The notice declaring the Amathole offshore marine protected area in terms of the sections of the national environmental management: protected areas act of 2003. The boundaries of the protected area and the geographic coordinates are specified in accordance with the World Geodetic System (WGS) 84 datum. The area is declared to preserve its biodiversity and the threatened species it contains.

The amendment notice contains redefinitions, the substitution of appeals sub regulations, and the addition of other sub regulations.

The NPAES is the 20-year strategy for the expansion of protected areas in South Africa. The strategy shall be periodically reviewed at 5-year intervals; the 2016 version serves as the first full revision of the 2008 NPAES. It sets the priorities for expanding the protected area network for ecological sustainability and climate change adaptation, and conservation of South Africa’s biodiversity. The 2016 update contains new biodiversity data, newly declared protected areas, updated provincial protection plans, a review of the performance of previously declared areas, and a description of priority activities. The expansion strategy is expected to be carried out cost-effectively. Maps of the most important areas for the protected area expansion are set out, and recommendations are made.

The notice of the Minister allows for the authorisation for the use of distinctive marks. It stipulates the distinctive marks that may be used in connection with the sale of products specified.

The government is taking a stance of imposing tax on greenhouse gas emissions and a provision of tax incentives as a reward for efficient use of energy; to provide appropriate price signals to help nudge the economy towards a more sustainable growth path. The tax is levied and collected for the benefit of the National Revenue Fund. The Act applies to persons who conduct activities in the Republic resulting in greenhouse gas emissions above the threshold stated in the schedules of the Act.

The plant breeders’ rights, the contents, and mode of exercise apply to the varieties of plants specified in the regulations. Applications shall be made for grants, and shall be accompanied by; description of plant varieties concerned; coloured illustrations; propagating material; written proof of authority of legal representative; written authorisation from the breeder or owner of the variety; and the application and examination fees. Priority is given to applications received first, in the case of applications for the same variety of plants.

The entire Namaqua Fossil Forest marine protected area consists of one offshore restricted zone, six inshore controlled zones, and five inshore restricted zones, which are 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.

This monograph aims to provide relevant evidence-based practical information and guidelines for all grades of a health worker at all levels of care who manage women with postpartum haemorrhage. It defines primary postpartum haemorrhage as the excessive blood loss from the genital tract during the first 24hours after delivery and secondary primary postpartum haemorrhage as the excessive blood loss following delivery after 24hours and up to 6 weeks following delivery. It outlines the causes of postpartum haemorrhage and avoidable factors for death.

The regulations apply to all animals and plants listed in the schedules of the convention. The national minister for environmental affairs is empowered to be the authority on permit issuance, maintain international trade records, coordinate national implementation and enforcement of the convention, represent the Republic at national and international meetings, and allocate annual quotas to provinces. The duties and responsibilities of other management bodies are expressly stated.

The notice prohibits the making of fire in open air for state and private forests subject to fire hazards, specified in the schedule.

The regulations are subject to the agricultural product standards of 1990. They specify classes and standards, parking and marking requirements for types and sources of meat and carcasses in South Africa. It specifically states that meat shall not be sold except standards outlined in these regulations are met. The regulations apply to; the sale of meat from animals slaughtered in abattoirs with abattoir-identification codes; meat with marks indicating quality or class; treated meats that are not correctly treated and described; and use of restricted particulars in the sale of meat.

The notice contains a broad specification of alien species prohibited in the Republic, and for which permits shall not be issued by the relevant issuing authorities.

The amendment outlines the names and dates of sectors of the food industry and food handling enterprises associated with such sectors.

The amendment takes the form of substitution and redefinition of headings in the schedules of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) regulations.

The standards aim at controlling the extraction, flaring or recovery of landfill gas at facilities specified in the schedules of these Standards, to prevent or minimize potential negative impacts on the bio-physical and socio-economic environments. The standards apply to landfill gas extraction, flaring, and recovery facilities initiated after the implementation of the standards.

The directions serve as a guide for the registration of general communal and general small waste disposal sites, location, permissible waste, planning, design, construction, and commissioning, access control, operations, monitoring, and other maintenance activities involving sites.

This is a manual for clinics, community health centres and district hospitals. The main purpose of the guidelines on maternity care is to give guidance to health care Workers providing obstetric and anaesthetic services in clinics, community health centers and district hospitals. It provides summary of key recommendations from the saving mothers report 2002-2004.

Substitution of annexure 1 on the areas and number of permits for boat-based whale and dolphin watching operations.

The policy and strategy framework is a necessary review of the trade reform process carried out shortly after the transition to democratic rule in South Africa. It sets out and clarifies the potential impact of a trade policy on the South African development strategies, it highlights what needs to be done to advance industrial development, upgrading, and diversification. The framework serves as the key principles and approaches to South Africa’s strategy for global integration, as it relates to engagements and negotiations at multilateral, regional and bilateral levels.

The notice amends the medicines and related substances act of 1965. “Among others, it provides for the appointment of one or more Deputy Registrars; it provides for a term of office of members of the Pricing Committee; it provides for the delay of the coming into operation of provisions requiring a licence before a person can compound and dispense or manufacture medicines, or act as a wholesaler or distributor, and it provides for regulations relating to the marketing of medicines”.