The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998, abbreviated NEMA) is the statutory framework to enforce Section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The NEMA is intended to promote co-operative governance and ensure that the rights of people are upheld, but also recognising the necessity of economic development. NEMA supersedes the Environmental Conservation Act, which was inadequate to deal with enforcement, administration, and governance, and was written to be more successful in these aspects.^[1]

Purpose

To provide for co-operative, environmental governance by establishing principles for decision-making on matters that affecting the environment, institutions will promote co-operative governance and procedures for co-ordinating environmental functions exercised by organs of state; and to provide for matters connected therewith.^[2]

Promulgation

Published as: Republic of South Africa (22 November 1998). "National Environmental Management Act. 1998". Government Gazette. Cape Town: Government Printer. 401 (19519).^[2]

The act repealed a large part of the Environment Conservation Act. 1989 (Act No, 73 of 1989).^[2]^: S50

Amendments

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 from 1 May 2004: Section 36^[3]
National Environmental Management Amendment Act 56 of 2002 from 29 January 1999: Sections 1, 44^[3]
National Environmental Management Amendment Act 46 of 2003 from 1 May 2005: Sections 1, 30-32, 34, 42, 47, 49^[3]
National Environmental Management Amendment Act 8 of 2004 from 14 July 2004: Sections 1, 24, 43, 47, 50, Schedule 3^[3]
National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 from 24 February 2005: Section 1^[3]
National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act 44 of 2008 from 11 September 2009: Section 1, 31^[3]
- Also amends Environment Conservation Act 73 of 1989
- Also amends National Environment Laws Amendment Act 44 of 2008
- Also amends National Environment Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004
National Environmental Management Amendment Act 62 of 2008 from 1 May 2009: Section 1, 24, 42-43, 47^[3]
- Also amends Environment Conservation Act 73 of 1989
- Also amends National Environment Laws Amendment Act 44 of 2008
- Also amends National Environment Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004
National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act 14 of 2009: Section 1, 3, 11, 13, 15-16, 22, 28, 30-31, 34, Schedule 3^[3]
- Also amends Environment Conservation Act 73 of 1989
- Also amends National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003
- Also amends National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004
- Also amends National Environment Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004
National Environmental Management Laws 2nd Amendment Act 30 of 2013 from 18 December 2014: Section 16, 23, 24, 30^[3]
National Environmental Management Laws Second Amendment Act 30 of 2013 from 18 December 2013^[3]
National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act 25 of 2014 from 2 September 2014^[3]
- Also amends National Environmental Management Amendment Act 62 of 2008
- Also amends National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008

Regulations

This section needs expansion with: list regulations published under NEMA. You can help by adding to it. (February 2019)

References

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Marine protected areas of South Africa

Marine protected areas of South Africa
Coastal MPAs	Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area Bird Island Marine Protected Area De Hoop Marine Protected Area Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area Goukamma Marine Protected Area Helderberg Marine Protected Area Hluleka Marine Protected Area iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area Jutten Island Marine Protected Area Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area Malgas Island Marine Protected Area Marcus Island Marine Protected Area Namaqua National Park Marine Protected Area Pondoland Marine Protected Area Robben Island Marine Protected Area Robberg Marine Protected Area Rocherpan Marine Protected Area Sardinia Bay Marine Protected Area Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected Area Stilbaai Marine Protected Area Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area Trafalgar Marine Protected Area Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area uThukela Banks Marine Protected Area Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary
Offshore MPAs	Agulhas Bank Complex Marine Protected Area Agulhas Front Marine Protected Area Agulhas Muds Marine Protected Area Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area Amathole Offshore Marine Protected Area Benguela Bank Marine Protected Area Benguela Muds Marine Protected Area Browns Bank Complex Marine Protected Area Browns Bank Corals Marine Protected Area Cape Canyon Marine Protected Area Childs Bank Marine Protected Area iSimangaliso Offshore Marine Protected Area Namaqua Fossil Forest Marine Protected Area Orange Shelf Edge Marine Protected Area Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area Protea Banks Marine Protected Area Southeast Atlantic Seamounts Marine Protected Area Southwest Indian Seamounts Marine Protected Area Port Elizabeth Corals Marine Protected Area uThukela Banks Marine Protected Area
Management organisations	CapeNature City of Cape Town Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Department of Science and Innovation Eastern Cape Parks Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality South African National Parks
Research organisations	Council for Geoscience iNaturalist Iziko South African Museum National Research Foundation Nelson Mandela University Oceanographic Research Institute Rhodes University South African Association for Marine Biological Research South African Environmental Observation Network South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity South African National Biodiversity Institute University of KwaZulu-Natal University of Cape Town
Key people	Kerry Sink
MPA species lists	List of marine animals of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay Seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay brown green red
Related	African Coelacanth Ecosystem Program Biodiversity of South Africa Marine biodiversity of South Africa Environmental impact of recreational diving Low impact diving International Union for Conservation of Nature Marine ecoregions of the South African exclusive economic zone Marine protected area Marine Living Resources Act, 18 of 1998 National Environmental Management Act, 1998 National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 10 of 2004 National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 24 of 2008 National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 57 of 2003 Protected areas of South Africa Scuba diving tourism SeaKeys World Wide Fund for Nature
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