National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)Chapter 2 : Coastal ZonePart 6 : Special management areas24. Management of special management areas |
| (1) | The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint a manager for each special management area. |
| (2) | The manager must have sufficient expertise and capacity to manage the special management area in a manner that will achieve the objectives for which it was established and may be— |
| (a) | a juristic person constituted for that purpose; |
| (b) | an organ of state; |
| (c) | a traditional council; or |
| (d) | any other person with appropriate expertise and capacity. |
| (3) | Before authorising the manager to begin managing the special management area, the Minister must make regulations that— |
| (a) | define the duties and powers of the manager; and |
| (b) | prescribe rules to facilitate the achievement of the objectives for which the special management area was declared. |