South Africa: Air quality act (No 39 of 2004)

This Act mandates that norms, standards, mechanisms, systems and procedures be issued to improve air quality. It establishes the national framework within which these standards will be created, giving the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism or the members of the Executive Council of a privince (MEC) the authority to issue standards, enforce regulations and other measures and implement penalties for noncompliance and establish "funding arrangements."

Date Implemented: 2004

Status: In Force; Mandatory

References: Government Gazette, Republic of South Africa, Vol. 476 Cape Town 24 February 2005 No. 27318

http://www.info.gov.za/gazette/acts/2004/a39-04.pdf