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Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)
Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)
1. Definitions
Part I: Policy for Environmental Conservation
2. Determination of policy
3. Compliance with policy
Part II : Council for the Environment, Committee for Environmental Co-ordination and Board of Investigation
4. Establishment of Council for the Environment
5. Objects of council
6. Constitution of council
7. Committees of council
8. Allowances to members of council and committees of council
9. Meetings of council, records to be kept by council and submission of advice to Minister
10. Administrative work of council
11. Reports by council
12. Establishment of Committee for Environmental Co-ordination
13. Powers, functions and duties of committee
14. Constitution of committee
14A. Executive committee and subcommittees of committee
14B. Allowances to members of subcommittees and persons co-opted
14C. Meetings and decisions of committee
15. Board of investigation
Part III: Protection of Natural Environment
16. Protected natural environment
17. Management advisory committees in respect of protected natural environment
18. Special nature reserves
Part IV: Control of Environmental Pollution
19. Prohibition of littering
19A. Removal of litter
20. Waste management
Part V: Control of Activities which may have Detrimental Effect on the Environment
21. Identification of activities which will probably have detrimental effect on environment
22. Prohibition of undertaking of identified activities
23. Limited development areas
Part VI: Regulations
24. Regulations regarding waste management
24A. Regulations regarding littering
24B. Regulations regarding products
24C. Procedure for making regulations
25. Regulations regarding noise, vibration and shock
26. Regulations regarding environmental impact reports
27. Regulations regarding limited development areas
27A Regulations regarding international conventions, treaties and agreements
28. General regulatory powers
28A. Exemption to persons, local authorities etc...
Part VII: Offences, Penalties and Forfeiture
29. Offences and penalties
30. Forfeiture
Part VIII: General Provisions
31. Powers of Minister and competent authority in case of default by local authority
31A. Powers of Minister, competent authority, local authority or government institution where environment is damaged, endangered or detrimentally affected
32. Publication for comment
33. Delegation
34. Compensation for loss
35. Appeal to Minister or competent authority
36. Review by court
37. Restriction of liability
38. Entering into and ratification of conventions, treaties and agreements
40. State bound
41. Application of Act
41A. Right to enter upon land
42. Repeal of laws, and savings
43. Amends Physical Planning Act
44. Amends Physical Planning Act
45. Amends Physical Planning Act
46. Short title
Schedule
Laws Repealed
Regulations
Activities Identified under Section 21
Activities Identified under Section 21(1)
1. Definitions
2. Application of regulations
3. Responsibilities in terms of regulations
4. Application for authorisation to undertake activity
5. Plan of study for scoping
6. Scoping report
7. Plan of study for environmental impact assessment
8. Submission of environmental impact report
9. Consideration of application
10. Record of decision
11. Manner of appeal
12. Access to information
13. Commencement
The Identification under Section 21 of Activities effecting the Environment
The Identification under Section 21 of Activities effecting the Environment
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
Application for Disposal Site Permit
Regulations regarding Application of Disposal Site Permit
Disposal Site Permit
Notes for a Disposal Site Application Form
Noise Control
Noise Control Regulations
1. Definitions
2. Powers of a local authority
3. General prohibition
4. Prohibition of disturbing noise
5. Prohibition of noise nuisance
6. Use of measuring instruments
7. Exemptions
8. Attachment
9. Penalties
10. Commencement
Application of Noise Control Regulations
The Amendment Regulations regarding Plastic Carrier Bags and Plastic Flat Bags, 2021
Notice No. R. 625 of 2003
1. Definitions
2. Prohibition of certain plastic bags
3. Offences and penalties
4. Short Title and Commencement
Regulations for the Prohibition of the Use, Manufacturing, Import and Export of Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Materials, 2007
Notice No. R. 341 of 2008
1. Definition
2. Prohibitions
3. Transitional Provisions
4. Registration and Reporting
5. Asbestos Phase-Out Plan
6. Disposal of Asbestos or Asbestos Containing Material
7. Packaging and Transport of Asbestos
8. Offences
9. Short Title
Annexure A : Application Form
Application Form
Waste Tyre Regulations, 2009
Notice No. R. 149 of 2009
Part 1 : Interpretation and Purpose of Regulations
1. Definitions
2. Purpose of these Regulations
3. Application of Regulations
4. General prohibitions
Part 2 : Reuse, Recycling and Recovery of Waste Tyres
5. Reuse, Recycling and Recovery of Waste Tyres
Part 3 : Duties of Tyre Producers, Tyre Dealers and Waste Tyre Stockpile Owners
6. Duties of tyre producers
7. Duties of tyre dealers
8. Duties of waste tyre stockpile owners
Part 4 : Integrated Industry Waste Tyre Management Plans
9. Contents of an integrated Industry waste tyre management plan
10. Notification of integrated industry waste tyres management plans
11. Consideration of integrated industry waste tyre management plans
12. Review of integrated industry waste tyre management plans
Part 5 : Waste Tyre Stockpile Abatement Plan
13. Contents of a waste tyre stockpile abatement plan
14. Notification of a waste tyre stockpile abatement plan
15. Consideration of a waste tyre stockpile abatement plan
Part 6 : Storage of Waste Tyres
16. Storage of waste tyres
Part 7 : General
17. Offences and penalties
18. Transitional arrangements
19. Short title and commencement
administrative body
means a Minister, competent authority, local authority, government institution or a person who makes a decision in terms of the provisions of this Act.
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