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 10 : Scientific AuthorityPart 1 - Establishment, composition and operating procedures88. Composition of the Scientific Authority |
| (1) | The Scientific Authority consists of— |
| (a) | two members to represent the Department; |
| (b) | one member to represent the national department responsible for agriculture; |
| (c) | one member to represent each provincial conservation authority; |
| (d) | one member to represent South African National Parks; |
| (e) | one member to represent SANBI; |
| (f) | one member to represent tertiary institutions; |
| (g) | one member to represent the National Zoological Gardens; |
| (h) | one member to represent the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; and |
| (i) | one member to represent the Agricultural Research Council. |
| (2) | A provincial conservation authority may be represented by an official from another organ of state responsible for the protection of biodiversity within that particular province, if the provincial conservation authority contemplated in subregulation (1) does not have the necessary scientific expertise. |
| (3) | The Director-General must request the departments or organs of state contemplated in subregulation (1) to nominate persons in writing for appointment to the Scientific Authority. |
| (4) | The Minister appoints the members of the Scientific Authority. |