
    • Second Edition Environmental Implementation and Management Plan : Department of Water Affai
  • Department of Housing
    • Second Edition Environmental Implementation Plan (EIP) : Department of Housing
  • Publication of the Consolidated Environmental Implementation and Management Plan 2020/2024
    • Notice No. 747 of 2021
• Environmental Management Plan - Labour
  • Environmental Management Plan : Department of Labour
  • Chapter 1 : Introduction
    • 1.1. The Purpose of the Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
    • 1.2. The Environment and Environmental Rights
    • 1.3. Co-Operative Governance and The Constitution
    • 1.4. Linkage to the Annual National Report on Sustainable Development
    • 1.5. Report Structure
  • Chapter 2 : Mandate and Functions of the Department of Labour
    • 2.1. Vision and Mission
    • 2.2. Department of Labour Structure
    • 2.3. Functions of The Department of Labour
    • 2.4. Environmental Functions of The DOL
  • Chapter 3 : Institutional Arrangements
    • 3.1. International Links
    • 3.2. National Level Co-Operation
    • 3.3. Co-Operation Arrangements within The Department of Labour
  • Chapter 4 : Environmental Management Policies
    • 4.1. Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993)
    • 4.2. Environmental Regulations for Workplaces
    • 4.3. Asbestos Regulations
    • 4.4. Lead Regulations
    • 4.5. Major Hazard Installation Regulations
    • 4.6. Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations
    • 4.7. Regulations for Hazardous Biological Agents
    • 4.8. Construction Regulations
    • 4.9. Agenda 21
    • 4.10. Compliance and Monitoring Procedures
  • Chapter 5 : Proposals for Environmental Management
    • 5.1. Priority Actions to be Undertaken by the Department of Labour
    • 5.2. Co-Operative Governance