| (1) | A person is guilty of an offence if that person contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of— |
[Section 101(1)(a) substituted by section 32(a) of Act No. 14 of 2013]
[Section 101(1)(b) substituted by section 53 of the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act, 2022, GG46602, dated 24 June 2022: Commencement by Proclamation 125 of 2023, GG48860, dated 30 June 2023]
| (2) | A person who is the holder of a permit is guilty of an offence if that person— |
| (a) | contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of section 69(1) or 73(1); or |
[Section 101(2)(a) amended by section 32(b) of Act No. 14 of 2013]
| (b) | performs the activity for which the permit was issued otherwise than in accordance with any conditions subject to which the permit was issued; |
[Section 101(2)(b) amended by section 32(b) of Act No. 14 of 2013]
| (c) | [Section 101(2)(c) deleted by section 32(b) of Act No. 14 of 2013] |
| (3) | A person is guilty of an offence if that person— |
| (a) | fraudulently alters any permit; |
| (b) | fabricates or forges any document for the purpose of passing it as a permit; |
| (c) | passes, uses, alters or has in his or her possession any altered or false document purporting to be a permit; |
[Section 101(3)(c) amended by section 32(c) of Act No. 14 of 2013]
| (d) | knowingly makes any false statement or report for the purpose of obtaining a permit; or |
[Section 101(3)(d) amended by section 32(c) of Act No. 14 of 2013]
| (e) | permits or allows any other person to do, or to omit to do, anything which is an offence in terms of subsection (1) or (2). |
[Section 101(3)(e) inserted by section 32(c) of Act No. 14 of 2013]
