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Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (G.N. No. 30 of 2011).

Country/Territory
Namibia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia, No. 4878 of 6 February 2012.
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
EIA Institution Environmental planning Registration Public participation Access-to-information Offences/penalties Policy/planning Sustainable development
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations, made under section 56 of the Environmental Management Act, 2007, concern environmental impact assessment and environmental clearance regarding to activities listed in Government Notice No. 30 of 2012. Those activities may not be undertaken without an environmental clearance certificate issued by the relevant competent authority as identified in section 30 of the Act. After submitting the application to the competent authority the proponent must take various specified steps to complete the process including designation of an environmental assessment practitioner to manage the assessment process, conducting of a public consultation process in and submission of a scoping report and management plan to the Environmental Commissioner. Applicants and interested parties shall be registered and an assessment register is required to be kept in terms of section 33 of the Act. Decisions may be subject to an appeal to the Minister in terms of section 50 of the Act.

Full text
English
Website
www.lac.org.na

References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Management Act, 2007 (No. 7 of 2007).

Legislation | Namibia | 2007

Keyword: Framework law, Institution, EIA, Pollution control, Environmental planning, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX