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National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)

Chapter 3 : Procedures for Co-Operative Governance

11. Environmental Implementation Plans and Management Plans

 

(1) Every national department listed in Schedule 1 as exercising functions which may affect the environment and every provincial department responsible for environmental affairs must prepare an environmental implementation plan within five years of the coming into operation of this Act and at intervals of not more than five years thereafter.

[Section 11(1) amended by section 2 of Act No. 30 of 2013]

 

(2) Every national department listed in Schedule 2 as exercising functions involving the management of the environment must prepare an environmental management plan within five years of the coming into operation of this Act, and at intervals of not more than five years thereafter.

[Section 11(2) amended by section 2 of Act No. 30 of 2013]

 

(3) Every national department that is listed in both Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 may prepare a consolidated environmental implementation and management plan.

 

(4) Every organ of state referred to in subsections (1) and (2) must, in its preparation of an environmental implementation plan or environmental management plan, and before submitting such plan take into consideration every other environmental implementation plan and environmental management plan already. adopted with a view to achieving consistency among such plans.

 

(5) The Minister may by notice in the Gazette—
(a) extend the date for the submission of any environmental implementation plans and environmental management plans for periods not exceeding 12 months;
(b) on application by any organ of state, or on his or her own initiative with the agreement of the relevant Minister where it concerns a national department, amend Schedules 1 and 2.

 

(6) The Director-General must, at the request of a national department or province assist with the preparation of an environmental implementation plan.

 

(7) The preparation of environmental implementation plans and environmental management plans may consist of the assembly of information or plans compiled for other purposes and may form part of any other process or procedure.

 

(8) The Minister may issue guidelines to assist provinces and national departments in the preparation of environmental implementation and environmental management plans.