Dear Clients and subscribers

Here then our backdated second edition of the EnviroMac. Short on the heels of this addition you will also receive the July and August updates.

Everyone with interests in the mining and petroleum sectors are surely abuzz with the implications of the recent amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) as well as the concomitant amendments to the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA). MacRobert recently hosted a workshop on legal developments in the Mining sector, touching on some of these issues. Given the feedback received, the workshop was very successful (We also had great feedback on the catering!). We have since received requests that this workshop be re-run in the near future. If you are interested in attending such a workshop, please let us know so that we may provide you with a preferential invitation.

Given these amendments, (which include some rather startling errors) it comes as no surprise that the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (NEMWA) is also earmarked for changes to incorporate the management of mining related wastes. More specifically, it is proposed that Residue Stockpiles and Deposits as defined in the MPRDA will be regulated in terms of the NEMWA, albeit under the auspices of the Department of Mineral Resources. The burning question now, is how the recently published regulations on waste classification and disposal requirements in terms of the NEMWA may affect the mining sector, given that these would now find application in respect of residue stockpiles and deposits.

Regards
Kenneth Cameron
(kcameron@macrobert.co.za)

environmental law

1. National Statutes

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act (49/2008): Commencement: Amendment of Proclamation No. 14 of 2013.
Published under GNR 17 on 6 June 2013.
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National Water Act (36/1998): Nominations for chairperson, deputy chairperson and additional members of the Water Tribunal.
Published under GNR 615 on 14 June 2013.
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Marine Living Resources Act (18/1998): Regulations for the Management of the Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area.
Published under GNR 422 on 21 June 2013.
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Marine Living Resources Act (18/1998): Declaration of the Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area.
Published under GNR 427 on 21 June 2013.
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National Environmental Management Act (107/1998): Intention to establish accreditation standards for a panel of environmental mediators.
Published under GNR 638 on 21 June 2013.
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2. Provincial Statutes

Kwa-Zulu Natal Province

KZN Heritage Act (4/2008): Amafa/Heritage/ Erfenis KwaZulu-Natal.
Published under PN 90 on 13 June 2013.
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Mpumalanga Province

National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (57/2003) (as amended): Intention to declare a protected environment.
Published under PN 209 on 21 June 2013.
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The North West Province

Nature Conservation Ordinance (12/1983) (Transvaal Province), Bophuthatswana Nature Conservation Act, 1973 and Cape Nature and Environmental Conservation Ordinance (19/1974) (Cape Province): Draft norms and standards for the import, export, transport, capture and keeping of birds in the North West Province.
Published under PN 271 on 20 June 2013.
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National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (57/2003): Draft guidelines for the Development of Protected Areas Management Plans in the North West Province.
Published under PN 272 under on 20 June 2013.
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Nature Conservation Ordinance (12/1983) (Transvaal Province), Bophuthatswana Nature Conservation Act, 1973 and Cape Nature and Environmental Conservation Ordinance (19/1974) (Cape Province): Draft Alien Species Regulations for the North West Province.
Published under PN 273 on 20 June 2013.
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Nature Conservation Ordinance (12/1983) (Transvaal Province), Bophuthatswana Nature Conservation Act, 1973 and Cape Nature and Environmental Conservation Ordinance (19/1974) (Cape Province): Draft Amendments to the North West Fencing Policy.
Published under PN 274 on 20 June 2013.
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Northern Cape Province

National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (57/2003): Intention to declare the Melkrivier Nature Reserve.
Published under PN 38 on 3 June 2013.
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National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (57/2003): Intention to declare the Tswalu Kalahari Nature Reserve.
Published under PN 39 on 3 June 2013.
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National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (57/2003): Intention to declare the Wit Clay Gat Nature Reserve.
Published under PN 40 on 3 June 2013.
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National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (75/2003): Intention to declare the Blomfontein Nature Reserve.
Published under PN 42 on 3 June 2013.
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Frances Baard Municipality: Air Quality Management By-law.
Published on 21 June 2013.
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Frances Baard Municipality: Noise Control By-law.
Published on 21 June 2013.
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Frances Baard Municipality: Municipal Health By-law.
Published on 21 June 2013.
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Western Cape Province

National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (75/2003): Declaration of the Dikkopskraal Nature Reserve.
Published under PN 176 on 7 June 2013.
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National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (75/2003): Declaration of the Vogelgat Nature Reserve.
Published under PN 177 on 7 June 2013.
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Western Cape Biosphere Reserves Regulations, 2013.
Published under PN 182 on 14 June 2013.
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Kannaland Municipality: Integrated Waste Management By-law, 2013.
Published on 14 June 2013.
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Occupational and Mine Health and Safety Law

Occupational Health and Safety Act (85/1993): Amendment of the Submission period of the crystalline silica air monitoring report.
Published under GNR 408 on 7 June 2013.
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Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993): Occupational Health and Hygiene Approved Inspection Authorities: List of basic equipment, list of tertiary institutions for legal knowledge examination and reporting format.
Published under GNR 442 on 28 June 2013.
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