National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)

Chapter 4 : Estuaries

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(1)	The responsible body contemplated in section 33(3)(e) who develops an estuarine management plan must—

(a)	follow a public participation process in accordance with Part 5 of Chapter 6; and

(b)	ensure that the estuarine management plan and the process by which it is developed are consistent with—

(i)	the national estuarine management protocol; and

(ii)	the national coastal management programme and with the applicable provincial coastal management programme and municipal coastal management programme referred to in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter 6;

[Subsection (1)(b)(ii) substituted by section 23(a) of Act No. 36 of 2014]

(c)	if applicable, ensure that relevant legislation is enacted to implement an estuarine management plan; and

[Subsection (1)(c) inserted by section 23(b) of Act No. 36 of 2014]

(d)	submit an annual report to the Minister on the implementation of the estuarine management plan, the legislation and any other matter which the Minister may prescribe.

[Subsection (1)(d) inserted by section 23(b) of Act No. 36 of 2014]

(2)	An estuarine management plan may form an integral part of a provincial coastal management programme or a municipal coastal management programme.

(3)	The report referred to in subsection (1)(d) must be tabled in Parliament annually.

[Subsection (3) inserted by section 23(c) of Act No. 36 of 2014]