Legal Update Bulletin

This notice was published in Government Gazette 34781, under GeN 840 on 25 November 2011.

Members of the public were invited to submit to the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Environmental Affairs, Branch Oceans and Coasts; written comments to the following addresses:

By post to:
The Director-General: Environmental Affairs
Attention: Mr Milton Ntwana
Private Bag X447
Pretoria, 0001

By fax to:
(012) 320 7561

By e-mail to:
mntwana@environment.gov.za

Hand delivered at:
315 Pretorius Street
Corner Pretorius and Van Der Walt Streets
Fedsure Forum Building
2nd Floor, North Tower
Pretoria

Any person who wishes to submit representations or comments in connection with the Amendment Bill are invited to do so by no later than 16h00 on 31 January 2012. Comments received after the closing date may not be considered.

PURPOSE
· To amend the National Environmental: Integrated Coastal Management Act so as to amend certain definitions;

· To clarify coastal public property and the ownership of structures erected on and in coastal public property;

· To remove the power to exclude areas from coastal public property;

· To simplify and amend powers relating to coastal leases;

· To extend the powers of MEC’s to issue coastal protection notices and coastal access notices;

· To limit the renewal of dumping permits;

· To amend the composition of the National Coastal Committee;

· To clarify the powers of delegation by MEC’s;

· To revise offences and increase penalties;

· To improve authorisation processes; to provide for exemptions;

· To provide for transitional matters;

· To effect certain textual, alterations;

· And to provide for matters connected therewith.

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We trust that this information will serve to be of assistance and that you will not hesitate to contact our offices should you require any further assistance herein.