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NACOMA Project – Preparation PhaseReview of Policy and Legislation Pertaining to Coastal Zone ManagementTraditional Authorities Act, Act 25 of 2000. Has published theDraft National Land Tenure Policy – Proceedings ofConsultative Workshops, 2002 and the National Land Policy1998.3.3 Key government institutions3.3.1 National Planning Commission. Established under National PlanningCommission Act, Act 15 of 1994. Comprises Ministers of various governmentdepartments including the Minister of Regional and Local Government andHousing but not the Minister of Environment and Tourism. However, the Actallows for the appointment by the President of an additional eight personsincluding one with knowledge of ecological matters (sect 2) (1) (g) so this couldconceivably be someone from MET. The Commission’s functions according tothe Act are broad-ranging and include the initiation of “regional and developmentplanning design and co-ordination” (sect 3) (1) (c). This is particularly relevant asthis power has resulted in the development of Regional Development Plans(RDPs) in the 13 regions (four coastal) by the respective Regional Councils aselaborated on in 5.5 below. Further powers of the NPC include: the design of andparticipation in institution building and capacity strengthening activities (sect 3)(1) (j). The former includes the formulation of RDPs and potentially includescoastal development plans. It emerges that in practice the NPC compares andevaluates planning policies and activities of the line Ministries, and mainlyconcentrates on national macro-economic planning.Observation:The challenge is to ensure that the various coastal plans which have been or may beprepared in future are integrated and receive statutory status in terms of relevantlegislation. A future coastal management policy is a possible instrument by which this canoccur while a coastal management policy programme is the vehicle to achieve the latter.The potential role of Regional Councils in this regard is explored in 5.6.1 below.3.3.2 Town and Regional Planning Board. (“NAMPAB”). This structure wasestablished originally during the South African era as the South West AfricanPlanning Advisory Board. It “shall continue to exist as a body corporate under the11