It is stated that; an environmental impact report shall be prepared by applicants. The contents mandated to be in the report include; details of the proposed activity, including purpose, requirements, and extent; applicant’s details; details of other people involved; if the activity is part of a greater scheme; date of submission; and plan and sections of the activity.

The entire Benguela Muds marine protected area is zoned as a single restricted zone which is determined by using World Geodetic System (WGS) of 1984. The regulations stipulate that no scientific research within the protected area shall be carried out except with a research permit issued by the Minister. It lists out the general restrictions within the protected area.

This represents the regulations laying down the procedure to be followed for the adoption of spatial tools or environmental management instruments in the sections of the national environmental management act of 1998. The minister is saddled with ensuring that the spatial tool or environmental management instrument indicates the purpose for which it was developed.

The act recognizes the right of citizens to environments that is beneficial to health and well-being; and the right to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations. through reasonable legislative and other measures that prevent pollution, environmental degredation, and promotes the sustainable development and use of natural resources. The act develops a framework for integrating good environmental management into all development activities, establishing principles guiding the exercise of functions related to the environment, and establishes procedures promoting public participation in environmental governance.

The notice lists activities and identify competent authorities under sections 24(2), 24(5) and 24D of the national environmental management act of 1998, where environmental authorisation is required prior to commencement of that activity in specific identified geographical areas only.

The regulations relate to the management and handling of alien and invasive species in South Africa. Among others, it; categorizes the listed invasive species as contained in the biodiversity act of 2004; it sets out restricted activities; national framework of documents; risk assessment; issuance, amendment, and cancellation of permits; and compliance and enforcement guidelines.

An amendment to the “national legislation” table specified under the act.

The norms and standards apply to lands regarded as nature reserves, and private lands declared as nature reserves. The guiding principles for the norms and standards include; to preserve the ecological integrity of protected areas, to preserve the nation’s biodiversity, to protect South Africa’s threatened species, to provide for the sustainable use of natural and biological resources, and to manage the relationship between environmental biodiversity, human settlement, and economic development.

The regulations of the minister enables the implementation of emergency suspension of abalone Haliotis fishery, and promote the recovery and rebuilding of the wild abalone resource. People who undertake scientific research, white-shark cage diving, commercial kelp harvesting, sea ranching, salvage operations, and maintenance of legal underwater infrastructure must apply to the minister for permit.

An amendment to the environment conservation act of 1993. It gives the minister the power to determine policy directions for the implementation of conventions or agreement, and to outline norms and standards. It also provides for the regulation of the delegation of powers and assignment of duties.

The purpose of these Regulations is to manage the procedures and criterias outlined in chapter 5 of the national environmental management act of 1998, for the submission, processing, consideration and decision of applications for environmental authorisation of activities.

The amendment notice is applicable to all special nature reserves, national parks, and world heritage sites, excluding the Vredefort World Heritage Site. It specifies other alterations by way of deletions, substitutions, and insertions.

“The purpose of this notice is to identify activities that would require environmental authorisations prior to commencement of that activity and to identify competent authorities in terms of sections 24(2) and 24D of the national environmental management act of 1998. It repeals listing notice 1 of 2010.

The amended regulations in the schedules are with respect to: redefinition of “management plan”, deletion of words for textual correctness, trade in specimens of protected species, and management for persons who own or control elephants.

The application of the norms and standards apply uniformly nationally and in all provinces, and to all stakeholders wishing to develop a BMP-S. The norms and standards provide a national approach and minimum standards for the development of biodiversity management plans for species.

The minister sub-delegates the authority to issue permits relating to the bioprospecting activities involving indigenous biological resources and export from the Republic, of the indigenous biological resources for the purposes of bioprospecting, to the Director: Resource Use or the acting functionary in the position.

The regulations apply to holders under the mineral and petroleum resources development act of 2002. The aim of the regulations is to manage the method for determining and making financial provision for the costs associated with the management of environmental impacts from prospecting, exploration, mining or production operations through the life of current mines, and those that may become known in the future.

It is stated that an application for coastal waters discharge permit shall be made to the minister, fully signed by relevant persons, accompanied by proof of payment of application fee, and to be accompanied by all supporting documents. It is also specified, the necessary information for assessment of applications.

The notice serves as a delegation of power in regulation 6(1) of the bio-prospecting, access, and benefit sharing regulations. The powers are delegated to the Director-General of the department of environmental affairs.

The fee structure is subject to the national environmental management act of 1998, the national environmental management: waste act of 2008. It sets out application of regulations, fees, exemptions, and payment.