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

Chapter 6 : Coastal Management

Part 2 : Provincial coastal management programmes

47. Contents of provincial coastal management programmes

 

(1) A provincial coastal management programme must—
(a) be a provincial policy directive for the management of the coastal zone in the province;
(b) provide for an integrated, coordinated and uniform approach to coastal management in the province; and
(c) be consistent with—
(i) the national coastal management programme; and

 

(2) A provincial coastal management programme must include—
(a) a vision for the management of the coastal zone in the province, including the sustainable use of coastal resources;
(b) the coastal management objectives for the coastal zone in the province and for specific parts of the coastal zone;
(c) priorities and strategies—
(i) to achieve the coastal management objectives of the province;
(ii) to assist in the achievement of the national coastal management objectives as applicable in the province;
(iii) to develop estuarine management plans for estuaries in the province; and
(d) performance indicators to measure progress with the achievement of those objectives.

 

(3) A provincial coastal management programme may include a programme of projected expenditure and investment by the provincial government in order to implement the provincial coastal management programme.