The Director-General, the Director-General of the department responsible for mineral resources or a provincial head of department may, after having given adequate opportunity to affected persons to inform him or her of their relevant interests, direct any person who is causing, has caused or may cause significant pollution or degradation
of the environment to-
(a) cease any activity, operation or undertaking;
(b) investigate, evaluate and assess the impact of specific activities and report thereon;
(c) commence taking specific measures before a given date;
(d) diligently continue with those measures; and
(e) complete those measures before a specified reasonable date:
Provided that the Director-General or a provincial head of department may, if urgent action is necessary for the protection of the environment, issue such directive, and consult and give such opportunity to inform as soon
thereafter as is reasonable.
