National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)

No and Year of Law

Short Title

Relevant provisions

Act No. 36 of 1947

Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947

Section 18(1)(l) in so far as it relates to contraventions of sections 7 and 7bis

Act No. 71 of 1962

Animal Protection Act, 1962

Sections 2(1) and 2A

Act No. 45 of 1965

Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act, 1962

Sections 7(2)(a) to (d), 9(1)(a) to (c), 14A, 15(1)(a) and (b), 15(2), 17(4), 19(5), 20(11), 23(3), 24(2), 28(3), 29(4), 31(6), 32(2), 34(4), 37(4),40(4) and 41(2)

Act No. 63 of 1970

Mountain Catchment Areas Act, 1970

Section 14 in so far as it relates to contraventions of section 3

[Repealed] Act No. 15 of 1973

Hazardous Substances Act, 1973

Section 19(1)(a) and (b) in so far as it relates to contraventions of sections 3 and 3A

Act No. 63 of 1977

Health Act, 1977

Section 27

Act No. 73 of 1980

Dumping at Sea Control Act, 1980

Sections 2(1)(a) and 2(1)(b)

Act No. 6 of 1981

Marine Pollution (Control and Civil Liability) Act, 1981

Section 2(1)

Act No. 43 of 1983

Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, 1983

Sections 6 and 7

Act No. 2 of 1986

Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986

Section 3A

Act No. 73 of 1989

Environment Conservation Act, 1989

Sections 19(1) and 19A read with 29(3), 20(1) and (9) read with section 29(4), 29(2)(a), 31A and 41A read with 29(3)

Act No. 18 of 1998

Marine Living Resources Act, 1998

Section 58(1) in so far as it relates to contraventions of sections 43(2), 45 and 47, and section 58(2) in so far as it relates to contraventions of international conservation and management measures

Act No. 36 of 1998

National Water Act, 1998

Sections 151(1)(i) and (j)

Act No. 84 of 1998

National Forests Act

Sections 4(8), 7(1), 10(1), 11(2)(b), 15(1)(a) and (b), 17(3) and (4), 20(3), 21(2), 21(5), 24(8), 63(1)(a), (d), (e) and (f), 63(2)(a) and (b), 63(3) to (5), 64(1) and (2)

Act No. 101 of 1998

National Veld and Forest Fire Act

Sections 10(2), 12(1), 12(2)(b), 12(14)(a), (4), 17(1), 18(1)(a), 18(2), 18(3)(b), 18(4),18(4)(b), (25(2)(a) to (e),25(5), (6) and (7)

Act No. 107 of 1998

National Environment Management Act, 1998

Section 49A

Act No. 25 of 1999

National Heritage Resources Act

Sections 27(18) and (22), (23)(b), 28(3), 29(10), 32(13), (15), (16), (17), (19), and (20) 33(1) and (2), 34(1), 35(3), (4), (6) and (7)(a) 36(3), 44(2) and (3), 50(5) and (12) and 51(8)

Act No. 57 of 2003

National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act

Sections 45(1), 46(1), 47(2), 47(3), 48(1), 48A(1), 50(5), read with sections 89(1), 89(1)(b), (c) and (d) and 50A

Act No. 10 of 2004

National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act

Sections 57(1) read with 101(1)(a), 65(1) read with 101(1)(a), 67(2) read with 101(1)(a), 71(1) read with 101(1)(a), 81(1)

Act No. 39 of 2004

National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act

Sections 51(10)(a) to (h), 51(2) and (3)

[Repealed] Act No.  59 of 2008

National Environmental Management: Waste Act

Sections 7B, 7C read with 79(1)(j), (k), 13(3) read with 79(1)(l), 13(1A) read with 79(2)(j), 79(2)(k), 15 read with 79(2)(d), 59 read with 79(2)(e), 60 read with 79(2)(a), 65 read with 79(1)(m), 69 read with 79(1)(a), 70(1) read with 79(1)(b), (c), (d), (e), 79(1)(f), (g), (h), (i), 92 read with 79(1)(n), 95 read with 79(2)(h), 79(2)(i), 96 read with 79(1)(o), 79(2)(a)