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PAGE   PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 10 ___________________________________________________________________________________ GENERAL NOTICE NOTICE OF 2013 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 107 OF 1998) DRAFT NATIONAL APPEAL REGULATIONS I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, hereby give notice of my intention to make the regulations pertaining to the process to be followed on the processing and consideration of, and decision on appeals, under section 44(1)(a) read with section 43(4) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), set out in the Schedule hereto. Members of the public are invited to submit to the Minister, within 30 (thirty) days after the publication of the notice in the Gazette, written comments or inputs to the following addresses: By post to: The Director-General: Department of Environmental Affairs Attention: Ms. Nomsa Mahlale Private Bag X447 Pretoria 0001 By hand at: 2nd Floor (Reception), Fedsure Forum Building, 315 Corner Pretorius and Lillian Ngoyi streets, Pretoria. By e-mail:  HYPERLINK mailto:nmahlale@environment.gov.za nmahlale@environment.gov.za, or by fax to: (012) 320 7561. Any enquiries in connection with the draft regulations can be directed to Mr. S Shabalala at (012) 310 3449. Comments received after the closing date may not be considered. BOMO EDITH EDNA MOLEWA MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS SCHEDULE TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTEPRETATION AND PURPOSE OF REGULATIONS Interpretation Purpose of Regulations Application of Regulations ADMINISTRATION AND PROCESSING OF APPEALS Categories of Appeals Notice of intention to appeal Appeal Process – Category 1 Appeal Process – Category 2 Appeal Process – Category 3 Appeal Submission Communication Assistance to people with special needs Repeal of regulations Transitional arrangements Short title and commencement CHAPTER 1 INTERPRETATION AND PURPOSE OF REGULATIO