Issuing Authority
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Service to be provided
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Mechanism for provision of the service
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Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
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Receipt of applications for permits
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| • | Permit applications must be submitted by email, for: |
| • | BABS Notifications for the Discovery Phase of Bioprospecting or applications for permits for the Commercialisation Phase of Bioprospecting, including Biotrade, to: [email protected]. |
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Evaluation of permit applications
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| • | Evaluation of applications for permits for TOPS, CITES and AIS will be conducted electronically; and |
| • | In respect of applications for BABS permits: |
| o | Evaluation of applications for the Discovery Phase of Bioprospecting will be conducted electronically (dedicated officials are available to perform this function); |
| o | Preliminary evaluation of applications that require further evaluation by the Bioprospecting Advisory Committee, will be done by the BABS Secretariat (dedicated officials are available to perform this function); and |
| o | No applications will be evaluated by the Bioprospecting Advisory Committee. |
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Inspections
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| • | Site inspections will be conducted, and where such inspections are required but cannot be conducted, permits will be issued provisionally, subject to a condition that an inspection will be conducted at a later date to be determined by the issuing authority. |
| • | No site-visits/inspections will be conducted for applications requiring recommendation from the Bioprospecting Advisory Committee. |
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Issuing of permits
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| • | Permits for approved applications for TOPS, CITES and AIS will be issued manually by officials in the office; and |
| • | Approved BABS permits will be issued manually (dedicated officials are available to perform this function). |
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Dispatch of permits
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| • | Permits for TOPS, CITES and AIS will be dispatched by— |
| o | Collection by courier (for the cost of the permit holder); and |
| • | Issued permits and Registered Notifications to be dispatched to the applicant by an email or courier services (dedicated officials are available to perform this function). |
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Reporting by BABS permit holders
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All reports received from the permit holders will be reviewed electronically (dedicated officials are available to perform this function).
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Processing of monetary benefits received in the Bioprospecting Trust Fund
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All monetary benefits received in the Bioprospecting Trust Fund will be processed in accordance with the Departmental Financial Policy (dedicated officials are available to perform this function).
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North West Province:
Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism
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Receipt of applications for permits
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Applications must be submitted via the on-line North West Biodiversity e-permitting system (NIPAS).
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Evaluation of permit applications
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Evaluation of applications for permits will be done via the North West Biodiversity e-permitting system (NIPAS).
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Inspections
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| • | Inspections deemed to bean emergency may be conducted during curfew period, on an appointment basis. |
| • | All other necessary inspections will be conducted during normal office hours. |
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Issuing of permits
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Permits will be issued via the North West Biodiversity e-permitting system (NIPAS).
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Dispatch of permits
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Permits will be dispatched via the North West Biodiversity e-permitting system (NIPAS).
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Limpopo Province:
Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism
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Receipt of applications for permits
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Applications must be submitted by e-mail to:
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Evaluation of permit applications
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Skeleton staff will be in the office to print and evaluate applications.
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Inspections
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| • | To be conducted in respect of: |
| o | any restricted activity involving lion, leopard, rhinoceros and elephant; |
| o | export of hunting trophies of species included in Appendix I of CITES; and |
| o | attendance of de-homing operations on rhinoceros and hunting of elephants by local hunters; and |
| • | Where inspections, other than those mentioned above, are required but cannot be conducted, permits will be issued provisionally, subject to a condition that an inspection will be conducted at a later date to be determined by the issuing authority. |
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Issuing of permits
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| • | The following permits can be issued: |
| o | Permits for export of CITES hunting trophies to be issued at Head Office; |
| o | Export of non-CITES hunting trophies; and |
| o | Other permits for TOPS will be issued at the respective service centres; and |
| • | Permits will be issued upon receipt of proof of payment, which must be sent by email to the relevant permits office as indicated above. |
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Dispatch of permits
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Permits can be collected by courier or by permit holders during designated hours.
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Gauteng Province:
Department of Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development
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Receipt of applications for permits
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Applications must be submitted by e-mail, to [email protected].
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Evaluation of permit applications
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All applications for permits will be processed upon receipt of fully completed application forms and proof of payment of application fees.
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Inspections
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Essential inspections will be conducted.
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Issuing of permits
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Permits will be issued in respect of approved applications.
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Dispatch of permits
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Permits may be collected by courier or will be e-mailed to applicants.
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Mpumalanga Province:
Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency
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Receipt of applications for permits
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| • | No applications for permits for TOPS to be issued in terms of the Biodiversity Act, will be received. |
| • | Applications for permits to be issued in terms of the provincial conservation legislation, must be submitted via the on-line Mpumalanga Biodiversity e-permitting system ( NIPAS). |
| • | Where permits cannot be submitted via the Mpumalanga Biodiversity e-permitting system (NIPAS), applications must be submitted by e-mail, to [email protected]. |
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Evaluation of permit applications
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| • | No applications for permits for TOPS will be evaluated in terms of the Biodiversity Act. |
| • | Evaluation of all other applications for permits will be done via the Mpumalanga Biodiversity e-permitting system (NIPAS). |
| • | Where applications for permits are submitted by e-mail, applications will be evaluated electronically. |
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Inspections
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| • | Inspections will be conducted in respect of all applications that involve TOPS. |
| • | The relevant issuing authority must be contacted for information on any other inspections |
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Issuing of permits
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| • | No permits in respect of TOPS will be issued inters of the Biodiversity Act. |
| • | Where applications for permits have been submitted via the Mpumalanga Biodiversity e-permitting system (NIPAS), such permits will be issued via the e-permitting system. |
| • | Where applications for permits have been submitted by e-mail, permits will be issued manually be skeleton staff. |
| • | Permits for the establishment of new facilities will be issued in the case where inspections have been conducted prior to the commencement of lock down. |
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Dispatch of permits
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| • | Where permits have been issued via the Mpumalanga Biodiversity e-permitting system (NIPAS), such permits will be dispatched via the e-permitting system. |
| • | Where permits have been issued manually, permits will be dispatched electronically or by post. |
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Eastern Cape Province:
Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
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Receipt of applications for permits
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Applications must be submitted by e-mail, to:
| • | Head Office - King Williams Town, for. |
| • | Regional offices, for permits for TOPS and for provincial permits: |
| o | Sarah Baartman District - Port Elizabeth (for research): |
[email protected];
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Evaluation of permit applications
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Skeleton staff will be in the office to evaluate applications.
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Inspections
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Inspections will be conducted for urgent applications.
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Issuing of permits
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Permits will be issued manually by officials.
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Dispatch of permits
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Permits will be dispatched by—
| • | Collection by courier (for the cost of the permit holder); and |
| • | Arrangement by appointment for collection of hunting licenses and TOPS permit books. |
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Free State Province:
Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs Tourism, and Small Business Development
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Receipt of applications for permits
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Applications must be submitted by e-mail via www.eservices.gov.za (to log in).
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Evaluation of permit applications
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Skeleton staff will be in the office to print and evaluate applications.
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Inspections
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| • | Inspections will be conducted in respect of damage-causing animals; and |
| • | Permits will be issued provisionally, with a condition that inspections will be conducted progressively as determined by operational capacity by the issuing authority, at which point the final approval will be given to continue/discontinue the activities that were subject to inspection. |
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Issuing of permits
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Permits will be issued electronically.
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Dispatch of perils
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Permits will be dispatched electronically.
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Northern Cape Province:
Department of Environmental Affairs and Nature Conservation
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Receipt of applications for permits
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| • | The following applications may be submitted to the issuing authority: |
| o | Permits that have expired during Alert Level 5; |
| o | Permits that have or will expire during Alert Level 4; and |
| o | Applications for new permits contemplated in Annexure 2. |
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Evaluation of permit applications
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Skeleton staff will be available to evaluate applications electronically.
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Inspections
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| • | No inspections will be conducted, except in the case of damage-causing animals threatening human life; and |
| • | Where inspections are required but cannot be done, permits will be issued provisionally. |
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Issuing of permits
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| • | Permits can be issued for any applications that do not require inspections, and where permits require an inspection, these permits will be issued provisionally, subject to a condition that an inspection will be conducted at a later date to be determined by the issuing authority; and |
| • | Permits are issued electronically and signed digitally. |
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Dispatch of permits
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Permits will be e-mailed to permit holders.
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KwaZulu -Natal Province:
Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife
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Receipt of applications for permits
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| • | Proof of payment will be required to accompany all applications. |
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Evaluation of permit applications
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| • | Measures are in place for the evaluation of permit applications; and |
| • | Staff are working remotely or will be in the office, as and when required |
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Inspections
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| • | Inspections will be carried out by District Conservation Officers; |
| • | Inspections will be conducted in respect of: |
| • | damage-causing animals; and |
| • | export of hunting trophies; and |
| • | All applications will be sent to the relevant District Conservation Officers for evaluation and recommendations. Based on these recommendations, permits can be issued without inspection, or with a condition that an inspection will be conducted at a later date to be determined by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. |
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Issuing of permits
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Permits are issued electronically.
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Dispatch of permits
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| • | Permits will be e-mailed; and |
| • | CITES permits required to be issued in the original may be collected by courier or in person. |
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Western Cape Province:
CapeNature
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Receipt of applications for permits
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| • | No applications for permits for TOPS, to be issued in terms of the Biodiversity Act, will be received; and |
| • | Applications for permits, to be issued in terms of provincial conservation legislation, must be submitted on-line, or by e-mail. |
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Evaluation of permit applications
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| • | No applications for permits for TOPS will be evaluated in terms of the Biodiversity Act; and |
| • | Evaluation of all other applications for permits will be evaluated electronically or online. |
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Inspections
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Inspections will be conducted where required, provided that activities are permissible in terms of the Regulations.
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Issuing of permits
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| • | No perils in respect of TOPS will be issued; |
| • | Permits for CITES will be issued manually; and |
| • | All other permits will be issued electronically. |
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Dispatch of permits
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| • | Permits for CITES will be dispatched electronically; and |
| • | All other permits will be dispatched by e-mail. |
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