National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)Chapter 5 : Institutional ArrangmenetsPart 3 : Provincial Coastal Committees39. Establishment and functions of Provincial Coastal Committees |
| (1) | Each MEC must within 12 months of the commencement of this Act establish a Provincial Coastal Committee for the province. |
| (2) | A Provincial Coastal Committee must— |
| (a) | promote integrated coastal management in the province and the co-ordinated and effective implementation of this Act and the provincial coastal management programme; |
| (b) | advise the MEC, the provincial lead agency and the National Coastal Committee on matters concerning coastal management in the province; |
| (c) | advise the MEC on developing, finalising, reviewing and amending the provincial coastal management programme; |
| (d) | promote a co-ordinated, inclusive and integrated approach to coastal management within the province by providing a forum for, and promoting, dialogue, co-operation and co-ordination between the key organs of state and other persons involved in coastal management in the province: |
| (e) | promote the integration of coastal management concerns and objectives into the plans, programmes and policies of other organs of state whose activities may have caused or may cause adverse effects on the coastal environment; and |
| (f) | perform any function delegated to it. |