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The National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998

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Summary

An Act to provide for co-operative environmental governance by establishing principles for decision-making on matters affecting the environment, institutions that will promote cooperative governance and procedures for co-ordinating environmental functions exercised by organs of state; to provide for certain aspects of the administration and enforcement of other environmental management laws and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Source
Issuer

South Africa

Year

1998

Region

Africa

Issuer (type)

South African Government (Government)

Instrument type

Act

Disclosure instrument

Yes

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Low 0.48%
    • Low 0.04%
    • E focus: degradation, emissions, energy, environment, environmental management, hazardous substance, hazardous substances, hazardous waste, land use, pollution, soil, waste, water, wetlands, conservation
    • S focus: discrimination, diversity, human rights, compensation
    • G focus: financial report, audit
    • Administrative services, Agriculture, Finance, Management, Manufacturing, Public administration