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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
National Environmental
Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, No. 24 of
2008**
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in _, except iro notice of assent date in _, and excecpt iro title/text/engrossments in the following sections: s_ (_/_/_)
[...Title amended iro year number by Act 2014_036_062_20141031 - was entitled "National Environmental Management Act: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2007"]
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in _, except iro notice of assent date in _, and excecpt iro title/text/engrossments in the following sections: s_ (_/_/_)
[...Title amended iro year number by Act 2014_036_062_20141031 - was entitled "National Environmental Management Act: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2007"]
Long title
To establish a system of integrated coastal and estuarine management in the Republic, including norms, standards and policies, in order to promote the conservation of the coastal environment, and maintain the natural attributes of coastal landscapes and seascapes, and to ensure that development and the use of natural resources within the coastal zone is socially and economically justifiable and ecologically sustainable; to define rights and duties in relation to coastal areas; to determine the responsibilities of organs of state in relation to coastal areas; to prohibit incineration at sea; to control dumping at sea, pollution in the coastal zone, inappropriate development of the coastal environment and other adverse effects in the coastal environment; to give effect to South Africa's international obligations in relation to coastal matters, and to province for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
| CHAPTER 1. INTERPRETATION, OBJECTS AND APPLICATION OF ACT | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Objects of Act |
| 3. | State's duty to fulfil environmental rights in coastal environment |
| 4. | Application of Act |
| 5. | Application of National Environmental Management Act |
| 6. | Interpretation and conflicts with other legislation [...Title amended by Act 2014_036_004_20141031 - was entitled "Conflicts with other legislation"] |
| CHAPTER 2. COASTAL ZONE | |
| Part 1. Coastal public property | |
| 7. | Composition of coastal public property |
| 7A. | Purpose of coastal public property [....inserted by Act 2014_036_006_20141031] |
| 7B. | Reclamation of land for state infrastructure_20141031 [....inserted by Act 2014_036_006_20141031] |
| 7C. | Reclamation of land for purposes other than state infrastructure [....inserted by Act 2014_036_006_20141031] |
| 8. | Extending coastal public property |
| 9. | Acquisition of private land by State |
| 10. | ... [...repealed by Act 2014_036_008_20141031 - was entitled "Designation of State-owned land for certain purposes"] |
| 11. | Ownership of coastal public property |
| 12. | State public trustee of coastal public property |
| 13. | Access to coastal public property |
| 14. | Position of high-water mark |
| 15. | Measures affecting erosion and accretion |
| Part 2. Coastal protection zone | |
| 16. | Composition of coastal protection zone |
| 17. | Purpose of coastal protection zone |
| Part 3. Coastal access land | |
| 18. | Designation of coastal access land |
| 19. | Process for designating and withdrawing designation of coastal access land |
| 20. | Responsibilities of municipalities with regard to coastal access land |
| Part 4. Coastal waters | |
| 21. | Control and management of coastal waters |
| Part 5. Coastal protected areas | |
| 22. | Excision of protected areas from coastal protection zone |
| Part 6. Special management areas | |
| 23. | Declaration of special management areas |
| 24. | Management of special management areas |
| Part 7. Coastal management lines [...Title amended by Act 2014_036_017_20141031 - was entitled "Coastal set-back lines"] | |
| 25. | Establishment of coastal management lines [...Title amended by Act 2014_036_018_20141031 - was entitled "Establishment of coastal set-back lines"] |
| CHAPTER 3. BOUNDARIES OF COASTAL AREAS | |
| 26. | Determination and adjustment of coastal boundaries |
| 27. | Determining and adjusting coastal boundary of coastal public property |
| 28. | Determining and adjusting coastal boundaries of coastal protection zone |
| 29. | Determining and adjusting coastal boundaries of coastal access land |
| 30. | Entry onto land |
| 31. | Marking coastal boundaries on zoning maps |
| 32. | Endorsement by Registrar of Deeds |
| CHEAPER 4. ESTUARIES | |
| 33. | National estuarine management protocol |
| 34. | Estuarine management plans |
| CHAPTER 5. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS | |
| Part 1. National Coastal Committee | |
| 35. | Establishment and functions of National Coastal Committee |
| 36. | Composition of National Coastal Committee |
| 37. | Vacation of office and termination of membership |
| Part 2. Provincial lead agencies | |
| 38. | Designation and functions of provincial lead agency |
| Part 3. Provincial Coastal Committees | |
| 39. | Establishment and functions of Provincial Coastal Committees |
| 40. | Composition of Provincial Coastal Committees |
| 41. | Vacation of office an termination of membership |
| Part 4. Municipal Coastal Committees | |
| 42. | Establishment and functions of Municipal Coastal Committees |
| Part 5. Voluntary Coastal Officers | |
| 43. | Voluntary coastal officer |
| CHAPTER 6. COASTAL MANAGEMENT | |
| Part 1. National coastal management programme | |
| 44. | Preparation and adoption of national coastal management programme |
| 45. | Contents of national coastal management programme |
| Part 2. Provincial coastal management programmes | |
| 46. | Preparation and adoption of provincial coastal management programmes |
| 47. | Contents of provincial coastal management programmes |
| Part 3. Municipal coastal management programmes | |
| 48. | Preparation and adoption of municipal coastal management programmes |
| 49. | Contents of municipal coastal management programmes |
| 50. | By-laws |
| Part 4. Co-ordination and alignment of plans and coastal management programmes | |
| 51. | Alignment of certain plans with coastal management programmes |
| 52. | Ensuring consistency between coastal management programmes and other statutory plans |
| Part 5. Public participation | |
| 53. | Consultation and public participation |
| Part 6. Review of coastal management programmes | |
| 54. | Powers of Minister to review coastal management programmes |
| 55. | Review of municipal coastal management programmes |
| Part 7. Coastal planning schemes | |
| 56. | Planning schemes and areas within coastal zone |
| 57. | Coastal planning and land use schemes of municipalities |
| CHAPTER 7. PROTECTION OF COASTAL RESOURCES | |
| Part 1. Assessing, avoiding ad minimising adverse effects | |
| 58. | Duty to avoid causing averse effects on coastal environment |
| 59. | Coastal protection notice and coastal access notice |
| 60. | Repair or removal of structures within coastal zone |
| 61. | Failure to comply with certain notices |
| Part 2. Regulation of coastal zone | |
| 62. | Implementation of land use legislation in coastal protection zone |
| Part 3. Environmental authorisations | |
| 63. | Environmental authorisations for coastal activities |
| 64. | ... [...repealed by Act 2014_036_034_20141031 - was entitled "Minister may grant environmental authorisation in interests of whole community"] |
| Part 4. Use of coastal public property [...Title amended by Act 2014_036_035_20141031 - was entitled "Coastal leases and coastal concessions on coastal public property"] | |
| 65. | Award of coastal use permits on coastal public property [...Title amended by Act 2014_036_036_20141031 - was entitled "Award of leases and concessions on coastal public property"] |
| 66. | Terms of coastal use permits [...Title amended by Act 2014_036_037_20141031 - was entitled "Terms of coastal leases and coastal concessions"] |
| 66A. | Leases in admiralty reserves [...inserted by Act 2014_036_038_20141031] |
| Part 5. General provisions | |
| 67. | Temporary occupation of land within coastal zone |
| 68. | Amendment, revocation, suspension or cancellation of authorisations |
| CHAPTER 8. MARINE AND COASTAL POLLUTION CONTROL | |
| 69. | Discharge of effluent into coastal waters |
| 70. | Prohibition of incineration or dumping at sea |
| 71. | Dumping permits |
| 72. | Emergency dumping at sea |
| 73. | National action list |
| CHAPTER 9. APPEALS | |
| 74. | ... [... repealed by Act 2022_002_20220624 - was entitled "Appeals"] |
| 75. | ... [... repealed by Act 2022_002_20220624 - was entitled "Advisory appeal panel"] |
| 76. | ... [... repealed by Act 2022_002_20220624 - was entitled "Interim orders by Minister of MEC"] |
| 77. | ... [... repealed by Act 2022_002_20220624 - was entitled "Proceedings of advisory appeal panel"] |
| 78. | ... [... repeald by Act 2022_002_20220624 - was entitled "Determination of appeal by Minister or MEC"] |
| CHAPTER 10. ENFORCEMENT | |
| 79. | Offences |
| 80. | Penalties |
| 81. | Jurisdiction of courts |
| 82. | Actions in relation to coastal public property |
| CHAPTER 11. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES | |
| Pat 1. Regulations | |
| 83. | Regulations by Minster |
| 84. | Regulations by MECs |
| 85. | General provisions applicable to regulations |
| 86. | Amendment of Schedule 2 |
| Part 2. Powers to be exercised by MEC [...Title amended by Act 2014_036_050_20141031 - was entitled "Powers to be exercised by Minister and MEC"] | |
| 87. | ... [...repealed by Act 2014_036_051_2014_036_051_20141031 - was entitled "Powers to be exercised by Minister"] |
| 88. | Directives by MEC to municipalities |
| Part 3. Delegations | |
| 89. | Delegation by Minister |
| 90. | Enforcement by Minister |
| 91. | Delegation by MECs |
| Part 4. General matters | |
| 92. | Urgent action by Minister or MEC [...Title amended by Act 2014_036_055_20141031 - was entitled "Urgent action by Minister"] |
| 93. | Formation and reporting on coastal matters |
| 94. | Co-ordination of actions between provinces and municipalities |
| 94A. | Exemptions [...inserted by Act 2014_036_057_20141031] |
| CHAPTER 12. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS | |
| Part 1. Transitional provisions | |
| 95. | Existing leases on, or rights to, coastal public property [...Title amended by Act 2014_036_058_20141031 - was entitled "Existing leases on, rights to coastal public property"] |
| 96. | Unlawful structures on coastal public property |
| 97. | ... [...repealed by Act 2014_036_060_20141031 - was entitled "Existing lawful activities in coastal zone"] |
| 97A. | Withdrawal of previous exclusions [...inserted by Act 2014_036_061_20141031] |
| 98. | Repeal and amendment of legislation |
| 99. | Savings |
| Part 2. General | |
| 100. | Limitation of liability |
| 101. | Short title and commencement [...Title amended by Act 2014_036_062_20141031 - was entitled "Short title"] |
| Sch. 1. | SCHEDULE 1. LAWS REPEALED (SECTION 98) [s98] |
| Sch. 2. | SCHEDULE 2. GUIDELINES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF WASTES OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR DUMPING AT SEA ("The Waste Assessment Guidelines") [s1, s71, s73; s86] |
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