National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)

Categories 1a, 1b, 2 and 3 Listed Invasive Species, in terms of which certain Restricted Activities are

and must be read with the lists in Notice 3.

"catchment"

in relation to a watercourse or watercourses or part of a watercourse, means the area from which any rainfall will drain into the watercourse or watercourses or part of a watercourse, through surface flow to a common point or common points;

"cultivation"

in relation to land, means any act by means of which the topsoil is disturbed mechanically;

"discrete catchment systems"

means all inland water bodies, whether fresh or saline, including rivers, lakes, dams, wetlands and estuaries, that are within a catchment that is separated from other catchments;

"untransformed land"

means land that has not been altered from its natural state, or land that is used for natural grazing, and including land in its natural state that has been degraded by factors such as soil erosion, over-grazing, over-burning, flooding, invasive species and bush encroachment; and

"watercourse"

shall have the meaning assigned to it in the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998).

General exemption of listed invasive species:

All dead specimens of any listed invasive species are exempted from requiring a Permit for any restricted activity.

Note that the species-specific exemptions and prohibitions in Notice 3 take precedence over Notice 1, in the event of any conflict.