00206B3D20B8201026111202

This document is a decision by the Director of Appeals and Legal Review within the South African Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries regarding a request for condonation for the late filing of an appeal. The appeal concerns a decision to grant ArcelorMittal South Africa a suspension from complying with Minimum Emission Standards (MES) at its facility in Vanderbijlpark.

• The National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) of the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries granted ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) a suspension to comply with Minimum Emission Standards (MES) and alternative limits for various pollutants on 23 March 2020.
• The Centre for Environmental Rights, representing the Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance and Groundwork, filed an appeal on 15 September 2020, which was approximately one month and four days past the prescribed deadline of 11 August 2020.
• The request for condonation for the late filing was granted because the appellants were only provided with written reasons for the postponement decision on 26 August 2020, which the Director deemed a reasonable explanation for the delay under the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000.
• Following the granting of condonation, ArcelorMittal South Africa was given 20 calendar days from the date of the decision's signature to submit a responding statement regarding the appeal.

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@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsnd00206b3d20b8201026111202, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{00206B3D20B8201026111202}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CER-Condonation-decision.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }