National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations pertaining to threatened or protected terrestrial species and freshwater species, 2023 - effective 1 April 2023Section A: Provisions relating to Listed Threatened or Protected SpeciesChapter 2 : Permit System for Listed Threatened or Protected SpeciesPart 4 - Issuing of permits22. Contents of a permit |
| (1) | Unless the carrying out of a restricted activity is authorised in terms of an integrated permit,the issuing authority must issue a permit in the form set out in— |
| (a) | Annexure 4 to these Regulations if it is an ordinary permit, or |
| (b) | Annexure 5 to these Regulations if it is a standing permit. |
| (2) | If an integrated permit is not issued in the form set out in Annexures 4 or 5 to these Regulations, such integrated permit, must, to the extent applicable, contain the following information: |
| (a) | the name, identity number or passport number, postal address and physical address of the person carrying out the restricted activity; |
| (b) | the name of the issuing authority; |
| (c) | the permit number and date of issue; |
| (d) | particulars of the specimen in respect of which the permit is issued, including the scientific and the common name if any,of the species, sub-species or variation involved; |
| (e) | particulars of the restricted activity in respect of which the permit is issued, including specific requirements relating to how the restricted activity may be carried out by the permit holder; |
| (f) | the number of specimens involved, and their sex (if applicable); |
| (g) | the markings of the specimen (where applicable); |
| (h) | the period of validity; |
| (i) | where applicable— |
| (i) | the name and physical address of a person appointed by the applicant as an agent for purposes of obtaining the permit on the applicant's behalf; |
| (ii) | the name and physical address of the consignee or consignor,in the case of an export or import permit; |
| (iii) | the name and physical address of the seller or supplier, in the case of a permit authorizing the purchase or acquisition of a specimen of a listed threatened or protected species; |
| (iv) | the name and physical address of the person purchasing or acquiring the specimen of a listed threatened or protected species, in the case of a permit authorizing the sale or supply of such a species; |
| (v) | in the case of a hunting client, the particulars of the hunting outfitter; |
| (vi) | the location and other relevant particulars of the place where the restricted activity is to be carried out (where applicable}; |
| (vii) | in the case of a standing permit for a person or facility contemplated in regulation 2 of these Regulations— |
| (aa) | the physical address of the premises where the restricted activities will be carried out; and |
| (bb) | a unique registration number; and |
| (viii) | in the case of a permit authorizing the possession of elephant ivory or rhinoceros horn— |
| (aa) | the weight of each piece of elephant ivory, or of each rhinoceros horn or piece of rhinoceros horn; |
| (bb) | the length of the elephant ivory or rhinoceros horn, and the circumference at the base of the tusk or horn, measured in accordance with regulations 31 and 32 of these Regulations; and |
| (cc) | a description of the markings or any other form of identification in respect of each piece of elephant ivory, or each rhinoceros horn or piece of rhinoceros horn, as provided for in terms of regulations 32 and 33 of these Regulations; and |
| (j) | the specific conditions subject to which the permit is issued. |
| (3) | The issuing authority must issue a permit in the name of the person who will be carrying out the restricted activity. |
| (4) | To the extent possible, if the permit is issued to a juristic person, all the names of the natural persons who will be carrying out the restricted activities authorised by the permit,must be listed in an annexure to the permit. |