Hydrographic Act

10. Archiving Copyright 11. 12. Limitation of civil liability

13. Hydrographic Office funding 14.

15. Annual report 16. 17. 18. Regulations Transitional arrangements Short title and commencement Co-operation agreements Definitions

1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates— ‘‘Chief of the Navy’’ means the officer in command of the South African Navy; ‘‘Department’’ means the Department responsible for defence; ‘‘exclusive economic zone’’ means the sea beyond the territorial waters of the Republic, but within a distance of two hundred nautical miles from the baselines; ‘‘Hydrographer’’ means the person appointed as such in terms of section 5; ‘‘hydrographic data’’ means all data obtained from the measurement and description of the physical features of the exclusive economic zone, all internal waters and adjacent terrain, including the depth of the water, configuration and the nature of the topography beneath, the direction and force of currents, heights and 5 10 15 20 25 30 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za UmThetho weHayidrografiki, 2019 Inomboro 35 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 JUNE 2020 No. 43389 3 (English text signed by the President) (Assented to 26 May 2020) UMTHETHO nabasebenzi Ukuqalelela ukuhlonywa kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki; ukuqalelela iminqophalo, imisebenzi nendlela elizokuphathwa ngayo; ukuqalelela ukuqatjhwa namandla ukulawula bange-Ofisini weHayidrografa ukulethwa kwedatha yehayidrografiki; ukulawula indlela imiphumela yehlolo yehayidrografiki namalungelo wokukhuphela angavikeleka ngayo; ukuqalelela imikhawulo yehlawulo yomonakalo; ukuqalelela indlela ekufanele kusetjenzwe ngayo ngengenisomali ye-Ofisi leHayidrografiki; ukuqalelela iimvumelwano zokusebenzisana begodu nokuqalelela iindaba ezithintene nakho lokhu. leHayidrografiki; NGEBANGELO UMENYEZELWE yiPalamende yeRiphabhliki yeSewula Afrika, ngendlela elandelako:— UKUHLELEKA KWEENGABA Iihlathulula 1. Iminqopho yomThetho 2. Ukuhlonywa kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki 3. Imisebenzi ye-Ofisi leHayidrografiki 4. Ukuqatjhwa nemibandela yomsebenzi 5. Ukulawulwa kanye nokuphathwa kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki 6. Amandla kanye nemisebenzi yeHayidrografa 7. Ukulethwa kwedatha yeHayidrografiki 8. 9. Imiphumela yehlolombono

10. Ukubulungwa kwemitlolo 11. 12.

13. Ukusizwa ngeemali kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki 14.

15. Umbiko womNyaka 16.

17. Amahlelo wokudluliselana 18. Ilungelo lokukhuphela Imikhawulo yehlawulo yomonakalo Isihloko esifitjhazana nokuthoma kwawo Iimvumelwano Zokusebenzisana ImiThetholawulo Iihlathululo

1. Ngaphandle kwalapho ummongo utshwaya okuhlukileko, ngaphakathi koMthetho lo— ‘‘isiKhulu se-Navy esiyiHloko’’ kuhlathulula isiphathiswa esiyiHloko se-Navy yeSewula Afrika; ‘‘umNyango’’ kuhlathulula umNyango ophethe zokuvikela; ‘‘ingcenye yelwandle yokurhwebela ngokomthetho kwenarha’’ kuhlathulula ilwandle elingaphetjheya kwengcenye yamanzi angaphasi kombuso weRipha- bhliki, kodwana aphakathi kwebanga elimakhulu amabili wamamayeli ukusuka emideni lapho ilwandle lithoma khona; 5 10 15 20 25 30 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4 No. 43389 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 JUNE 2020 Act No. 35 of 2019 Hydrographic Act, 2019 4 by the office section established times of tides and water stages, location of topographic features and fixed objects for survey and navigation; ‘‘Hydrographic Office’’ means 3; ‘‘hydrographic surveying’’ means surveying for the purpose of determining hydrographic data; ‘‘hydrographic surveyor’’ means any person who studied and practises the science of hydrography, and who is registered in terms of the Geomatics Profession Act, 2013 (Act No. 19 of 2013); ‘‘internal waters’’ means all waters landward of the baselines, including all harbours; ‘‘Minister’’ means the Cabinet member responsible for defence; ‘‘nautical publication and nautical chart’’ means a special purpose map or book, or a specially compiled database from which such a map or book is derived which is authorised by the Hydrographic Office, designed to meet the requirements of marine navigation or other relevant government institutions; ‘‘NAVAREA-VII’’ means that particular area of the world ocean in respect of which the Republic, as a member of the International Maritime Organisation and the International Hydrographic Organisation, has been assigned by those organisations to assume the responsibility of coordinating, compiling and disseminating navigational warnings; ‘‘navigational warning’’ means a broadcast message that conveys navigational information; ‘‘prescribed’’ means prescribed by regulation; ‘‘this Act’’ includes any regulations made thereunder; and ‘‘user’’ means any person who obtains through purchase, or otherwise, informa- tion from or products of the Hydrographic Office, or who pays for the services of the Hydrographic Office. 5 10 15 20 25 Objects of Act

2. The objects of this Act are to— (a) provide for the establishment of the Hydrographic Office; (b) provide for the safety of navigation in the exclusive economic zone and the 30 (c) internal waters of the Republic; ensure that hydrographic surveying is done in accordance with the require- ments of internationally accepted specifications and standards; (d) provide for the appointment of the Hydrographer; and (e) provide for the powers and duties of the Hydrographer. 35 Establishment of Hydrographic Office 3. (1) The Hydrographic Office is hereby established as a unit within the South African Navy. (2) The seat of the Hydrographic Office is determined by the Chief of the Navy in 40 consultation with the Hydrographer. Functions of Hydrographic Office

4. To achieve the objects of this Act, the Hydrographic Office must— (a) direct the collection and compilation of hydrographic data; This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za UmThetho weHayidrografiki, 2019 Inomboro 35 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 JUNE 2020 No. 43389 5 5 ‘‘iHayidrografa’’ kuhlathulula umuntu oqatjhelwe umsebenzi wakho lokhu ngokwesigaba 5; ‘‘idatha yehayidrografiki’’ kuhlathulula yoke idatha etholakele ukusuka ekulinga- nisweni nehlathululweni yeensetjenziswa eengcenyeni zelwandle zokurhwebela ngokomthetho kwenarha, nemanzini womzila ophumela ngaphandle kwelwandle emanzini wangaphakathi nalawo ahlukaniswa mbundu, ekufaka hlangana nokutjhinga kwamanzi, nehlelo leengcenye nendlela ingaphasi lamanzi lingayo, iinkomba namandla wamagagasi, ukuphakama neenkhathi zamahlelo begodu neengaba zamanzi, indawo yokuhleleka kwezakhi neensetjenziswa ezingatjhidiko ezimalungana nehlolo begodu nokukhamba elwandle; ‘‘i-Ofisi leHayidrografiki’’ kuhlathulula i-ofisi elihlonywe ngesigaba 3; ‘‘ihlolo yehayidrografiki’’ kuhlathulula ihlolo ngomnqopho wokukhetha idatha yehayidrografiki; ‘‘isihloli sehayidrografiki’’ kuhlathulula nanyana ngimuphi umuntu ofundele bewasebenza ngesayensi yehayidrografi, begodu otlolisiweko ngokwe-Geomatics Profession Act, 2013 (umThetho weNomboro 19 wee-2013); ‘‘amanzi wangaphakathi’’ kuhlathulula woke amanzi atjhinga esithomeni selwandle, ekufaka hlangana nazo zoke iindawo lapho iinkepe zijama khona ngeqadi; ‘‘uNgqongqotjhe’’ kuhlathulula ilunga leKhabhinedi eliphathiswe zokuvikela; yobunjalo belwandle’’ elwandle kanye nemebhe ‘‘imitlolo kuhlathulula umebhe wehloso ekhethekileko nofana incwadi nofana ibulungelodatha elibuthelelwe ngokukhethekileko ukusuka lapho umebhe nofana incwadi leyo isuselwa khona nephasiswe li-Ofisi leHayidrografiki, elikhethelwe ukufinyelela iimfuno zokukhamba elwandle ngeenkepe nofana amanye amaziko afaneleko karhulumende; ‘‘i-NAVAREA-VII’’ kuhlathulula bonyana indawo ethileko yelwandle lomhlaba ngokuphathelene neyeRiphabhliki, njenge leHlangano yeenTjhabatjhaba yamaLwandle kanye neHlangano yezeenTjhabatjhaba yeHayidrografiki, iphiwe igunya ziinhlanganwezo ukwenzela ukuthoma ngeembopho zokuthintanisana, zokubuthelela kanye nokusabalalisa iiyeleliso ngokukhamba elwandle ngeenkepe; ‘‘iiyeleliso ngokukhamba ngeenkepe elwandle’’kuhlathulula umlayezo orhatjhwako odlulisa ilwazi ngokukhamba elwandle ngeenkepe; ‘‘okuquntiweko/ okuphakanyisweko’’ kuhlathulula okuphakanyiswe mthetholawulo; ‘‘umThetho lo’’ kufaka hlangana nanyana ngimiphi imithetholawulo eyenziwe ngokukhambisana nokungenzasi; begodu ‘‘umsebenzisi’’ kuhlathulula nanyana ngimuphi umuntu othola ngokuthenga, nofana ngenye indlela, ilwazi elivela nofana ngomkhiqizopahla we-Ofisi leHayidrografiki, nofana obhadalela imisebenzi ye-Ofisi leHayidrografiki. yokuphepha lunga Iminqopho yomThetho

2. Iminqopho yomThetho lo ku— (a) qalelela ukuhlonywa kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki; (b) qalelela ukuphepha kokukhamba ngesikepe elwandle eengcenye zelwandle zokurhwebela ngokomthetho kwenarha kanye nemanzini wangaphakathi weRiphabhliki; (c) qinisekisa bonyana ihlolombono lehayidrografiki yenziwa ngokukhambisana neemfuneko zeentjhabatjhaba zamazinga kanye nemininingwana eyamukele- kileko; (d) qalelela ukuqatjhwa kwehayidrografa; begodu (e) nokuqalelela amandla kanye nemisebenzi yeHayidrografa. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Ukuhlonywa kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki 3. (1) I-Ofisi leHayidrografiki ngalokhu lihlonywe njenge ngcenye engaphakathi 50 kweZiko le-Navy yeSewula Afrika. (2) Ukunzinza kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki kukhethwa siKhulu esiyiHloko ye-Navy ngokukhulumisana neHayidrografa. Imisebenzi ye-Ofisi leHayidrografiki

4. Ukwenzela ukuphumelelisa iminqopho yomThetho lo, i-Ofisi leHayidrografiki 55 kufanele— (a) linqophise ukubuthelelwa nokuhlanganiswa kwedatha yehayidrografiki; This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za

6 No. 43389 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 JUNE 2020 Act No. 35 of 2019 Hydrographic Act, 2019 6 (b) sell to users the nautical publications and nautical charts necessary for the safety of navigation within the exclusive economic zone and the internal waters of the Republic; (c) provide services to users in the manner most suitable for the purpose of aiding navigation— (i) by consulting with all the relevant maritime safety users in order to ensure that hydrographic surveying is carried out in accordance with the requirements of internationally accepted specifications and standards; to prepare and issue nautical publications and nautical charts; to issue sailing directions, lists of lights, notices to mariners and tide tables where applicable, satisfying the needs of safe navigation; and to update the nautical publications and nautical charts; (ii) (iii) (iv) the the resolutions (d) maintain uniformity of nautical publications and nautical charts, taking into International and recommendations of account Hydrographic Organisation; coordinate hydrographic activities in order to ensure that hydrographic data, nautical publications and nautical charts are made available on a world-wide scale as timely, reliably and unambiguously as possible; take the necessary steps to ensure that the navigational warnings relating to safe navigation in NAVAREA VII is communicated promptly to persons navigating in NAVAREA VII; and represent the Republic at the International Hydrographic Organisation and at the International Maritime Organisation on hydrographic matters and participate in regional and international forums. (e) (f) (g) Appointments and conditions of service 5. (1) The Chief of the Navy must appoint the Hydrographer as head of the Hydrographic Office. (2) The provisions of the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002), regarding the appointment, remuneration, terms and conditions of employment and termination of service apply to the Hydrographer and all staff appointed in the Hydrographic Office as contemplated in subsection (5). (3) The Hydrographer must have practised for at least 10 years as a hydrographic surveyor. (4) (a) Whenever for any reason the Hydrographer is unable to perform his or her duties for a period of more than one month, the Chief of the Navy must appoint one of the hydrographic surveyors referred to in subsection (5)(b) as acting Hydrographer until the Hydrographer is able to resume those duties. (b) An acting Hydrographer may exercise all the powers and must perform all the duties of the Hydrographer. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 (5) The Hydrographer may, subject to subsection (2) and in consultation with the 40 Chief of the Navy— (a) appoint the necessary number of persons who have the required qualifications and experience to work as administrative support staff in the Hydrographic Office; and (b) appoint the necessary number of persons as hydrographic surveyors in the the Hydrographer to perform his or her Hydrographic Office to assist functions. 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za UmThetho weHayidrografiki, 2019 Inomboro 35 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 JUNE 2020 No. 43389 7 7 (b) (c) imitlolo yokuphepha elwandle kanye nemebhe lithengisele abasebenzisi yobunjalo belwandle edingekako ukwenzela ukuphepha kokukhamba ngesikepe eengcenyeni zelwandle zokurhwebela ngokomthetho kwenarha; iqalelele abasebenzisi ngeensiza ezingendlela elungele khulu umnqopho wokusiza ukukhamba elwandle— nabo abakhamba abafaneleko boke (i) ngokukhulumisana bezokuphepha ukuqinisekisa elwandle bonyana ihlolombono yehayidrografiki yenziwa ngokukhambisana neemfuno zeentjhabatjhaba zamazinga kanye nemininingwana eyamukelekileko; lilungiselela begodu ikhuphe imitlolo yokuphepha elwandle kanye nemebhe yobunjalo belwandle; abasebenzisi ukwenzela (ii) (iii) ukukhupha iinkomba zokukhamba ngesikepe, irhelo lamalerhe, izaziso zabakhambi elwandle kanye namatafula akhombisa ubujamo nobunjalo bammagagasi welwandle lapho kudingeka khona, ukwane- lisa iindingo zokuphepha kokukhamba elwandle; begodu imitlolo yokuphepha elwandle kanye nemebhe (iv) nokubuyekeza yobunjalo belwandle. (d) (e) (f) ligcine ukufana kwemitlolo yokuphepha elwandle kanye nemebhe yobunjalo belwandle, ngokuyelela iinsombululo kanye neemphakamiso zeHlangano yezeenTjhabatjhaba yeHayidrografiki; lithintanise imisebenzi yehayidrografiki ukwenzela ukuqinisekisa bonyana idatha yehayidrografiki, imitlolo yokuphepha elwandle kanye nemebhe yobunjalo belwandle eyenziwa bonyana itholakale ngokunabe komhlaba woke ngesikhathi esifaneleko, ngokuthembekako kanye nangokuzwisisakala ngendlela ekungakghonakala ngayo; lithathe amagadango afaneleko ukuqinisekisa bonyana iiyeleliso zokukhamba elwandle ezimayelana nokukhamba ngokuphepha e-NAVAREA VII lidluli- selwe ngendlela efaneleko ebantwini abakhamba e-NAVAREA VII; begodu (g) belijamele iRiphabhliki eHlanganweni yezeenTjhabatjhaba yeHayidrografiki kanye neHlanganweni yezeenTjhabatjhaba yamaLwandle ngokuphathelene eembuthanweni zehayidrografiki neendaba weeyingini kanye neweentjhabatjhaba. nokuzibandakanya kanye 5 10 15 20 25 30 Ukuqatjhwa nemibandela yomsebenzi 5. (1) IsiKhulu se-Navy esiyiHloko kufanele siqatjhe iHayidrografa njengehloko 35 ye-Ofisi leHayidrografiki. (2) Iinqalelelo ze-Defence Act, 2002 (umThetho weNomboro 42 wee-2002), ngokumayelana nokuqatjhwa, isibonelelo, imigomo kanye nemibandela yomsebenzi begodu nokupheliswa kweensiza ezisebenza kuHayidrografa kanye nabo boke abasebenzi abaqatjhwe e-Ofisini leHayidrografiki njengokundlalwe esigatjaneni (5). (3) IHayidrografa kufanele kube seyinelemuko leminyaka okungasenani elitjhumi njengehlolimbono sehayidrografiki. (4) (a) Nanyana kunini ngaphasi kwananyana ngisiphi isizathu lapho iHayidrografa ingakghoni khona ukwenza imisebenzayo isikhathi esingaphezu kwenyanga yinye, isiKhulu se-Navy esiyiHloko kufanele siqatjhe munye wabahlolimbono behayidro- grafiki okhonjwe esigatjaneni (5)(b) njengomjaphethe oyiHayidrografa ukufikela lapho iHayidrografiki ikghona khona ukuragela phambili nemisebenzayo. (b) UMjaphethe weHayidrografa angasebenzisa woke amandla begodu kufanele enze 40 45 yoke imisebenzi yeHayidrografa. (5) Ngokulawulwa sigatjana (2) kanye nemikhulumiswano nesiKhulu se-Navy 50 esiyiHloko, iHayidrografa— (a) (b) ingakhetha inani elifaneleko labantu abaneemfuneko ezidingekako kanye nelemuko lokusebenza njengabasekeli bezokuphatha e-Ofisini leHayidro- grafiki; begodu ingakhethe nenani elifaneleko labantu ngenjabahlolimbono beHayidrografiki nge-Ofisini leHayidrografiki ukwenzela ukusiza iHayidrografa ukwenza imisebenzayo. 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za

8 No. 43389 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 JUNE 2020 Act No. 35 of 2019 Hydrographic Act, 2019 Control and management of Hydrographic Office 8 6. (1) The Hydrographer must govern and control the Hydrographic Office in accordance with and subject to this Act and the Defence Act. (2) The Hydrographer must— (a) ensure that the functions of the Hydrographic Office determined in section 4 5 are carried out efficiently and effectively; and (b) exercise general control over the performance of the Hydrographic Office’s functions. (3) The Hydrographer represents the Hydrographic Office and all acts performed by the Hydrographer or on his or her authority in terms of this Act are the acts of the Hydrographic Office. 10 Powers and duties of Hydrographer 7. (1) For the purposes of exercising any power and performing any duty imposed or conferred on him or her by this Act, the Hydrographer may, subject to subsection (2)— (a) enter at reasonable hours upon any land, seashore, enclosed place or reserve on land or ocean and internal waters within the jurisdiction of the Republic; (b) place or erect a beacon, bench mark, reference mark, temporary flag, signal or other mark upon the land, seashore, enclosed place, reserve on land or ocean and internal waters contemplated in paragraph (a); and (c) maintain the vicinity of any beacon, bench mark, reference mark, temporary flag, signal or other mark upon the land, seashore, enclosed place, reserve on land or ocean and internal waters contemplated in paragraph (a). (2) The Hydrographer must, before exercising any power or performing any duty contemplated in this section— (a) give reasonable notice of the intention to exercise the power or perform the duty to the owner or occupier of the land, enclosed place or reserve on land; (b) obtain the necessary consent from the owner or occupier of the land, enclosed (c) place or reserve on land; identify himself or herself to the owner or occupier of the land, enclosed place or reserve on land; and inform the owner or occupier about the purpose of his or her visit. (3) When exercising any power or performing any duty conferred or imposed on him or her in terms of this section, the Hydrographer must minimise the damage or inconvenience caused by the exercise of that power or performance of that duty. (d) 15 20 25 30 (4) The Hydrographer may delegate his or her powers under this section to a 35 hydrographic surveyor employed in the Hydrographic Office. (5) A delegation under subsection (4) does not prevent the exercise of the delegated powers by the Hydrographer. Submission of hydrographic data 8. (1) Any person identified by the Hydrographer from time to time by notice in the Gazette must communicate and submit any information in his or her possession regarding anything that poses a navigational danger and is relevant to or has an influence on the safety of navigating the area contemplated in section 2(b). (2) Any person contemplated in subsection (1) who fails to communicate or submit information is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months. 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za UmThetho weHayidrografiki, 2019 Inomboro 35 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 JUNE 2020 No. 43389 9 Ukulawulwa kanye nokuphathwa kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki 9 6. (1) IHayidrografa kufanele ibuse begodu ilawule i-Ofisi ngokukhambisana kanye nokulawulwa mThetho lo kanye ne-Defence Act, 2002. leHayidrografiki (2) IHayidrografa kufanele— bonyana (a) iqinisekise ngaphakathi kwesigaba 4 yenziwa ngepumelelo nangokuyinzuzo; begodu (b) yenze ilawulo zombelele ekwenziweni kwemisebenzi ye-Ofisi leHayidro- leHayidrografiki imisebenzi ekhethwe ye-Ofisi grafiki. (3) IHayidrografa ijamele i-Ofisi leHayidrografiki kanye nakho koke okwenziwa emandlenayo ngokomThetho lo kumisebenzi ye-Ofisi yiHayidrografa nofana leHayidrografiki. Amandla kanye nemisebenzi yeHayidrografa 7. (1) Ngokweminqopho yokusebenzisa nanyana ngimaphi amandla kanye nokwenza nanyana ngimuphi umsebenzi athwese wona nofana alayelwe mThetho lo, ngokula- wulwa sigatjana (2), iHayidrografa— (a) (b) (c) ingangena ngama-awara azwisisakalako kunanyana ngiyiphi indawo, eqadi kwelwandle, endaweni evalelweko, nofana enarheni ebulungiweko nofana elwandle nemanzini womzila ophumela ngaphandle kwelwandle engapha- kathi komkhawulo obuswa yiRiphabhliki; ingabeka nofana ihlome itshwayo eliyelelisako, itshwayo lesihlolimbono, itshwayo nofana elinye itshwayo enarheni, eqadi iflarha yesikhatjhana, kwelwandle, endaweni evalelweko, enarheni ebulingiweko nofana emanzini womzila ophumela ngaphandle kwelwandle ohlathululwe endimeni (a); begodu ingagcina indawo ubuduze bananyana ngiliphi itshwayo, itshwayo lehlolo- mbono, itshayo elilayelako, iflarha yesikhatjhana, itshwayo nofana elinye itshwayo enarheni, eqadi kwelwandle, endaweni evalelweko, enarheni ebulingiweko nofana emanzini womzila ophumela ngaphandle kwelwandle ohlathululwe endimeni (a). 5 10 15 20 25 (2) Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa nofana ukwenza nanyana ngimuphi umsebenzi 30 ondlalwe esigabenesi, iHayidrografa kufanele— (a) iphe isaziso esizwisisakalako sehloso yokusebenzisa amandla nofana ukwenza umsebenzi kumnikazi nofana umhlali wenarha, indawo evalelweko nofana inarha ebulungiweko; (b) athole imvumo efaneleko emninini nofana emhlalini wenarheni, indawo 35 (c) evalelweko nofana inarha ebulungiweko; azazise kumnini nofana umhlali wenarheni, indawo evalelweko nofana inarha ebulungiweko; begodu (d) azise nomnini nofana umhlali mayelana nomnqopho wevakatjho lakhe. (3) Lokha nakasebenzisa nanyana ngimaphi amandla nofana enza nanyana ngimuphi umsebenzi alayelwe wona nofana athweswe wona ngokwesigabesi, iHayidrografa kufanele inciphise umonakalo nofana ukuhlangahlangana okungabangwa kusetjenziswa kwamandla lawo nofana ukwenziwa komsebenzi lowo. (4) IHayidrografa ingadlulisela amandlayo ngaphasi kwesigabesi esihlolinimbono seHayidrografiki esiqatjhwe e-Ofisini leHayidrografiki. (5) Ukudluliselwa kwamandla ngaphasi kwesigatjana (4) akuvimbeli ukusetjenziswa kwamandla adluliselwe yiHayidrografa. Ukulethwa kwedatha yeHayidrografiki 8. (1) Nanyana ngimuphi umuntu okhonjwe yiHayidrografa ngeenkhathi ezithileko ngesaziso seGazede kufanele atjho begodu athumele elinye nelinye ilwazi aliphetheko eliphathelene nanye nenye into ebeka ubungozi ekukhambeni elwandle begodu elifanekeliko nofana elinomthelela ekuphepheni kokukhamba eendaweni zelwandle ezihlathululwe esigabeni 2(a). (2) Nanyana ngimuphi umuntu ohluleka ukubika nofana ukuletha ilwazi ngokukha- mbisana nesigatjana (1) umlandu ngecala begodu uthweswa ihlawulo nofana uthweswa ukuvalelwa isikhathi esingadluli iinyanga ezisithandathu. 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za

10 No. 43389 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 JUNE 2020 Act No. 35 of 2019 Hydrographic Act, 2019 Survey marks 10 9. (1) Any flag, peg, signal hydrographic beacon, survey reference mark or hydrographic instrument erected in terms of this Act must be constructed or erected under the supervision of the Hydrographer and in the prescribed manner. (2) Any person who without the authority of the Hydrographer, alters, moves, disturbs or wilfully damages or destroys a flag, peg, signal hydrographic beacon, survey reference mark or hydrographic instrument is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months. 5 (3) The owner of any property damaged by the placing of a flag, peg, signal hydrographic beacon, survey reference mark or hydrographic instrument is entitled to compensation by the Department for such damages. 10 Archiving 10. (1) The Chief of the Navy may determine minimum standards in respect of— (a) the general management of the information of the Hydrographic Office relating to source documents, original surveys, nautical publications and nautical charts; (b) access to and transfer and control of the nautical publications and nautical the information relevant charts and any other Hydrographic Office; infrastructural or procedural rules and requirements for securing the integrity and authenticity of the nautical publications and nautical charts and any other information relevant to the functioning of the Hydrographic Office; to the functioning of (c) (d) procedures and technological methods to be used in the storage or archiving of nautical publications and nautical charts and any other information relevant to the functioning of the Hydrographic Office; (e) plans in the event of loss of nautical publications and nautical charts and any other information relevant to the functioning of the Hydrographic Office; and any other matter required for the adequate protection, management and control of such information. (f) 15 20 25 (2) The Hydrographer is responsible for the proper management, control and care of 30 the information referred to in subsection (1). Copyright 11. (1) The copyright of all nautical publications and nautical charts and any other information produced by the Hydrographic Office vests in the State. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the President may, by notice in the Gazette, in accordance with section 5(6) of the Copyright Act, 1978 (Act No. 98 of 1978), designate the Hydrographer to be responsible for the administration and management of such copyright. Limitation of civil liability 12. (1) In the event of gross negligence or a willful act or omission relating to the use of any nautical publication or nautical charts produced and sold by the Hydrographic Office, the Hydrographic Office or an employee of the Hydrographic Office is liable for— loss or damages resulting from bodily injury; (a) loss of life; or (b) (c) damage to property, to any person or to a dependent of such person. 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za UmThetho weHayidrografiki, 2019 Inomboro 35 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 JUNE 2020 No. 43389 11 Imiphumela yehlolombono 11 9. (1) Nanyana ngiyiphi iflarha, itshwayo eliyelelisako lehayidrografiki, itshwayo lehlolombono elilayelako nofana isitjenziswa sehayidrografiki esijanyiswe ngoko- mThetho lo kufanele yakhiwe nofana ijanyiswe ngaphasi kokubekwa ilihlo yiHayidrografa, begodu nangendlela ekuphakanyiswe ngayo. (2) Nanyana ngimuphi umuntu onganamvumo yeHayidrografa, otjhugulula, atjhidise, aphazamise nofana owona ngehloso nofana aphule iflarha, iphini, itshwayo eliyelelisako leHayidrografiki, itshwayo lehlombono elilayelako nofana isisetjenziswa seHayidrografiki umlandu ngokulahlwa licala begodu uthweswa ihlawulo nofana uyavalelwa ejele isikhathi esingadluli iinyanga ezisithandathu. (3) Umnikazi wepahlo eyonwe kubekwa kweflarha, iphini, itshwayo eliyelelisako lehayidrografiki, itshwayo lehlolombono elilayelako nofana isisetjenziswa sehayidro- grafiki unelungelo lokuliliswa mNyango mayelana nomonakalo loyo. 5 10 Ukubulungwa kwemitlolo 10. (1) IsiKhulu se-Navy esiyiHloko singabeka ubuncani bamazinga ngokuphe- 15 thelene— (a) nokuphathwa zombelele kwelwazi leHayidrografiki elihlobeni nomthombo wemitlolo, imihlolombono yamambala, imitlolo yokuphepha elwandle kanye nemebhe yobunjalo belwandle; le-Ofisi (b) nokufinyelela, kanye nokudlulisa begodu nokulawulwa kwemitlolo yoku- phepha elwandle kanye nemebhe yobunjalo belwandle begodu nananyana ngiliphi ilwazi elifaneleko lokusebenza kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki; (c) nemithetho yomthangalasisekelo nofana yekambiso kanye neemfuneko zokuvikela ukudzimelela emgomeni ozibekele wona nokuba nobuqiniso kwemitlolo yokuphepha elwandle kanye nemebhe yobunjalo belwandle begodu nananyana ngiliphi elinye ilwazi elifaneleko ekusebenzeni kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki; (d) neenkambiso kanye ezizokusetjenziswa ekubulungweni nofana ekugcineni kwemitlolo yokuphepha elwandle kanye nemebhe yobunjalo belwandle kanye nananyana ngiliphi elinye ilwazi elifaneleko ekusebenzeni kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki; zetheknoloji neendlela (e) namahlelo ngaphasi kobujamo lapho kulahleke khona imitlolo yokuphepha elwandle kanye nemebhe yobunjalo belwandle kanye nananyana ngiliphi elinye ilwazi elifaneleko lokusebenza kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki; begodu nananyana ngikuphi okhunye okutlhogekako mayelana nokuvikeleka okwaneleko, ukuphathwa kanye nokulawulwa kwelwazelo. (f) (2) IHayidrografa inegunya lokuphathwa okufaneleko, ukulawulwa kanye nokutlhogonyelwa kwelwazi elikhonjwe ngaphakathi kwendinyana (1). Ilungelo lokukhuphela 11. (1) Ilungelo lokukhutjhelwa kwayo yoke imitlolo yokuphepha elwandle kanye nemebhe yobunjalo belwandle kanye nananyana ngiliphi elinye ilwazi elivezwe li-Ofisi leHayidrografiki elihlonywe eNarheni. (2) Nangaphandle kwesigatjana (1), uMongameli ngokusebenzisa isaziso ngapha- kathi kweGazede, angakhethe iHayidrografa ezokuqalana nokuphathwa kanye nokulawulwa kwelungelo lokukhuphelelo, ngokukhambisana nesigaba 5(6) se-Copy- right Act, 1978 (umThetho weNomboro 98 we-1978). Imikhawulo yehlawulo yomonakalo 12. (1) Ebujameni lapho kunganakunakwa okukhulu nofana isenzo esihlosiweko nofana ukutjhiywa ngaphandle okuphathelene nokusetjenziswa kwemitlolo yoku- phepha elwandle nemebhe yobunjalo belwandle ekhiqizwa beyithengiswe li-Ofisi leHayidrografiki, i-Ofisi leHayidrografiki nofana isisebenzi se-Ofisi leHayidrografiki sikateleleke ngokomthetho kokulandelako— (a) ukulahlekelwa nofana ukonakalelwa okubangelwe kulimala emzimbeni; (b) ukuhlongaka; nofana (c) ukonakala kwepahla, komunye nomunye umuntu nofana emuntwini owondliwa mumuntu loyo. 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za

12 No. 43389 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 JUNE 2020 Act No. 35 of 2019 Hydrographic Act, 2019 12 (2) No civil action may be instituted against the Hydrographic Office in respect of any cause of action arising out of or in connection with the content of any nautical publication and nautical chart, if such nautical publication and nautical chart has not been produced and sold by the Hydrographic Office. Hydrographic Office funding 13. (1) The costs and expenses connected with the administration of the affairs and the execution of the functions of the Hydrographic Office must be defrayed from monies appropriated by Parliament to the Department for that purpose. (2) Any income derived from— (a) (b) (c) the production and sale of nautical publications and nautical charts by the Hydrographic Office to users; the hydrographic services rendered by the Hydrographic Office to users; and any other money to which the Hydrographic Office Fund may lawfully become entitled to, must be paid into the National Revenue Fund. Co-operation agreement

14. The Secretary of Defence must enter into co-operation agreements with the Director-General of the Department of Transport and may enter into such agreements with other interested parties in respect of matters of joint interest that may arise from the execution of this Act. Annual report

15. The Hydrographer must annually, within 90 days after the end of the financial year, submit a report in respect of the execution of the functions of the Hydrographic Office to the Chief of the Navy. Regulations

16. The Minister may make regulations regarding— (a) (b) (c) the manner in which a notice contemplated in section 7(2)(a) must be served or published; the general management of the hydrographic data of the Hydrographic Office relating to source documents, original surveys, nautical publications and nautical charts; and any matter that may or must be prescribed in terms of this Act or any incidental matter of a procedural or administrative nature that the Minister considers necessary to prescribe in order to achieve the objects of this Act. Transitional arrangements 17. (1) The person who immediately before the commencement of this Act performed the functions of the Hydrographer continues to do so and is deemed to have been appointed in terms of section 5. (2) Every person who immediately before the commencement of this Act performed any functions of a member of the staff of the office of the Hydrographer that existed before such commencement, is deemed to have been appointed in terms of section 5. (3) Any action taken by the Hydrographer before the commencement of this Act is regarded to have been taken in terms of this Act. Short title and commencement 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

18. This Act is called the Hydrographic Act, 2019, and comes into operation on a date 45 fixed by the President by proclamation in the Gazette. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za UmThetho weHayidrografiki, 2019 Inomboro 35 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 JUNE 2020 No. 43389 13 13 (2) Akunasigwebo esilizakuthathwa mayelana ne-Ofisi leHayidrografiki ngokupha- thelene nananyana ngikuphi okungunobangela wokwenzakeleko ekusukela nofana ekuthintene nalokho ekumumethwe nginanyana ngimiphi imitlolo yeenkomba kanye namatjhadi wokukhamba elwandle, nangabe imitlolo yeenkomba kanye namatjhadi wokukhamba elwandle layo akakakhutjhwa bekathengiswa li-Ofisi leHayidrografiki. Ukusizwa ngeemali kwe-Ofisi leHayidrografiki 13. (1) Iindleko kanye neemali ezisetjenzisiweko ezithintene nokuphathwa kwee- ndaba kanye nokwenziwa kwemisebenzi ye-Ofisi leHayidrografiki kufanele ibhadalwe ngokukhutjhwa eemalini iPalamende ezabele umNyango ngomnqopho loyo. (2) Nanyana ngiyiphi imali eyingeniso ebuya— (a) emkhiqizweni kanye nemthengisweni wemitlolo yokuphepha elwandle kanye leHayidrografiki ukuya ebasebe- nemebhe yobunjalo belwandle li-Ofisi nzisini; (b) eensizeni zehayidrografiki ezenziwe li-Ofisi leHayidrografiki zenzelwa abasebenzisini; kanye (c) nananyana ngiyiphi enye imali lapho isiKhwama se-Ofisi leHayidrografiki singaba nelungelo layo ngokomthetho kiyo, kufanele ibhadalwe ngaphakathi kwesiKhwama seNgeniso seNarha. limvumelwano zokusebenzisana

14. UNobhala wezokuVikela kufanele angenele iimvumelwano zokusebenzisana nomNqophisi Zombelele womNyango wezeenThuthi begodu bangangenela iimvume- lwanezo namanye amalunga anekareko ngokuphathelene neendaba zekarekohla- nganyela engahle ivezwe kusetjenziswa komThetho lo. Umbiko womNyaka 15. IHayidrografa kufanele, ithumele umbiko ngokuphathelene nokwenziwa kwemisebenzi ye-Ofisi leHayidrografiki esiKhulwini se-Navy esiyiHloko, emalangeni ama-90 ngemva kokuphela komnyakamali. 5 10 15 20 25 ImiThetholawulo

16. UNgqongqotjhe angenza imithetholawulo mayelana— (a) nendlela isaziso esindlalwe ngaphakathi kwesigaba 7(2)(a) kufanele 30 sidluliswe nofana sisatjalaliswe ngayo; (b) ukuphathwa zombelele kwedatha yehayidrografiki ye-Ofisi leHayidrografiki ekuhlobene nokutholakala kwemitlolo, imihlolomboono yamambala, imitlolo yeenkomba kanye namatjhadi wokukhamba ngemanzi; begodu (c) nananyana ngiyiphi indaba engahle nofana ekufanele iphakanyiswe ngokomThetho lo nofana nanyana ngiyiphi indaba engakaqakatheki yekambiso nofana yendlela yokuphathwa leyo uNgqongqotjhe ayithatha njengedingekako ukuphumelelisa iphakanyiswe iminqopho yomThetho lo. ukwenzela bonyana Amahlelo wokudluliselana 17. (1) Umuntu othe msinyazana ngaphambi kokuthoma komThetho lo wenza imisebenzi yeHayidrografa uragela phambili nokwenza njalo begodu uthathwa njengokuqatjhwa ngokwesigaba 5. (2) Woke umuntu othe msinyazana ngaphambi kokuthoma komThetho wenza nanyana ngimiphi imisebenzi yelunga laba sebenzi be-Ofisi leHayidrografa ebagade ikhona ngaphambi kokuthomokhu, uthathwa njengokuqatjhwa ngokwesigaba 5. (3) Nanyana ngiliphi igadango elithethwe yiHayidrografa ngaphambi kokuthoma komThetho lo lithathwa njengelithethwe ngokomThetho lo. Isihloko esifitjhazana kanye nokuthoma kwawo 35 40 45

18. UmThetho lo ubizwa ngomThetho weHayidrografiki, 2019, begodu uthoma ukusebenza ngelanga eliqinisekiswe nguMongameli ngokumemezela ngaphakathi kweGazede. 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za

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