181030mandates-539bf707550ad7ef.pdf

This document consists of negotiating mandates and reports from several South African provincial legislatures—Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West, and Western Cape—regarding the Marine Spatial Planning Bill [B 9D-2017]. The provinces generally support the Bill, which aims to establish a framework for marine spatial planning, coordinate ocean use across multiple sectors, and promote a sustainable ocean economy, while proposing various amendments related to governance, definitions, and inclusivity.

• The Marine Spatial Planning Bill [B 9D-2017] aims to create a coordinated system for managing South Africa's ocean economy, including territorial waters (12 nautical miles from the baseline), the Exclusive Economic Zone (200 nautical miles from the baseline), and the extended continental shelf, including areas around the Prince Edward Islands.
• The Gauteng Provincial Legislature identifies significant potential economic benefits from the Bill, estimating that the ocean economy could contribute R177 billion to the national economy by 2023 and create between 800,000 and 1 million job opportunities.
• The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Parliament proposes that the National Working Group on Marine Spatial Planning be expanded beyond government officials to include representatives from the environmental private sector and independent civil society to ensure a better balance of representation.
• The Western Cape Provincial Parliament suggests that the Bill lacks necessary definitions for 'Marine Spatial Planning', 'freshwater bodies' (to clarify the Bill's non-applicability to inland waters), and 'Knowledge and information system'.
• Several provinces expressed concerns regarding the inclusivity of the Bill's governance structures. The Western Cape argues that the Directors-General Committee lacks provincial and municipal representation, which is essential since terrestrial areas adjacent to the ocean are directly affected by marine spatial planning.
• The Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature's public hearings revealed community concerns regarding security, the protection of the marine environment from waste, and the need for a state-owned entity to prevent bias in the allocation of business rights.
• The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Parliament recommends shortening the review period for marine area plans from five years to three years.

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