| (1) | A standing permit may be issued to authorise the continuous carrying out of a restricted activity, or a combination of restricted activities, involving one or more specimens of one or more listed threatened or protected marine species. |
| (2) | A standing permit may be issued without prior registration to— |
| (a) | an official of an organ of state, for the carrying out of restricted activities in the official performance of his or her duties, whether on private land or on land under the jurisdiction of such organ of state; |
| (b) | the management authority of a protected area, for the carrying out of restricted activities within the protected area, that are necessary for the management of listed threatened or protected marine species; or |
| (c) | an official of the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in the official performance of his or her duties; |
| (e) | a wildlife products trader; |
| (3) | A standing permit may only be issued for the following facilities or to the following persons, as the case may be, upon prior registration— |
| (a) | a captive breeding facility, necessary for the purpose for which that captive breeding facility is registered; |
| (b) | a rehabilitation facility, sanctuary or temporary holding facility, for the carrying out of restricted activities for the purpose for which the rehabilitation facility, sanctuary or temporary holding facility is registered; |
| (c) | an exhibition facility, for the purpose for which the exhibition facility is registered; or |
(d) a wildlife translocator, for restricted activities associated with the translocation of live specimens.
