Case Decision - 199368

Final Comment
As the 30 day commenting period as allowed for in the NEMA timeframes has lapsed, SAHRA is unable to provide additional conditions for the Amendment Application for EA extension. 
The applicant is advised to take note of the following:

The recommendations provided in previous Heritage Assessments must be adhered to;
Any previous conditions provided by SAHRA with regards to the developments must be adhered to;
If any evidence of archaeological sites or remains (e.g. remnants of stone-made structures, indigenous ceramics, bones, stone artefacts, ostrich eggshell fragments, charcoal and ash concentrations), fossils or other categories of heritage resources are found during the proposed development, SAHRA (Natasha Higgitt 021 202 8660/ [email protected]) must be alerted as per section 35(3) of the NHRA. Non-compliance with section of the NHRA is an offense in terms of section 51(1)e of the NHRA and item 5 of the Schedule;
If unmarked human burials are uncovered, the SAHRA Burial Grounds and Graves (BGG) Unit (Thingahangwi Tshivhase/ Ngqabutho Madida 012 320 8490), must be alerted immediately as per section 36(6) of the NHRA. Non-compliance with section of the NHRA is an offense in terms of section 51(1)e of the NHRA and item 5 of the Schedule;
See section 51 of the NHRA regarding offences;
If heritage resources are uncovered during the course of the development, a professional archaeologist or palaeontologist, depending on the nature of the finds, must be contracted as soon as possible to inspect the heritage resource. If the newly discovered heritage resources prove to be of archaeological or palaeontological significance, a Phase 2 rescue operation may be required subject to permits issued by SAHRA;
The Final Motivation report and EMPr must be submitted to SAHRA for record purposes;
The decision regarding the EA Amendment Application must be communicated to SAHRA and uploaded to the SAHRIS Case application.