Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)

Part II : Council for the Environment, Committee for Environmental Co-ordination and Board of Investigation

1)	The council shall advise the Minister on-

a)	any matter relating to the policy referred to in section 2; and

b)	any matter which the Minister refers to the council or which the council deems necessary.

2)	The council may hear representations by any person relating to matters affecting the environment if, after a memorandum on such matters has been submitted to it, the council is of the opinion that such representations will be in the interest of the conservation of the environment.