NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: AIR QUALITY ACT 39 OF 2004: NOTICE REGARDING MANUAL REGISTRATION OF DATA PROVIDERS, REPORTING OF ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS, AND THE MANAGEMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION LICENSES, THROUGH A MANUAL PROCESS WHILE TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE UNDERWAY TO ESTABLISH NEW SYSTEMS, FOR THE CALENDAR YEARS 2024 TO 2026
Notice Title: National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 (“NEMAQA”): Notice regarding manual registration of data providers, reporting of atmospheric emissions, and the management of atmospheric emission licenses, through a manual process while transitional arrangements are underway to establish New Systems, for the calendar years 2024 to 2026
Government Notice: GN 4493 in GG 50284 on 8 March 2024
Commencing date: 8 March 2024
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment informs the general public of the need for manual registration of data providers, the manual reporting of atmospheric emissions and the manual management of Atmospheric Emission Licences, for calendar years 2024 to 2026, while arrangements are underway to establish new online systems. The reason for the temporary manual processes is that the South African Atmospheric Emission Inventory and Licence Portal is currently unavailable and will not be accessible during the calendar years 2024 to 2026.
Persons classified as data providers and required to register, report and verify information in terms of regulations 5{1), 6, 8{1) and 10 of the National Atmospheric Emission Reporting Regulations 2015, must now temporarily do so in the manner specified by the relevant licensing authority, whose contacts are accessible on the South African Air Quality Information System (SAAQIS) website: https://saagis.environment.qov.za/. The data providers must submit the required information by email to the relevant authorities and to NAEISAdmin@dffe.oov.za from 01 January to 30 June of each calendar year. Where 30 June falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, that period must be extended to the end of the following day which is not Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday.
For AEL management, a standard template has been made available on the SAAQIS website. Atmospheric emission licences and any amendments thereto, must also be applied for to the relevant licensing authority.
For a copy of the Government Gazette Notice click here.
For more information or assistance please contact Jan Nel at jan@shangoni.co.za.
