| (1) | The Minister must within four years of the coming into operation of the National Environmental Management Laws Second Amendment Act, 2013, prepare and publish a national environment outlook report for the Republic and at intervals of not more than four years thereafter. |
| (a) | prepare and publish a provincial environment outlook report which must contain the information determined by the Minister in terms of subsection (4); and |
| (b) | within four years of the coming into operation of the National Environmental Management Laws Second Amendment Act, 2013, submit the report to the Minister and at intervals of not more than four years thereafter. |
| (3) | A metropolitan or a district municipality may prepare and publish a municipal environment outlook report which must— |
| (a) | contain the information determined by the Minister in terms of subsection (4); and |
| (b) | be submitted to the Minister and MEC within four years of the coming into operation of the National Environmental Management Laws Second Amendment Act, 2013 and at intervals of not more than four years thereafter. |
| (4) | The Minister must, for the purposes of the environment outlook reports contemplated in subsection (2) and (3), by notice in the Gazette, determine— |
| (a) | the procedure for compiling the report; |
| (c) | the content of the report. |
| (5) | The Minister must prescribe the process for the submission, evaluation and adoption of the environment outlook report. |
| (6) | The relevant organs of state must co-operate with the Minister or MEC by furnishing the Minister or MEC with information required for inclusion in a national or a provincial environment outlook report. |
| (7) | The Minister may, at the request of a province, assist with the preparation of a provincial environment outlook report. |
| (8) | The MEC may, at the request of a municipality, assist with the preparation of a municipality's environment outlook report. |
[Section 16A inserted by section 3 of Act No. 30 of 2013]
