I. Legislation
1. Direct legislation
• Nautional Environmental management act 1998
• National Environmental management act: protected areas
• National Environmental management act: Biodiversity act
• national water act 1998
• water service act
• sea fishery 1988
• conservation of agriculture serources act (1983)
• sea birds and seals protctoin act 1973
• sea shore act 1935
• abolition of the fishereies development corporation of south arfirca, limited, act
• marine living resources act 1998
• marine polluition (intervention) act 1987
• marine pollution (prevention of pollution from ships) 1986
• marine polluitoin (control and vivil liability) 1981
• wreck and salvage act 1996
• minereal and petroleum resources development act
• dumping at sea contraoc act 1980
• carriage of goods by sea act 1 of 1986
• environment concervation act 1989
• marine traffic act 1981
• marine zones 1994
• mineral acts 1991
• national environmental management amendement 2002
• water research act 1971
• merchant shipping act 57 1951
• merchant shipping amend bill 2009national ports act 12 2005
• port regulator regulatory principals
• Seatransport doucments act 65 2000
• Ship registration act 58 1998
• South African Maritime safety authority act 5 1998
• Wreck and salvage act 94 1996
2. Provincial legislation
• eastern cape
o cape local authorites gas ordinance 1912 : regulates gas and control gas related water pollution
o nature and environmental conservation 1974
o Ciskei Nature Conservation 1987
• Kwa-zulu Natal
o sourth Barrow Loan and Ext Powers Ordinance 1920
o South SHeptone Extended Powers ordinace 1920
o Development and services Board Ordinance 1941
o Water Services Ordinance 1963: regulates matters regarding to water, water pollution and sewage
o Kloof Loan & Ext Powers Ordinance 16 1967: regulates water pollution and other pollutants
o Nature Conservation Ordinance 15 1974 regulates nature conservaton
o Umhlanga Extended Powers and Loan ordinance 17 1975: regulates water pollution within umhlanga and surrounding waters
o Prevention of Environmental Pollution Ordinance 21 1981: controls the prevention of pollution
o Kwa-Zulu Nature Conservation Act 29 1992: Regulates nature conservation
o Durban Ext Powers Conservation Ordinance 19 1976: regulates water pollution and other pollutants
o Kwa-Zulu Nature Conservation Mangagement Act 9 1997: provides for conservation and eco-tourism management
3. Agreements
• Algeria; South Africa: Accord entre le Gouvernement de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire et le gouvernement de la République de l'Afrique du Sud relatif à la coopération dans les domaines de la pêche et de la gestion du littoral.
• Angola; Botswana; Congo, Dem. Rep. of; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Seychelles; Swaziland; Tanzania, Un. Rep. of; Zambia; Zimbabwe: Protocol on Fisheries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
II. Policy
• Policy For The Allocation And Management Of Longterm Commercial Fishing Rights In The Patagonian Toothfish Fishery: 2005
• Policy On The Allocation And Management Of Longterm Commercial Fishing Rights In The Horse Mackerel Fishery: 2005
• Small-Scale Fisheries policy gazetted on 20 June 2012
• The integrated growth and development plan for agriculture, forestry and fisheres (IGDP) 2012
• The 2012 industrial policy action plan (IPAD)
• National plan of actions for sharks draft 2012
• Marine Aquaculture Policy Implementation Plan 2009 – 2014
• Strategic plan 2013/2014 to 2017/2018
• South african nationa parks strategic plan 2013/2014 to 2017/2018
• Marine living resources strategic plan 2013/2014 to 2017/2018
• Marine Aquaculture Policy Implementation Plan 2009 – 2014
• The national development plan 2030