Amendments plug Met Services loopholes

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Met services should be able to predict floods

The government intends to cure the defects in the Department of Meteorological Services through an amendment to the law. On Tuesday, Parliament passed the National Meteorological Service Amendment Bill that is expected to deal with deficiencies in the National Meteorological Services Act of 2009.

The changes are meant to make systems at the Department of Meteorological Services efficient for improved customer service. The Minister of Wildlife and Tourism, Tshekedi Khama said a closer look at the 2009 Act revealed deficiencies that needed correction to enable the Department of Meteorological Services to effectively carry out its functions.

These deficiencies, Tshekedi said, included loopholes in the licensing process, which resulted in people outside the department being given responsibility.

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Amendments plug Met Services loopholes

The government intends to cure the defects in the Department of Meteorological Services through an amendment to the law. On Tuesday, Parliament passed the National Meteorological Service Amendment Bill that is expected to deal with deficiencies in the National Meteorological Services Act of 2009.