Section 46: Environmental management and monitoring plan

(1) The developer of a project referred to in regulation 12 shall develop an environmental management and monitoring plan in respect of the operations of the project. (2) Notwithstanding subregulation (1), the Authority may require a developer of any other project to develop an environmental management and monitoring plan. (3) The environmental management and monitoring plan shall, at a minimum contain- (a) the name, qualification and experience of the person who prepared it; (b) a detailed description of the aspects of the project or activity that are covered by the plan; (c) a description of the impact management objectives, including management statements, identifying the impacts that need to be avoided, managed or mitigated as identified through the environmental and social impact assessment process for all phases of the project; (d) an emergency response plan and an action plan to ensure the health and safety of workers and neighbouring communities; (e) a description of impact management outcomes, identifying the standard of impact management required for the aspects contemplated in paragraph (c); (f) a description of impact management actions, identifying the manner in which the impact management objectives and outcomes contemplated in paragraphs (c) and (d) will be achieved; (g) a climate adaptation and mitigation plan, identifying the manner in which adaptation and mitigation measures should be incorporated in the projects and the planned outcomes to be achieved; (h) measures for compliance with any prescribed environmental and social management standards or practices; (i) measures for compliance with the Act, these Regulations, any other applicable law and international agreements; (j) an indication of the persons who will be responsible for the implementation of the impact management actions; (k) the time period within which the impact management actions contemplated shall be implemented; (l) the mechanism for monitoring compliance with the impact management actions contemplated; (m) budget estimates for the implementation of the environmental management and monitoring plan, where applicable; (n) a programme for reporting on compliance, taking into account the requirements of the Act and these Regulations; and (o) an environmental awareness plan describing the manner in which the developer intends to inform employees and the public of any environmental and health risk or hazard which may result from project work. (4) The developer shall submit the environmental management and monitoring plan developed under sub regulation (1) to the Authority as an integral part of the project brief or environmental and social impact statement. (5) The developer shall maintain and implement the environmental management and monitoring plan during the life-cycle of the project or activity. (6) The developer shall audit and update the environmental management and monitoring plan developed under subregulation (1) as an integral part of the environment management system provided for in section 49 of the Act and the National Environment (Audit) Regulations, 2020.