National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)RegulationsRegulations for the Proper Administration of Nature Reserves, 2012Chapter 2 : Powers and Responsibilities of Management Authorities4. Functions |
| (1) | The management authority may in managing the nature reserve— |
| (a) | manage breeding and cultivation programmes, and reserve areas in a nature reserve as breeding places and nurseries; |
| (b) | sell, exchange or donate any animal, plant or other organism occurring in a nature reserve, or purchase, exchange or otherwise acquire any indigenous species which it may consider desirable to re-introduce into a specific nature reserve; |
| (c) | undertake and promote research; |
| (d) | control, remove or eradicate any species or specimens of species which it considers undesirable to protect and conserve in a nature reserve or that may negatively impact on the biodiversity of the nature reserve; |
| (e) | carry out any development and construct or erect any infrastructure necessary for the management of a nature reserve, subject to an environmental authorization in terms of section 24 of National Environmental Management Act and the management plan; |
| (f) | allow visitors to a nature reserve; |
| (g) | take reasonable steps to ensure the security and well-being of visitors and staff; |
| (h) | provide accommodation and facilities for visitors and staff, including the provision of food and household supplies; |
| (i) | carry on any business or trade or provide other services for the convenience of visitors and staff, including the sale of liquor; |
| (j) | authorise any person, subject to such conditions as it may determine, to— |
| (i) | carry on any business or trade, or provide any service, which the management authority may carry on or provide in terms of this section; and |
| (ii) | provide the infrastructure for such business, trade or service; |
| (k) | by agreement with— |
| (i) | a municipality, provide any service in a nature reserve for the management of the nature reserve which that municipality may be mandated to provide in terms of legislation; or |
| (ii) | any other organ of state, perform a function in a nature reserve which that organ of state may perform in terms of legislation; or |
| (I) | issue Protected Area Notices. |