VARIOUS MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AND REGULATIONS
Potentially affected controls: Applications for authorisation in terms of NEMA and NEMPA
In terms of section 22A of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003 (NEMPA) the Minister of Environmental Affairs may declare marine protected areas for, inter alia, conservation purposes and to restrict activities allowed in these areas. Various regulations have been published related to marine protected areas in South Africa, specifying the boundaries of the marine protected area and the purpose of the declaration. The following regulations have been published related to marine protected areas in South Africa:
Title | Government Notice | Date of commencement |
Notice declaring the Port Elizabeth Corals Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN R92 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Port Elizabeth Corals Marine Protected Area | GN 101 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring the Benguela Bank Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 93 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Benguela Bank Marine Protected Area | GN 105 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring the Isimangaliso Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 94 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Isimangaliso Marine Protected Area | GN 118 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring the Agulhas Front Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 95 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Agulhas Front Marine Protected Area | GN 133 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notices declaring the Childs Bank Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 96 and 97 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring the Browns Bank Complex Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA(Draft) | GN 98 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Browns Bank Complex Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 131 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring the Namaqua Fossil Forest Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 126 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Namaqua Fossil Forest Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 99 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring the Namaqua National Park Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 127 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Namaqua National Park Marine Protected Area | GN 125 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring the Protea Banks Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 128 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Protea Banks Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 100 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring the Uthukela Banks Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 108 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Uthukela Banks Marine Protected Area | GN 103 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring the Orange Shelf Edge Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 129 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Orange Shelf Edge Marine Protected Area | GN 104 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring the Agulhas Bank Complex Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA(Draft) | GN 106 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Agulhas Bank Complex Marine Protected Area | GN 102 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 107 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area | GN 110 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring Amathole Offshore Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 109 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Amathole Offshore Marine Protected Area | GN 113 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring Agulhas Muds Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 112 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Agulhas Muds Marine Protected Area | GN 111 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring Addo Elephant Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 116 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Addo Elephant Marine Protected Area | GN 114 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring Browns Bank Corals Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 115 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for Browns Bank Corals Marine Protected Area | GN 117 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring Robben Island Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 122 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Robben Island Marine Protected Area | GN 119 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring Southwest Indian Seamount Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 120 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Southwest Indian Seamount Marine Protected Area | GN 121 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring Southeast Atlantic Seamount Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 124 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Southeast Atlantic Seamount Marine Protected Area | GN 123 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring Benguela Muds Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 132 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Benguela Muds Marine Protected Area | GN 130 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Notice declaring Cape Canyon Marine Protected Area under section 22A of NEMPA (Draft) | GN 135 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |
Draft Regulations for the management of the Cape Canyon Marine Protected Area | GN 134 in GG 39646 of 3 February 2016 | Not yet specified |