INCEPTION REPORT - Department of Agriculture and ...

uThukela DM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Table 3:
Type of Information to be considered
Legislation & Guidelines
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, (Act No.
108 of 1996)
National Water Act (Act No. 36 of 1998)
Environment Conservation Act (Act No. 73 of 1989):
National Environmental Management Air Quality Act
(Act No. 39 of 2004)
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act,
2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas
Act (Act No. 57 of 2003)
National Environmental Management: Waste Act (Act
No. 59 of 2008)
National Forests Act (Act No. 84 of 1998)
Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act
(Act No. 28 of 2002)
Occupational Health & Safety Act (Act No. 85 of 1993)
National Heritage Resources Act (Act No. 25 of 1999)
Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act (Act No.
43 of 1983)
Tourism Act of 1993
National Environmental Management: Integrated
Coastal Management Act (act No. 24 of 2008)
Development Facilitation Act (Act No. 67 of 1995)
NEMA EIA Regulations (2010)
NEMA EMF Regulations (2010)
Guideline Document on Strategic Environmental
Assessment in South Africa
Guideline on Environmental Management Frameworks
in terms of the EMF Regulations of 2010, Integrated
Environmental Management Guideline Series 6 (DEA,
2010)
KwaZulu Natal Planning and Development Act 2008
The World Heritage Convention Act, 1999 (Act 49 of
1999)
KZN Heritage Act (Act No. 04 of 2008)
Provincial legislations and ordinances
Other
National , Provincial and Municipal Documentation / Studies
National Biodiversity Framework
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment
National Protected Area Expansion Strategy
Bioregional Plans
Biodiversity Conservation Assessments
SANBI’s Biodiversity GIS information
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife GIS information
Provincial Growth and Development Strategy
Strategic Development Frameworks (SDF) and Integrated
Development Plans (IDPs) applicable to the UTDM and each
LM;
Local Economic Development Plans
Water Services Development Plans
Land Use Management Plans
Integrated Waste Management Plans
Provincial Growth Development Strategy
Provincial Integrated Environmental Management Plan
KZN Conservation Plan
KZN State of the Environment Report
Integrated Management Plans
Energy Security Master Plan – Electricity 2007 – 2025
Disaster Management Plans
Any relevant strategic planning documents compiled by the
UTDM and LMs
Municipal cadastral and zoning documents
Aerial photography (for surveys, ground truthing and
intensification of information gathered from less accurate
sources)
Information in the databases of government departments
Any relevant EIA studies that are currently being undertaken
or planned in the study area
Information gathered as part of other projects in the area
Polices, plans and programmes of all spheres of government
Other
Data will be managed in accordance with information metadata matrix, as contained in Table 1.
Deliverable:
All EMF deliverables
6.2.3 Public Participation Process
See Section 9 for an overview of the Public Participation Process (PPP). As a minimum, the PPP
will comply with regulation 3(2) of the EMF Regulations (2010). The main aims of the PPP
include:
1. To inform I&APs of the EMF process and its objectives;
2. To provide an opportunity for inputs from I&APs; and
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