The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has published, for implementation, (Government Gazette number No 4494 dated 13 March 2024) in terms of section 24(5)(bA) of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998, amendments to the Regulations laying down the procedure to be followed for the adoption of spatial tools or environmental management instruments as published in Government Notice No. 542 in Government Gazette No. 42380 of 5 April 2019.