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NACOMA Project – Preparation PhaseReview of Policy and Legislation Pertaining to Coastal Zone ManagementANNEX 3: LAWS RELEVANT TO COASTAL AREA MANAGMENTGeneralThe Constitution of Namibia, Out of Africa Publishers 1990, pp 1-90.The Constitution of Namibia lays down the general framework for governance and humanrights in the independent sovereign Namibian state.Resource RelatedMineralsMinerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act (33 of 1992)This Act lays down a general regulatory regime for the orderly exploitation ofNamibia’s minerals other than petroleum and diamonds.Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act (3 of 1991)This Act lays down a general regulatory regime for the orderly exploitation ofNamibia’s petroleum resources.Diamond Act (13 of 1999)This Act lays down a general regulatory regime for the orderly exploitation ofNamibia’s diamond resources.Water and Freshwater resourcesNamibia Water Corporation Act (12 of 1997)Water Act (54 of 1956)This act lays down the general regulatory regime for the use and conservation ofNamibia’s water resources. It is a vestige of the old South African Act and needsto be repealed and replaced with a new water act to suit independent and waterscarce Namibia.Aquaculture Act (18 of 2002)This act regulates both freshwater and marine aquaculture and includesenvironmental provisions in this regardArtesian Water Control Ordinance (35 of 1995)Inland Fisheries BillForestsForest Act, (12 of 2001) provides for the development and environmental41