Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)Chapter 7 : Compliance, Enforcement and ProtectionPart 2 : Application and enforcement of Act and any specific environmental management Act31O. Powers of South African Police Service members |
| (1) | A member of the South African Police Station has, in respect of an offence in terms of this Act, a specific environmental management Act or a provincial Act that substantively deals with environmental management, all the powers of an environmental management inspector or environmental mineral and petroleum inspector in terms of this Part, excluding the power to conduct routine inspections in terms of section 31K and the power to issue and enforce compliance notices in terms of sections 31L to 31O. |
Section 31O(1) substituted by section 28(a) of the National Environmental Laws Amendment Act, 2022, GG46602, dated 24 June 2022: Commencement by Proclamation 125 of 2023, GG48869, dated 30 June 2023]
| (2) | Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister, Minister responsible for mineral resources, Minister responsible for water affairs or MEC as the case may be, may, with the concurrence of the Minister responsible for safety and security, by written notice to a member of the South African Police Service, assign to that member all the powers contemplated in section 31K to 31O. |
Section 31O(2) substituted by section 28(b) of the National Environmental Laws Amendment Act, 2022, GG46602, dated 24 June 2022: Commencement by Proclamation 125 of 2023, GG48869, dated 30 June 2023]
