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National Environmental Management Laws Second Amendment Act

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south africa, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries

2013south africaAgriculture and Rural DevelopmentOther

This serves as an amendment to the national environmental management act of 1998. Among other provisions, the amendments include; adjustment of timeframes for the preparation of environmental implementation plans and environmental management plans; provision for the procedure for submitting environment outlook reports; promotion of the mainstreaming of integrated, environmentally sustainable and sound management considerations into business processes, practices, technology and decision-making across the economy; insertion of provisions to regulate products which have a detrimental effect on the environment.