National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)

Chapter 9 : Offences and Penalties

101. Offences

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(1)A person is guilty of an offence if that person contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of—
(a)section 57(1), 57(1A), 65(1), 67(2), 71(1), 81(1) or 81A(1);

[Section 101(1)(a) substituted by section 32(a) of Act No. 14 of 2013]

(b)a notice published in terms of section 57(2); or
(c)a directive issued in terms of section 69(2) or 73(3).

 

(2)A person who is the holder of a permit is guilty of an offence if that person—
(a) contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of section 69(1) or 73(1); or

[Section 101(2)(a) amended by section 32(b) of Act No. 14 of 2013]

(b)performs the activity for which the permit was issued otherwise than in accordance with any conditions subject to which the permit was issued;

[Section 101(2)(b) amended by section 32(b) of Act No. 14 of 2013]

(c)[Section 101(2)(c) deleted by section 32(b) of Act No. 14 of 2013]

 

(3)A person is guilty of an offence if that person—
(a)fraudulently alters any permit;
(b)fabricates or forges any document for the purpose of passing it as a permit;
(c)passes, uses, alters or has in his or her possession any altered or false document purporting to be a permit;

[Section 101(3)(c) amended by section 32(c) of Act No. 14 of 2013]

(d)knowingly makes any false statement or report for the purpose of obtaining a permit; or

[Section 101(3)(d) amended by section 32(c) of Act No. 14 of 2013]

(e)permits or allows any other person to do, or to omit to do, anything which is an offence in terms of subsection (1) or (2).

[Section 101(3)(e) inserted by section 32(c) of Act No. 14 of 2013]