National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)Chapter 4 : Threatened or Protected Ecosystems and SpeciesPart 1 : Protection of threatened or protected ecosystems53. Threatening processes in listed ecosystems |
(1) | The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, identify any process or activity in a listed ecosystem as a threatening process. |
(2) | A threatening process identified in terms of subsection (1) must be regarded as a specified activity contemplated in section 24(2)(b) of the National Environmental Management Act and a listed ecosystem must be regarded as an area identified for the purpose of that section. |