Ripwaters (Pty) Ltd wants to build a housing estate in Limpopo, outside an urban area on a piece of undeveloped land. The proposed housing estate will bring about the transformation of an area of 10 hectares.

4.1 Identify which procedure the company must follow in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010 to obtain the necessary authorisation for the development. After identifying the appropriate procedure, briefly list the applicable procedure.

4.2 Assume that you are a concerned citizen who is staying next to the development site described in the scenario above and that the development of the housing estate has already started. You have not been notified of the development and want access to the following information: the environmental authorisation, the public participation process and the basic assessment.

(i) Indicate which section of the Bill of Rights and which legislation are applicable and can be used to gain access to the above information.

(ii) Who can you approach to request the above information?

4.3 A developer wants to undertake a development on a piece of land where there are historic grave sites and therefore must submit an impact assessment report to the responsible heritage resources authority. List the information that must be provided in

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the impact assessment report.