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 procedures96. Participation in meetings by way of electronic or other media |
A member of the Scientific Authority or another person co-opted in terms of regulation 95 of these Regulations to participate in a meeting, who is not present at the meeting, may participate in the meeting by telephone, radio, closed-circuit television, the internet or any other medium of instantaneous communication, provided that—
| (a) | a facility for such communication is available; and |
| (b) | the person who is not present at the meeting and the persons present at the meeting are all— |
| (i) | audible to one another, if participation is by telephone, radio or the internet; or |
| (ii) | audible and visible to one another, if participation is by closed-circuit television. |