National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)RegulationsWaste Tyre Regulations, 2017Part 4 : Waste Tyre Stockpile Abatement Plan9. Consideration of a waste tyre stockpile abatement plan |
| (1) | The Minister on receipt of a waste tyre stockpile abatement plan— |
| (a) | may require additional information to be furnished and a revised plan to be submitted within a timeframe indicated by the Minister; and |
| (b) | must, after incorporation of any comments, review the revised waste tyre stockpile abatement plan and approve it with or without conditions, or reject the waste tyre stockpile abatement plan with reasons and with a timeframe for resubmission. |
| (2) | A waste tyre stockpile abatement plan that has been rejected in terms of subregulation (1)(b) must be amended and resubmitted to the Minister within the timeframe indicated by the Minister. |
| (3) | The Minister may refuse to consider a waste tyre stockpile abatement plan— |
| (a) | if resubmitted more than once; or |
| (b) | after failure to resubmit the amended waste tyre stockpile abatement plan within the specified timeframe. |
| (4) | An approval in terms of subregulation (1)(b) must at least specify the period for which the approval is issued, which period may be extended by the Minister. |
| (5) | Any person producing a waste tyre stockpile abatement plan in terms of regulation 8(1) must submit an annual audit report to the Minister prepared by an external auditor commissioned at own expense to audit compliance with the plan. |
| (6) | Once the waste tyre stockpile abatement plan has been approved it is an offence not to comply with the plan. |