National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004)

Chapter 3 : Institutional and Planning Matters

14. Appointment of air quality officers

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(1) The Minister must designate an officer in the Department as the national air quality officer to be responsible for co-ordinating matters pertaining to air quality management in the national government.

 

(2) The MEC must designate an officer in the provincial administration as the provincial air quality officer to be responsible for co-ordinating matters pertaining to air quality management in the province.

 

(3) Each municipality must designate an air quality officer from its administration to be responsible for co-ordinating matters pertaining to air quality management in the municipality.

 

(4)        

(a) An air quality officer must perform the duties or exercise the powers assigned or delegated to that officer in terms of this Act.
(b) An air quality officer may delegate a power or assign a duty to an official in the service of that officer’s administration, subject to such limitations or conditions as may be prescribed by the Minister.

 

(5) Air quality officers must co-ordinate their activities in such a manner as may be set out in the national framework or prescribed by the Minister.