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Regulations for the Proper Administration of Nature Reserves (No. R. 99 of 2012).

Country/Territory
South Africa
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette No. 35021 of 8 February 2012.
Subject
Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Inland waters Freshwater pollution Navigation Pollution control Biodiversity Management/conservation Protected area Marine protected areas Research Cultural heritage Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations of the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, made under section 86(1) of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003, provides rules for the administration and management of nature reserves and its natural resources such as water and biological resources. These Regulations are, unless specified otherwise, applicable to all nature reserves. Management authorities shall supply information for purposes of the Register of Protected Areas, detailing all nature reserves under the control of, or intended to be under the control of, the management authority. These Regulations set out functions and powers of management authorities and empower a management authority to establish one or more advisory committees in respect of a nature reserve.

Full text
English
Website
www.info.gov.za

References - Legislation

Implements

National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act, 2003.

Legislation | South Africa | 2004 (2009)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Cultural heritage, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Forest management/forest conservation, National parks, Expropriation, Private land, Public land, Mining, Basin/catchment/watershed, Sustainable use, Inland waters, Institution, Management/conservation, Marine area, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, Registration, Marine protected areas, Governance, Community management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX