Author: Shangoni Admin

Title: Declaration of attached farm schedules as nature reserves in terms of National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003 Government Notice: PN 68 in PG 2717 of 17 June 2016 Date of commencement: 17 June 2016 In this notice a Member of the Executive Council for

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Title: Nkangala District Municipality: Air Quality Management By-law Government Notice: LAN 45 in Mpumalanga Provincial Gazette 2701 of 10 June 2016 Date of commencement: 10 June 2016 The main objectives of this By-law are as follow: a. give effect to the environmental right contained in Section 24 of the

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Title: Biodiversity Management Plan for Pickersgill's Reed Frog (Hyperolius Pickergilli) Government Notice: GN 337 in GG 40058 of 10 June 2016 Date of commencement: 10 June 2016 In terms of setion 43(3)(a) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004 (NEMBA) the Minister of Environmental Affairs

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Title: Rustenburg Local Municipality: Integrated Waste Management By-law Government Notice: PN 105 in North West Provincial Gazette 7653 of 7 June 2016 Date of commencement: 7 June 2016 The main objectives of this By-law are as follow: (a) to regulate the collection, handling, storage, transport, recycling, treatment and disposal

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APPLICABLE LEGISLATION: The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, sections 146, 148 and 150   LEGAL OBLIGATIONS: To interpret environmental legislation correctly where conflict between national and provincial environmental legislation exists.   DISCUSSION Section 146 of the Constitution must be applied when dealing with conflicting environmental legislation. Section 146 states

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Title: Restrictions on the use of water for domestic, industrial and agricultural purposes in the Mzimbuvu-Tsitsikamma water management area (WMA 7) in the Eastern Cape province Government Notice: GN R496 in GG 39963 of 29 April 2016 Date of commencement: 1 February 2016 The Minister of Water and Sanitation

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