Fines Without A Prosecution: The Draft Administrative Penalties Bill And What It Means For South African Business
On 23 October 2026, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, David Maynier, published the draft National Environmental Management Laws (Administrative Penalties) Amendment Bill, 2026 (the Bill) for public comment in Government Gazette No. 55620 (Notice 8083). The Bill would introduce, for the first time, a system of non-criminal administrative penalties that environmental management […]