National Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks Act
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
Later amending instruments held: Environment Act 2024 (Act No. 3 of 2024), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 11 of 2024), Finance Act 2025 (Act No. 18 of 2025), Vallée d'Osterlog Endemic Garden Foundation (Repeal) Act 2025 (Act No. 5 of 2025).
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Sections
- 1 Short title
- 2 Interpretation
- 3 Application of Act
- PART II: NATIVE TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY AND NATIONAL PARKS ADVISORY COUNCIL
- 4 The Council
- 5 Composition of Council
- 6 Meetings of Council
- 7 Appointment of subcommittees
- PART III: NATIONAL PARKS AND CONSERVATION SERVICE
- 8 National Parks and Conservation Service
- 9 Director of Service
- 10 Functions of Director
- PART IV: NATIONAL PARKS AND OTHER RESERVES
- 11 National Parks and Special Reserves
- 12 Designation of private reserve
- 13 Ownership of private reserve
- 14 Maintenance of private reserve
- 15 Buffer zones
- 16 Management plans
- 17 Licences and leases on reserved land
- PART V: CITES AUTHORITIES
- 18 Management Authority
- 19 Functions of Management Authority
- 20 Scientific Authority
- PART VI: PROTECTION OF FAUNA AND FLORA
- 21 Protected wildlife
- 22 Protected flora
- 23 Protected fauna
- 24 Protected freshwater biodiversity
- 25 Trading in prescribed wildlife
- 26 Hunting of wildlife
- 27 Hunting of game
- 28 Authorisation to hunt game
- 29 Restriction on grant of authorisation to hunt game
- PART VII: CONTROL OF WILDLIFE
- 30 Invasive Alien Species Committee
- 31 Functions of Invasive Alien Species Committee
- 32 Composition of Invasive Alien Species Committee
- 33 Meetings of Invasive Alien Species Committee
- 34 Appointment of subcommittees
- 35 Importation of exotic wildlife
- 36 Special Technical Committee
- 37 Strategic locations
- PART VIII: CITES PERMITS
- 38 CITES export permit
- 39 CITES import permit
- 40 Re-export certificate
- 41 Certificate for introduction from sea
- 42 Validity of CITES permits
- PART IX: REGISTRATION AND MARKING
- 43 Registration of traders and producers
- PART X: POWERS OF OFFICERS
- 44 Powers of officers
- 45 Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest
- PART XI: FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AND ACCOUNTS
- 46 National Parks and Conservation Fund
- PART XII: MISCELLANEOUS
- 47 Offences
- 48 Jurisdiction
- 49 Regulations
- 50 Coordination with other laws