This Act was repealed on 2022-11-15 by Western Cape Biodiversity Act, 2021.
Related documents
- Is repealed by Western Cape Biodiversity Act, 2021
- Is commenced by Western Cape Biosphere Reserves Act: Commencement
Western Cape
South Africa
South Africa
Western Cape Biosphere Reserves Act
Act 6 of 2011
- Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette no. 6936 on 13 December 2011
- Assented to on 12 December 2011
- Commenced on 1 May 2013 by Proclamation of 2013
- [This is the version of this document from 13 December 2011 and includes any amendments published up to 16 May 2023.]
- [Repealed by Western Cape Biodiversity Act, 2021 on 15 November 2022]
1. Definitions
In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—"biosphere reserve" means an area designated for inclusion in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves by the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme;"Biosphere Reserve Interim Committee" means a committee established in terms of section 3(4);"Department" means the provincial department responsible for land use planning in the Province;"framework plan" means the spatial plan compiled for a biosphere reserve in accordance with section 6;"higher level", with regard to a framework plan or other relevant plan, means a larger area of planning, and usually a smaller scale of planning, than the area and scale of such framework plan or other relevant plan;"Land Use Planning Ordinance" means the Land Use Planning Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance 15 of 1985);"lower level", with regard to a framework plan or other relevant plan, means a smaller area of planning, and usually a larger scale of planning, than the area and scale of such framework plan or other relevant plan."Management Committee" means a committee established in terms of section 5(2);"Man and the Biosphere criteria" means the general criteria for an area to qualify for designation as a biosphere reserve, as determined by the Man and the Biosphere Programme;"Man and the Biosphere Programme" means the programme in terms of which biosphere reserves are established by UNESCO;"Minister" means the member of the provincial Cabinet of the Western Cape responsible for land use planning;"national Minister" means the Minister in the national Government responsible for environmental management;"organ of state" means an organ of state as defined in section 239 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;"prescribed" means prescribed by regulation in terms of this Act;"process principle of planning" means the principle in terms of which a plan is compiled in phases through the method of—(a)drafting two or more documents in sequence, identifying relevant goals, objectives, problems, issues, policies and strategies, while progressing from the more general in the first document to the more specific in the last; and(b)submitting each document for roleplayer input and decision maker review before compiling a draft plan for advertisement;"Province" means the Province of the Western Cape;"this Act" includes regulations made under this Act; and"UNESCO" means the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, and includes the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme.2. Purpose of Act
The purpose of this Act is to—3. Preliminary approval to establish biosphere reserve
4. Application for UNESCO designation as biosphere reserve
5. Management of biosphere reserve
6. Framework plan for biosphere reserve
7. Extension of biosphere reserve
8. Funding of biosphere reserve
9. Delegation
10. Regulations
11. Existing biosphere reserves
12. Short title and commencement
This Act is called the Western Cape Biosphere Reserves Act, 2011, and takes effect on a date to be determined by the Premier by proclamation in the Provincial Gazette.History of this document
15 November 2022
Repealed by
Western Cape Biodiversity Act, 2021
01 May 2013
Commences.
13 December 2011 this version
Published in
Western Cape Provincial Gazette number 6936
12 December 2011
Assented to.
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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Western Cape Biosphere Reserves Regulations, 2012 | Provincial Notice 182 of 2013 |