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Feb
2016
Property

HOA Levy Case

DEVELOPER’S RATES LIABILITY AFTER OPENING TOWNSHIP REGISTER.
16
Feb
2016
Environmental and Mining

EnviroMac January 2016

Legal updates and commentary from our Environmental and Mining Law team for January 2016.
16
Feb
2016
Environmental and Mining

NOISE CONTROL BY-LAWS

The Emalahleni Local Municipality acting in terms of section 156(2) of the Constitution read with section 13 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 and the NEMA; hereby publishes the Noise Control By-laws as approved by Council on 30 July 2015 under Council Resolution number: A.
16
Feb
2016
Environmental and Mining

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BY-LAWS

The Emalahleni Local Municipality has, in terms of section 13(a) of the Local Government Municipality Systems Act 32 of 2000, section 156(2) of the Constitution and section 9(3)(a-d) of the NEM:WA, published the Waste Management By-laws as approved by Council on 1 October 2015 under Council Resolution number: A.
16
Feb
2016
Environmental and Mining

WASTE MANAGEMENT BY-LAWS

The Umhlabuyalingana Local Municipality has, in terms of section 156(2) of the Constitution and section 9(3)(a)-(d) of the NEM:WA, promulgated the By-Law on Waste Management.
16
Feb
2016
Environmental and Mining

WESTERN CAPE NATURE CONSERVATION BOARD: NOTICE

An initiative is underway to submit an application to the United Nations Environmental, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's Man and Biosphere Programme (UNESCO MAB) to have the Garden Route Biosphere Reserve designated as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
16
Feb
2016
Environmental and Mining

WESTERN CAPE NATURE CONSERVATION BOARD: NOTICE

The Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape has, in terms of section 33(1)(a) of the NEM:PAA, given notice of his intention to declare the Moutonshoek Protected Environment on the properties as set out in the schedule to this notice situated in the Krom Antonies River Valley.
16
Feb
2016
Environmental and Mining

WESTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT CALL FOR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT WESTERN CAPE COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

The Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape has given notice of his intention to adopt the Western Cape Coastal Management Programme (WCCMP) in accordance with the requirements of the NEM:ICMA, as well as the National Coastal Management Programme.
16
Feb
2016
Environmental and Mining

NATIONAL WATER ACT (36/1998): ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VAAL RIVER CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AGENCY

The Minister of Water and Sanitation has, in terms of section 78(1) of NWA, established the Vaal River Catchment  Management Agency situated in the Vaal Waste Management Area.
16
Feb
2016
Environmental and Mining

NATIONAL WATER ACT (36/1998): PROPOSAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MZIMVUBU-TSITSIKAMMA CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AGENCY

The Minister of Water and Sanitation has, in terms of section 78(3) of the NWA, proposed the establishment of a catchment management agency, situated in the Mzimvubu to Tsitsikamma water management area in the Eastern Cape and includes portions of KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and the Northern Cape, and that the agency be named the Mzimvubu-Tsitsikamma Catchment Management Agency.
16
Feb
2016
Environmental and Mining

NATIONAL WATER ACT (36/1998): PROPOSAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ORANGE CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AGENCY

The Minister of Water and Sanitation has, in terms of section 78(3) of the NWA, proposed the establishment of a catchment management agency, situated in the Lower Orange Water Management Area (WMA) together with Upper Orange WMA in Western Cape; and that the agency be named the Orange Catchment Management Agency.
16
Feb
2016
Environmental and Mining

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT (10/2004): BIOPROSPECTING PERMIT APPLICATION

The Minister of Environmental Affairs has, in terms of regulation 7 read with regulation 31(2) of the Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit-Sharing Amendments Regulations, 2015, and chapter 6 of the NEM:BA, given notice of a bioprospecting permit application submitted by the University of Pretoria.