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National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

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Regulations regarding the Control of the Import of Export of Waste, 2017

Chapter 2 : Prohibitions

4. General Prohibitions

 

(1) No person may—
(a) import any waste from a country without obtaining the consent required for the transboundary movement of waste;
(b) export any waste to a country without obtaining the consent required for the transboundary movement of waste;
(c) transit any waste through South Africa without obtaining the consent required for the transboundary movement of waste; or
(d) re-import waste from a country without obtaining the consent for the transboundary movement of waste.

[Regulation 4(1) substituted by section 5(a) of Notice No. 5849, GG52066, dated 6 February 2025]

 

(2) No person may import general waste for landfilling;

 

(3) No person may import hazardous waste from a developed country;

 

(4) No person may import infectious portion of medical waste; and

 

(5) No person may import mixed wastes streams