The entire Benguela Muds marine protected area is zoned as a single restricted zone which is determined by using the World Geodetic System (WGS) of 1984. The regulations stipulate that no scientific research within the protected area shall be carried out except with a research permit issued by the Minister. It lists out the general restrictions within the protected area.

The norms and standards push to set a standard national approach in determining the contamination status of areas; set criteria and methods to apply in assessment procedures; and provide baselines for the assessment of environmental protection measures for remediation efforts.

The regulation of the minister enables the implementation of emergency suspension of abalone Haliotis fishery, and promote the recovery and rebuilding of the wild abalone resource. People who undertake scientific research, white-shark cage diving, commercial kelp harvesting, sea ranching, salvage operations, and maintenance of legal underwater infrastructure must apply to the Minister for a permit.

This represents the regulations laying down the procedure to be followed for the adoption of spatial tools or environmental management instruments in the sections of the national environmental management act of 1998. The minister is saddled with ensuring that the spatial tool or environmental management instrument indicates the purpose for which it was developed.

The Act recognizes the right of citizens to environments that are beneficial to health and well-being; and the right to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations. through reasonable legislative and other measures that prevent pollution, environmental degradation, and promotes the sustainable development and use of natural resources. The Act develops a framework for integrating good environmental management into all development activities, establishing principles guiding the exercise of functions related to the environment, and establishing procedures promoting public participation in environmental governance.

The purpose of these Regulations is to manage the procedures and criteria outlined in chapter 5 of the national environmental management act of 1998, for the submission, processing, consideration and decision of applications for environmental authorisation of activities.

The norms and standards apply to lands regarded as nature reserves, and private lands declared as nature reserves. The guiding principles for the norms and standards include; preserving the ecological integrity of protected areas, preserving the nation’s biodiversity, protecting South Africa’s threatened species, providing for the sustainable use of natural and biological resources, and managing the relationship between environmental biodiversity, human settlement, and economic development.

An amendment to the Environment Conservation Act of 1993. It gives the minister the power to determine policy directions to implement conventions or agreements and outline norms and standards. It also provides for regulating the delegation of powers and assignment of duties.

The regulations apply to holders under the mineral and petroleum resources development act of 2002. The aim of the regulations is to manage the method for determining and making financial provision for the costs associated with the management of environmental impacts from prospecting, exploration, mining or production operations through the life of current mines, and those that may become known in the future.

The amendment notice is applicable to all special nature reserves, national parks, and world heritage sites, excluding the Vredefort World Heritage Site. It specifies other alterations by way of deletions, substitutions, and insertions.

The purpose of this notice is to identify activities that would require environmental authorisations prior to commencement of that activity and to identify competent authorities in terms of sections 24(2) and 24D of the national environmental management act of 1998. It repeals listing notice 1 of 2010.”

The fee structure is subject to the national environmental management act of 1998, the national environmental management: waste act of 2008. It sets out application of regulations, fees, exemptions, and payment.

The amended regulations in the schedules are with respect to: redefinition of “management plan”, deletion of words for textual correctness, trade in specimens of protected species, and management for persons who own or control elephants.

The application of the norms and standards apply uniformly nationally and in all provinces, and to all stakeholders wishing to develop a BMP-S. The norms and standards provide a national approach and minimum standards for the development of biodiversity management plans for species.

It is stated that an application for coastal waters discharge permit shall be made to the minister, fully signed by relevant persons, accompanied by proof of payment of application fee, and to be accompanied by all supporting documents. It is also specified, the necessary information for assessment of applications.

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 Act pushes to monitor compliance and provide technical support with respect to international trade in Rhinoceros (White Rhino and Black Rhino).

Amendment of categories A and B on the residue stockpiles or residue deposits of the waste management activities list.

The Act seeks to rationalise acts of parliament by the department of environmental affairs and tourism; it amends some acts, and it extends the application to other areas within South Africa.

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.