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Employment of Foreign Health Professionals in the South African Health Sector

Ministry of Health, South Africa

This policy aims to promote high standards of practice in the recruitment and employment of health professionals who are not South Africans or permanent residents. It aims at precluding the active recruitment of health professionals from developing countries unless there are specific government to government agreements to allow and support such recruitment.

South Africa 2010 Health

Marine Living Resources Act

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Land Reform,Ministry of Rural Development, South Africa

The Act pertains to the sustainable utilization of marine living resources, conservation and preservation of biodiversity, and the restructuring of the fishing industry to address balance issues among all branches. The application applies to all persons in South Africa, all fishing vessels and aircraft in or above South African waters, all fishing activities carried out in South African Waters, and to the Prince Edward Islands.

South Africa 1998 Agriculture and Rural Development

Establishment of Statutory Measure and Determination of Levies on Table Grapes

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The notice is subject to the marketing of agricultural products act of 1996. The statutory measure applies to inspected volumes of table grapes passed for export. The levy will be utilized by the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) to facilitate market research, program development, information transfer, and training, for the development of the industry. It seeks to ensure the availability of market information to all stakeholders. The measure will be administered and implemented by SATI.

South Africa 2012 Agriculture and Rural Development

Regulations Governing the Tolerances for Certain Seeds in Certain Agricultural Products

Ministry of Health, South Africa

This regulatory document emphasizes that no agricultural product shall contain seeds of Crotalaria species, Datura species or Ricinus communis in measures greater than one seed per 1000g; and seeds of Argemone mexicana L., Convolvulus species, Ipomoea purpurea Roth., Lolium temulentum and Xanthium species in measures greater than seven seeds per 1000g.

South Africa 2002 Health

Declaration of Greenhouse Gases as Priority Pollutants

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The declaration operates under the 2014 Air Quality Act. The greenhouse gases declared as priority pollutants are outlined, and it is mandated that people carrying out activities specified in the annexure should prepare pollution prevention plans for approval.

South Africa 2017 Environment and Climate Change

National Water Act

Ministry of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, South Africa

The Act recognizes the scared nature of water and its uneven distribution in the Republic; it also points to the discriminatory laws and practices of the past that prevented the equitable access to and use of water resources in South Africa. It calls for integrated management of water resources and delegation of duties, to enable an inclusive process of water resource development.

South Africa 1998 Utilities

Expropriation Act

Ministry of Rural Development and Land Reform, South Africa

The Act provides for the expropriation of land and other property for public and other specified purposes. It spells out the powers of the minister and local authorities, an inspection of properties meant for expropriation, offers of compensation, payment, basis of determining compensation, determination by the court or arbitration in absence of agreement, and withdrawal of expropriation, among others.

South Africa 1975 Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Act

Ministry of Culture and Tourism, South Africa

The government is determined to uplift the well-being of its citizens, culturally, socially, and economically, without any form of discrimination. Indigenous knowledge is defined as knowledge that has been developed within an indigenous community and has been assimilated into the cultural and social identity of that community; knowledge of functional nature, natural resources, and cultural expressions. The Act applies to all persons within the Republic, and all knowledge specified in the Act.

South Africa 2019 Culture and Tourism

National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

This serves as an amendment to the national environmental management: protected areas act of 2003. It makes provisions to authorise the declaration of marine protected areas and their subsequent management, and to effect textual corrections.

South Africa 2014 Environment and Climate Change

Regulations Governing General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises, the Transport of Food, and Related Matters

Ministry of Health, South Africa

The notice concerns hygienic requirements for the handling, transport and storage of food. The regulations outline requirements for all points in the food handling and packaging processes. It is stated that a person may not handle food or allow food to be handled in manners contrary to specifications of these regulations. The regulations relate, among others, to abattoirs and animal slaughtering process, meat and meat products, perishable food items, prepacked foods, unprocessed crops, and ready-to-eat foods.

South Africa 2015 Health

Genetically Modified Organisms Act: Regulations: Amendments

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

An amendment to the fees payable” section of the genetically modified organisms act of 1997.”””

South Africa 2019 Agriculture and Rural Development

Establishment of Statutory Measure: Records and Returns by Exporters, Importers, Processors, and Purchasers of Cotton.

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The statutory measure applies to cotton. It pushes to compel market players of cotton to keep records and report returns to Cotton South Africa. It sees this as a means to ensure the availability of information to all players in the industry, to enable them to make informed decisions. The measure lists out the records and returns to be kept and submitted. Cotton South Africa is appointed as an administrator of the statutory measure and will provide monthly macro generic market information to the cotton industry and interested parties.

South Africa 2018 Agriculture and Rural Development

National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: Rules in Terms of the Act

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

This represents a broad outline of the rules of the national council of societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals; in terms of the societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals act of 1993. The rules refer to purposes of clarification, uniformity and recognition, public funds and funding, national uniformity, standards, animal welfare and husbandry, and guidelines.

South Africa 2010 Agriculture and Rural Development

Regulations for the Management of the Uthukela Marine Protected Area

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The Uthukela marine protected area contains two inshore restricted zones, two inshore controlled zones, one offshore controlled-pelagic line fish zone, three offshore controlled zones, and one offshore restricted zones; which are all determined 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.

South Africa 2019 Environment and Climate Change

Disaster Management Act: Amendment of Regulations

Ministry of Health, South Africa

The regulations are relevant to the Disaster Management Act of 2002, and the declaration of national disaster published in the government gazette in March 2020. The regulations amend the national disaster publication; it inserts chapter-specific definitions for clarity of context. It addresses issues related to the conduct and options of COVID-19 confirmed and suspected persons, restrictions on movements of goods and persons during the lockdown, prohibition of public transport, and resources by the state during the lockdown.

South Africa 2020 Health

Notice of List of Protected Tree Species Under the National Forests Act

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The notice publishes the list of all protected trees belonging to particular species specified in the schedules. It further states that: no person may cut, disturb, damage or destroy any protected tree or possess, collect, remove, transport, export, purchase, sell, or donate any protected tree species or products derived from it except as approved by an authority.

South Africa 2018 Agriculture and Rural Development

Cold Chain and Immunisation Operations Manual

Ministry of Health, South Africa

Each chapter of this document discusses on procurement or requisition of vaccines and other supplies, receipt/dispatch of supplies, distribution and storage of vaccines & other supplies, cold storage and distribution equipment, maintenance of cold chain equipment, specimen collection and cold chain, records and reporting, management of sharps and contingency plans in case of power failure, sudden demand etc.

South Africa 2015 Health

Notice Declaring the Uthukela Marine Protected Area

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The notice declares the Uthukela marine protected area under Section 22a of the national environmental management: protected areas act of 2003 marine living resources act of 1998. The boundaries of the marine protected areas are specified.

South Africa 2019 Environment and Climate Change