NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 107 OF 1998: EXTENSION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA AS THE SINGLE REGISTRATION AUTHORITY IN TERMS OF SECTION 24H(3), READ WITH SECTION 24H(6), OF THE ACT
Notice Title: National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998 (“NEMA”): Extension of the Appointment of the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa as the Single Registration Authority in terms of Section 24H(3), read with Section 24H(6), of the Act
Government Notice: GN 7078 in GG 54072 on 2 February 2026
Commencing date: 2 February 2026
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment extended 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 section 24H(6), of the NEMA, until a date to be determined by Notice in the Government Gazette.
EAPASA was appointed as the single registration authority for a period of five years, with effect from 8 February 2018 until 7 February 2023, whereafter the period of appointment was extended until 7 February 2024, and thereafter until 7 February 2026. The Minister further extended the appointment until a date to be determined by Notice in the Government Gazette, to enable him to adequately consider what the most sustainable way forward would be for the long term registration and regulation of environmental assessment practitioners and to undertake the required law reform processes.
For a copy of the Government Gazette Notice click here: National Environmental Management Act: Single Registration Authority: Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa: Extension of appointment (Correction)
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