National Parks Act. Country/Territory South Africa Document type Legislation Date 1976 (1995) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to consolidate the laws relating to national parks. Subject Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Land tenure Water rights Basic legislation Institution Management/conservation Protected area Hunting/capture Hunting gear/hunting methods Special fund Geographical area Africa, Southern Africa Abstract This Act in its revised edition deals with the declaration of national parks, the Nationals Parks Board and other wildlife institution, regulates hunting and provised for rights relating to water of certain owners and occupiers of land in parks. The Minister may by notice in the Gazette declare various kind of State land to be a park under a name to be assigned to it in that notice, and amend Schedule 1 by the addition of the name and a description of the land thus declared to be a park (sect. 2 Full text English References - Legislation Amended by National Parks Amendment Act (Act No. 106 of 1998). Legislation | South Africa | 1998 | Repealed Keyword: Institution, Protected area, National parks Source: FAO, FAOLEX National Parks Amendment Act, 2001 (Act No. 54 of 2001). Legislation | South Africa | 2001 | Repealed Keyword: Institution, Protected area, National parks Source: FAO, FAOLEX National Parks Amendment Act. Legislation | South Africa | 1997 | Repealed Keyword: Institution, Protected area, National parks Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act 2004 (No. 31 of 2004). Legislation | South Africa | 2005 Keyword: Institution, Special fund, National parks, Marine protected areas Source: FAO, FAOLEX