User friendly guide to the Integrated Coastal Management Act

This guide intends to familiarize the reader with the provisions of the Integrated Coastal Management Act (Act No. 24 of 2008).
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The Acts of Parliament are at best difficult to read and comprehend, and the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act (Act No. 24 of 2008) (hereafter the ICM Act) is no exception. It is with this in mind that this Guide intends to familiarize the reader with the provisions of the ICM Act - a step by step guide as it were - while providing direct reference to the “official” gazetted document.

The objective of this Guide is therefore to make the ICM Act accessible and applicable to coastal practitioners and interested parties concerned with specific details and applications of the Act, to such an extent that it becomes standard reference material for information on coastal management in South Africa. This Guide is a “translation” of the ICM Act into everyday language while, at the same time, presenting the contents in such a way as to assist the reader to find and understand the appropriate information. This Guide forms part of a number of publications that will be produced to facilitate the implementation of the ICM Act.
This Guide must be read in conjunction with the official gazetted version of the ICM Act and any possible amendments to ensure full compliance as well as a holistic understanding of the ICM Act.