18 No. 26436 Act No. 10,2004 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE: 7 JUNE 2004 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 “protected ecosystem” means any ecosystem listed as a protected ecosystem in terms of section 52(2); “protected species” means any species listed as a protected species in terms of section 56; “Public Finance Management Act” means the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999); 66 re-export”, in relation to a specimen of a listed threatened or protected species, means the export from the Republic of a specimen of a listed threatened or protected species previously imported into the Republic; “restricted activity’:, ( a ) in relation to a specimen of a listed threatened or protected species, means(i:l hunting, catching, capturing or killing any living specimen of a listed threatened or protected species by any means, method or device whatsoever, including searching,pursuing, driving, lying in wait, luring, alluring, discharging a missile or injuring with intent to hunt, catch, capture or kill any such specimen; (ii)l gathering, collecting or plucking any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species; (iii) picking parts of, or cutting,chopping off, uprooting, damaging or destroying, any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species;20 (iv) importing into the Republic, including introducing from the sea, any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species; (v) exporting from the Republic, including re-exporting from the Republic, any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species; (vi) having in possession or exercising physical control over any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species; (vii) growing, breeding or in any other way propagating any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species, or causing it to multiply; (viii) conveying, moving or otherwise translocating any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species; (ix) selling or otherwise trading in, buying, receiving, giving, donating or accepting as a gift, or in any way acquiring or disposing of any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species; or (x) any other prescribed activity which involves a specimen of a listed threatenedspecies; or protected and ( b ) in relation to aspecimen of an alien species or listed invasive species, means(i) importing intotheRepublic, including introducing from the sea, any specimen of an alien or listed invasive species; (ii) having in possession or exercising physical control over any specimen of an alien or listed invasive species; (iii) growing, breeding or in any other way propagating any specimen of an alien or listed invasive species, or causing it to multiply; (iv) conveying, moving or otherwise translocating any specimen of an alien species; or listed invasive 5 10 15 25 30 35 40 45