Title: National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004 (NEMBA): Draft Biodiversity Management Plan for Hartbeesspruit Ecosystem Government Notice: GN 427 in GG 39922 of 15 April 2016 Date of commencement: Not yet specified The NEMBA through sections 9 and 43(1)(a) provides for the development of Biodiversity Management
Title: Reviewed Broad Based Black-Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry, 2016: Publication of and invitation to comment on the Draft Government Notice: GN 450 in GG 39933 of 15 April 2016 Date of commencement: Not yet specified In terms of section 100 of
Title: Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 (COIDA): Rules, forms and particulars Government Notice: GN 444 in GG 39928 of 15 April 2016 Date of commencement: 15 April 2016 In terms of section 82 of the COIDA an employer shall not later than the
Title: Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill, 2015 Government Notice: GN 199 in GG 39910 of 8 April 2016 Date of commencement: Not yet specified This notice introduces the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill, 2015 for comments. The purpose
Title: Establishment of the Vaal River Catchment Management Agency in terms of Section 78(1) of the National Water Act 36 of 1998 Government Notice: GN 81 in GG 39636 of 29 January 2016 Date of commencement: 29 January 2016 Potentially affected controls: Establishment of regulatory body In terms of
Title: Norms and Standards for Protected Areas in South Africa Government Notice: GN 382 in GG 39878 of 31 March 2016 Date of commencement: 31 March 2016 In terms of section 11 of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003 (NEMPA), the Minister may prescribe
APPLICABLE LEGISLATION: National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA) – Section 30 LEGAL OBLIGATIONS: Reasonable measures to clean up pollution and to prevent pollution from recurring and external reporting DISCUSSION What is an incident in terms of section 30 of NEMA? “Incident” means an unexpected, sudden and uncontrolled release of
Title: Regulations for the procedure and criteria to be followed in the determination of an administrative fine in terms of section 22a of the Act Government Notice: GN 332 in GG 39833 of 18 March 2016 Date of commencement: 18 March 2016 The purpose of these Regulations is
Title: Air Quality Offsets Guideline Government Notice: GN 333 in GG 39833 of 18 March 2016 Date of commencement: 18 March 2016 Environmental offsets are generally defined as measures that counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for the adverse impacts of an activity on the environment. In the air quality
Title: National Atmospheric Emission Reporting Regulations, 2015 Government Notice: GN R283 in GG 38633 of 2 April 2015 Date of deadline: 31 March 2016 The purpose of these regulations is to regulate reporting of data and information form an identified point, non-point and mobile sources of atmospheric emissions