Environmental By-law, 2016

Municipal By‑laws

By-law Title

Moses Kotane Local Municipality : Environmental By-law, 2016

Commencement Date

2016-08-30

Long Title

To provide within the framework of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998, the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000, the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998, the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004, the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003, National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 and other related legislation for a framework for environmental governance within the Moses Kotane Local Municipality (MKLM), by establishing core principles for the Municipality's and the local community's decision-making on matters affecting the environment; to provide for the prohibition, restriction and control of activities in the municipal area which are likely to have a detrimental effect on the environment; to establish environmental rights and duties on the part of the municipality and members of its local communities; to provide for the manner in which municipal environmental functions are exercised and performed; to establish a simple and enabling framework for change and conduct in the jurisdiction of the Municipality that is conducive to environmental sustainability; to establish a Code of Environmental Conduct for councillors and for Municipal staff members and to provide for matters connected therein within the broader framework of developmental local government.

Subject(s)

Provincial, Local and Traditional Government > Local legislation > Environment

Province

North West

Municipality

North West > Moses Kotane Local Municipality