Environment Impact Assessment Regulations (No. R. 982 of 2014). Country/Territory South Africa Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette No. 38282 of 4 December 2014. Subject Environment gen. Keyword EIA Environmental planning Access-to-information Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Monitoring Environmental audit Public participation Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Policy/planning Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract These Regulations regulate procedures and criteria as contemplated in Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act relating to the preparation, evaluation, submission, processing and consideration of, and decision on, applications for environmental authorisations for the commencement of activities in order to avoid or mitigate detrimental impacts on the environment, and to optimise positive environmental impacts and related matters. "Activity" means an activity identified in any notice published by the Minister or the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) in terms of section 24D(1)(a) of the Act as a listed activity or specified activity. Full text English Website www.info.gov.za References - Legislation Implements National Environmental Management Act, 1998. Legislation | South Africa | 1998 (2009) Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Environmental planning, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Governance, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, EIA, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Environment Impact Assessment Regulations (No. R. 543 of 2010). Legislation | South Africa | 2010 Keyword: EIA, Environmental planning, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Institution, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Amendments to the Environment Impact Assessment Regulations (No. R. 326 of 2017). Legislation | South Africa | 2017 Keyword: EIA, Environmental planning, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Monitoring, Environmental audit, Public participation, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Corrections to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations and the Listing Notices (No. 706 of 2018). Legislation | South Africa | 2018 Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendment of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (Government Notice No. 982 of 2014), Government Notice no. 599 of 2020. Legislation | South Africa | 2020 Keyword: EIA, Authorization/permit, Environmental planning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX