. National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004, Act No. 10 of 2004, (NEMBA); . National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004, Act No. 39 of 2004, (NEM:AIR QUALITY); . National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008, Act No. 59 of 2008, (NEM:WASTE); . National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act, 2008, Act No. 62 of 2008, (NEMLA); and . National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act, 2009, Act No. 57 of 2003 (NEM: PROTECTED AREAS). The First Amendment Bill was adopted by the National Assembly on 14 November 2012 and was recently adopted with amendments by the Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs, in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), on 7 May 2013.