Enforcement of Environmental Regulations

DESCRIPTION:

Environmental regulations are set out in the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998. This Act requires that national and provincial departments exercising functions which may affect the environment must prepare an Environmental Implementation Plan (EIP) and must monitor and review their implementation of this plan on a regular basis

Environmental regulations are enforced by:

monitoring environmental management
investigating reported non-compliance with relevant environmental legislation
prosecuting and obtaining convictions for environmental transgressions ensuring compliance after directives or interdicts have been passed.

PROVIDED BY:

GOVERNMENT BODY:	Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (Provincial Government of the Western Cape)

GOVERNMENT BODY:

Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (Provincial Government of the Western Cape)

The content on this page was last updated on 15 December 2005

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