The protocol is based on sections of the treaty of the SADC enjoining member states to cooperate to foster regional development. The community recognizes the importance of fisheries to the social and economic livelihood of the people, improvement of food security, and alleviation of poverty. The objective of the Protocol is to promote responsible and sustainable use of the living aquatic resources and aquatic ecosystems of interest to state parties, to promote economic opportunities and livelihoods in the region.

The notice establishes the Olifants Catchment management agency in terms of the national water act of 1998. The Olifants water management area (WMA) is established as consolidation of the former Olifants WMA together with Letaba catchment from previous Luvhubu-Letaba WMA.

This document identifies six strategic goals and their strategic objectives to assist the department to contribute to the achievements of the medium-term strategic framework (MTSF) priorities to ultimately achieve the department’s mission. Some of the strategic goals include effective and efficient governance, a transformed and united sector.

It is expressly stated that no person shall export feed products from the Republic of South Africa, unless quantities have been approved by the executive officer for that purpose. It details application for approval of export, inspection guidelines and procedure, assessment of competence of testing laboratories involved in inspection, necessary fees, approvals and rejections, as well as appeal process. Goods exported in a consignment of less than 20kg, and goods taken in as provisions for consumption abroad a conveyance are exempted from the prohibitions of the schedules.

Regulation 4 of the regulations is amended by substitution for sub-regulation 1 inserted. The sub-regulation pertains to the handling of aggrieved persons and claims by the relevant authority.

The notice serves as a delegation of power in regulation 6(1) of the bio-prospecting, access, and benefit sharing regulations. The powers are delegated to the Director-General of the department of environmental affairs.

The broad aim of this policy is to harmonise the three streams of forestry peculiar to South Africa – protection of forest national reserve; to feed the population, in terms of wood and raw material; and to improve the living condition of the populace through community forestry and agroforestry. The policy sets out to promote a sustainable thriving forest sector for the benefit of the nation and protection of the environment. The elements of the policy include; guiding principles, overall policy for the forestry sector, policy for industrial forestry, policy for community forestry, and policy that governs South Africa’s relation with states in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

The regulations address issues surrounding continued education and training of para-veterinary professionals. Requirements for the continued professional development (CPD), quantity of the CPD, accreditation and monitoring of CPD activities, level of participation, system of point collection, and non-compliance issues are comprehensively discussed.

The statutory measure is subject to the marketing of agricultural products act of 1996. It applies to apples, pears, plums, peaches, nectarines and apricots intended for fresh domestic consumption, export and Import, and apples intended for processing of juice concentrate. The measure states that: “A person shall have a choice to register as either a producer, an importer, or as a processor. A person who is a producer as well as an importer and/or processor, must register as a producer and as an importer and/or processor”. The measure is administered by HORTGRO services, and it compels parties to keep records and render returns, to ensure a level playing field in the industry by way of access to information for a knowledge-based decision making.

The notice highlights the amended tariffs for services related to the genetically modified organisms act of 1997.

An amendment to the expropriation act of 1975 that refines certain sections and expressions. It also allows for the charging and taxation of advocates’ fees before a compensation court.

The notice requires persons to apply for water use license in terms of the sections of the national water act of 1988, for the purpose of compulsory licensing as regards the use of underground water as a water resource. It applies within the Tosca Molopo geographic area.

The regulations are subject to the national nuclear regulator act of 1999. They establish requirements for applications for nuclear installation site licenses. Applications shall be supported by a site safety report and an application fee. The contents of the site safety report, and factors to be considered when evaluating sites for nuclear installation are specified in the schedules of the regulations.

The notice designates in the schedules of the environment conservation act of 1989, administrators and local authorities who may issue written authorization for the undertaking of activities in the Outeniqua Sensitive Coastal Area.

The notice provides for the assignment of powers and duties of the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, and the Director of Water Affairs and Forestry, under the national forests act of 1998, to the South African national parks (SANParks).

The act amends the medicines and related substances act of 1965, to provide for the functions of the authority, the composition of committees and board of the authority, and to redefine certain expressions for textual correctness and clarity.

The by-law is subject to the provisions of the spatial planning and land use management act of 2013. The by-law applies to all land within the geographical area of the Municipality, including land owned by the state; it binds every owner and their successor-in-title and every user of land, including the state. It provides for the establishment of the municipal spatial development framework to guide decisions to be made by municipalities relating to land management.

The rules in the notice apply to complain referrals for contraventions related to the regulations of the consumer protection regulations for the COVID-19; the rules shall cease to be in force when the COVID-19 outbreak is declared to no longer be a national disaster. It seeks to regulate complaint referrals, as a means to minimise the effects of the national state of disaster.

The notice of the minister is premised on the national water act of 1998 which states that; when called upon to register a water use, a person who uses water must heed the call. It specifies the water uses covered by the notice, exclusions, area of applicability, and registration forms.

The notice establishes the levies on milk and other dairy products and determines the guideline prices for milk and other dairy products. The levies shall be paid by people who buy raw milk for processing and export, people who import products subject to the schedules, and persons who produce raw milk and processes the same.