• National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008
  • Notice No. 138 of 2009
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • Chapter 1 : Interpretation, Objects and Application of Act
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Objects of Act
    • 3. State's duty to fulfil environmental rights in coastal environment
    • 4. Application of Act
    • 5. Application of National Environment Management Act
    • 6. Conflicts with other legislation
  • Chapter 2 : Coastal Zone
    • Part 1 : Coastal public property
      • 7. Composition of coastal public property
      • 7A. Purpose of coastal public property
      • 7B. Reclamation of land for state infrastructure
      • 7C. Reclamation of land for purposes other than state infrastructure
      • 8. Extending coastal public property
      • 9. Acquisition of private land by State
      • 10. [Repealed] Designation of State-owned land for certain purposes
      • 11. Ownership of coastal public property
      • 12. State public trustee of coastal public property
      • 13. Access to coastal public property
      • 14. Position of high-water mark
      • 15. Measures affecting erosion and accretion
    • Part 2 : Coastal protection zone
      • 16. Composition of coastal protection zone
      • 17. Purpose of coastal protection zone
    • Part 3 : Coastal access land
      • 18. Designation of coastal access land
      • 19. Process for designating and withdrawing designation of coastal access land
      • 20. Responsibilities of municipalities with regard to coastal access land
    • Part 4 : Coastal waters
      • 21. Control and management of coastal waters
    • Part 5 : Coastal protected areas
      • 22. Excision of protected areas from coastal protection zone
    • Part 6 : Special management areas
      • 23. Declaration of special management areas
      • 24. Management of special management areas
    • Part 7 : Coastal management lines
      • 25. Establishment of coastal set-back lines
  • Chapter 3 : Boundaries of Coastal Areas
    • 26. Determination and adjustment of coastal boundaries
    • 27. Determining and adjusting coastal boundary of coastal public property
    • 28. Determining and adjusting coastal boundaries of coastal protection zone
    • 29. Determining and adjusting coastal boundaries of coastal access land
    • 30. Entry onto land
    • 31. Marking coastal boundaries on zoning maps
    • 32. Endorsements by Registrar of Deeds
  • Chapter 4 : Estuaries
    • 33. National estuarine management protocol
    • 34. Estuarine management plans
  • Chapter 5 : Institutional Arrangmenets
    • Part 1 : National Coastal Committee
      • 35. Establishment and functions of National Coastal Committee
      • 36. Composition of National Coastal Committee
      • 37. Vacation of office and termination of membership
    • Part 2 : Provincial lead agencies
      • 38. Designation and functions of provincial lead agency
    • Part 3 : Provincial Coastal Committees
      • 39. Establishment and functions of Provincial Coastal Committees
      • 40. Composition of Provincial Coastal Committees
      • 41. Vacation of office and termination of membership
    • Part 4 : Municipal Coastal Committees
      • 42. Establishment and functions of Municipal Coastal Committees
    • Part 5 : Voluntary Coastal Officers
      • 43. Voluntary coastal officers
  • Chapter 6 : Coastal Management
    • Part 1 : National coastal management programme
      • 44. Preparation and adoption of national coastal management programme
      • 45. Contents of national coastal management programme
    • Part 2 : Provincial coastal management programmes
      • 46. Preparation and adoption of provincial coastal management programmes
      • 47. Contents of provincial coastal management programmes
    • Part 3 : Municipal coastal management programmes
      • 48. Preparation and adoption of municipal coastal management programmes
      • 49. Contents of municipal coastal management programmes
      • 50. By-laws
    • Part 4 : Co-ordination and alignment of plans and coastal management programmes
      • 51. Alignment of certain plans with coastal management programmes
      • 52. Ensuring consistency between coastal management programmes and other statutory plans
    • Part 5 : Public participation
      • 53. Consultation and public participation
    • Part 6 : Review of coastal management programmes
      • 54. Powers of Minister to review coastal management programmes
      • 55. Review of municipal coastal management programmes
    • Part 7 : Coastal planning schemes
      • 56. Planning schemes for areas within coastal zone
      • 57. Coastal planning and land use schemes of municipalities
  • Chapter 7 : Protection of Coastal Resources
    • Part 1 : Assessing, avoiding and minimising adverse effects
      • 58. Duty to avoid causing adverse effects on coastal environment
      • 59. Coastal protection notice and coastal access notice
      • 60. Repair or removal of structures within coastal zone
      • 61. Failure to comply with certain notices
    • Part 2 : Regulation of coastal zone
      • 62. Implementation of land use legislation in coastal protection zone
    • Part 3 : Environmental authorisations
      • 63. Environmental authorisations for coastal activities
      • 64. [Repealed] Minister may grant environment authorisation in interests of whole community
    • Part 4 : Use of coastal public property
      • 65. Award of coastal use permits on coastal public property
      • 66. Terms of coastal use permits
      • 66A. Leases in admirality reserves
    • Part 5 : General provisions
      • 67. Temporary occupation of land within coastal zone
      • 68. Amendment, revocation, suspension or cancellation of authorisations
  • Chapter 8 : Marine and Coastal Pollution Control
    • 69. Discharge of effluent into coastal waters
    • 70. Prohibition of incineration or dumping at sea
    • 71. Dumping permits
    • 72. Emergency dumping at sea
    • 73. National action list
  • Chapter 9 : Appeals
    • 74. Appeals
    • 75. Advisory appeal panel
    • 76. Interim orders by Minister or MEC
    • 77. Proceedings of advisory appeal panel
    • 78. Determination of appeal by Minister or MEC
  • Chapter 10 : Enforcement
    • 79. Offences
    • 80. Penalties
    • 81. Jurisdiction of courts
    • 82. Actions in relation to coastal public property
  • Chapter 11 : General Powers and Duties
    • Part 1 : Regulations
      • 83. Regulations by Minister
      • 84. Regulations by MEC
      • 85. General provisions applicable to regulations
      • 86. Amendment of Schedule 2
    • Part 2 : Powers to be exercised by MEC
      • 87. [Repealed] Powers to be exercised by Minister
      • 88. Directives by MEC to municipalities
    • Part 3 : Delegations
      • 89. Delegation by Minister
      • 90. Enforcement by Minister
      • 91. Delegation by MEC's
    • Part 4 : General matters
      • 92. Urgent action by Minister or MEC
      • 93. Information and reporting on coastal matters
      • 94. Co-ordination of actions between provinces and municipalities
      • 94A. Exemptions
  • Chapter 12 : Miscellaneous matters
    • Part 1 : Transitional provisions
      • 95. Existing leases on, or rights to, coastal public property
      • 96. Unlawful structures on coastal public property
      • 97. [Repealed] Existing lawful activities in coastal zone
      • 97A. Withdrawal of previous exclusions 
      • 98. Repeal and amendment of legislation
      • 99. Savings
    • Part 2 : General
      • 100. Limitation of liability
      • 101. Short title and commencement
  • Schedules
    • Schedule 1 : Laws repealed
    • Schedule 2 : Guidelines for the assessment of wastes or other material that may be considered for dumping at sea
• Regulations
  • Control of Use of Vehicles in the Coastal Area Regulations
    • Notice No. R. 496 of 2014
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. General prohibition
    • 3. Permissible uses
    • 4. Permits to use vehicles in coastal area
    • 5. Assessment of impact of use of vehicles in coastal area
    • 6. Consideration of application
    • 7. Decision
    • 8. Suspension, amendment and cancellation of permits and exemptions
    • 9. Vehicle use at public launch sites
    • 10. Law enforcement
    • 11. Co-operation with authorised officers
    • 12. Procedure with regard to seized vehicles
    • 13. Offences and penalties
    • 14. Presumptions
    • 15. Forfeiture
    • 16. Exemptions
    • 17. Conflict and Repeal
    • 18. Transitional provisions
    • 19. Short title and commencement
  • Public Launch Site Regulations
    • Notice No. R. 497 of 2014
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Listings of public launch sites
    • 3. Management of public launch sites
    • 4. Offences and penalties
    • 5. Conflict and repeal
    • 6. Transitional Provisions
    • 7. Short title and Commencement
  • Integrated Coastal Management Appeal Regulations, 2016
    • Notice No. R. 815 of 2016
    • Chapter 1 : Interpretation and Purpose of Regulations
      • 1. Interpretation
      • 2. Purpose of Regulations
      • 3. Application of Regulations
    • Chapter 2 : Administration and Processing of Appeals
      • 4. Lodging of appeal
      • 5. Responding statements
      • 6. Processing of an appeal
      • 7. Decision on appeal
      • 8. Advisory appeal panel
    • Chapter 3 : General Matters
      • 9. Transitional arrangements
      • 10. Short title and commencement
  • Dumping at Sea Regulations
    • Notice No. 711 of 2017
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Application for dumping permit
    • 3. Minimum information for assessment of applications
    • 4. Emergency dumping at sea
    • 5. Request for verbal authorisation
    • 6. Immediate emergency dumping
    • 7. Ordinary emergency dumping
    • 8. Assessment of applications
    • 9. Decision on applications
    • 10. Reporting
    • 11. Offences and penalties
    • 12. Conflict and repeal
    • 13. Transitional arrangements
    • 14. Short title and commencement
  • Reclamation of Land from Coastal Waters Regulations, 2018
    • Notice No. R. 206 of 2018
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Application for Minister's pre-approval
    • 3. Minimum information and assessment of application for Minister's pre-approval in terms of section 7B
    • 4. Minimum information and assessment of application for Minister's pre-approval in terms of section 7C
    • 5. Application for final reclamation decision
    • 6. Minister's powers in assessing applications
    • 7. Decisions
    • 8. Offences and penalties
    • 9. Short title and commencement
• Notices
  • Delegation of Powers in terms of Section 89(1)(c) - Regulations 4, 5, 6 and 8 of the Control of Use of Vehicles in the Coastal Area Regulations
    • Notice No. 641 of 2021
  • General Discharge Authorisation in terms of Section 69(2)
    • Notice No. 2290 of 2022
    • Definitions
    • 1. Scope of applicability of this General Discharge Authorisation
    • 2. Application of Duty of Care
    • 3. Description of General Discharge Authorisation
    • 4. Obligation to notify in writing
    • 5. Discharges not authorised in terms of this General Discharge Authorisation
    • 6. Monitoring requirements
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1 - Tables
        • Table 1: General and Special effluent limits for organic and inorganic constituents in effluent
        • Table 2: General and Special effluent limits for physio-chemical properties of the effluent
      • Annexure 2 - List of bays where this General Discharge Authorisation is not applicable
      • Annexure 3 - List of ports to which this General Discharge Authorisation is applicable
  • Coastal Management Line for Garden Route National Park in terms of Section 25(1) read with Section 25(5)(a) of the Act
    • Notice No. R. 3668 of 2023
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Purpose and Declaration
    • 3. Applicable Area
    • 4. Developmental Risk Management Measures
    • 5. Methods Applied
    • 6. Description of the Garden Route National Park's Coastal Management Line
    • 7. Implementation and Review
    • 8. Data Accessibility
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1 - Table of GRNP CML descriptions
      • Annexure 2 - Maps