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 permits25. Compulsory conditions applicable to a sanctuary |
| (1) | If it is the decision of the issuing authority to issue a permit in respect of a sanctuary, the permit must, in addition to the conditions contemplated in regulation 23(1), (2) and (7)(b), be issued subject to the condition that the permit holder,in order to prevent breeding in the sanctuary— |
| (a) | must take appropriate measures to prevent natural reproduction in the sanctuary, except for conservation purposes; and |
| (b) | may not perform artificial insemination, or allow the procedure to be performed, in the sanctuary. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding the prov1s1on of subregulation (1)(a), appropriate measures to prevent reproduction do not apply in the case of a female specimen that is already in gestation at the time of being introduced into the sanctuary, provided that the date of birth is included in the report contemplated in regulation 22(2)(b) of these Regulations. |