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 5 : Renewal, Amendment and Cancellation of Permits and RegistrationsPart 1 - Renewal and amendment of permits and registrations58. Consideration of and decision on an application for renewal of a permit |
| (1) | The issuing authority, on receipt of an application for renewal of a permit, must— |
| (a) | consider the application in accordance with the provisions of Part 3 of Chapter 2 of these Regulations; and |
| (b) | decide on the application in accordance with the provisions of Part 4 of Chapter 2 of these Regulations. |
| (2) | The issuing authority must, when considering an application for the renewal of a permit, consider whether— |
| (a) | it has previously cancelled any permit of the applicant; |
| (b) | the applicant has complied with— |
| (i) | the duties of a permit holder contemplated in regulation 55 of these Regulations; and |
| (ii) | all conditions subject to which the permit was issued; |
| (c) | the permit holder has carried out the restricted activities in a manner that is detrimental to the species kept by the permit holder; and |
| (d) | the conservation status of the species to which the permit relates has not deteriorated, or the legislation that affects the continuation of the permit has not changed. |
| (3) | If the issuing authority decides to renew a permit to which the application contemplated in subregulation (1) relates, the issuing authority must issue a new permit. |