Policy

Policy Description and Purpose

Date

Enforcer

Purpose

Building Control Act

2007

Councils

Approves design plans and sanitation facilities (Pit latrines design and construction). Under review.

Bye-Laws

a

Councils

Requires Plot Owner has to provide proper and sufficient latrine accommodation and also Require council to prohibit the use of a latrine that has become a nuisance or a danger to public health.

Waste Management Act

1998

DWMPC/Councils

Ensures proper waste management practices from handling to transferring of controlled waste.

National Wastewater and Sanitation Policy

2001

DWMPC

Committed to achieving the goals of Agenda 21 which seeks to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment.

Public Health Act

1981

MoH (DEH)

Its purpose is to promote the personal health and environmental health within Botswana. It also Approves and coordinates all on-site sanitation activities within their areas of jurisdiction.

Environmental Impact Assessment Act

1995

DEA

The Act Approves major projects and enforces the act (not very useful in households) for the protection of the environment.