Centre for Environmental Rights – Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa

On 16 May 2025, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment published draft National Dust Control Amendment Regulations for public comment.

According to the gazette, the purpose of the proposed amendments is to address the regulatory gaps identified in the implementation of the existing National Dust Control Regulations, 2013. The proposed amendments are aimed at improving dust control measures by:

•  identifying distinct activities to which the Regulations apply;
• updating the standard test method for the collection and measurement of dustfall to a locally accessible method as adopted by the South African Bureau of Standards;
• improving the administration requirements for the development, implementation, and procedural matters with respect to dust management plans; and
• repealing the existing National Dust Control Regulations published on 1 November 2013.

Members of the public are invited to submit written comments before 30 June 2025 (30 days from when the notice period commenced on 19 May 2025, as confirmed by the DFFE).