National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)Chapter 5 : Licensing of Waste Management Activities47. Procedure for waste management licence applications |
| (1) | The licensing authority— |
| (a) | may, by written notice, require the applicant, at the applicant's cost, to obtain and provide it within a specified period with any other information in addition to the information contained in or submitted in connection with the application; |
| (b) | may conduct its own investigation on the likely effect of the waste management activity on health and the environment; |
| (c) | must invite written comments from any organ of state that has an interest in the matter; and |
| (d) | must afford the applicant an opportunity to make representations on any adverse statements or objections to the application. |
| (2) | An applicant must take appropriate steps to bring the application to the attention of relevant organs of state, interested persons and the public. |
| (3) | The steps contemplated in subsection (2) must include the publication of a notice in at least two newspapers circulating in the area in which the waste management activity applied for is to be carried out. |
| (4) | The notice contemplated in subsection (3) must— |
| (a) | describe the nature and purpose of the waste management licence applied for; |
| (b) | give particulars of the waste management activity, including the place where it is or is to be carried out; |
| (c) | state where further information on the waste management activity can be obtained; |
| (d) | stating a reasonable period within which written representations on, or objections to, the application may be submitted, and the address or place where representations or objections must be submitted; and |
| (e) | contain such other particulars as the licensing authority may require. |