1. MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING BILL, 2017
PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE
MAY 2017

2. MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING
Problem

3. What is Marine Spatial Planning in South Africa?
Marine Spatial Planning is the governance process of collaboratively assessing and managing the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities to achieve economic, social and ecological objectives.
The shared vision for Marine Spatial Planning in South Africa is:
“A productive, healthy and safe ocean that is accessible, understood, equitably governed and sustainably developed and managed for the benefit of all.”

4. Benefits of Marine Spatial Planning
Marine Spatial Planning will provide the following benefits for the South African nation:
Facilitate the unlocking of the ocean economy and sustainable ocean economic development;
Enhance the achievement of societal benefits and strengthen the level of society’s interaction with the ocean;
Promote a healthy marine environment and the sustainable use of marine resources; and
Contribute to good ocean governance.

5. PURPOSE OF MSP BILL
Give legal status to integrated and coordinated planning across government sectors
Create an environment to ensure coordinated decision-making and move away from sector / silo planning and management
Through proper planning, unlock the economic potential in the ocean space

6. BACKGROUND
Operation Ocean Phakisa August 2014 (3ft timeframes) – MSP + Legislation
After Phakisa – National Working Group on MSP
Learning as we go process
Draft Bill – Published on 24 March Comments closed 23 May 2016
Cabinet approved 1 March 2017

7. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS
Government summit 31 May 2016
Stakeholder summit 28 June 2016
National Working Group on MSP
Ocean Economy LAB Coordinating Committee
Ocean Ministerial Committee
NEDLAC
MINTECH Working Group 8

8. Responsibility for Marine Spatial Planning
Cabinet has designated the Department of Environmental Affairs as the lead Department for MSP in South Africa.
The DEA has facilitated the establishment of a National Marine Spatial Planning Working Group constituted of representatives from:
The Department of Environmental Affairs;
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries;
The Department of Energy;
The Department of Defence;
The Department of Mineral Resources;
The Department of Tourism;
The Department of Transport; and
Other organs of state as and when required.

9. Responsibilities of the NWG MSP
The National Marine Spatial Planning Working Group will Marine Spatial Planning and steer and oversee the Marine Spatial Planning process.
This includes having responsibility for the preparation of this National Framework, MSP Bill and for the contemplated Marine Area Plans.
The NWG will provide guidance to the process of developing Marine area plans as outlined in the Draft MSP Bill and MSP Framework.

10. PROCESS FLOW FOR MSP KNOWLEDGE/INFO BASE
All available sector information/ data > sector plans
MSP FRAMEWORK
Broad Objectives and principles for MSP
MARINE AREA PLANS
Maps, spatial & temporal data - smaller planning units

11. TECHNICAL WOKING GROUP MINISTERS MSP COMMITTEE
Departments + experts
recommend
DG MSP COMMITTEE
DEA, DAFF,DMR, DEFENCE, TOURISM, DOT, DRDLR, DPME, DST, TELECOMMS
recommend
MINISTERS MSP COMMITTEE
DEA, DAFF,DMR, DEFENCE, TOURISM, DOT, DRDLR, DPME, DST, TELECOMMS
Final decision 

12. INTERACTION WITH SECTOR LAWS
MSP - BROAD PLANNING PRIORITIES -
Individual sector Departments implement their own laws – in line with broad MSP Planning priorities, e.g. no MPAs in area prioritized for another conflicting use (like mining)
No authorisations, permits, enforcement happens at planning level – just planning and coordination

13. CURRENT STATUS To be published for tabling in Parliament
Certified by State Law Advisers
Tagged as a section 76 Bill

14. THANK YOU