National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)RegulationsAlien and Invasive Species Regulations, 2020Chapter 7 : Issuing, Amendment and Cancellation of Permits28. Amendment of permits |
| (1) | A permit may be amended for good reason as contemplated in section 93A of the Act, including by— |
| (a) | adding or removing a condition; |
| (b) | amending a condition; |
| (c) | amending any detail on the permit; or |
| (d) | correcting a technical or editorial error on the permit. |
| (2) | An issuing authority which issued a permit may in addition to sub-regulation (1), amend the permit condition stipulated therein if information is obtained by the issuing authority indicating that the species or the restricted activity for which the permit was issued is likely to have a detrimental impact on biodiversity. |
| (3) | The issuing authority must, before amending a permit, notify the permit-holder in writing of its intention to do so and provide the permit-holder with an opportunity to make representations as to why the permit should not be amended. |
| (4) | The issuing authority must, if it decides to amend the conditions of the permit, after consideration of any representations made in terms of sub-regulation (3), notify the permit-holder in writing— |
| (a) | of the decision to amend the conditions of the permit; and |
| (b) | of the date upon which the amendment becomes effective. |