National Environment Laws Amendment, 2009

Updated:

2011-03-14

Originator:

Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

Draft Bill

Draft bill full text:

Published in GG 31075 of 20 May 2008 - access for Government Gazette subscribers and Policy Documents subscribers, or purchase this document

Year of publication:

2008

Publication for comment (draft bill):

Published in GG 31075 of 20 May 2008 - access for Government Gazette subscribers and Policy Documents subscribers, or purchase this document

Explanatory summary:

Published in GG 31239 of 11 July 2008 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Bill

Bill number:

B66-2008

Year of publication:

2008

Bill full text:

Hearings, briefings and submissions on bill:

Access for Policy Documents subscribers - search for the title 'National Environment Laws Amendment Bill'

Act

Act number:

14 of 2009

Year of publication:

2009

Commencement date:

18 September 2009, except sections 39 and 44 (GG 32580, Proc 65, 2009-09-18); section 39 on 1 April 2011 (GG 34072, Proc 17, 2011-03-11)

Act full text:

Published in GG 32267 of 27 May 2009 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Amendments:

Amends the:

Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act 45 of 1965 - access for Netlaw subscribers, or purchase this document
Environment Conservation Act 73 of 1989 - access for Netlaw subscribers, or purchase this document
National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 - access for Netlaw subscribers, or purchase this document
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003 - access for Netlaw subscribers, or purchase this document
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004 - access for Netlaw subscribers, or purchase this document
National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 - access for Netlaw subscribers, or purchase this document

Further Information

SabinetLaw articles:

News articles:

Van Schalkwyk gets tough on emissions - Business Times (2008-07-14)
Tough green laws tabled - Business Day (2008-07-16)
Opportunity lost (Editorial) - Business Day (2008-07-16) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Pollution clean-up bill alarms Busa, Transnet - Business Day (2008-08-14) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Stiffer penalties for green offences - Business Day (2008-09-23) (access to SA Media - search for title)
New laws will clamp down on the guilty - The Star (2008-12-04) (access to SA Media - search for title)

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