56 GOVERNMENT GAZETIT, 7 3uNE 2004 No. 26436 Act No. 10,2004 NATIONAL ENVIRONhENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT. 2004 Part 4 General provisions Consultation 63. (1) Before publishing a noticein terms of section 52(l), 53( l), 56(1) or 57(2),or amending or repealing such a notice in terms of section 55 or 58, the Minister must follow a consultative process in accordance with sections 99 and 100. (2) Before publishing a nqice in terms of section 52(1), or amending or repealing such a notice in terms of section 55, the MECYor environmentalaffairs in the relevant province must follow a consultative process in accordance with sections 99 and 100. CHAPTER 5 5 10 SPECES AND ORGANISMS POSING POTENTIAL THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY Purposes of Chapter 64. (1) The purpose of this Chapter is( L E ) to preventtheunauthorizedintroductionandspread of alien speciesand15 invasive speciesto ecosystems and habitats where they do not naturally occur; (6) tomanageandcontrol alien speciesandinvasivespecies to prevent or minimize harm to the environment and to biodiversity in particular; (c) to eradicate alien species and invasive species from ecosystems and habitats where they may harm such ecosystems habitats; orand 20 (d) to ensure that environmental assessments for purposes of permits in terms of theGeneticallyModifiedOrganismsAct,1997(Act No. 15 of 1997), are conducted in appropriate cases in accordance with Chapter 5of the National Environmental Management Act. (2) For the purpose of this Chapter, “specimen” has the meaning assigned to it in 25 paragraphs ( a ) and (b) of the definition of “specimen” in section l(1). Part 1 Alien species Restricted activities involving alien species 65. (1) A person may not carry out a restricted activity involving a specimen of an 30 alien species without a permit issued in terms of Chapter 7. (2) A permit referred to in subsection (1) may be issued only after a prescribed assessment of risks and potential impacts on biodiversity is carried out. Exemptions 66. (1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, exempt from the provisions of 35 section 65( a ) any alien species specified in the notice; or ( b ) any alien species of a category specified in the notice. (2) Anypersonmaycarryouta restricted activityinvolving a specimen of an 40 exempted alien species without permit a mentioned in section 65(1). (3) The Minister must regularly review a notice published in terms of subsection (1).