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 4475 in GG 50272 on 8 March 2024
Commencing date: Comments to be submitted by 8 April 2024
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, in terms of sections 32, 53(o), 55(3), 56 and 57 of the NEMAQA, publish the draft National Dust Control Amendment Regulations for public comment.
The purpose of the amendments is to address the regulatory shortfalls that were identified in the implementation of the existing National Dust Control Regulations. The proposed amendments are aimed at providing clarity by:
- Defining activities that are applicable to the regulations.
- Updating the standard test method for the collection and measurement of dustfall to a locally accessible method as adopted by South African Bureau of Standards.
- Improving requirements for the development, implementation, and procedural matters with respect to dust management plans.
- Repealing the existing regulations published in GNR 827 of 1 November 2013.
Members of the public are invited to submit written comments and inputs on or before 8 April 2024. For a copy of the Government Gazette Notice click here.
For more information or assistance please contact Jan Nel at jan@shangoni.co.za.
