Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, 1983 (Act No. 43 of 1983)RegulationsRegulations in terms of Conservation of Agricultural Resources ActPart I : Control Measures12. Prevention and control of veld fires |
| (1) | Except on authority of a written permission by the executive officer, no land user shall— |
| (a) | burn any veld on his farm unit; and |
| (b) | utilise as grazing any veld on his farm unit that has burned. |
| (2) | The provisions of regulation 2(2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis with regard to an application for a permission referred to in subregulation (1): Provided that— |
| (a) | such application shall be submitted at least 30 days prior to the intended date of burning or grazing, as the case may be; and |
| (b) | a permission referred to in subregulation (1)(a)— |
| (i) | shall not be issued unless the executive officer is satisfied that the burning of veld is an accepted veld management pratice in the area within which the farm unit concerned is situated, or that exceptional circumstances prevail on the farm unit concerned; |
| (ii) | shall be issued only if the veld concerned is to be burned during periods of which particulars are available at the extension office concerned; and |
| (iii) | shall be issued subject to the provisions of the Forest Act, 1968 (Act No. 72 of 1968). |