NOTICE OF APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO GRANT POSTPONEMENT OF COMPLIANCE TIMEFRAMES IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AIR QUALITY ACT 39 OF 2004 MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS TO ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD VANDERBIJLPARK

A legal notice from MacRobert Inc, acting on behalf of ArcelorMittal South Africa (Pty) Ltd (AMSA), addressed to the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries regarding an appeal filed by the Centre for Environmental Rights. The notice argues that the appeal against the postponement of compliance timeframes for Minimum Emission Standards at the Vanderbijlpark facility was submitted late and is therefore invalid unless condonation is granted.

• MacRobert Inc, representing ArcelorMittal South Africa (Pty) Ltd (AMSA), asserts that the appeal submitted by the Centre for Environmental Rights on 15 September 2020 was filed after the deadline established by the Appeal Regulations (GNR 993 of 8 December 2014). The firm claims the appellants were notified of the decision by 21 July 2020 at the latest, making the appeal "out of time".
• AMSA contends that no valid appeal is currently pending because the appellants have requested condonation for the late submission under section 47C of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA), and this condonation has not yet been granted.
• Despite the argument that the appeal is invalid, AMSA intends to submit a responding statement by 30 October 2020 if the application for condonation is granted. In doing so, AMSA is requesting its own condonation or extension for exceeding the 20-day response period provided under section 47C of NEMA.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2020). NOTICE OF APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO GRANT POSTPONEMENT OF COMPLIANCE TIMEFRAMES IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AIR QUALITY ACT 39 OF 2004 MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS TO ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD VANDERBIJLPARK. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201005-MEFF3.docx.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. NOTICE OF APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO GRANT POSTPONEMENT OF COMPLIANCE TIMEFRAMES IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AIR QUALITY ACT 39 OF 2004 MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS TO ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD VANDERBIJLPARK. 2020. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201005-MEFF3.docx.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2020notice, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{NOTICE OF APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO GRANT POSTPONEMENT OF COMPLIANCE TIMEFRAMES IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AIR QUALITY ACT 39 OF 2004 MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS TO ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD VANDERBIJLPARK}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2020}, month = oct, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201005-MEFF3.docx.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }