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Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Others v Interwaste (Pty) Ltd and Others

30 May 2019

Citation: (458/2018) [2019] ZASCA 68

Judges: Navsa ADP, Swain, Zondi and Molemela JJA and Weiner AJA concurring.

Date: 30 May 2019

This matter concerned the validity of a waste management licence issued to Interwaste (Pty) Ltd as well as the validity of a compliance notice issued by the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to Interwaste (Pty) Ltd.

The Supreme Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s order and found that the waste management licence had expired through the effluxion of time and that the compliance notice issued was of no effect.

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