National Environment Laws Amendment Act

2. Section 29 of the E n v i r o n m e nt C o n s e r v a t i on Act, 1989, is hereby a m e n d ed by the substitution for subsection (4) of the following subsection: " ( 4) A ny person w ho contravenes a provision of section 20(1), [20(6)] 20(9), 22(1) or 23(2) or a direction issued u n d er section [20(5)] 20(8) or fails to c o m p ly Act No. 44, 2008 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT LAWS A M E N D M E NT ACT. 2008 with a condition of a permit, p e r m i s s i o n, a u t h o r i z a t i on or direction issued or granted under the said provisions shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not e x c e e d i ng R 1 00 0 00 or to i m p r i s o n m e nt for a period not e x c e e d i ng 10 years or to both such fine and such i m p r i s o n m e n t, and to a fine not e x c e e d i ng three times the c o m m e r c i al value of any thing in respect of w h i ch the offence w as c o m m i t t e d . ". A m e n d m e nt of section 1 of A ct 107 of 1998, as a m e n d ed by s e c t i on 1 of A ct 56 of 2 0 0 2, s e c t i on 1 of A ct 46 of 2 0 0 3, section 1 of A ct 8 of 2 0 04 a nd s e c t i on 60 of A ct 39 of 2 0 04

3. Section 1 of the National E n v i r o n m e n t al M a n a g e m e nt A c t. 1998, is h e r e by a m e n d e d— (a) (b) for (1) the "specific substitution the definition of by the deletion in subsection (1) of the definition of "specific e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt A c t s "; and by subsection in e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt A c t" of the following definition: " 'specific e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt A c t' m e a n s— (a) (b) (c) the E n v i r o n m e nt C o n s e r v a t i on Act, 1989 ( A ct N o. 73 of 1989); the National Water Act, 1998 (Act N o. 36 of 1998); the National E n v i r o n m e n t al M a n a g e m e n t: Protected A r e as Act, 2 0 03 (Act N o. 57 of 2 0 0 3 ); the National E n v i r o n m e n t al M a n a g e m e n t: Biodiversity Act, 2 0 04 (Act N o. 10 of 2 0 0 4 ); or the National E n v i r o n m e n t al M a n a g e m e n t: A ir Quality Act, 2 0 04 (Act N o. 39 of 2 0 0 4 ), (d) (e) and includes any regulation or other s u b o r d i n a te legislation m a de terms of any of those A c t s ; ". in I n s e r t i on of s e c t i on 3 1 BA in A ct 107 of 1 9 98

4. T he is hereby M a n a g e m e nt Act. 1998. after section 3 1 B: following section inserted in the National E n v i r o n m e n t al " D e s i g n a t i on of e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt i n s p e c t o rs by M i n i s t er of W a t er Affairs a nd F o r e s t ry 3 1 B A. (1) T he Minister of Water Affairs (a) designate as an e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt m e m b er of— and Forestry m a y— staff inspector, any (i) (ii) the D e p a r t m e nt of Water Affairs a nd Forestry; or any other organ of state; and (b) at any time w i t h d r aw a designation m a de in t e r ms of p a r a g r a ph (a). (2) A designation in t e r ms of subsection ( l ) ( a ) ( i i) m ay only be m a de by the a g r e e m e nt b e t w e en the Minister of Water Affairs a nd Forestry and relevant organ of s t a t e . ". S u b s t i t u t i on of s e c t i on 3 1D of A ct 107 of 1 9 9 8, as i n s e r t ed by s e c t i on 4 of A ct 46 of 2 0 03

5. T he following section is hereby substituted for section 3 1D of the National E n v i r o n m e n t al M a n a g e m e nt Act, 1998: " M a n d a t es 3 1 D. (1) W h en designating a person as an e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt inspector, the Minister, the M i n i s t er of Water Affairs a nd Forestry or M E C, as the case may be, must, subject to subsection (2), d e t e r m i ne w h e t h er the person c o n c e r n ed is designated for the e n f o r c e m e nt of— (a) (b) (c) this Act; a specific e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt A c t; specific provisions of this A ct or a specific e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e­ ment Act: Act No. 44, 2008 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT LAWS A M E N D M E NT ACT, 2008 (d) (e) this A ct and all specific e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt A c t s: or any c o m b i n a t i on of those Acts or p r o v i s i o ns of those A c t s. (2) An M EC m ay designate a person as an e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt inspector for the enforcement of only those p r o v i s i o ns of this Act or any specific e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt A c t— (a) which are administered by the M EC or a provincial organ of state; or in respect of which the M EC or a provincial organ of state exercises or (b) performs assigned or delegated p o w e rs or duties. (3) A person designated as an e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt inspector m ay exercise any of the p o w e rs given to e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt i n s p e c t o rs in terms of this Act that are necessary for the i n s p e c t o r 's m a n d a te in terms of subsection (1) and that m ay be specified by the Minister, the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry or M EC by notice in writing to the inspector.'". A m e n d m e nt of s e c t i on 3 1H of A ct 107 of 1 9 9 8, as i n s e r t ed by s e c t i on 4 of A ct 46 of 2 0 03

6. Section 3 1H of the National E n v i r o n m e n t al M a n a g e m e nt Act, 1998, is hereby a m e n d ed by the substitution for subsection (5) of the following subsection: " ( 5) In addition to the p o w e rs set out in this Part, an e n v i r o n m e n t al m a n a g e m e nt inspector m u st be r e g a r d ed as being a p e a ce officer and m ay e x e r c i se all the p o w e rs assigned to a p e a ce officer, or to a police official w ho is not a c o m m i s s i o n ed officer, in t e r ms of C h a p t e rs 2, 5, 7 and 8 of the C r i m i n al P r o c e d u re Act, 1977 (Act N o. 51 of 1 9 7 7 )— (a) (b) within the area of jurisdiction for which he or she has b e en d e s i g n a t e d . ". to c o m p ly with his or her m a n d a te in t e r ms of section 3 1 D; and A m e n d m e nt of s e c t i on 3 1N of A ct 107 of 1 9 9 8, as i n s e r t ed by s e c t i on 4 of A ct 46 of 2 0 03

7. Section 31N of the National E n v i r o n m e n t al M a n a g e m e nt Act, 1998, is h e r e by a m e n d ed by the addition of the following subsection: " ( 3) A person convicted of an offence in t e r ms of subsection (1) is liable to a fine not e x c e e d i ng five million rand or to i m p r i s o n m e nt for a period not e x c e e d i ng 10 years or to both such fine and such i m p r i s o n m e n t . ". S u b s t i t u t i on of S c h e d u le 1 to A ct 39 of 2 0 04

8. T he following S c h e d u le is h e r e by substituted for S c h e d u le 1 to the National E n v i r o n m e n t al M a n a g e m e n t: Air Quality Act, 2 0 04 (Act N o. 39 of 2 0 0 4 ): Act No. 44, 2008 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT LAWS A M E N D M E NT ACT, 2008 S C H E D U LE 1 (Section 60) L e g i s l a t i on r e p e a l ed No. and year (if Act Short title Extent of repeal Act No. 45 of 1965 Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act, 1965 The whole Act No. 17 of 1973 Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Amendment Act. 1973 Act No. 21 of 1981 Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Amendment Act. 1981 The whole The whole Act No. 15 of 1985 Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Amendment Act, 1985 The whole". S h o rt title a nd c o m m e n c e m e nt

9. T h is Act is called the National E n v i r o n m e nt L a ws A m e n d m e nt Act, 2 0 0 8, and takes effect on a date d e t e r m i n ed by the Minister of E n v i r o n m e n t al Affairs and Tourism by notice in the Gazette.