Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
Question by:
Hon Beverley Schäfer
Answered by:
Hon Anton Bredell
Question Number:
2
Question Body:
Whether his Department has a memorandum of understanding with the national Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for a provincial law-enforcement function over marine resources in the Western Cape; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Answer Body:
No, there is no Memorandum of Understanding between the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning (DEA&DP) and the national Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) for a provincial law-enforcement function over marine resources in the Western Cape. The reason for this is because DEA&DP has no Constitutional nor legislative mandate to enforce marine resources legislation – that is the mandate of DAFF.
Date:
Friday, May 4, 2018
