ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION AMENDMENT BILL

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ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION AMENDMENT BILL

• PRESENTATION BY DEAT

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PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ACT

• To provide for the transfer of landfill sites
  administration from the Minister of Water Affairs
  and Forestry to the Minister of Environmental
  Affairs and Tourism

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PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ACT
(Continued.)

• To provide the Minister of Environmental Affairs
  and Tourism with powers to regulate waste streams
  through use of economic instruments ( in
  concurrence with Minister of Finance)

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PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ACT
(Continued.)

• To provide the Minister of Environmental Affairs
  and Tourism with powers to regulate products
  which may pose a negative impact on the
  environment or human health when they reach the
  waste stream. E.g asbestos.

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AMENDMENT 1 SECTION 20

• Responsibility for the administration of this
  function is sub-divided amongst DEAT, Provinces
  and DWAF
• DEAT and Provinces will take responsibility for
  the administration of general waste sites
• DWAF will take responsibility for the
  administration of hazardous waste sites

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Reasons for the split of responsibilities

• The high risk posed by hazardous waste sites
  on water sources informed the decision between
  the two departments that DWAF remain with the
  responsibility of hazardous waste sites

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AMENDMENT 2 SECTION 24(l)

• In an attempt to move away from the traditional
  approach of command and control DEAT intends to
  incentivise the collection, reuse and recycling
  of waste
• Amendment of this section is aimed at promoting
  waste minimisation and recycling of certain waste
  types through economic instruments

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AMENDMENT 3 SECTION 24b

• This amendment empowers the Minister to make
  regulate products that may have detrimental
  effect on the environment if they enter the waste
  stream

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Conclusion

• The amendments will enhance the ministers
  ability to discharge of his mandate
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