Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)RegulationsRegulations for the Prohibition of the Use, Manufacturing, Import and Export of Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Materials, 20071. Definition |
In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates-
means any of the following minerals:
| a) | Amosite; |
| b) | chrysotile; |
| c) | crocidolite; |
| d) | fibrous actinolite; |
| e) | fibrous anthophyllite; and |
| f) | fibrous tremolite, |
or any mixture containing any of these minerals;
means any mixture, product, component or material to which asbestos has been added;
means the plan referred to in regulation 5 of these regulations;
means the regulations published under Government Notice R.155 in Government Gazette 23108 of 10 February 2002;
means any asbestos containing material that:
| a) | is surplus, unwanted, rejected, discarded, abandoned or disposed of; |
| b) | the generator has no further use of, for the purposes of production or consumption; and |
| c) | must be disposed of; |
means heat and arc resistant electrical insulation boards, acetylene gas cylinders, gaskets, seals and insulation materials which contain asbestos;
means the identification and classification of dangerous goods for transport, SANS 10228, published by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS);
means the Transport of dangerous goods - Packaging and large packaging for road and rail transport, SANS 10229, published by the South African Bureau of Standards(SABS);
means the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989), as amended.