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National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004)

Chapter 2 : National Framework and National, Provincial and Local Standards

Part 1 : National framework

8. National monitoring and information management standards

 

The national framework must establish national standards for—

(a) municipalities to monitor—
(i) ambient air quality; and
(ii) point, non-point and mobile source emissions;
(b) provinces to monitor—
(i) ambient air quality; and
(ii) the performance of municipalities in implementing this Act; and
(c) the collection and management of data necessary to assess—
(i) compliance with this Act;
(ii) compliance with ambient air quality and emission standards;
(iii) the performance of organs of state in respect of air quality management plans and priority area air quality management plans;
(iv) the impact of, and compliance with, air quality management plans and priority area air quality management plans;
(v) compliance with the Republic’s obligations in terms of international agreements; and
(vi) access to information by the public.