Regulations to make provision, in addition and implementation of those of the Marine Resources Act, 2000 for the conservation of the marine ecosystem and the utilisation, protection and promotion of marine resources. The 40 regulations are divided into 9 Parts: Definitions (I); Forms and procedures for granting rights or exploratory rights, allocating quotas and issuing licences (II); Fishing for...

The Act consists of 34 sections divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Territorial Sea, Internal waters, Archipelagic waters and Contiguous zone (II); Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (III); Rights of passage (IV); Jurisdiction, enforcement and offences (V); General (VI). Section 3 defines baselines, which shall be the low-water line or straight archipelagic baselines prescribed by...

This Act sets out a general legislative framework for the protection of the environment in the Solomon Islands and provides for the establishment of the Environment and Conservation Division and the Environment Advisory Committee and for development control, environmental impact assessment, review and monitoring and the control of pollution. The Act consists of 55 sections divided into 5 Parts and...

This Act makes provision for the conservation and development of water resources in South Africa. The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the nation's water resources are protected, used, developed, conserved, managed and controlled in ways which take into account amongst other factors: promoting equitable access to water; redressing the results of past racial and gender discrimination...

This Act sets out principles for environmental governance and provides with respect to an institutional framework for environment protection in South Africa. It also provides with respect to implementation of international agreements and compliance and enforcement in general. The Act consists of 53 sections divided into 10 Chapters and an interpretation section. Chapter I sets out in detail the...

This Act underlines that a distributor or dealer must obtain a permit from the Minister responsible for the Environment to sell at wholesale or retail beverages in sealed glass, metal, aluminium, steel or plastic bottles or cans less than one gallon in size. Moreover, a distributor or dealer shall be exempted from the provisions of this Act by the Minister in case such distributor or dealer has in...

The Act regulates the dumping of substances in the sea. Section 2 places restrictions on the loading or dumping of substances mentioned in Schedule 1 and 2 and dumping of substances in general. A special permit or a general permit authorizing dumping may be issued by the Secretary of Industries, who must take into account the factors set out in Schedule 3. The Secretary may attach conditions to...