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The Branch: EP is guided by the following legislation, regulations and policies:
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996),
- National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No.107 of 1998);
- National Environmental Management Act: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008);
- National Environmental Management Act: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008);
- National Environment Management Act: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003),
- National Environmental Management Act: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004),
- National Environmental Management Act: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004),
- National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 1998 (Act No. 101 of 1998),
- Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002),
- Environmental Laws Rationalisation Act, 1997 (Act No. 51 of 1997);
- National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998);
- National Forests Act, 1998 (Act No. 84 of 1998);
- Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, 1983 (Act No. 43 of 1983);
- Mountain Catchment Areas Act (Act 76 of 1981);
- Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999) and the Treasury Regulations issued in terms thereof;
- National Development Plan (NDP), 2030;
- Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997) (Ministerial Determination 4: Expanded Public Works Programme);
- Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003)
- Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000 (Act No. 5 of 2000) (PPPFA);
- Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004);
- Standards Act, 2008 (Act No.08 of 2008);
- Marine Living Resources Amendment Act, 2000 (Act No. 68 of 2000);
- Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002);
- World Heritage Convention Act, 1999 (Act No. 49 of 1999);
- Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998) and the Skills Development Amendment Act, 2011 (Act No. 26 of 2011);
- Small and Medium Enterprise (Companies Act 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008);
- Reconstruction and Development Programme Fund Act, 1994 (Act No. 7 of 1994) and the Reconstruction and Development Programme Fund Amendment Act, 1998 (Act No. 79 of 1998);
- Construction Industry Development Board Act, 2000 (Act No. 38 of 2000);
- Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000);
- Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993);
- Quantity Surveying Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 49 of 2000);
- Architectural Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 44 of 2000);
- National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 1977 (Act No. 103 of 1977);
- National Quality Standards such as SABS [Standards Act, 2008] Act No.8 of 2008);
- Landscape Architectural Professions Act, 2000 (Act No. 45 of 2000);
- National Small Enterprise Act, 1996 (Act No. 102 of 1996);
- National Youth Development Act, 2008 (Act 54 of 2008);
- Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947);
- Hazardous Substances Control Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973);
- South African Qualifications Authority Act, 1995 (Act No. 58 of 1995);
- National Qualifications Framework Act of 2008 and the National Qualifications Framework Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 12 of 2019);
- Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998);
- Arbitration Act, 1965 (Act No. 42 of 1965);
- Intergovernmental Relations Act, 2005 (Act No. 13 of 2005);
- Mediation Act, 2017 (Act No. 27 of 2017);
- National Parks Amendment Act, 2001 (Act No. 54 of 2001);
- National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 1998 (No. 101 of 1998);
- Forest Laws Amendment Act, 2005 (Act No. 35 of 2005);
- South African Weather Service Act, 2001 (Act No. 8 of 2001);