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Table 10.Provincial and local government legislation applicable to the Uilkraals EstuaryAct/Ordinance Lead Agent ImplicationsMunicipal Ordinance (Cape) (1974) DEADP Grants local authorities in the province of the Western Cape the power ‘to drain storm water into any natural watercourse’.Western Cape Nature Conservation LawsAct No. 15 of 1998WCNCB Provides for the establishment of the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board.Land Use Planning Ordinance (1985) asamendedDEADPMost planning applications received by the provincial department are in terms of this Act including applications fordeparture, rezoning or subdivision and appeals against planning decisions taken by a municipalityWestern Cape Planning and Development Act DEADP Provides guidelines for the future spatial development in province of Western Cape(1999)Nature Conservation Ordinance (1974) WCNCB Provides for the establishment of provincial, local and private nature reserves and the protection of indigenous species offlora and fauna. Protected and endangered species of flora and fauna are listed in schedules to the ordinance. It isadministered by the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board (WCNCB) and grants certain powers to the WCNCB.Uilkraals Estuary Situation Assessment 44Anchor Environmental