SECTION A: ENVIRONMENTAL (NATIONAL)

Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000

1. Manual in accordance with the Act: Sugar industry Appeals Tribunal. Published in GG 35616 dated 27 August 2012.

2. Manual in accordance with the Act: Limpopo Department of Agriculture. Published in GG 35623 dated 28 August 2012.

3. Manual in accordance with the Act: Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. Published in GG 35609 dated 23 August 2012.

4. Manual in accordance with the Act: Westonaria Local Municipality: Published in GG 35609 dated 23 August 2012.

5. Manual in accordance with the Act: Department of Science and Technology. Published in GG 35551 dated 3 August 2012.

6. Description submitted in terms of section 15(1): Limpopo Provincial Government: Department of Provincial Treasury. Published in GG 35626 Notice Number 687 dated 31 August 2012.

7. Description submitted in terms of section 15(1): Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Published in GG 35626 Notice Number 688 dated 31 August 2012.

8. Description submitted in terms of section 15(1): Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Published in GG 35603 Notice Number 642 dated 24 August 2012

National Water Act 36 of 1998

9. Extension of time period of general authorisations in terms of section 39 of the Act. Published in GG 35639 Notice Number 702 dated 29 August 2012.

National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008

10. Action list for the screening of dredged material proposed for marine disposal in terms of section 27 of the Act. Published in GG 35602 Notice Number 635 dated 24 August 2012.

National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008

11. National Waste Information Regulations. Published in GG 35583 Notice Number 625 dated 13 August 2012.

National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004

12. Amendment to the Threatened or Protected Species Regulations, 2007. Published in GG 35565 Notice Number 614 dated 2 August 2012.

World Heritage Convention Act 49 of 1999

13. Publication of the names of board members of the Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority. Published in GG 35564 Notice Number 613 dated 2 August 2012.

Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977

14. Regulations regarding the mandatory blending of biofuels with petrol and diesel. Published in GG 35623 Notice Number 671 dated 23 August 2012.

Consumer Price Index

15. Consumer Price Index for July 2012. Published in GG 35625 Notice Number 689 dated 31 August 2012.

SECTION C: SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
Draft National Legislation and Regulations

Tobacco Products Control Act 83 of 1993

16. Draft regulations relating to the display of tobacco products at wholesale and retail. Published in GG 35603 Notice Number 634 dated 24 August 2012.

National Railway Safety Regulator Act 16 of 2002

17. Draft amendment of the Penalty Fee Regulations, 2012. Published in GG 35594 Notice Number 647 dated 15 August 2012.

National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004

18. Draft Biodiversity Management Plan for Spheniscus Demersus (the African Penguin). Published in GG 35607 Notice Number 663 dated 20 August 2012.

National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008

19. Draft standard assessment of waste for landfill disposal. Published in GG 35572 Notice Number 613 dated 10 August 2012.

20. Draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations. Published in GG 35572 Notice Number 614 dated 10 August 2012.

21. Draft standard for disposal of waste to landfill. Published in GG 35572 Notice Number 615 dated 10 August 2012.

Marine Living Resources Act 18 of 1998

22. Invitation to comment on the Draft South African National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks: 2012. Published in GG 35613 Notice Number 682 dated 22 August 2012.

National Water Act 36 of 1998

23. Proposed allocation schedule in terms of section 45(2) of the Act. Published in 35582 Notice Number 645 dated 10 August 2012.

Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977

24. Draft amendment to the regulations regarding petroleum products site and retail licences. Published in GG 35581 Notice Number 642 dated 14 August 2012.

25. Draft amendment to the regulations regarding petroleum products wholesale licences. Published in GG 35581 Notice Number 643 dated 14 August 2012.

26. Draft amendment to the regulations regarding petroleum products manufacturing licences. Published in GG 35581 Notice Number 644 dated 14 August 2012.

Civil Aviation Act 13 of 2009

27. Draft Airport Slot Co-ordination Regulations, 2012. Published in GG 35571 Notice Number 618 dated 3 August 2012.

28. Draft Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011. Published in GG 35571 Notice Number 619 dated 3 August 2012.

SECTION D: SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
Provincial Legislation and Municipal By-Laws

Gauteng Province

29. Gauteng Transport Infrastructure Act 8 of 2001: Withdrawal of expropriation of rights in land in connection with the tunnel servitude in respect of the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link between Park and Sandton Station. Published in PG 251 Notice Number 2190 dated 28 August 2012.

30. Gauteng Transport Infrastructure Act 8 of 2001: Proclamation of the increase in width of portions of the provincial railway line in respect of the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link between Pretoria, Johannesburg and the OR Tambo International Airport: District Randburg. Published in PG 226 Notice Number 2026 dated 3 August 2012.

31. National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999: Provincial Heritage Resource Authority: Gauteng: provisional protection: Erf 31931, Pretoria. Published in PG 223 Notice Number 1935 dated 1 August 2012.

32. National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999: Provincial Heritage Resource Authority: Gauteng: provisional protection: Erf 229, Newclarea. Published in PG 223 Notice Number 1936 dated 1 August 2012.

33. National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999: Provincial Heritage Resource Authority: Gauteng: provisional protection: Wauchope Home, Soweto. Published in PG 223 Notice Number 1937 dated 1 August 2012.

34. National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999: Provincial Heritage Resource Authority: Gauteng: provisional protection: Naledi High School, Soweto. Published in PG 223 Notice Number 1938 dated 1 August 2012.

35. National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999: Provincial Heritage Resource Authority: Gauteng: provisional protection: Perdebert Mountain, Walkerville, Midvaal. Published in PG 223 Notice Number 1939 dated 1 August 2012.

36. National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999: Provincial Heritage Resource Authority: Gauteng: provisional protection: Lillian Ngoyi Square, Pretoria. Published in PG 223 Notice Number 1940 dated 1 August 2012.

KwaZulu-Natal Province

37. National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003: Declaration of nature reserves and assign Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife as the Management Authority in terms of the Act. Published in PG 799 Notice Number 83 dated 30 August 2012.

38. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 108 of 1996: and Local Government Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: City of uMhlathuze: Amendment to the by-law relating to flammable liquids. Published in PG 809 Notice Number 78 dated 30 August 2012.

Limpopo Province

39. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 108 of 1996: and Local Government Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: Mopani District Municipality: Cemetery and Crematoria by-law. Published in PG 2113 Notice Number 164 dated 20 August 2012.

Mpumalanga Province

40. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 108 of 1996: Steve Tshwete Local Municipality: Integrated Waste Management By-law. Published in PG 2070 Notice Number 176 dated 6 August 2012.

SECTION F: PARLIAMENTARY MONITORING

Introduction:
The Constitution describes four kinds of bills, namely:
Section 74 bills: constitutional amendments.
Section 75 bills: ordinary bills not affecting the provinces. Once a Section 75 bill has been passed by the National Assembly (NA), it is referred to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). If the NCOP amends the bill or rejects it, it is referred to the NA, which may pass the bill again, with or without amendments, and submit for the President’s assent. In other words, the NA can pass a Section 75 bill even if the NCOP disagrees.
Section 76 bills: ordinary bills affecting the provinces. The NCOP and the NA both consider Section 76 bills.
Section 77 bills: money bills (must be introduced by the Minister of Finance in the NA).
Each type of bill has a different passage to becoming law and usually fits into only one category. If a bill does not fit clearly into one category, or if it fits into more than one category, it is usually redrafted or split into more than one bill, e.g., the NEM: Biodiversity Bill which was split into the NEM: Biodiversity Bill and NEM: Protected Areas Bill. Both of these have now been enacted.
(http://www.pmg.org.za/ and http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/index.php)

Sustainability Related Legislative Programme: Parliament of South Africa

BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT: (as of 1 September 2012)

• Before National Assembly Committees

➢ Legal Practice Bill (B20 of 2012)
➢ Labour Relations Amendment Bill (B16 of 2012)
➢ Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bill (B14 of 2012)
➢ National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill (B13 of 2012)
➢ Judicial Matters Amendment Bill (B11 of 2012)
➢ National Health Amendment Bill (B24 of 2011)
➢ Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Bill (B8 - 2009)

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