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

Chapter 10 : Enforcement

81. Jurisdiction of courts
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(1)Any act or omission in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act which is committed—
(a)by any person in, on or above coastal waters;
(b)outside coastal waters by any citizen of the Republic or any person ordinarily resident in the Republic; or
(c)by any person on board any South African vessel,

shall be dealt with and judicial proceedings taken as if such act or omission had taken place in the territory of the Republic.

 

(2)Any offence in terms of this Act shall, for purposes in relation to jurisdiction of a court to try the offence, be deemed to have been committed within the area of jurisdiction of the court in which the prosecution is instituted.

 

[Section 81 substituted by section 46 of Act No. 36 of 2014]