Legislation




	National Water Act, 36 of 1998 Regulations and Guidelines on Water Use South African Water Quality Guidelines Water Services Act, 108 of 1997 Environment Conservation Act, 73 of 1989 Environmental Management Regulations and Administrative Guidelines National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998 A White paper on the conservation and sustainable use of South Africa’s biological diversity, July 1997 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 108 of 1996 Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, 43 of 1983 Mountain Catchment Areas Act, 63 of 1970 Lake Areas Development Act, 39 of 1975 National Forests Act, 84 of 1998 National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 101 of 1998 Minerals Act, 50 of 1991 A Minerals and Mining Policy for South Africa (White Paper), Oct 1998 Marine legislation Seashore Act, 21 of 1935 Marine Living Resources Act, 18 of 1998 Sea Fishery Act, 12 of 1988 Dumping at Sea Control Act, 73 of 1980 Marine Pollution (Control and Civil Liability) Act, 6 of 1981 Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 2of 1986 Marine Pollution (Intervention) Act, 64 of 1987 Planning legislation The Development Facilitation Act, 67 of 1995 Physical Planning Act, 125 of 1991 Physical Planning Act, 88 of 1967 The acts can be downloaded: - http://www.gov.za/acts/00index.html as well as the guidelines: - http://www.dwaf.gov.za/Dir_WQM/docsFrame.htm