National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)NoticesNorms and Standards for the Inclusion of Private Nature Reserves in the Register of Protected Areas of South AfricaChapter 4 : The Management of a Private Nature Reserve12. Adequate control |
| (1) | Access to a private nature reserve will be controlled by the assigned management authority. |
| (2) | The private nature reserve must be secured in law, its boundaries must be well demarcated and publically known, and must be in accordance with the purpose and objectives of the area and its management plan. |
| (3) | The type of fencing used on the perimeter of the area or within the area may be determined by the provincial conservation authority in terms of its legal requirements. |
| (4) | All consumptive and non -consumptive uses of biodiversity on a private nature reserves should be in line with scientifically based conservation management objectives and practices, as outlined in the management plan of the area. |
| (5) | A management authority of a private nature reserve— |
| (a) | is responsible for the management, control and maintenance of the area in terms of section 40(1) of the Act. |
| (b) | must work in cooperation with state and within the limits of the law. |