National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)RegulationsRegulations for the Proper Administration of Nature Reserves, 2012Chapter 6 : Access to Nature Reserves22. Points of entry and exit |
| (1) | No person may, other than in an open access nature reserve, or subject to the provisions of Section 46 of the Act and regulation 21, enter or leave a nature reserve at any place other than through the point of entry or exit, without the written authorization of the management authority. |
| (2) | Where a public road or railway line passes through a nature reserve— |
| (a) | no permission is required by a person to pass through the nature reserve on such a road or railway line to a destination outside the nature reserve in question; and |
| (b) | no person may be authorised— |
| (i) | to leave such a public road; or |
| (ii) | to enter into a nature reserve from such public road or railway line other than in compliance with subregulation (1). |
| (3) | No person may land in a nature reserve using an aircraft without the prior permission from the management authority. |
| (4) | Subregulation (3) does not apply— |
| (a) | in the case of an emergency; or |
| (b) | to a person acting on the instructions of the management authority. |