National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)

Chapter 6 : Coastal Management

Part 2 : Provincial coastal management programmes

47. Contents of provincial coastal management programmes

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(1)A provincial coastal management programme must—
(a)be a provincial policy directive for the management of the coastal zone in the province;
(b)provide for an integrated, coordinated and uniform approach to coastal management in the province; and
(c)be consistent with—
(i)the national coastal management programme; and
(ii)the national estuarine management protocol.

 

(2)A provincial coastal management programme must include—
(a)a vision for the management of the coastal zone in the province, including the sustainable use of coastal resources;
(b)the coastal management objectives for the coastal zone in the province and for specific parts of the coastal zone;
(c)priorities and strategies—
(i)to achieve the coastal management objectives of the province;
(ii)to assist in the achievement of the national coastal management objectives as applicable in the province;
(iii)to develop estuarine management plans for estuaries in the province; and
(d)performance indicators to measure progress with the achievement of those objectives.

 

(3)A provincial coastal management programme may include a programme of projected expenditure and investment by the provincial government in order to implement the provincial coastal management programme.