rule-16a-notice-1b005f539bfbe3f3.pdf

This document is a legal notice filed in the High Court of South Africa on May 21, 2014, by Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Ltd, National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd, and Sasol Infrachem. The applicants challenge the constitutionality of minimum emission standards published by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004.

• The applicants—Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Ltd, National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd, and Sasol Infrachem—allege that their rights under section 24 of the Constitution have been threatened or infringed.
• The legal challenge targets minimum emission standards published by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004, specifically Regulations GN248 (31 March 2010) and GN893 (22 November 2013).
• The applicants argue that the regulations are unconstitutional and unreasonable because they require existing plants to comply with the minimum emission standards, which they claim fails to promote justifiable economic and social development as required by section 24(b) of the Constitution.
• The applicants claim the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs failed to apply several principles from section 2 of NEMA when creating the regulations, including the need for development to be socially, environmentally and economically sustainable, and the requirement to pursue the best practicable environmental option.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). rule-16a-notice-1b005f539bfbe3f3.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Rule-16A-Notice.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. rule-16a-notice-1b005f539bfbe3f3.pdf. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Rule-16A-Notice.pdf?x21779.

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@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsndrule16anotice1b005f539bfbe3f3pdf, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{rule-16a-notice-1b005f539bfbe3f3.pdf}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Rule-16A-Notice.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }