National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)RegulationsControl of Use of Vehicles in the Coastal Area Regulations3. Permissible uses |
| (1) | Subject to section 58 of the Act, the following uses of vehicles within the coastal area are permissible without a permit or exemption granted under these regulations: |
| (a) | the use by any person of a vehicle— |
| (i) | on a public road; |
| (ii) | on private land by the owner or with the written permission of the owner or lawful occupier of that land; |
| (iii) | on a road within a coastal protected area where written permission has been granted by the management authority of that coastal protected area, or provided that such use is authorised in the protected area management plan or integrated management plan compiled by the management authority; |
| (iv) | within a mining area as defined in section 1 of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002); |
| (v) | in coastal public property within an operational harbour area that has already been physically modified from its original natural state; or |
| (vi) | in an emergency in order to safeguard human life or health, property or any aspect of the environment; |
| (b) | the use of a vehicle within a vehicle use launch site, or privately used launch site; |
| (c) | the use by a physically disabled person of an electrically propelled wheelchair that is specifically designed and manufactured for use by such person; |
| (d) | the use of a vehicle by an employee or agent of an organ of state acting in the course and scope of their employment or mandate, or by any person contracted by an organ of state, for the purposes of performing the public duties of that organ of state mandated by law; or |
| (e) | the use of a vehicle by members of the National Sea Rescue Institute for the purpose of performing the public duties of that organisation including authorised training exercises. |