{"id":21968,"date":"2025-04-10T15:40:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/new_site2\/?page_id=21968"},"modified":"2025-04-16T08:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:21:07","slug":"apply-for-permits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/apply-for-permits\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Permits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    \n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-2\" id=\"block-1\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-bottom-md u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"u-clearfix u-group-elements u-group-elements-1\">\n          <div class=\"fr-view u-clearfix u-rich-text u-text u-text-1\">\n            <h1><span style=\"font-size: 2.230769230769231rem;\">Environmental Permits<\/span>\n            <\/h1>\n            <p><span style=\"font-size: 1.2307692307692308rem;\">The National Environment Management Authority in collaboration with the relevant lead agencies shall issue licences, permits or other approvals as prescribed in the National Environment Act Cap 181 such as;<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">1. Lakeshore and Riverbank User Permit<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n            <p><span style=\"font-size: 1.2307692307692308rem;\">Steps for applying for a lakeshore and riverbank user permit.<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n            <ul>\n              <li style=\"font-size: 1.23077rem;\">Develop Brief detailing the scope project. (Include photo of the current site, name, and purpose of the project)<\/li>\n              <li style=\"font-size: 1.23077rem;\">Download the National Environment (Wetlands, River Banks and Lake Shores Management) Regulations, 2000 from NEMA website and obtain Form A found in the First Schedule of the regulation. &nbsp;<\/li>\n              <li style=\"font-size: 1.23077rem;\">Print and fill in the Form A.<\/li>\n              <li style=\"font-size: 1.23077rem;\">Take the filled Form A and Project Brief to the LC.1 of the area where the project is located for approval.<\/li>\n              <li style=\"font-size: 1.23077rem;\">Take the approved files to the Environment Impact Assessment office in your city authority, district, municipality, or town council for approval.<\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">2. Noise and Vibration Emission Control Permit<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">3. Hilly and Mountainous Areas User Permit<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">4. Sand Mining Permit<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can go on our online portal - ELMIS to apply for an Environmental Permit<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/eservices.nema.go.ug\/revenue-streams\" class=\"u-border-none u-btn u-button-style u-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-palette-1-base u-btn-1\">Click Here<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"u-widget u-widget-1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"widget widget_recent_entries\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"widgettitle\">Latest News<\/h2>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-unoc-strengthen-collaboration-on-strategic-oil-and-gas-projects\/\">NEMA and UNOC Strengthen Collaboration on Strategic Oil and Gas Projects<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 21, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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