South African Weather Service Amendment 2011

Updated:

2012-02-15

Note on progress:

Tabled in NA on 2 November 2011 - access for Bill Tracker subscribers, or purchase this document

Originator:

Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs

Committees:

Draft Bill

Draft bill full text:

Published in GG 34268 of 6 May 2011 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Year of publication:

2011

Publication for comment (draft bill):

Published in GG 34268 of 6 May 2011 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Explanatory summary:

Published in GG 34648 of 30 September 2011 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Bill

Bill number:

B22-2011

Year of publication:

2011

Bill full text:

Further Information

SabinetLaw articles:

News articles:

New weather bill set for parliament - Times Live (2011-09-30)
New weather bill set to be tabled - News24 (2011-09-30)
Bill gives weather bureau sole mandate to issue air pollution warnings - Business Day (2011-12-28)
Storm over weather law - IOL (2012-01-11)
R5m fines for storm alerts - Daily News (2012-01-11)
Weather amendment bill not meant to be 'draconian' - The New Age (2012-01-18)
Weather bill clause creates confusion - The Citizen (2012-01-24)
Clause in weather Bill may be revised - Mail & Guardian (2012-01-24)
Weather bill clause could ban weather warnings - Times Live (2012-01-24)
Confusion over draft weather bill - News24 (2012-01-24)
Captains warn of weather bill chaos - Business Day (2012-01-25)
Weather Bill clause 'unconstitutional' - Times Live (2012-01-25)
Bill 'could create weather monopoly' - News24 (2012-01-25)
Weather bill causes storm - The Witness (2012-01-25)
Hazy weather Bill forecast for Parliament today - Mail & Guardian (2012-01-25)
Sanef welcomes promise of weather Bill changes - Mail & Guardian (2012-01-26)
Sanef welcomes weather bill assurances - News24 (2012-01-26)
Weather bill: media ungagged - The Witness (2012-01-27)
Weather bill will restrict research: scientists - Daily News (2012-01-27)
Committee debates weather bill - News24 (2012-02-14)

Speeches and statements:

Draconian Bill gives Weather Service a monopoly - statement by Gareth Morgan, DA MP - Politicsweb (2012-01-11)
Weather Service Bill unconstitutional - statement by the FW de Klerk Foundation - Politicsweb (2012-01-11)
Statement by the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs, on concerns regarding the South African Weather Service Amendment Bill - Polity.org.za (2012-01-12)
Weather Bill will close down alternative sources - statement by Gareth Morgan, DA MP - Politicsweb (2012-01-16)
Joint statement by Civil Society and Community Organisations, on the South African Weather Service Amendment Bill - Polity.org.za (2012-01-23)

Articles on the Web:

The right to be wrong (even about the weather) - D Stewart, FW de Klerk Foundation (2012-01-27)

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