~ 76 ~ GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7 JUNE 2004 No. 26436 Act No. 10,2004 ~~ NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT. 2004 ( a ) either uphold or refuse the appeal; and ( b ) when upholding or refusing the appeal, make such other orders as may be appropriate. (2) If the appeal is upheld against( a ) a refusal to issue a permit, the Minister, MEC for Environmental Affairs or 5 appeal panel may issue the permit unconditionallyor subject to conditions; ( b ) a condition subject to which the permit was issued, the Minister, MEC for Environmental Affairs or appeal panel may withdraw or amend the condition; or (c) the cancellation o f a permit, the Minister, MEC for Environmental Affairs or 10 appeal panel may restore the permif. CHAPTER 8 ADMINISTRATION OF ACT Part 1 Regulations 15 Regulations by Minister species; protected species; protected 97. (1) The Minister may make regulations relating t o (a) the monitoring of compliance with and enforcement of norms and standards referred to in section 9; the designation of organs of state which may be issuing authorities for 20 permits referred to in section 57(1) or (2); the facilitation of the implementation and enforcementof section 57(1) or any notice published in termsof section 57(2); the carrying out of a restricted activity involving a specimen of a listed or threatened 25 the facilitation of the implementation and enforcement of an international agreement regulating international trade in specimens of listed threatened or protected species which is binding on the Republic; theminimising of the threat to the survivalinthewild of a listed or threatened 30 theminimising of thethreattotheecological integrity of a listed ecosystem; the composition and operating procedure of the scientific authority; or the ecologically sustainable utilization of biodiversity; the designation of organs of state which may be issuing authorities for 35 permits referred to in section 67(1) or 71(1); the designationof organs of state which maybe competent authorities for implementing and enforcing the provisions of this Chapter; the facilitation of the implementation and enforcementof section 65, 67 or 71; 40 the prescription of compulsory conditions for any permit issued in terms of section 65(1) or 71(1); the assessmentof risks and potential impactson biodiversity of restricted activities involvingspecimens of alien speciesor of listed invasive species; the control and eradication of listed invasive sDecies: (d) biosafety and the environment; ( e ) (i) thedesignation of organs of state that maybeissuing authorities for permits referred to in section 81: criteria for, 50 (ii) the form and contents of, andtherequirementsand benefit-sharing agreements and material transfer agreements; (iii)moneyspayable in connectionwithbenefit-sharingagreements and material transfer agreements; and