National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)Chapter 2 : System of Protected Areas in South Africa10. Register of protected areas |
| (1) | The Minister must maintain a register called the Register of Protected Areas. |
| (2) | The Register must— |
| (a) | contain a list of all protected areas; |
| (b) | indicate the kind of protected area in each case; and |
| (c) | contain any other information determined by the Minster. |
| (3) | For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) a protected area declared in terms of provincial legislation must be included in the Register as a nature reserve or protected environment depending on the purpose for which it was declared. |
| (4) | The Cabinet member responsible for the administration of the National Forests Act, 1998 (Act No. 84 of 1998), and the MEC must notify the Minister of all areas declared as protected areas in terms of that Act or provincial legislation, as the case may be. |