Chapter 20:27

Environment Management Act

(Environmental Impact Assessment & Ecosystems Protection)
Regulations, 2007
Statutory Instrument 7 of 2007
Amended by SI's 3/11 and 130/2011.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
1 Title
2 Interpretation

PART II
EXTRACTION OF CLAY AND SAND DEPOSITS
3 License required for commercial extraction of clay or sand deposits standards for certain
activities
4 Procedure for application for a licence
5 Amendment or cancellation of licence
6 Period of validity of a licence
7 Licence not transferable

PART III
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
8 Procedure for conducting environmental impact assessment study
9 Register of persons engaged in environmental impact assessment
10 Review of prospectus & environmental impact assessment reports and issuing of
licences
11 Amendments, suspension or cancellation of licences
12 Extension of period of validity of licence
13 Fees for reviewing prospectus and environment impact assessment reports
14 Environmental Audits

PART IV
PREVENTION OF FIRES
15 Application of this Part
16 Pre-suppression measures
17 Suppression measures
18 Post suppression measures

PART V
SLEIGHS
19 Prohibition against possession or use of sleigh

PART VI
PROTECTION OF WETLANDS, PUBLIC STREAMS & OTHER CERTAIN LANDS
20 Licence required for certain activities on certain land
21 Application for licence to operate
22 Consideration of application by Agency
23 Deferred application
24 Amendment or cancellation of licence

PART VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
25 Appeals against decisions of Agency etc
26 Spot fines
27 Repeals and savings
FIRST SCHEDULE: Fees
SECOND SCHEDULE: Forms
IT is hereby notified that Minister, after consultation with the Agency has , in terms of
section 140 of the Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27] has made the following
regulations: —

PART I
PRELIMINARY
Title
1 These regulations may be cited as the Environment Management
(Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecosystems Protection) Regulations
2007.
Interpretation
2 In these regulations—
"appropriate fee" means an appropriate fee prescribed in the First Schedule;
"clay deposits" means soil material used for purposes specified in the Third Schedule;
“designated authority" includes local authorities, government agencies, or private agencies;
"form" means a form prescribed in the Second Schedule;
"fire prevention measures" includes fire guards, fire fighting teams, fire fighting equipment
and fire awareness campaigns;
"high flood-level" means the maximum level to which the water level could rise, due to
rainfall and run-off in the catchment areas, over and above the level of water normally
conserved in any artificially constructed water storage work on a public stream;
"licence" means a licence issued in terms of section twenty;
"local authority" means a municipal council, town council, or local board, rural district;
"monitoring schedules" means recording and reporting on fires;
"naturally defined banks" means the banks containing the flow of a public stream when
flowing at its fullest capacity and keeping the usual natural direction of its own course;
"post-suppression measures” means the activities undertaken when the fire has been
extinguished;
"pre-suppression measures" means the preventive activities done before a fire outbreak;
"prospectus" means a short report detailing the activities which the developer shall carry
out;
"sensitive area" means any ecologically sensitive area referred to in section twenty;
"suppression measures" means the activities undertaken towards extinguishing the fire;
"sleigh" means any vehicle used for transporting which —
(a) travels on runners instead of wheels; or
(b) travels on any other manner on the surface of the ground without the use of
wheels or tracks driven by the wheels.

PART II
EXTRACTION OF CLAY AND SAND DEPOSITS
Licence required for commercial extraction of clay or sand deposits
3 (1) No person shall excavate, remove, possess, *transport or licence the
removal of—
(a) clay or sand deposit in excess of #1 ton or for commercial purposes without a
licence issued by the Agency; and.
(b) sand deposits from an undesignated site of point.
#=1016 KGs .Subsection (1) amended by SI 4/11 with effect from the 21st January,2011, to prohibit
*transportation as well - Editor ].
(2) Any person who wishes to extract, excavate, possess or licence the removal of sand or
clay shall apply to the Agency in Form EMA A and the application shall be accompanied by
an appropriate application fee.
(3) An applicant shall, in consultation with the local authority and the local inspector,
develop a detailed excavation and environmental rehabilitation plan for submission to the
Agency for consideration before any extraction or excavation is done.
(3a) No person shall transport sand between the times of 1800 hrs and 0600 hrs.

subsection (A) inserted by SI 130/11 with effect from the 11th November, 2011

(4) Any person who contravenes subsections (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and
liable to a fine not exceeding level fourteen or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding
five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

Editor's Note: It appears SI 130/11 does not make a breach of Section (3a) an offence

Procedure for application for a licence

4 (1) An application for possession, excavation, extraction or removal of clay
or sand deposits licence shall be forwarded to the Agency through the
inspector of the district where excavation or extraction is going to take place
upon payment of a fee as may be fixed by the Director-General from time to
time.
(2) Within 60 days after receiving the application, the Director General—
(a) shall consider the application and cause an inspector to issue out a licence to the
applicant if the application meets all necessary requirements; or
(b) may require the applicant to supply further information or do such other thing as
he or she considers necessary or desirable for sustainable utilization of the resource
before a licence can be issued; or
(c) may reject the application.

Amendment or cancellation of licence

5 (1) The Agency may cancel or amend a licence issued in terms of section four
if —
(a) the person to whom such licence was issued contravenes or fails to comply with
the requirements of the environmental rehabilitation plan; or
(b) it considers it necessary that excavation of clay or sand be discontinued to
prevent further degradation of the land.
(2) The Agency shall, before cancelling or amending a licence in terms of subsection (1) —
(a) notify the person to whom the licence was issued, in writing, of its intention to
amend or cancel the licence with effect from a specified date, giving its reasons
therefor; and
 (b) invite such person to submit, in writing, within 30 days of the date of such
notification, his or her representation if any, on why such amendment or
cancellation should not be effected.
(3) Where notification of intention to amend or cancel a licence has been given in terms of
subsection (1) —
(a) if no representation has been received from the person concerned within the
period referred to in subsection (2)(b);
(b) if representations have been received from the person concerned within the
period referred to in subsection
the Agency shall consider the representations, if any, and may amend or cancel the licence
with effect from such date as it deems appropriate, not being a date earlier than the date
notified to the person concerned in terms of subsection (2).
(4) The Agency shall notify the person concerned, in writing of its decision in terms of
subsection (3).

Period of validity of a licence

6 (1) A licence issued in terms of section four shall be valid for a period of 1
year unless specified otherwise in the licence.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the holder of a licence issued in terms of section four
wishing to renew or amend it shall submit an application in Form EMA B1 together with the
appropriate fee, to the Agency.

Licence not transferable

7 A licence issued in terms of section four shall not be transferable to any
other person.
PART III
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Procedure for conducting environmental impact assessment study
8 (1) Where a developer proposes to conduct an environmental impact
assessment in terms of section 98 of the Act, the developer shall furnish the
Director-General with a prospectus containing a brief description of the project
for approval.
(2) The Director-General shall review the prospectus submitted in terms of subsection (1)
within 20 days.
(3) Where the Director-General approves the prospectus submitted in terms of subsection
(1), the developer shall engage registered consultants (organisations only are eligible for
registration) , to prepare an environmental impact assessment report.
(4) Consultants engaged in terms of subsection (3) shall, be multi-disciplinary and chosen for
their experience, knowledge and professional qualifications in the following fields or areas
of competence; physical sciences, biological sciences, social or applied sciences and any
other discipline considered to be necessary by the Agency.
(5) Consultants referred to in subsection (2) shall—
(a) apply to the Agency to be environment impact assessment consultants;
(b) pay an application fee as prescribed in the First Schedule of these regulations.
(6) An application in terms of subsection (5)(a) shall include the following information—
(a) curriculum vitae showing experience and knowledge of environmental issues;
(b) portfolio studies already undertaken as proof that the person is capable of
carrying out such studies on environmental impact assessment on behalf of the
developer;
(c) disclosure of interested parties where there maybe conflict of interest.
(7) Where the Director-General is satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements
referred to in subsection (5) and (6), he or she shall issue a licence to the consultant. The
Licence shall be valid for 1 calendar (January to December) year unless specified otherwise
on the licence.
(8) The Director-General may from time to time specify fees which are to be charged by
consultants in carrying out environmental impact assessment studies.

Register of persons engaged in environmental impact assessment

9 (1) The Director-General shall keep a register of environment impact
assessment consultants.
(2) The register of environmental impact assessment consultants shall be open for
inspection by members of the public at all reasonable times and at such premises as the
Agency may determine and upon payment of a fee prescribed in the First Schedule.

Review of prospectus & environmental impact assessment reports & issuing of

licences
10 (1) The Director-General shall review the prospectus and environmental
impact assessment reports submitted to the Agency upon payment of the
prescribed fee by the developer. The fees are prescribed in the First Schedule
of these regulations.
(2) The prospectus and the environmental impact assessment report shall include the
following information in addition to the requirements of the Act —
(a) project name;
(b) name and address of the developer; or
(c) name and address of consultant; or
 (d) company profile;
(e) environmental impact assessment or prospectus date.
(3) Upon receipt of an environmental impact assessment report, the Director-General shall
review the report within 60 working days.
(4) Before any environmental impact assessment report is furnished to the Director-
General, the developer shall carry out wide consultations with stakeholders.
(5) During a prospectus and environmental impact assessment report review period, the
Director-General shall verify whether full stakeholder participation was undertaken when
the environmental impact assessment report was prepared.
(6) Expenses associated with the stakeholder consultation process shall be borne by the
developer.
(7) The Director-General may advertise in the print and electronic media when a prospectus
or environmental impact assessment report is being reviewed.
(8) The Director-General shall inform the developer in writing of his or her decision within
60 working days :failure of which the environmental impact assessment report shall be
deemed to have been approved.
(9) Where the Director-General approves the environmental impact assessment report, he
or she shall issue a licence of acceptance to the developer.

Amendment, suspension or cancellation of licence

11 (1) The Director-General may amend, suspend or cancel a licence issued in
terms of section ten if the developer—
(a) wilfully or negligently failed to comply with the conditions of the licence; or
(b) submitted false information for the purpose of obtaining a licence.
(2) Prior to amendment, suspension or cancellation of a licence issued in terms of section
ten, the Director-General shall notify the developer in writing, of his or her intention to
amend, suspend or cancel giving his or her reasons thereof.
(3) The developer shall, within 30 days, in writing, from the date of notification make
representations, if any, as to why the licence should not be amended, suspended or
cancelled.

Extension of period of validity of a licence

12 (1) The developer issued with a licence in terms of section ten wishing to
renew or amend or extend it shall submit an application in Form EMA C2
together with the appropriate fee, to the Agency within a period of 6 months
before the expiry date of the licence.
(2) Where an Environment Impact Assessment certificate has been issued, it should be kept
and shown to the Agency upon request during the project development and at any time
after the project completion.
 Fees for reviewing prospectus and environment impact assessment reports
13 [Editor – To be published next update]
Environmental Audits
14 (1) The Agency shall carry out bi-annual environmental audits to ensure
that all projects being implemented are in compliance with these regulations.
(2) The developer shall submit a quarterly environmental monitoring report on any issues
raised in the Environmental Impact Assessment report or any other issues that arise as a
result of the implementation of the project. Failure to submit quarterly report will make the
developer liable to a fine not exceeding level fourteen or imprisonment for twelve months
or both fine and imprisonment.

PART IV
PREVENTION OF FIRES
Application of this Part
15 Except where it is expressly provided for to the contrary, this part shall be
construed as being in addition to and not in substitution for any regulations
made under Part VIII and X of the Forest Act [Chapter 19:05] and section 23 of
the Communal Lands Forest Produce Act [Chapter 19:04] or any other law
which regulate the prevention of fires.
Pre-suppression measures
16 (1) Any land user, owner, or designated authority shall put in place
appropriate fire prevention measures on their land.
(2) No person shall deliberately cause fire that he or she cannot extinguish which causes
damage to the environment, property, or life.
(3) No person shall light a fire outside residential or commercial premises during the period
from 31 July to 31 October of each year.
(4) Any person who contravenes subsections (1), (2), or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and
liable to a fine not exceeding level eight or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one
year or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

Suppression measures
17 (1) The land user, landowner, farmer, lessee or designated authority shall
be responsible for extinguishing all fires on their property regardless of origin
of the fire.
(2). In case of a fire outbreak any person within the vicinity of the fire other than the user or
the owner of that land shall carefully and properly extinguish the fire.

Post suppression measures

18 (1) After a fire outbreak an investigation and documentation of the cause
of fire and the extent of the damage to the environment, property or loss of
life shall be undertaken within a period of 7 days from the day of occurrence
of that fire.
(2) An investigation in terms of subsection (1) shall be carried out by –
(a) the land user or landowner in the case of a farm or private property;
(b) the designated authority in the case of state land;
(c) the village head in the case of a village;
(d) the chief, ward councillor or the chairperson of the environment subcommittee
in the case of a district;
(e) the rural district council chairperson or the chairperson of the environment
committee in the case of a district;
(f) the mayor chairperson of commission in the case of an urban local authority
area.
(3) Upon completion of the investigations, the persons specified in subsection (2) shall
report to the nearest Environmental Management Agency office and Zimbabwe Republic
Police within a period of 7 days stating the date of the fire, cause of fire, extent of damage
measured in terms of hectares, property and injury or loss of life.
(4) Any person who on any land –
(a) leaves unattended a fire, which he or she, with or without authority, has lit or
assisted in lighting or used or rekindled or to which he or she had added fuel before
such fire is extinguished; or
(b) with or without authority lights or assist in lighting, or uses or rekindles or adds
fuel to a fife which spreads or causes injury; or
(c) deliberately fails to extinguish a fire on his property;
shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level fourteen per hectare or
part thereof or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine
and imprisonment.

PART V
SLEIGHS
Prohibition against possession or use of sleigh
19 (1) No person shall possess, use, licence or cause to be used a sleigh on any
land.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a
fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding four months.

PART VI
 PROTECTION OF WETLANDS, PUBLIC STREAMS & OTHER CERTAIN LANDS
Licence required for certain activities on certain land
20 (1) No person shall, without a licence issued by the Agency, the proof
whereof shall lie upon him or her, to reclaim or drain, drill or make a tunnel,
introduce any exotic animal or plant species, cultivate, or licence the
cultivation of, or destroy any natural vegetation on, or dig up, break up,
remove or alter in any way the soil or surface of —
(a) wetland; or
(b) land within 30 metres of the naturally defined banks of a public stream; or
(c) land within 30 metres of the high flood-level of any body of water conserved in
artificially constructed water storage work on a public stream; or
(d) bed, banks or course of any river or stream.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to the destruction of vegetation or the digging up, breaking
up, removal or alteration of the surface in respect of projects specified in the First Schedule
to the Act;
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a
fine not exceeding level ten or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to
both such fine and imprisonment.

Application for licence to operate

21 (1) An application for a licence required in terms of section twenty shall be
made to the Agency in Form EMA D and accompanied by an appropriate
application fee.
(2) If the applicant is not the owner of the land, the application shall not be lodged unless,
the owner has agreed to the action in respect of which approval is sought, the location
concerned and his or her agreement has been endorsed on the application form and signed
by him or her or the application is accompanied by his or her written, signed agreement.
(3) An application in respect of land which is communal land or resettlement area shall not
be lodged unless the appropriate local authority has agreed to the action in respect of which
approval is sought, the location concerned and that agreement has been endorsed on the
application form and signed by the local authority or the application form is accompanied by
the written consent of such local authority.

Consideration of application by the Agency

22 (1) Upon receipt of an application made in terms of section twenty-one the
Agency shall-—
(a) cause the land to be inspected; and
(b) proceed to consider the application and –
 (i) reject it; or
(ii) approve it with or without any conditions; or
(iii) defer it pending a receipt of recommendation from the inspector; and
(iv) inform the applicant in writing of its decision.
(2) A licence issue in terms of this section shall —
(a) be valid for 1 year from issue date unless specified otherwise on the licence;
(b) not be transferable and rights therein shall rest solely In the applicant.

Deferred application
23 (1) Where an application has been deferred, the applicant, after satisfying
the requirement which led to its deferment, shall notify the local authority in
writing and request it to undertake further inspection thereof.
(2) Upon receipt of a notification made in terms of subsection (1), the inspector shall carry
out such further inspection of the land as he or she considers necessary and shall, as soon as
possible make a recommendation to the Director General that the application be either
approved or rejected.
(3) The Director General shall, upon receipt and consideration of a recommendation made
to him or her in terms of subsection (2) reconsider the application and:-
(a) reject it; or
(b) approve it with or without any conditions;
and inform the applicant in writing of his or her decision.

Amendment or cancellation of licence

24 (1) The Agency may cancel a licence issued in terms of section twenty-three
if –
(a) the person to whom such licence was given contravenes or fails to comply with
any condition imposed upon him or her; or
(b) the Agency considers it necessary that cultivation of; or other activities on, the
land in respect of which a licence was issued be discontinued to prevent further
degradation to the natural resource of the land.
(2) The Agency shall, prior to cancellation, or amendment of a licence issued in terms of
subsection (1) –
(a) notify the person to whom the licence was given, in writing, of its intention to
amend conditions in, or cancel licence with effect from a specific date, giving its
reasons thereafter ; or
(b) invite such person to submit, in writing, within 30 days of the date of
such notification his representations, if any, why such amendment or
cancellation should not be effected.
(3) Where notification of intention to amend or cancel has been given in terms of subsection
(2) and if –
(a) no representation had been received from the person concerned within the
period referred to in that subsection, the Agency shall cancel or amend the licences
as the case may be; or
(b) representation has been received from the person concerned within the period
referred to in that subsection, the Agency shall consider the representations and
may amend or cancel the licence with effect from such date as it deems appropriate,
not being a date earlier than the date notified to the person concerned in terms of
subsection (2).
(4) The Agency shall notify the person concerned, in writing, of its decision.

PART VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Appeal against decision of an Officer; Director General or Minister etc.
25 (1) Any person who is aggrieved by any decision of the Officer or
authorized person shall appeal to the Director General in terms of section 129
of the Act.
(2) Any person who is aggrieved by any decision of any authority shall appeal to the Minister
in terms of section 130 of the Act, submitting with his or her appeal the fee prescribed in
the First Schedule.
(3) Any person who is aggrieved by any order of the Minister shall appeal to the
Administrative Court in terms of section 130 of the Act.

Spot fine
26 (1) The Agency through its authorised officers, may issue to any offender
who contravenes any part of these regulations with a spot fine (ticket):
Provided that no such fine shall exceed level fourteen.
(2) In the event that the offender fails to pay the spot fine as prescribed on the spot fine
ticket, the default penalty shall be zw$65 000,00 x i. After the lapse of the deadline for the
payment of the default, the Agency will not accept payment, the offender will be taken to
Court.
Editor's Note : the "i" probably refers to the inflation correction factor by which all fees are to be
adjusted , which will be the ratio of the current Government Consumer Price Index (CPI) to the CPI at
the base year. The base year is June 2006 and i is 1 for the base year.
This note is no longer part of these Regulations ,but was contained in the Note to the Fee Schedule
which was repealed and substituted by SI 3/2011 below.

Repeals
27 (1) The Natural Resources (Protection) Regulations, 1991, published in
Statutory Instrument 291 of 1991 and the Natural Resources (Sleighs)
Regulations, 1975, published in Statutory Instrument 604 of 1975 are repealed.
FIRST SCHEDULE (Sections 2,10(1),20(2),and 25)
Repealed and substituted by SI 3/11 with effect from the 21st January, 2011.

FEES FOR SAND ABSTRACTION & TRANSPORTATION

In this schedule “point” means an area measuring 20 metres x 20 metres which the licence
holder has been licensed to extract sand or clay deposits.

TABLE 1
FEES FOR SAND ABSTRACTION AND TRANSPORTATION PER QUARTER
Quarterly sand abstraction per point US$ 165

Quarterly licence to ferry sand per

US$ 105
vehicle

TABLE 2
FEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Annual environmental consultants
registration US$ 300
(locals)

Annual Environmental Consultant

registration US$2 000
(foreigners)

Inspection of consultant register US$40

Prospectus review US$115

Environmental Impact Assessment Report US$210 or 1.5% of the project

review or extension of licence whichever is the higher

Inspection of register of Environmental

Impact US$50
Assessment Licences.

Inspection of Environmental Impact

US$250
Assessment reports, per report

Replacement of licence US$20

 Fees for appealing to the Minister against
US$240
the decision of the Agency

Notes -
1. All Annual registration fees are paid in advance and cover year of January to December.
2. The year will be reckoned from January to December and not 12 months from date of
issue
3. A 5% administration fee will be charged on all fees.

SECOND SCHEDULE
FORMS
The following activities require a licence before any commercial activity is carried out –
(1) building construction;
(2) brick moulding;
(3) pottery;
(4) moulding of plumbing accessories;

APPLICATION TO EXCAVATE CLAY OR SAND DEPOSITS

1. EMA "A" FORM
Application to excavate clay or sand deposits from land other than land protected in terms
of Wetlands and Public Streams (Protection) Regulations i.e Part VI.,
hereinafter referred to as "the land".

PART I
[To be completed by the Applicant in duplicate]
1. I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
(Insert full name in capital letters)
hereby apply to excavate clay/sand * deposits for commercial purposes on land detailed in
section 3 below.
2. I am the owner/lessee/user of the said land.
3. –
(a) Site identification:
Size of land: …………………………………………………………….
Name of village: …………………………………………………………
Name of ward:……………………………………………………………..
District: …………………………………………………………………
Province: ………………………………………………………….
Name of property: ……………………………………………………..
(b) Land tenure system:-- communal/resttlement/sscfa/cfa/urban area *
Date: ……………………………………………………………………
Signature of applicant: …………………………………………………
4. Endorsement -
I/We agree to the intended activity and location of the said land in respect of which the
application is being made.*
Signed……………………………………………………………………………………..
Date:…………………………………………….
(Owner/lessee/local authority) *

PART II
[To be compiled by the local inspector in consultation with the applicant.]
Environmental rehabilitation/management plan-
5 The following information must be contained in the report with any other relevant
information deemed necessary for the sustainable utilization of the land –
(a) a standard project proposal for the intended operations (to be submitted by applicant);
(b) a detailed baseline survey report;
(c) mandatory environmental rehabilitation/management action plan.

PART III
[To be completed by the Chief Provincial Environment Officer]
6. This application is recommended for approval/rejection based on the following reasons –
*
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
I certify that this application has been recorded in my register.
Signed:…………………………………………………………………………..Date:…………………………..
(Chief Provincial Environment Officer)

PART IV
[Approval/rejection of application by the Director General]
7. Approval of this application has been granted/ rejected and licence number
………………………………………. issued.*
Approval subject to full compliance with the entire requirement stated in this application
and the maintenance to recommended specifications on any works or other environmental
rehabilitation/management measures stated in this application necessary for sustainable
use of the land referred to in this application.
Signed: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Date:…………………………………………………………………
Note:-
(a) On completion of this part the applicant must forward a complete, original and copy of
form to the local inspector.
(b) No operations can commence until this application has been approved and a licence
issued by the Agency.

2. TRANSPORTER'S FORM
2. EMA Form B -,- Transport’s form
Please add this new form.
Application to carry sand from a registered sand extraction site
(i) Details of applicant-
(a) Full name of applicant: ………………………………..
(b) Company name:………………………………….
(c) Physical address of applicant:……………………………..
(d) Local area of operation:………………………………….
(ii) Details of vehicle-
(a) Registration number:……………………………………
(b) Capacity: ……………………………………………..
(c) Fitness certificate number: ………………………………
(iii) Declaration by applicant-
I shall comply with the following conditions of operation-
∙ Transport sand or clay from a legal abstraction point.
∙ Ensure that the consignment is secure and does not spill during normal travel.
Signature of applicant:: ……………………………………………………….Date:…………………
3. REGISTRATION OF EIA CONSULTANCY
EMA "C" EMA Form C1 - registration of EIA consultant
Please do the following amendments.
∙ Remove [to be filled in duplicate]
(i) Details of applicant-
(a) Full name of applicant:…………………………………………………………………………………..
(b) Company name:…………………………………………………………………………………………
(c) Physical address of applicant: '………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(ii) Details of company-
(a) Certificate of incorporation number :………………………………………..
(b) Tax certificate clearance number…………………………………….
(c) Profile of EIA studies undertaken to date………………………………………….
Year Title of EIA study
………………… …………………………………………………………...
………………….. ………………………………………………………….
(iii) Details of EIA team members-
List the persons comprising your team and provide separate detailed curriculum
Vitae for each member
Name Qualification
……………………………. ………………………………………..
…………………………….. ……………………………………………
(iv) Declaration by applicant-
I,……………………………………………… representing ………………………………… do hereby
declare that the above information is accurate. I further declare that the company does not
employ and will not engage employee/s of the Agency in the execution of EIA studies.
Signed at …………………………………….On………………………………………………..
(v) Application approved/rejected-
……………………………………. Date………………………………….. Certificate number
……………………………………
Signature for Director General
EMA Form C2--Extension of period of validity of an EIA certificate
(i) Details of applicant-
Full name of applicant ……………………………………………………………..
Name of developer…………………………………………………………
Physical address o f developer…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) Details of project-
(d) EIA certificate number ……………………………………………………………………………..
(e) Date issued…………………………… Date when project commenced ……………………………………
(f), Provide a separate detailed project progress report that includes: –
∙ Activities completed and outstanding activities.
∙ Proposed project implementation plan.
∙ Reasons for need of extension of validity of certificate.
(g) Summary of reasons for seeking extension……………………………………………………..
4. APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO OPERATE IN PROTECTED AREAS
EMA "D" FORM Application for certain activities on certain land
Application to obtain a licence to operate on land within an area protected in terms of the
Protection of Wetlands and Public Streams and other certain Areas, Part VI of these
regulations: –
(a) wetland; or
(b) land within 30 metres of naturally defined banks of a public stream; or
(c) land within 30 metres of the high flood level of body of water conserved in artificially
constructed water storage work on a public stream; or bed, bank or course of any river or
stream.-hereinafter referred to as "the land".
PART I
(a) Name of applicant:…………………………………………………………………………..
(b) Title; Owner/User/Village head/Headman/Chief [delete the inapplicable]
(c) Details of land:-
Name of site/land ;………………………………………… Size of land ………………………………….
Name of /Property…………………………………………. Name of chief………………………………………………
Name of district……………………………………………. Land tenure………………………………………
(d) State the intended use of land –
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(e) Note that in the case of private property, if the applicant is not the owner of the land
he/she is required to obtain the owner's written consent to this application to be endorsed
hereon or attached hereto.
(f) Endorsement: [Consent of the Owner/Local authority]
I/ we agree to the action and location of the land in respect of which a licence is sought.
Signed……………………………………………. Date……………………………………
Owner/Local authority representative. .
PART II
[To be compiled by an official from the Ministry of Agriculture in consultation with the
applicant]
5. Agriculture production and conservation report:
The following information must be contained in the report with any other relevant
information deemed necessary for the economic productivity of the land –
(a) Gross margin analysis of the intended activity;
(b) Appropriate soil conservation measures to be adopted.
PART III
[To be compiled by the local inspector in consultation with the applicant.]
6. Environmental management plan:
The following information must be contained in the report with any other relevant
information deemed necessary for the sustainable utilization of the land – -
(a) A standard project proposal for the intended operations;
(b) A detailed baseline survey report; and
(c) Suggested mandatory environmental management action to be taken.
PART IV
[To be completed by the Chief Environment Officer]
7. This application is recommended for approval/rejection based on the following reasons. *
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
I certify that this application has been recorded in my register.
Signed: ………………………………………………………………………….. Date:…………………..
(Chief Provincial Environment Officer)