Antarctic Treaties Act, 1996 (Act No. 60 of 1996)RegulationsAntarctic Treaties Regulations, 2021Chapter 2 - Environmental Protection8. Antarctic specially protected areas and sites |
| (1) | No person may enter an Antarctic specially protected area except on the authority of a permit issued by the Minister. |
| (2) | The Minister may only issue a permit contemplated in sub-regulation (1) in accordance with the requirements of the Management Plan for that specially protected area. |
| (3) | Where a specially protected area does not have a Management Plan, the Minister may only issue a permit to enter such area, for a compelling scientific purpose, which cannot be served elsewhere and which will not jeopardise the natural ecological system in the specially protected area. |
| (4) | A permit contemplated in sub-regulation (1) must at least contain the following details: |
| (a) | The extent and location of the specially protected area; |
| (b) | the specific activities that are authorised, the time period, location and by whom such activities may be undertaken; |
| (c) | relevant conditions within the Management Plan; and |
| (d) | any other conditions which the Minister may deem necessary. |
| (5) | A permit holder must at all times carry a certified copy of a permit while in a specially protected area. |
| (6) | No person may damage, remove or destroy any listed Historic sites and Monuments designated in terms of Annex 5 to the Protocol. |