Comments on other draft Regulations and proposed amendments to Regulations
2023: Comments on draft NEMA Appeal Regulations
On 26 September 2023, the Centre for Environmental Rights submitted comments on the Draft National Appeal Regulations published for comment in Government Gazette No. 49189 of 25 August 2023 under Notice 3815 of 2023 based on our experience in applying appeal regulations, both in our own name and on behalf of numerous civil society and community clients.
A copy of our submission is available here.
2023: Comments on changes to the NEMA Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations and Listing Notices
On 4 August 2023, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment published her intention to amend the Environmental Impacts Assessment Regulations 2014 and the associated Listing Notices 1,2 and 3. The proposed changes to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations are available here.
The CER submitted comments to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on the proposed changes on 4 September. Our comments are available here.
2020: Proposed amendments to the EIA Regulations and Listing Notices for activities identified in terms of Section 24(2) and 24D of the National Environmental Management Act 1998
On 11 December 2020 the CER’s Mining Programme submitted comments on proposed Amendments to the EIA Regulations, Listing Notice 1, Listing Notice 2 and Listing Notice 3 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014 for Activities identified in terms of Section 24(2) and 24D of the National Management Act, 1998, published for public comment on 13 November 2020 in GN 1224 in GGN 43904.
The CER’s Cover Letter and Table of Comments are available here.
2019: Draft Amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations
The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy published draft Amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations, 2019, on 28 November 2019 in Government Gazette 42870, GNR 1554.
The Centre for Environmental Rights submitted a Letter and Table of Comments to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on 31 January 2020.