GAZETTE, 7 JUNE 2004
52 GOVERNMENT
No. 26436
Act No. 10,2004
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT:
BIODIVERSITY ACT. 2004
risk of extinction the
in wild in the medium-term future, although they are not
a critically endangered species or an endangered species; and
(d) protected species, beinganyspecieswhichare
of suchhighconservation
value or national importance that they require national protection, although
they are not listed in terms of paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
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(2) The Minister must review the lists published in terms of subsection (1) at least
every five years.
Restricted activities involving listed threatened or protected species
57. (1) A person may notc&fry out arestrictd activity involving a specimen
of a listed
threatenedorprotectedspecieswithoutapermitissued
in terms of Chapter 7.
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(2) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, prohibit the carrying out of any
activity(a) which is of a nature that may negatively impact on the survival
of a listed
threatened or protected species; and
(b) which is specified in the notice,
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orprohibit the carryingout of such activity withoutapermitissuedinterms
of
Chapter 7.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a specimen of a listed threatened or
protected species conveyed from outside the Republictransit
in
through the Republicto
a destination outsidethe Republic, provided that such transit through the Republic takes 20
place under the control of an environmental management inspector.
Amendment of notices
58. The Minister may by notice in the
Gazette amend or repeal any notice published
in terms of section 55(1) or 56(2).
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Trade in listed threatened or protected species
Functions of Minister
59. The Ministermust monitor(i) compliancewithsection 57(1) insofar as trade in specimens of listed30
threatened or protected species is concerned; and
(ii) compliance in the Republic with an international agreement regulating
international trade in specimensof endangered species whichis binding
on the Republic;
must consult thescientific authority on issuesrelating to trade in specimens of 3.5
endangered species regulated by such an international agreement;
mustprepareandsubmitreportsanddocuments
in accordancewith the
Republic’s obligations in terms of such an international agreement;
mayprovideadministrativeandtechnicalsupportservicesandadvice
to
organs of state to ensure the effective implementation and enforcementin the 40
Republic of such an international agreement;
may make information and documentation relating to such an international
agreement publicly available; and
mayprescribesystem
a
for theregistration
of institutions, ranching
operations, nurseries, captive
breeding
operations
and
other
facilities.
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