NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: AIR QUALITY ACT 39 OF 2004: DRAFT NATIONAL DUST CONTROL AMENDMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Notice Title: National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 (“NEMAQA”): Draft National Dust Control Amendment Regulations for Public Comment
Government Notice: GN 6186 in GG 52688 on 16 May 2025
Commencing date: Comments to be submitted on or before 16 June 2025
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment in terms of sections 32 and 53(o), read with sections 55(3), 56 and 57 of the NEMAQA, published the draft National Dust Control Amendment Regulations for public comment.
The purpose of the proposed amendments is to address the regulatory gaps identified in the implementation of the existing National Dust Control Regulations, 2013. The proposed amendments are aimed at improving dust control measures by-
- identifying distinct activities to which the Regulations apply;
- updating the standard test method for the collection and measurement of dustfall to a locally accessible method as adopted by the South African Bureau of Standards;
- improving the administration requirements for the development, implementation, and procedural matters with respect to dust management plans; and
- repealing the existing National Dust Control Regulations published in GNR 827 of 1 November 2013.
Members of the public are invited to submit comments on or before 16 June 2025. For a copy of the Government Gazette Notice click here.
For more information or assistance please contact Jan Nel at jan@shangoni.co.za.
