Section 19: Consultancy
consolidated text (as at 2017, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
19. Consultancy
(1) An EIA shall—
(a) be signed by the proponent and every principal consultant who
prepared or assisted in the preparation of the EIA;
(b) enclose particulars of the schedule of works undertaken by the
proponent and his consultants in the preparation of the EIA, including particulars of any consultation held with the public in the area
where the undertaking is to be located.
(2) Notwithstanding the Copyright Act, no intellectual property rights in
an EIA submitted under subsection (1) shall be opposable to a public officer
or a Government department or agency dealing with an EIA in the discharge
of his duties or exercise of his functions.
19A. —
[S. 19A inserted by s. 10 of Act 20 of 2011 w.e.f. 16 July 2011; repealed and replaced by s.
15 of Act 27 of 2013 w.e.f. 21 December 2013; repealed by s. 16 (a) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f.
14 May 2015.]
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