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

Chapter 10 : Miscellaneous

105. Existing bioprospecting projects

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(1)Any party involved at the commencement of Chapter 6 in a bioprospecting project which concerns any interests to be protected in terms of section 82, may despite that section continue with the project pending the negotiation and entry into force of an appropriate benefit-sharing agreement in terms of that Chapter.

 

(2)Subsection (1) lapses one year after Chapter 6 takes effect.

 

[Section 105 commenced 1 January 2006 (Proclamation No. R. 47, Gazette No. 26887)]