South African Weather Service Act, 2001 (Act No. 8 of 2001) > Chapter 2 : South African Weather Service

The objectives of the Weather Service are—

(a)	to maintain, extend and improve the quality of meteorological and ambient air quality-related information services for the benefit of all South Africans;

[Paragraph (a) amended by section 3(a) of Act No. 48 of 2013]

(b)	to provide public good services and commercial services to all South Africans;

(c)	to ensure the ongoing collection of meteorological and ambient air quality data over South Africa and surrounding southern oceans for the use by current and future generations;

[Paragraph (c) amended by section 3(b) of Act No. 48 of 2013]

(d)	to be the long-term custodian of a reliable national climatological and ambient air quality record;

[Paragraph (d) amended by section 3(b) of Act No. 48 of 2013]

(e)	as the national meteorological service of the Republic of South Africa, to fulfil the international obligations of the Government under the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization;

(f)	as the Aviation Meteorological Authority, to fulfil the international obligations of the Government under the Convention of the International Civil Aviation Organization;

(g)	to provide services that are sensitive to the demographic realities of the country;

[Paragraph (g) amended by section 3(c) of Act No. 48 of 2013]

(h)	to fulfil such other weather-related or ambient air quality information international obligations as the Minister may direct; and

[Paragraph (h) amended by section 3(d) of Act No. 48 of 2013]

(i)	to be the custodian of the SAAQIS.

[Paragraph (I) inserted by section 3(e) of Act No. 48 of 2013]

South African Weather Service Act, 2001 (Act No. 8 of 2001)