National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)

Regulations

Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area Regulations

11. Registration permits for vessels

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Control of vessels and other activities in the Sunday’s River Estuary Zones

 

(1) No person may, in the Sunday’s River Estuary Zones of the Marine Protected Area, operate—
(a) a power-driven vessel,
(b) a sailing vessel; or
(c) any other vessel with an overall length of 4 meters or more, excluding sailboards, canoes and paddle-ski’s,

without a vessel registration permit issued by the management authority and must visibly display the identification number allocated by the management authority on such vessel.

 

(2) No vessel registration permit may be issued for—
(a) a vessel providing living accommodation;
(b) any vessel used for commercial purposes; or
(c) a vessel exceeding six point six (6.6) meters in overall length,

in the Sunday’s River Estuary Zones, unless a vessel accommodation permit has been issued in terms of subregulation (3).

 

(3) No person may operate or keep, moor or anchor any vessel providing living accommodation, any vessel used for commercial purposes, or a vessel exceeding six point six (6.6) meters in overall length in the Sunday’s River Estuary Zones, without a vessel accommodation permit issued by the management authority.

 

(4) Application for a vessel registration permit or vessel accommodation permit must be made on an application form provided by the management authority and subject to a fee determined by the management authority from time to time.

 

(5) A vessel registration permit or vessel accommodation permit may be issued subject to conditions.

 

(6) The management authority may limit the number of vessel registration permits issued per person.

 

(7) The management authority may limit the total number of vessel registration permits issued in the Sunday’s River Estuary Zones.