Policies / Policies from 2001

Policies from 2001

Policies with publication year 2001.

National Policy on Whole School Evaluation

National Department of Basic Education

South Africa2001EducationPolicy

The national policy on whole-school evaluation has been designed to ensure that school evaluation is carried out according to an agreed national model. It sets out the legal basis for school evaluation, its purposes, what is to be evaluated and who can carry out evaluations. It also provides guidance on how evaluation should be conducted. The policy indicates ways in which very good schools should be recognized and under-performing schools supported.

Education White Paper 6; Special Needs Education

Ministry of Education

South Africa2001EducationOther

This represents the white paper on special needs education in South Africa, towards building an inclusive education and training system. It highlights the resolve of the national government to audit special schools, develop investment plans to improve their quality of education and accommodate learners with severe disabilities. It overhauls the process of admitting learners, and it makes provisions for structures acknowledging the central role played by specified stakeholders, as a form of replacement. The white paper, together with the white paper on early childhood development (ECD), serves as the completion of seven years of post-apartheid policy development and policy-making on education and training.

Regulations Regarding Processed Foodstuffs

Ministry of Health

South Africa2001HealthRegulation

The regulations are subject to the foodstuffs, cosmetics, and disinfectants act of 1972. It stipulates limitations related to the use of processed foodstuffs for human consumption.

Regulations in Terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998: Control of Vehicles in the Coastal Zone

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

South Africa2001Environment And Climate ChangeOther

The regulations make provisions for a general prohibition on the recreational use of vehicles in the coastal zone; identify procedures for approving the use of vehicles in the coastal zone under specific circumstances; and stipulate measures for the enforcement of these regulations and prescribe penalties in respect of contraventions. Persons who use vehicles within the coastal zones must ensure usage does not cause harm to the environment; and in cases where harm is authorised or unavoidable, must be minimized.

Declaration of Area as Marine Protected Area

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

South Africa2001Environment And Climate ChangeOther

The minister, under the marine living resources act of 1998. There is a description of the boundaries of marine protected areas and stipulations about the protected areas.

Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries

South Africa2001Agriculture And Rural DevelopmentOther

Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development is designed to provide grants to black South African citizens to access land specifically for agricultural purposes. The strategic objectives of the sub-programme include: contributing to the redistribution of 30 % of the country�s agricultural land over 15 years, improving nutrition and incomes of the rural poor who want to farm on any scale, de-congesting overcrowded former homeland areas; and expanding opportunities for women and young people who stay in rural areas.

Environmental Implementation Plan

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries

South Africa2001Agriculture And Rural DevelopmentOther

This plan supports the objective of the National Department of Agriculture Framework for Sustainable Resource Use and Management that was released in 1999 to facilitate a coordinated approach to achieving an ecologically and economically sustainable agricultural sector in South Africa. This plan provides necessary information on the institutional arrangements and programmes relating to environmental aspects.

Companies Winding-up Rules, 2001

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment

Nigeria2001Trade, Industry And InvestmentOther

This policy specifies the rules for winding-up companies in Nigeria including court proceedings, petitions, the appointment of a provisional liquidator, and other general matters.

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