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4918 [Tuesday, 29 October 20138. Clause 11 will amend section 51 of the Act, to ensure thatnon-compliance with the controlled fuels standardsestablished in terms of section 28 of the Act is a criminaloffence.9. Clause 12 will amend section 53 of the Act, to provide theMinister with a legal mandate to develop regulations on theprocedure and criteria to be followed in the determination ofthe administrative fine contemplated in the new section 22Aand on climate change matters.10. Clauses 13, 14 and 15 will repeal sections 62, 63 andSchedule 2 to the Act, as they are no longer relevant.11. The Portfolio Committee is of the view that no aspect of theamendments being processed requires preparatory workbefore these amendments are put into operation. Therefore,the Amendment Bill will come into effect on the date ofpublication in the Gazette, by the President in terms of section81 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, of 1996The Portfolio Committee further notes that some aspects of theClimate Change Policy, adopted last year, must be implementedthrough the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act,2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004). To this end, the Portfolio Committeerequests the Department of Environmental Affairs to comprehendsivelyinvestigate and provide the Portfolio Committee with a reporton possible options to address the desired emission reductionoutcomes before the end of January 2014.Report to be considered.ANNOUNCEMENTS, TABLINGS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS NO 147─2013