Case Decision - 200169

Final Decision
As SAHRA has not responded to this application within the legislated 14 days as per section 38(2) of the NHRA, SAHRA cannot request any further assessment of the impact of the development. However, SAHRA requests the applicant to comply with the following:

An archaeologist must be appointed to monitor the construction of the proposed powerline and make recommendations on the ground with regards to any buffers to be adhered to if heritage resources are identified along the line;
The palaeontologist must be appointed to monitor all excavations;
Reports regarding the monitoring must be submitted to SAHRA upon the completion of the construction of the powerline;
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 Development Applications Unit (DAU) (Natasha Higgitt 021 202 8660 / [email protected]) must be alerted as per section 35(3) of the NHRA. Non-compliance with this 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 DAU (Natasha Higgitt 021 202 8660 / [email protected]) must be alerted immediately as per section 36(6) of the NHRA. Non-compliance with this 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(1) of the NHRA regarding offenses;
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.