Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)

Regulations

Regulations for the Prohibition of the Use, Manufacturing, Import and Export of Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Materials, 2007

1. Definition

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In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates-

"asbestos"

means any of the following minerals:

Amosite;

b)	chrysotile;

c)	crocidolite;

d)	fibrous actinolite;

e)	fibrous anthophyllite; and

f)	fibrous tremolite,

or any mixture containing any of these minerals;

"asbestos containing material"

means any mixture, product, component or material to which asbestos has been added;

"Asbestos Phase-out Plan"

means the plan referred to in regulation 5 of these regulations;

"Asbestos Regulations, 2001"

means the regulations published under Government Notice R.155 in Government Gazette 23108 of 10 February 2002;

"asbestos waste"

means any asbestos containing material that:

a)	is surplus, unwanted, rejected, discarded, abandoned or disposed of;

b)	the generator has no further use of, for the purposes of production or consumption; and

c)	must be disposed of;

"Identified product"

means heat and arc resistant electrical insulation boards, acetylene gas cylinders, gaskets, seals and insulation materials which contain asbestos;

"SANS 10228"

means the identification and classification of dangerous goods for transport, SANS 10228, published by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS);

"SANS 10229"

means the Transport of dangerous goods - Packaging and large packaging for road and rail transport, SANS 10229, published by the South African Bureau of Standards(SABS);

"the Act"

means the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989), as amended.