84 … 85 … 12 86 … 13PART X ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS 87 National Environmental Plan (1) For the purpose of promoting and facilitating the co-ordination of strategies, plans and activities relating to the environment and ensuring the protection and sustainable management of Zimbabwe’s environment, the Minister shall prepare a National Environmental Plan. (2) In preparing a National Plan, the Minister shall— (a) consult such authorities, agencies and persons as he considers necessary or desirable; and (b) obtain evidence, information or advice from any person who, in the Minister’s opinion, possesses expert knowledge which is relevant to the preparation of the Plan. 88 Contents of National Plan A National Plan shall formulate strategies and measures for the management, protection, restoration and rehabilitation of the environment, including measures for⎯ (a) the protection of ecological processes, natural systems and the natural beauty as well as the preservation of biotic diversity in the natural environment; (b) the promotion of sustained utilisation of species and ecosystems and the effective application and re-use of natural resources; (c) the prevention or mitigation of activities contributing to global climatic change and the protection of the ozone layer; (d) the protection of the environment against disturbance, deterioration, defacement, poisoning or destruction as a result of man-made structures, installations, processes or products or human activities; (e) the implementation of international conventions to which Zimbabwe is a party; (f) the protection of the environment against pollution and against the harmful and uncontrolled use of hazardous substances; (g) generally ensuring an integrated approach to the maintenance and improvement of the environment so as to afford an acceptable quality of life. 89 Invitation of public comment On completion of a National Plan, the Minister shall— (a) give notice in the Gazette and in newspapers with wide circulation of the places at which the National Plan will be publicly exhibited and the period within which objections or representations in connection with the plan may be made; and (b) for a period of not less than thirty days after giving notice in terms of paragraph (a), exhibit a copy of the National Plan at each of the places specified in the notice. 11 Section 84 ("Application for licence in connection with possession, etc. of radioactive materials") was repealed by section 23 of the Radiation Protection Act Act 5/2004. 12 Section 85 ("Powers of inspectors relating to ionising radiation") repealed by section 23 of the Radiation Protection Act Act 5/2004. 13 Section 86 ("Offences in relation to ionising radiation") repealed by section 23 of the Radiation Protection Act Act 5/2004. 40