| (1) | Indigenous plants of the kinds specified in column 1 of Table 4 are regarded as indicator plants indicating bush encroachment in the areas specified in column 2 of the said Table opposite the names of the respective kinds of plants. |
| (2) | A land user of an area in which natural vegetation occurs and that contains communities of indicator plants shall follow practices to prevent the deterioration of natural resources and to combat bush encroachment where it occurs. |
| (3) | One or more of the following practices shall be followed with regard to communities of indicator plants contemplated in subregulation (2) in order to remove the cause of the deterioration of the natural resources and to improve and maintain the production potential of the natural pastoral land: |
| (a) | Uprooting, felling or cutting; |
| (b) | Treatment with a weed killer that is registered for use in connection with such plants in accordance with the directions for the use of such a weed killer; |
| (c) | The application of control measures regarding the utilisation and protection of veld in terms of regulation 9; |
| (d) | The application of control measures regarding livestock reduction or removal of animals in terms of regulations 10 and 11; |
| (e) | Any other method or strategy that may be applicable and that is specified by the executive officer by means of a directive. |
[Regulation 16 substituted by regulation 5 of Notice No. R. 280 of 2001]
