Border Management Authority Act, 2020 (Act No. 2 of 2020)Preamble |
RECOGNISING that border management is exercised by multiple organs of state with the purpose of securing the borders of the Republic and protecting national interest;
RECOGNISING FURTHER that there is a need for integrated and co-ordinated border management in accordance with the Constitution, international and domestic law, in order to—
| • | contribute to the socio-economic development of the Republic; |
| • | ensure effective and efficient border law enforcement functions at ports of entry and the border; |
| • | contribute to the facilitation of legitimate trade and secure travel; |
| • | contribute to the prevention of smuggling and trafficking of human beings and goods; |
| • | prevent illegal cross-border movement; |
| • | contribute to the protection of the Republic’s environmental and natural resources; and |
| • | protect the Republic from harmful and infectious diseases, pests and substances; |
ACKNOWLEDING that the circumstances of modern travel and trade require a single Authority to be responsible for ports of entry and the control of the borders of the Republic and the need to balance the facilitation of legitimate trade and travel with ; and
ACKNOWLEDING FURTHER the constitutional responsibility of the South African National Defence Force to defend and protect the Republic, its territorial integrity and its people,
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:—