6519 Results Found

Biodiversity Act: Amendments to CITES Regulations

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The amendment takes the form of substitution and redefinition of headings in the schedules of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) regulations.

South Africa 2014 Environment and Climate Change

Prohibition on the Acquisition and Use of Certain Agricultural Remedies in Certain Areas

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The prohibition is subject to the fertilizers, farm feeds, agricultural remedies and stock remedies act of 1947. There is a prohibition of the acquisition and use of remedies containing chemicals related to; BHC, DDT, and dieldrin or aldrin.

South Africa 1983 Agriculture and Rural Development

Regulations Relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Durum Wheat Intended for Sale in the Republic of South Africa

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The regulations are subject to the agricultural product standards of 1990. They specify classes and standards of wheat, parking and marking requirements guiding the sale of wheat in South Africa. It specifically states that wheat shall not be sold except standards outlined in these regulations are met. The regulations are baseline standards for wheat sold in South Africa.

South Africa 2016 Agriculture and Rural Development

Declaration of Areas as Marine Protected Area

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The minister, under the marine living resources act of 1998. There is a description of boundaries of marine protected areas and stipulations pertaining to the protected areas.

South Africa 2000 Environment and Climate Change

Medicines and Related Substances Control Act

Ministry of Health, South Africa

The act sets out provisions along the value chain of medicines and medical devices manufacturing, import and export and prescription of medical substances. It relates to medicines intended for both human and animal use.

South Africa 1997 Health

Marine Living Resources Act

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Land Reform,Ministry of Rural Development, South Africa

The act pertains to the sustainable utilization of marine living resources, conservation and preservation of biodiversity, and the restructuring of the fishing industry to address balance issues among all branches. The application applies to all persons in South Africa, all fishing vessels and aircraft in or above South African waters, all fishing activities carried out in South African Waters, and to the Prince Edward Islands.

South Africa 1998 Agriculture and Rural Development

Establishment of Statutory Measure and Determination of Levies on Table Grapes

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The notice is subject to the marketing of agricultural products act of 1996. The statutory measure applies to inspected volumes of table grapes passed for export. The levy will be utilized by the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) to facilitate market research, program development, information transfer, and trainings, for the development of the industry. It seeks to ensure availability of market information to all stakeholders. The measure will be administered and implemented by SATI.

South Africa 2012 Agriculture and Rural Development

Regulations Governing the Tolerances for Certain Seeds in Certain Agricultural Products

Ministry of Health, South Africa

No Agricultural product shall contain seeds of Crotolaria species, Datura species or Ricinis communis in measures greater than one seed per 1000g; and seeds of Argemone mexicana L., Convolvulus species, Ipomoea purpurea Roth., Lolium temulentum and Xanthium species in measures greater than seven seeds per 1000g.

South Africa 2002 Health

Declaration of Greenhouse Gases as Priority Pollutants

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The declaration operates under the 2014 air quality act. The greenhouse gases declared as priority pollutants are outlined; and it is mandated that people carrying out activities specified in the annexure should prepare pollution prevention plans for approval.

South Africa 2017 Environment and Climate Change

National Water Act

Ministry of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, South Africa

The act recognizes the scare nature of water and its uneven distribution in the Republic; it also points to the discriminatory laws and practices of the past that prevented the equitable access to and use of water Resources in South Africa. It calls for an integrated management of water resources and delegation of duties, to enable an inclusive process of water resource development.

South Africa 1998 Utilities

Expropriation Act

Ministry of Rural Development and Land Reform, South Africa

The act provides for the expropriation of land and other property for public and other specified purposes. It spells out the powers of the minister and local authorities, inspection of properties meant for expropriation, offers of compensation, payment, basis of determining compensation, determination by the court or arbitration in absence of agreement, and withdrawal of expropriation, among others.

South Africa 1975 Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Act

Ministry of Culture and Tourism, South Africa

The government is determined to uplift the well-being of its citizens, culturally, socially, and economically, without any form of discrimination. Indigineous knowledge is defined as knowledge which has been developed within an indigenous community and has been assimilated into the cultural and social identity of that community; knowledge of functional nature, natural resources, and cultural expressions. The act applies to all persons within the Republic, and to all knowledge specified in the act.

South Africa 2019 Culture and Tourism

Notice of Declaration of Particular Groups of Trees

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The notice declares particular groups of trees outlined in the schedule as “Champion Trees” under the national forests act of 1998. “No person may cut, disturb, damage or destroy any protected tree or possess, collect, remove, transport, export, purchase, sell, donate or in any other manner acquire or dispose of any protected tree or any forest product derived from a protected tree, except under a licence granted by the minister”. Detractors are regarded as first category offenders.

South Africa 2010 Agriculture and Rural Development

Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Strategic Plan 2015-2020

Ministry of Rural Development and Land Reform, South Africa

The strategic plan represents the efforts of the government to drive the transformation of the rural economy towards attaining a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable rural communities. The strategic plan follows from the National Development Plan (NDP) and the Comprehensive Rural Development Framework (CRDP) which defines rural development measurables; meeting basic human needs, rural enterprise development, and rural agro-industries sustained by markets and financing facilities that are rural-based.

South Africa 2015 Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Agricultural Pests Act; Control Measures: Amendment

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The notice amends the control measures of the agricultural pests act. It inserts definitions and control measures in the schedules. The control measures inserted include; prohibition relating to the occurrence and removal of pathogens and insects, and exemptions from prohibitions.

South Africa 2017 Agriculture and Rural Development

Regulations Regarding Activities Identified Under the Environment Conservation Act

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The regulations specify rules relative to the application for and the granting of an authorization for the carrying out of activities identified under the relevant sections of the environment conservation act of 1989. Applications shall be made provincial or local authorities and must, in certain cases, be referred to the minister.

South Africa 2002 Environment and Climate Change

National Water Amendment Act

Ministry of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, South Africa

This serves as an amendment to the national water act of 1998. It effects textual improvements, makes provisions for the correct designation of the department and minister, and amends the authority of the water tribunal, among others.

South Africa 2014 Utilities