Environment Conservation Amendment Act

1. Section 1 of the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended- ( a) by the substitution for the definition of "Department" of the following definition: · · · · 10 " 'Department' means the Department of [Environment] Environ- mental Affairs and Tourism;"; (b) by the substitution for the definition of "Director-General" of the following definition: " 'Director-General' means the Director-General: [Environment] Environmental Affairs and Tourism;"; and 15 (c) by the substitution for the definition of "Minister" of the following definition: " 'Minister' means the Minister of [Environment] Environmental Affairs and Tourism;". Amendment of section 2 of Act 73 of 1989, as amended by section 2 of Act 79 of 20 1992 and section 1 of Act 189 of 1993

2. Section 2 of the principal Act is hereby amended- ( a) by the substitution in subsection (1) for paragraph (d) of the following paragraph: "(d) the establishment and maintenance [and improvement] of acceptable human living environments [which contribute to a 25 GOVERNMENT GAZETIE, 7 DECEMBER 1994 No. 16141 5 ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION AMENDMENT ACf, 1994 Act No. 52, 1994 generally acceptable quality of life for the inhabitants] in accordance with the environmental values and environmentai needs of communities [of the Republic of South Africa];"; 5 10 15 (b) by the addition to subsection (1) of the following paragraphs:. " e (f) (g) romotion of the effective mana ement of cultural re- the sources in order to ensure the protection and responsible use thereof; the promotion of environmental education in order to estab lish an environmentally literate community with a sustainable way of life; the execution and co-ordination of integrated environmental monitoring programmes;"; and (c) by the substitution for subsection (1A) of the following subsection: "(1A) The Minister may, in determining the policy under subsection (1), if in the opinion of the Minister it will further the objectives mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), [and] (d), £4. m and (g)' determine norms and standards to be complied with.". Amendment of section 14 of Act 73 of 1989, as substituted by section 5 of Act 94 of 1993 20

3. Section 14 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the addition to subsection (1) of the following paragraph: " d an other Director-General of a De artment who is not a member of the committee in terms of paragraph (c) and who has, by notice in the Gazette, been appointed as a member of the committee by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister under whose portfolio that Department falls.". Insertion of section 27 A in Act 73 of 1989

4. The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 27: "Regulations regarding international conventions, treaties and agree ments

27A. The Minister rna make re ulations concernin li cation of any international convention, treaty or agreement relating to the protection of the environment which, in accordance with section 231 of the Constitution, forms part of the law of the Republic.". the a 25 30 35 Amendment of section 28 of Act 73 of 1989

5. Section 28 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of paragraph (c). Short title 40

6. This Act shall be called the Environment Conservation Amendrilent Act, 1994.