National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill 2015

19th October 2015

National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill 2015

On 13 October 2015 in Government Gazette 39287 Notice Number 986 the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, published the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill 2015.


The Bill seeks to amend:
1. The National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA)

2. The National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003 (NEM:PAA)

3. The National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004

4. The National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 (NEM:AQA)

5. The National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008 (NEM:ICMA)

6. The National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008 (NEM:WA)

7. The National Environmental Management Amendment Act 62 of 2008 (NEMAA 2008)

8. The National Environmental Management Amendment Act 25 of 2014 (NEMAA 2014)

Members of the public are invited to submit written comments on the Bill within 30 days of publication of this notice in the gazette.

A copy of the Bill can be downloaded from the Department of Environmental Affair’s website.

Written by Warburton Attorneys