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Environment Conservation Amendment Act

Section 1 is amended to update the definitions of “Department,” “Director-General,” and “Minister” to refer to Environmental Affairs and Tourism. The Minister may determine norms and standards to…

committee governanceenvironmental policygovernment administrationpublic administrationregulatory compliancestandards settingstatutory amendment
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South Africa
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7 provisions
Citation
Act 52 of 1994
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updated 7 Dec 1994
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updated 7 Dec 1994

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“Section 1 is amended to update the definitions of “Department,” “Director-General,” and “Minister” to refer to Environmental Affairs and Tourism.”

Section 1 is amended to update the definitions of “Department,” “Director-General,” and “Minister” to refer to Environmental Affairs and Tourism. The Minister may determine norms and standards to be complied with when setting policy, if the Minister thinks this will further the listed environmental objectives. This provision amends section 14 of the principal Act to add a new category of committee member: another Director-General of a Department who is not already a member under paragraph (c) and who has been appointed by the Minister, with the other Minister’s concurrence, by notice in the Gazette. This section inserts a new section into the principal Act about regulations concerning international conventions, treaties, and agreements. The Minister may make regulations about applying certain international environmental conventions, treaties, or agreements that form part of the law of the Republic.

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§ 1Section 1 of the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (hereinafter referredSubstitution

Section 1 is amended to update the definitions of “Department,” “Director-General,” and “Minister” to refer to Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

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
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§ 2Section 2 of the principal Act is hereby amended-Substitution

The Minister may determine norms and standards to be complied with when setting policy, if the Minister thinks this will further the listed environmental objectives.

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
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§ 3Section 14 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the addition toAmendment

This provision amends section 14 of the principal Act to add a new category of committee member: another Director-General of a Department who is not already a member under paragraph (c) and who has been appointed by the Minister, with the other Minister’s concurrence, by notice in the Gazette.

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
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§ 4The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 27:Provision

This section inserts a new section into the principal Act about regulations concerning international conventions, treaties, and agreements.

4. The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 27: "Regulations regarding international conventions, treaties and agree ments
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§ 27AThe Minister rna make re ulations concerninAmendment

The Minister may make regulations about applying certain international environmental conventions, treaties, or agreements that form part of the law of the Republic.

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
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§ 5Section 28 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion ofShort title

This section amends section 28 of the principal Act by deleting paragraph (c).

5. Section 28 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of paragraph (c). Short title 40
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§ 6This Act shall be called the Environment Conservation Amendrilent Act,Provision

This section says the Act is called the Environment Conservation Amendrilent Act, 1994.

6. This Act shall be called the Environment Conservation Amendrilent Act, 1994.
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  • Environment Conservation Act, 1989

    Section 1

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    Section 3

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  • This section amends section 28 of the principal Act

    Section 5

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