| (1) | The regulations in this chapter apply to any person applying for a permit to— |
| (a) | destroy, damage, excavate, alter, deface or otherwise disturb any archaeological or palaeontological site or any meteorite; |
| (b) | destroy, damage, excavate, remove from its original position, collect or own any archaeological or palaeontological material or object or any meteorite; |
| (c) | bring onto or use at an archaeological or palaeontological site any excavation equipment or any equipment that assists in the detection or recovery of metals or archaeological and palaeontological material or objects, or use such equipment for the recovery of meteorites, |
when such site or meteorite is a national heritage site, provincial heritage site, is provisionally protected by SAHRA, or is included under the general protection provided for in section 35 of the Act.
| (2) | The regulations in this chapter do not apply to any person applying for a permit to trade in, sell for private gain, export or attempt to export from the Republic any category of archaeological or palaeontological material or object or any meteorite. Such applications must be made in terms of the regulations in Chapter VII of these regulations. |
