Notice 3 : National List of Invasive Species in terms of section 70(1)(a)
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In this Notice and where elsewhere referred to in this Government Notice:

 

"dormant plantation"

means a plantation that has not been operational, functioning as a plantation or does not have a valid authorisation in terms of section 22(1)(a) or (b) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) for a period of 10 years and where no reasonable attempt has been made to clear any listed invasive species from that location;

 

"exempted for an existing plantation"

means an existing plantation is exempted from requiring a permit for that specific species for any restricted activity in terms of the Act or the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations, 2014;

 

"existing plantation"

means any plantation which was operational, functioning and authorised to grow a specific listed invasive species in terms of section 22(1)(a) or (b) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) when this Notice comes into effect and does not include:

(a) any extension to a plantation;
(b)any new plantation; or
(c) any dormant plantation,

which is established or recommissioned after the commencement of this Notice;

 

"extension to a plantation"

means the increase of the area of a plantation beyond the limits, area or location specified in—

(a) a permit issued in terms of the Act or the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations, 2014; or
(b) an authorisation in terms of section 22(1)(a) or (b) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998); and
(c) the size of such extension will trigger the requirement to obtain an environmental authorisation in terms of the National Environmental Management Act; and

 

"urban area"

means the area within the proclaimed urban edge, as delineated in the Municipal Spatial Development Framework in terms of the Spatial Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act No. 16 of 2013).

 

List 1: National List of Invasive Terrestrial and Fresh-water Plant Species

List 2: National List of Invasive Marine Plant Species

List 3: National List of Invasive Mammal Species

List 4: National List of Invasive Bird Species

List 5: National List of Invasive Reptile Species

List 6: National List of Invasive Amphibian Species

List 7: National List of Invasive Fresh-water Species

List 8: National List of Invasive Terrestrial Invertebrate Species

List 9: National List of Invasive Fresh-water Invertebrate Species

List 10: National List of Invasive Marine Invertebrate Species

List 11: National List of Invasive Microbial Species