National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)Chapter 2 : System of Protected Areas in South Africa11. Norms and standards |
| (a) | norms and standards for the achievement of any of the objectives of this Act, including for the management and development of protected areas referred to in section 9(a), (b) and (c); |
| (b) | indicators to measure compliance with those norms and standards; and |
| (c) | the requirement for the management authorities of those protected areas to report on these indicators to the Minister. |
| (2) | Before issuing norms and standards and setting indicators for provincial or local protected areas, the Minister must consult— |
| (a) | the MEC of each province in which those norms and standards will apply; and |
| (b) | the relevant local government. |
| (3) | Norms and standards must apply— |
| (a) | nationwide; |
| (b) | in a specific protected areas only; |
| (c) | to a specific management authority or category of management authorities only. |
| (4) | Different norms and standards may be issued for— |
| (a) | different areas; or |
| (b) | different management authorities or categories of management authorities. |