About Enviro Legal APP
South African Environmental Law has not developed as a separate branch of the law, resulting in significant fragmentation, duplication and legal uncertainty. In fact, South Africa has more than one thousand legally binding legislative instruments (acts/regulations/ bylaws, norms/standards/codes of practice), that impose environmental obligations on citizens. This situation complicates the identification of applicable environmental legislation for citizens who wish to align their activities with the law. Enviro Legal App has been designed to help you navigate the complex landscape of SA environmental law, by providing the following functions / services:
- KEY OBLIGATIONS is a screening tool to facilitate QUICK & EASY IDENTIFICATION OF, AND INSTANT ACCESS TO, the applicable updated and consolidated environmental acts, regulations and bylaws.** The legislation is categorised for quick location of specific information, saving time and effort by reducing the need to sift through large amounts of unorganised information. A page and database search function is provided.
- WEEKLY UPDATES alert subscribers (on Mondays) to national, provincial & local authority enviro legal changes/additions promulgated during the preceding week. Links to the full text of the gazetted notice are included in the weekly updates. (Interpretation of the more important changes are provided under HOT TOPICS.)
- PRACTICAL HELP includes a variety of video presentations, interpretation guidelines, and checklists, developed in response to SUBSCRIBERS’ REQUESTS. Useful links to reputable resources are also provided.
- HOT TOPICS include INTERPRETATION AND PROPOSED ACTIONS for the more important new and changed environmental legislation.
- SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION entitles PREMIUM PACKAGE subscribers to one hour consultation time for single users, and two hours for multiple users, to be utilised in the form of questions submitted via this function. Questions are answered within 48 hours.
The App may be installed and used on your computer and/or mobile device and is available in the Google Play Store (for Android).
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1. The consolidated text is extracted from the University of Pretoria’s “Laws of South Africa” with their kind and express written permission.
2. Legislation governing the following aspects are not covered by the APP , but guidance may be requested via CONTACT US as part of the subscription cost: Nuclear safety; plant breeding; petroleum extraction; outdoor advertising; declaration of private nature reserves and heritage sites; extensions to private and public nature reserves; transportation of dangerous goods by air and sea; non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; obligations on organs of state.
MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
BASIC PACKAGE: Including all the above functions, except “SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION”.
PREMIUM PACKAGE: Including all the above functions, including “SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION”.
Both the Basic and Premium packages are available for single or multiple user (max 5 users) subscription.
SUBSCRIPTION COSTS
(Subject to annual review and inflationary adjustments.)
BASIC SINGLE USERS: R 350.00 per month (excluding SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION).
BASIC MULTIPLE USERS (max 5 users): R650.00 per month (excluding SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION).
PREMIUM SINGLE USER: R 1 200.00 per month (Including 1 hour consultation time per month, used via SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION).
PREMIUM MULTIPLE USERS (max 5 users): R 2 400.00 per month (including 2 hours consultation time per month, used via SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION).
A 30-day FREE TRIAL of the PREMIUM SINGLE USER package is also available (without any subscription commitments or request for banking details).
ABOUT THE CONTENT MANAGER
The APP’s content and answers to questions are managed by Lizette van der Walt (B.Iuris LLB), an environmental law specialist with 28 years experience in South African environmental law.
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