National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)RegulationsBio-prospecting, Access and Benefit-Sharing Regulations, 2008Interpretation and Purpose of Regulations2. Purpose of Regulations |
The purpose of these Regulations is to—
| (a) | further regulate the permit system set out in Chapter 7 of the Act insofar as that system applies to bioprospecting involving any indigenous biological resources or export from the Republic of any indigenous biological resources for the purpose of bioprospecting or any other kind of research and; |
| (b) | set out the contents of, the requirements and criteria for benefit-sharing and material transfer agreements. |