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South African Weather Service Act, 2001 (Act No. 8 of 2001)

Schedule 2 : Commercial Services

 

1. The provision of specialised weather forecasting and climate information services.

 

2. The provision of services to the maritime industry that are not included in international obligations of the SOLAS Convention (Safety of Life at Sea).

 

3. The provision of aviation meteorological services.

 

4. Weather and climate related publications.

 

5. Meteorological consultations including advice to the legal and insurance industries.

 

6. Contracted weather and climate-related research.

 

7. Research to improve commercial services.

 

8. The dissemination of weather and climate information.

 

9. The manufacturing and selling of meteorological equipment to State departments and users from the private sector as well as the servicing, repairing and standardisation of equipment falling within the competence of the Weather Service.

 

10. The provision of specialised services to the media.

 

11. Commercial services provided on an ad hoc basis to State departments.

 

12. The provision of specialised ambient air quality forecasts or ambient air quality information services.

[Item 12 of Schedule 2 inserted by section 17 of Act No. 48 of 2013]

 

13. The provision of services to the air quality management, air quality monitoring or air quality modelling industry.

[Item 13 of Schedule 2 inserted by section 17 of Act No. 48 of 2013]

 

14. Contracted air quality-related research.

[Item 14 of Schedule 2 inserted by section 17 of Act No. 48 of 2013]

 

15. The selling of ambient air quality or meteorological information packages.

[Item 15 of Schedule 2 inserted by section 17 of Act No. 48 of 2013]