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Amended SCAAA Declaration on prohibition of certain mining activities within the Sutherland
The amended declaration that prohibits certain mining activities Within the Sutherland central astronomy advantage area in terms of the astronomy geographic advantage act, 2007.
Amended SCAAA Declaration on prohibition of certain mining.pdf
Amended KCAAA Regulations on the protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy
Amendment of the regulations on the protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy advantage areas in terms of the Astronomy Geographic advantage Act, 2007.
AMENDED KCAAA REGULATIONS.pdf
Regulations to prohibit or restrict certain activities in core astronomy advantage areas declared for radio astronomy purposes
The Regulations prohibiting or restricting certain activities in core astronomy advantage areas declared for radio astronomy purposes, Government Gazette No. 35450 of 22 June 2012.
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Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Areas — Form 6: Approval of activities capable of causing air pollution with a detrimental impact on optical astronomy (version 2)
Form 6 for the Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Area, rewritten as a standalone form (reference APPLICATION/F6/SCAAA/AMA/16/3/4/6). Submitted under sub-regulation 5(1) of the Schedule 1 Regulations to seek approval for activities capable of causing air pollution with a detrimental impact on optical astronomy near Sutherland.
Form 6 - Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Areas aplication Forms V2.docx
Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Areas — Form 6: Approval of activities capable of causing air pollution with a detrimental impact on optical astronomy (Annexure B to the Schedule 1 Regulations)
Form 6 for the Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Area, in the form of Annexure B to the Schedule 1 Regulations. Submitted under sub-regulation 5(1) to seek approval for earth works creating dust capable of causing air pollution detrimental to optical astronomy at the South African Astronomical Observatory near Sutherland. Bilingual English and Afrikaans.
Form 6 - Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Areas aplication Forms .docx
Regulations on the protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas
Notice No. 1411, Government Gazette No. 41321 of 15 December 2017. The Regulations on the Protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas — the operative rules governing radio frequency spectrum use and radio transmissions within the KCAAA, and the regulations the AMA's permits and forms give effect to.
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Regulations on radio astronomy protection levels in astronomy advantage areas declared for the purposes of radio astronomy
The Regulations on radio astronomy protection levels in astronomy advantage areas declared for radio astronomy purposes, Government Gazette No. 35007 of 10 February 2012. Sets the protection levels, derived using the methodology of ITU-R Recommendation RA.769 and expressed as spectral power flux density.
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Publication of forms to implement the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas Regulations
Notice No. 1337, Government Gazette No. 42085 of 5 December 2018. Publishes the forms required to implement the Regulations on the Protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas.
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Publication of a report by the Minister on public oral hearings on regulations to protect the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas
Notice No. 246, Government Gazette No. 40706 of 22 March 2017. The Minister's report on the public oral hearings held on the proposed regulations to protect the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas.
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Proclamation by the President for the commencement of the Act
Proclamation No. 28 of 2009 by the President, Government Gazette No. 32163 of 24 April 2009, bringing the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 into operation in terms of section 53 of the Act.
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Notice to invite interested and affected parties to the proposed astronomy advantage areas to register in the permanent register
Notice No. 649 of 2010, Government Gazette No. 33326 of 2 July 2010. Invites interested and affected parties in the proposed core, central and coordinated astronomy advantage areas to register their details with the Department for the permanent register kept under the Act.
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Notices of intention to declare the Karoo and the Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Areas
Notice No. 669, Government Gazette No. 36832 of 6 September 2013. Notice of intention to declare the area described in the schedule the Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Area, under sections 9(1) and 9(2). Published alongside the companion notice for the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, Notice No. 670 in Gazette No. 36833.
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Notices 805 and 806: effective date of the astronomy protection regulations for the Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, and declaration prohibiting certain mining activities (Government Gazette No. 42492, 29 May 2019)
Government Gazette No. 42492 of 29 May 2019, carrying Notices Nos. 805 and 806: the effective date of the regulations on astronomy protection for certain activities within the Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, and the declaration prohibiting certain mining activities there.
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Notice on the effective date of the Regulations to protect the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas
Notice No. 939, Government Gazette No. 41891 of 5 September 2018. Sets the effective date of the Regulations on the Protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas.
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Notice of the radio frequency spectrum exempted for use within the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas
Notice No. 926, Government Gazette No. 42531 of 14 June 2019. Lists the radio frequency spectrum exempted for use within the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas.
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Notice of the Minister’s decision regarding the proposed regulations on protection measures to be applied within declared SACAA
Notice No. 1299, Government Gazette No. 42054 of 22 November 2018. The Minister's decision on the proposed regulations on protection measures to be applied within the declared Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Area.
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Notice of the Minister’s Decision Regarding the intended prohibition of certain Mining activities within the declared Sutherland central astronomy advantage areas
Notice No. 1261, Government Gazette No. 42049 of 21 November 2018. The Minister's decision on the intended prohibition of certain mining activities within the declared Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Area.
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Notice of the Minister’s Decision regarding the proposed exemption of the Radio Frequency Spectrum use within the declared Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas
Notice No. 583, Government Gazette No. 42399 of 12 April 2019. The Minister's decision on the proposed exemption of radio frequency spectrum use within the declared Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas.
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Notice of Proposed Exemption for Radio Frequency Spectrum used within the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas
Notice No. 1301, Government Gazette No. 42057 of 23 November 2018. Notice of the proposed exemption of certain radio frequency spectrum use within the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas.
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Notice of intention to prohibit or restrict certain activities in core astronomy advantage areas declared for radio astronomy purposes
Notice No. R. 89, Government Gazette No. 35007 of 10 February 2012. Notice of intention to prohibit or restrict certain activities in core astronomy advantage areas declared for radio astronomy, given under sections 22 and 23 read with section 50, with the concurrence of ICASA.
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Notice of intention to prohibit certain mining activities and to make regulations on the protection of the Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Area
Government Gazette No. 41793 of 25 July 2018, carrying Notices Nos. 745 and 746: notice of intention to declare certain mining activities prohibited within, and to make regulations on the protection of, the Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Area.
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Notice of intention to make regulations on the protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas
Notice No. 1166, Government Gazette No. 39442 of 23 November 2015. Notice of intention to make regulations on the protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas.
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Notice of intention to make regulations on radio astronomy protection levels
Notice No. 539 of 2011, Government Gazette No. 34524 of 19 August 2011. Notice of intention to make regulations on radio astronomy protection levels in astronomy advantage areas declared for radio astronomy, given under section 37 read with section 50 and with the concurrence of ICASA.
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Notice of intention to declare core astronomy advantage areas for SALT (optical) and MeerKAT and SKA radio telescopes
Notice No. 265 of 2010, Government Gazette No. 33041 of 26 March 2010. The Minister gives notice of her intention to declare the areas in the schedule core astronomy advantage areas under sections 7(1) and 7(2), and invites public comment under section 42 within 60 working days.
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Notice of intention to declare a restriction on certain activities in the Sutherland Core Astronomy Advantage Area
Notice No. 359 of 2012, Government Gazette No. 35296 of 4 May 2012. Notice of the Minister's intention to restrict and regulate certain activities in the Sutherland core astronomy advantage area, declared for optical astronomy, under section 23 read with section 50.
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Notice for workshops to be held within the Declared Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Area to provide Special assistance
Notice No. 842, Government Gazette No. 41835 of 13 August 2018. Announces workshops to be held within the declared Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Area to provide special assistance to interested and affected parties.
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Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas — Form 5: Permit application in connection with electrical activities
Form 5 under the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas Regulations. Application for a permit to install, operate or use electrical infrastructure and equipment within the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas.
Form5.pdf
Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas — Form 4: Application for financial compensation
Form 4 under the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas Regulations. Application for compensation for financial loss, or for an adversely affected service, resulting solely and directly from compliance with a requirement of the Regulations on the Protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas.
Form4.pdf
Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas — Form 3: Permit application with competent person assessment
Form 3 under the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas Regulations. Application for a permit to use the radio frequency spectrum and conduct radio transmissions within the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, where the required compliance assessment is carried out by an accredited competent person rather than by the management authority.
Form3.pdf
Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas — Form 2: Permit application with management authority assessment
Form 2 under the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas Regulations. Application for a permit to use the radio frequency spectrum between 100 MHz and 25.5 GHz, and to conduct radio transmissions in that band, within the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, where the required compliance assessment is carried out by the management authority.
Form2.pdf
Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas — Form 1: Application for competent person accreditation
Form 1 under the Regulations on the Protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas. Used to request accreditation of a person competent to carry out the compliance assessments required before a spectrum permit can be issued, and sets out the qualification, modelling-system access and reference requirements of Schedule B, sub-regulation 8.
Form1.pdf
ICASA Notice to radio frequency spectrum licensees operating within the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas to apply for a permit
ICASA General Notice No. 765, Government Gazette No. 42080 of 4 December 2018, issued under the Electronic Communications Act, 2005. Notifies all radio frequency spectrum licensees operating within the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas that they must apply for a permit.
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Declaration to restrict certain activities in the Sutherland Core Astronomy Advantage Area
Notice No. 351, Government Gazette No. 36454 of 17 May 2013. Withdraws Notice No. 842 published in Government Gazette No. 35790 of 19 October 2012 and replaces it with the declaration in the schedule, restricting certain activities in the Sutherland Core Astronomy Advantage Area.
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Declaration to assign the management of the Karoo and Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Areas to the Astronomy Management Authority within the Dept. of Science and Technology
Notice No. 730, Government Gazette No. 37999 of 19 September 2014. Assigns the management of the Karoo and Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, declared on 12 March 2014, to the Astronomy Management Authority within the Department, and declares the AMA their management authority under section 15. This is the instrument that establishes the AMA.
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Declaration to assign the management of the core astronomy advantage areas for SALT, MeerKAT and SKA to the Department of Science and Technology
Notice No. 1092 of 2010, Government Gazette No. 33812 of 3 December 2010. Assigns the management of the core astronomy advantage areas to the Department of Science and Technology under section 15(1), and declares the Department their management authority.
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Declaration of MeerKAT, SALT and SKA telescopes to be astronomy and related scientific endeavours in terms of the Act
Notice No. 897, Government Gazette No. 33614 of 15 October 2010. Declares the existing and proposed scientific endeavours described in the schedule — among them the MeerKAT, SALT and SKA telescopes — to be astronomy and related scientific endeavours for the purposes of the Act, under section 28(1).
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Declaration of “C-Bass” and “PAPER” radio telescopes to be radio astronomy and related scientific endeavours in terms of the Act
Notice No. 684, Government Gazette No. 36826 of 13 September 2013. Declares further existing scientific endeavours — the C-BASS and PAPER radio telescopes — to be astronomy and related scientific endeavours for the purposes of the Act, under section 28(1).
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Declaration of core astronomy advantage areas for SALT (optical) and for MeerKAT and SKA radio telescopes
Notice No. 723, Government Gazette No. 33462 of 20 August 2010. Declares the areas in the schedule to be core astronomy advantage areas under sections 7(1) and 7(2) — for SALT, for optical astronomy, and for the MeerKAT and SKA radio telescopes.
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Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007: Notice of extension of the period for compliance with the regulations for the protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas
Notice No. 629, Government Gazette No. 43387 of 3 June 2020, signed by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology. Further extends the period for compliance with the Regulations for the Protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, beyond the extension granted on 11 October 2019.
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Declaration of parts of the Northern Cape Province as astronomy advantage areas for optical and radio astronomy purposes
Notice No. 115, Government Gazette No. 32951 of 19 February 2010. Withdraws Notice No. 82 of 5 February 2009 and replaces it, declaring under section 5(1)(a) all land in the Northern Cape within 250 km of the SALT dome an astronomy advantage area for optical astronomy, and the whole of the Northern Cape excluding Sol Plaatje Municipality for radio astronomy.
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Declaration of the Karoo and the Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, including the summary of advice to the Minister
Government Gazette No. 37434 of 12 March 2014, carrying Notices Nos. 198 and 199: the declaration of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas and of the Sutherland Central Astronomy Advantage Area, together with the summary of the advice given to the Minister.
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Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007: Notice of extension for the period of compliance prescribed in the regulations of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas
Notice No. 1318, Government Gazette No. 42762 of 11 October 2019. Extends the period for compliance prescribed in the Regulations on the Protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas.
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Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 (Act No. 21 of 2007)
The Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 (Act No. 21 of 2007), as assented to by the President and published in Government Gazette No. 31157 of 17 June 2008. Provides for the preservation and protection of areas uniquely suited to optical and radio astronomy, for the declaration of astronomy advantage areas, and for the management authority that administers them.
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