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Act No. 10,2004
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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7 JUNE 2004
No. 26436
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT:
BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004
(English text signed by the President.)
(Assented to 31 May 2004.)
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ACT
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To provide for the management and conservation of South Africa’s biodiversity
within the framework of the National Environmental Management Act,1998; the
protection of species andecosystemsthatwarrantnationalprotection;the
sustainable useof indigenous biological resources; the
fair and equitable sharing
of
benefits arising from bioprospecting involving indigenous biological resources; the
establishment and functions
of a South African National Biodiversity Institute; and
for matters connected therewith.
B
E IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as
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Section
CHAPTER 1
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INTERPRETATION, OBJECTIVES AND APPLICATIONO F ACT
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Definitions
Objectives of Act
State’s trusteeship of biological diversity
Application of Act
Application of international agreements
Application of other biodiversity legislation
National environmental management principles
Conflicts with other legislation
Norms and standards
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CHAPTER 2
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE
Part 1
Establishment, powers and dutiesof Institute
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Establishment
Functions
General powers
Part 2
Governing board, composition and membership
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Composition
Qualifications
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