"national park"

means—

(a)

an area which was a park in terms of the National Parks Act, 1976 (Act No. 57 of 1976), immediately before the repeal of that Act by section 90(1) of this Act, and includes a park established in terms of an agreement between a local community and the Minister which has been ratified by Parliament; or

(b)	an area declared or regarded as having been declared in terms of section 20 as a national park,

and includes an area declared in terms of section 20 as part of an area referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) above;

[Definition of inserted by section 1(c) of Act No. 31 of 2004]