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Title: National Environmental Management: Waste Act (59/2008): Amendments to Waste Tyre Regulations, 2009 Government Gazette Notice: GN R1493 in GG 10670 of 2 December 2016 Commencing date: 2 December 2016 The Waste Tyre Regulations (“the Regulations”) were published in terms of the Environment Conservation Act 73 of 1989

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Title: National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (10/2004): Draft Distribution Maps for certain Indigenous Species Government Gazette number: GN 727 in GG 40398 of 3 November 2016 Commencing date: Not yet specified An indigenous species is defined as follow: “A species that occurs, or has historically occurred, naturally in

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Title: Minimum Standards for Heritage Specialist Studies in terms of Section 38 (1) and 38(8) National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999 Commencing date: Not yet specified South Africa’s historical, archaeological and palaeontological heritage resources are unique and non-renewable and are given “general protection” from damage, destruction

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