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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: AIR QUALITY ACT (39/2004): THE 2017 NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Posted 16 November 2018

The Acting Minister of Environmental Affairs has published the 2017 National Framework for Air Quality Management in South Africa, in terms of section 7(5) of the NEM:AQA.

The purpose of the Framework is to achieve the overall objectives of the NEM:AQA and as such provides a plan for the practical implementation of the Act. It provides norms and standards for all technical aspects of air quality management.