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National Environmental Management: Waste Amendment Act, 2014 (No. 26 of 2014).

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Source

Abstract
This Act amends the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 so as to, among other things: insert a new Chapter (3A) on a strategy for the pricing of waste management charges; insert a new Chapter (7A) on the Waste Management Bureau. The Bureau shall be a specialist implementing agent within the Department responsible for environmental affairs in respect of matters delegated to the Bureau in terms of this Act dealing with waste management.
Long title of text
An Act to amend the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008, so as to substitute and delete certain definitions; to exclude the department from the spheres of government that are required to compile integrated waste management plans; to require the MEC responsible for waste management to act in concurrence with the Minister when requesting certain persons to compile and submit industry waste management plans; to provide for the exclusion of the provincial department responsible for waste management from the requirement to compile an industry waste management plan; to establish a pricing strategy; to provide for the content and application of the pricing strategy; to establish the Waste Management Bureau; to provide for the determination of policy and the Minister s oversight in relation to the Waste Management Bureau; to provide for the determination of policy and the Minister s oversight in relation to the Waste Management Bureau; to provide for the objects, functions, funding, financial management, reporting and auditing, immovable property of the Waste Management Bureau; to provide for the employees of the Waste Management Bureau; to provide for the appointment and the functions of the Chief Executive Officer of the Waste Management Bureau; to prescribe certain matters in relation to the Waste Management Bureau; to provide for transitional provisions in respect of existing industry waste management plans and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Date of text
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Government Gazette, No. 37714 of 2 June 2014.
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
Yes