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36 of 2014
The National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Amendment Act 36 of 2014 aims:
- to amend the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008, so as:
- to amend certain definitions;
- to clarify coastal public property and the ownership of structures erected on and in coastal public property;
- to remove the power to exclude areas from coastal public property;
- to clarify and expand the provisions on reclamation;
- to clarify definitions and terminology;
- to simplify the administration of coastal access fee approvals;
- to simplify and amend powers relating to coastal authorisations;
- to replace coastal leases and concessions with coastal use permits;
- to extend the powers of MECs to issue coastal protection notices and coastal access notices;
- to limit the renewal of dumping permits;
- to simplify the composition and functions of the National Coastal Committee;
- to clarify the powers of delegation by MECs;
- to revise offences and increase penalties;
- to improve coastal authorisation processes;
- to provide for exemptions;
- to provide for transitional matters;
- to effect certain textual alterations; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
Commencement
1 May 2015 (6 months from publication)