National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)NoticesAdoption and Implementation of the Sandveld Environmental Management Framework Standard, 2025 and the Exclusion of identified activities from the requirement to obtain an Environmental AuthorisationChapter 1: Interpretation, Purpose and Application3. Application of Standard |
| (1) | The Standard applies to activities contemplated in Annexure 1 where— |
| (a) | the excluded activities have not yet commenced; |
| (b) | the excluded activities are proposed to be undertaken for the purpose of cultivation of land situated within the Sandveld Environmental Management Framework geographical area; |
| (c) | the excluded activities proposed to be undertaken fall within the land use category classified as "cultivated land" and "land to be cultivated" as indicated in the Sandveld Environmental Management Framework; |
| (d) | the MEC is the competent authority for the excluded activities; and |
| (e) | the farm units on which the excluded activities are proposed to be undertaken fall entirely inside the boundary of the Sandveld Environmental Management Framework geographical area. |
| (2) | Compliance with the Standard does not negate the need for the proponent to comply with all other applicable legislation. |