National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)Chapter 7 : Permits87. Purpose of Chapter |
The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for the regulation of the issuing of permits authorising—
| (a) | restricted activities involving specimens of— |
| (i) | listed threatened or protected species in terms of section 57(1); |
| (ii) | alien species in terms of section 65(1); or |
| (iii) | listed invasive species in terms of section 71(1); |
| (b) | activities regulated in terms of a notice published in terms of section 57(2); |
| (c) | bioprospecting involving indigenous biological resources in terms of section 81(1); |
[Paragraph (c) amended by section 21 of Act No. 14 of 2013]
| (d) | the export of indigenous biological resources for bioprospecting or any other type of research in terms of section 81(1); or |
| (e) | the import, export, re-export or introduction from the sea, of a specimen of a species listed in terms of the international agreement referred to in section 57(1A). |
[Paragraph (e) inserted by section 21 of Act 14 of 2013]
[Section 87 commenced 1 April 2005 (Proclamation No. R. 47, Gazette No. 26887)]