- NEMLAB B 14A-2017
- NEMLAB B 14B-2017 (19 June 2018)
- NEMLAB B 14C-2017 (19 February 2019)
- NEMLAB B 14D-2017 (6 December 2018)
Regulations
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations
- Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014 (4 December 2014) – consolidated version with amendments up to 3 March 2022.
Listing Notices:
- Listing Notice 1 (as amended)
- Listing Notice 2 (as amended)
- Listing Notice 3 (as amended)
financial provisioning regulations
- Regulations pertaining to the Financial Provision for Prospecting, Exploration, Mining or Production Operations (20 November 2015) to be read with amendment to the transitional arrangements in GN 4296 in GG 50059 of 1 February 2024 which delays compliance with these regulations by existing mines to an unknown date to be published in the gazette.
Section 24H Registration Authority Regulations (the EAPASA Regulations)
- Section 24H Registration Authority Regulations (EAPASA Regulations) (22 July 2016) – as amended on 29 July 2022
- Extension of the appointment of the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) as the single registration authority in terms of section 24H(3) read with 24H(6) of NEMA until 7 February 2026 (GN 4292 in GG 50046 of 30 January 2024).
Other
- Regulations relating to the procedure to be followed and the criteria to be considered when determining a fine in terms of section 24G (21 July 2017)
- Identification of Environmental Management Inspectors (1 July 2005)
- Environmental Management Framework Regulations (18 June 2010)
- Fees for consideration and processing of applications for environmental applications and amendments thereto (28 February 2014)
- Regulations to phase out the use of polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) materials and PCB contaminated materials (10 July 2014)
- Regulations for Admission of Guilt Fines (27 February 2015)
- Regulations regarding the procedure to be followed when oral requests are made (10 April 2015)
- Regulations relating to the qualification criteria, training and identification of, and forms to be used by, environmental management inspectors and environmental mineral resource inspectors (31 May 2017)
- Regulations relating to the procedure to be followed and criteria to be considered when determining an appropriate fine in terms of section 24G (20 July 2017)
- Procedure to be followed in applying for environmental authorisation for large scale wind and solar photovoltaic energy development activities in geographical areas of strategic importance (16 February 2018)
- Procedure to be followed in applying for environmental authorisation for large scale electricity transmission and distribution development activities in geographical areas of strategic importance (16 February 2018)
- Regulations laying down the procedure to be followed for the adoption of spatial tools or environmental management instruments contemplated in section 24(2)(c) and (e) (5 April 2019) – to be read with amendments to these Regulations published in GN 4494 in GG 50289 of 13 March 2024.
- Regulations to phase out the use of persistent organic pollutants (10 September 2019)
Notices
- Establishment of a designated national authority for the Clean Development Mechanism (22 July 2005)
- The Constitution of the National Environmental Management Advisory Forum (21 June 2007)
- Text for Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements for Chemicals Management (8 March 2010)
- The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
- The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
- The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
- The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer as either adjusted and/or amended in London 1990, Copenhagen 1992, Vienna 1995, Montreal 1997 and Beijing 1999
Guidelines
- National Biodiversity Offset Guideline (23 June 2023)
- 2010 EIA Regulations
- Companion Guideline on the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010
- Guideline on need and desirability in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010
- Public Participation Guideline
Environmental Management Plans
- Wild Coast (3 July 2014)
- Department of Human Settlements (3 September 2015)
- Department of Health (25 February 2016)
- Department of Energy 2015-2020 (16 March 2016)
- Department of Environmental Affairs (20 May 2015)
- Department of Mineral Resources (2 November 2018)
Environmental Management Frameworks
- Environmental Management Framework Regulations (18 June 2010)
- eMakhazeni Local Municipality (30 September 2009)
- Garden Route Area and the notice of adoption(4 November 2011)
- Dr Pixley Isaka Seme Local Municipality (21 February 2012) (contact casewatch at cer.org.za for a copy)
- City of Cape Town and the notice of adoption (13 September 2013)
- Vredefort Dome (19 December 2014) (available on the Department of Environmental Affairs’ website)
- Gauteng Provincial Environmental Management Framework (10 July 2015) (available on the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s website)
- Adoption of Gauteng Provincial Environmental Management Framework Standard and exclusion of associated activities from the requirement to obtain environmental authorisation in terms of sections 24(2)(d) and 24(10) read with section 24(10)(d) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, for the implementation of the Gauteng Provincial Environmental Management Framework (2 March 2018)
Environmental Implementation Plans
- North West Province (15 May 2015)
- Department of Human Settlements (3 September 2015)
- Western Cape Province (2 October 2015)
- KwaZulu-Natal Province 2015-2020 (11 February 2016)
- Mpumalanga Province 2015-2020 (29 February 2016)
- Department of Environmental Affairs (20 May 2016)
- Limpopo Provincial Government (10 June 2016)
- Gauteng Provincial Government (14 September 2016)
- Department of Tourism (20 April 2018)
- Department of Transport (23 November 2018); see also the correction notice published on 1 February 2019
Minimum Information Requirements
- Environmental authorisation applications related to shale gas (Interim) (3 June 2016)
Repealed Regulations
2014 EIA Regulations before amendment on 7 April 2017
- Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (4 December 2014)
- Listing Notice 1 (4 December 2014)
- Listing Notice 2 (4 December 2014)
- Listing Notice 3 (4 December 2014)
2010 EIA Regulations
(Note: these Regulations were repealed by the 2014 Regulations on 4 December 2014)
- Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (GN R.543 in GG33306 of 18 June 2010)
- Listing Notice 1 (GN R.544 in GG33306 of 18 June 2010)
- Listing Notice 2 (GN R.545 in GG33306 of 18 June 2010)
- Listing Notice 3 (GN R.546 in GG33306 of 18 June 2010)
2006 Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations
(Note: These regulations were replaced by the 2010 regulations on 2 August 2010)
- Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (GN R385 in GG 28753 of 21 April 2006)
- List of Activities and Competent Authorities (GN R386 in GG 28753 of 21 April 2006)
- List of Activities and Competent Authorities (GN R387 in GG 28753 of 21 April 2006)
Draft Regulations and Notices
- Draft national guideline on minimum information standards for the preparation of environmental impact assessments for mining activities that require environmental authorisation (9 February 2018)
- Notice of intention to publish and gazette the Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Action Plan (3 September 2018)
- Draft minimum standards for the consideration of environmental aspects in the preparation and review of spatial development frameworks (10 May 2019)
- Draft procedures to be followed for the assessment and minimum criteria for reporting of identified environmental themes in terms of section 24(5)(a) and (h) when applying for environmental authorisation (10 May 2019)
- Proposed amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (22 November 2019)
Procedures to be followed
- Notice of identification in terms of section 24 (5) (a) and (b) of NEMA of the procedure to be followed in applying for environmental authorisation for large scale electricity transmission and distribution development activities identified in terms of section 24 (2) (a) of NEMA when occurring in geographical areas of strategic importance (Government Gazette No. 41445 GN 113 of 16 February 2018) to be read with an amendment in GN 1617 in GG 45649 of 17 December 2021.
- Procedures for assessment and minimum criteria for reporting on identified environmental themes when applying for environmental authorisation (20 March 2020)
- Identification of procedures to be followed when applying for or deciding on an Environmental Authorisation application for the development of Electricity Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure when occurring in Renewable Energy Development Zones (26 February 2021)
- 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 (26 February 2021)
- Procedures to be followed when applying for or deciding on an Environmental Authorisation for the Development or Expansion of Gas Transmission Pipeline Infrastructure when occurring in Strategic Gas Pipeline Corridors (7 May 2021)
- Procedures for the Assessment and Minimum Criteria for Reporting on Identified Environmental Themes in terms of Sections 24(5)(a) and (h) and 44 of NEMA (30 August 2020) as amended on 28 July 2023 by amendments to the plant and animal species protocols (GG 49028 in GN 3717)
- Identification of Expanded Geographical Areas of Strategic Importance for the Development of Electricity Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure and of Procedures to be followed when applying for or deciding on environmental authorisation for large scale electricity transmission or distribution development activities when occurring in geographical areas of strategic importance (24 December 2021) – note this replaces the previous version published without a map on 29 April 2021
Identification of Geographical Areas (Section 24(3) of NEMA)
- Identification of Geographical Areas important for the development of Strategic Gas Transmission Pipeline Infrastructure (26 February 2021)
- Identification of Geographical Areas of strategic importance for the development of large scale wind and solar photovoltaic energy facilities (26 February 2021)
- Identification of Expanded Geographical Areas of Strategic Importance for the Development of Electricity Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure and of Procedures to be followed when applying for or deciding on environmental authorisation for large scale electricity transmission or distribution development activities when occurring in geographical areas of strategic importance (24 December 2021) – note this replaces the previous version published without a map on 29 April 2021
- 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 and Appendix 1 – the Standard (27 July 2022)
Generic Environmental Management Programmes (Section 24N(1A) of NEMA)
- Identification of a Generic Environmental Management Programme relevant to an application for environmental authorization for the development or expansion of gas transmission pipeline infrastructure (23 April 2021)
Directions issued by Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment under the Disaster Management Act No. 57 of 2002 (COVID-19 Directions)
- GNR 439 of 31 March 2020: Directions issued by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment in terms of regulation 10 (8) of the Regulations issued in terms of section 27 (2) of the Act: Measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19.
- GN 650 of 5 June 2020: Directions regarding Measures to Address, Prevent and Combat the Spread of COVID-19 relating to National Environmental Management Permits and Licences;
- GN 970 of 9 September 2020: Directions regarding Measures to Address, Prevent and Combat the Spread of COVID-19 relating to National Environmental Management Permits and Licences.
Listing Notices
- Listing Notice 1 (as amended)
- Listing Notice 2 (as amended)
- Listing Notice 3 (as amended)
