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Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Act, 2019 (No. 6 of 2019).
Date of text: 13 August 2019
National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act, 2004 (No. 10 of 2004).
Date of text: 31 May 2004
National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act, 2003.
Date of original text: 11 February 2004 (2009)
Threatened or Protected Marine Species Regulations, Government Notice no. R 477 of 2017.
Date of text: 30 May 2017
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): Regulations (No. R. 173 of 2010).
Date of text: 05 March 2010
National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act, no. 14 of 2013.
Date of text: 24 July 2013
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act 2004 (No. 31 of 2004).
Date of text: 07 February 2005
World Heritage Convention Act (Act No. 49 of 1999).
Date of text: 09 December 1999
Environmental Laws Rationalisation Act (Act No. 51 of 1997).
Date of text: 06 November 1997
Antarctic Treaties Act 1996 (Act No. 60 of 1996).
Date of text: 24 October 1996
Game Theft Act, 1991 (No. 105 of 1991).
Date of text: 27 June 1991
Sea Birds and Seals Protection Act.
Date of original text: 1973 (1975)
List of terrestrial and freshwater species that are threatened or protected, restricted activities that are prohibited, and restricted activities that are exempted. Government Notice no. 3012 of 2023.
Date of text: 03 February 2023
Regulations Relating to the Trade in Rhinoceros Horn, 2020. Government Notice no. 626 of 2020.
Date of text: 03 June 2020
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Childs Bank Protected Area (No. R. 785 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Namaqua National Park Marine Protected Area (No. R. 787 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Namaqua Fossil Forest Protected Area (No. R. 786 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
Declaration of Amathole Offshore Marine Protected Area in terms of section 22A of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (No. 763 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Elizabeth Corals Protected Area (No. R. 789 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Amathole Offshore Marine Protected Area (No. R. 778 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Agulhas Bank Complex Protected Area (No. R. 780 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Southeast Atlantic Seamounts Marine Protected Area (No. R. 792 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Orange Shelf Marine Protected Area (No. R. 791 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of iSimangaliso National Park Marine Protected Area (No. R. 788 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Aliwal Shoal Protected Area (No. R. 781 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Cape Canyon Protected Area (No. R. 784 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Protea Marine Protected Area (No. R. 793 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Agulhas Front Marine Protected Area (No. R. 779 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
Declaration of Uthukela Marine Protected Area in terms of section 22A of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (No. 776 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Brown Bank Corals Protected Area (No. R. 783 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Southwest Indian Seamount Marine Protected Area (No. R. 795 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Benguela Muds Protected Area (No. R. 782 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Uthukela Protected Area (No. R. 790 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area (No. R. 777 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Robben Island Marine Protected Area (No. R. 794 of 2019).
Date of text: 23 May 2019
Norms and Standards for the Marking of Rhinoceros and Rhinoceros Horn, and for the Hunting of Rhinoceros for Trophy Hunting Purpose (Notice No. 961 of 2018).
Date of text: 21 September 2018
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Norms and standards for the inclusion of private nature reserves in the Register of Protected Areas in South Africa (No. 1157 of 2017).
Date of text: 03 November 2017
Lists of Marine Species That Are Threatened Or Protected, Restricted Activities that Are Prohibited and Exemption From Restriction (Notice No. 476 of 2017).
Date of text: 30 May 2017
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Declaration of Tsitsikamma National Park Marine Protected Areas (No. 1578 of 2016).
Date of text: 19 December 2016
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Management of Tsitsikamma National Park Marine Protected Area (No. 1579 of 2016).
Date of text: 19 December 2016
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Regulations: Mountain Zebra Camdeboo Protected Environment Regulations.
Date of text: 01 April 2016
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Norms and standards for management of protected areas in South Africa (No. 382 of 2016).
Date of text: 31 March 2016
Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit-Sharing Amendments Regulations, 2015 (No. S.R. 388 of 2015).
Date of text: 15 May 2015
Threatened or Protected Species Regulations, 2015 (Notice No. 255 of 2015).
Date of text: 15 February 2015
Regulations for the registration of professional hunters, hunting outfitters and trainers, 2014 (No. 1147 of 2014).
Date of text: 18 December 2014
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 3 of 2014 (No. R. 985 of 2014).
Date of text: 04 December 2014
Control of Vehicles in the Coastal Zone Regulations (No. R. 496 of 2014).
Date of text: 27 June 2014
Public Launch Site Regulations (No. R. 497 of 2014).
Date of text: 27 June 2014
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004: Trade in Listed Threatened or Protected Species (No. 431 of 2014).
Date of text: 13 June 2014
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act: Prohibited Alien Species (No. 508 of 2013).
Date of text: 19 July 2013
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act: National list of invasive species (No. 507 of 2013).
Date of text: 19 July 2013
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act: Exempted Alien Species (No. 509 of 2013).
Date of text: 19 July 2013
Marine Living Resources Act: Declaration of Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area Notice (No. R. 426 of 2013).
Date of text: 21 June 2013
National Environmental Management Act: Sub-delegation of authority to issue permits relating to bioprospecting activities involving indigenous biological resources and export from South Africa of indigenous biological resources for purposes of bio-prospecting (No. R. 147 of 2012).
Date of text: 27 February 2012
Regulations for the Proper Administration of Nature Reserves (No. R. 99 of 2012).
Date of text: 08 February 2012
Declaration of Amathole Marine Protected Area in the Amathole Region under section 43 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Notice No. R. 730 of 2011).
Date of text: 16 September 2011
Proclamation on the Transfer of Functions under section 97 of the Constitution of The Republic of South Africa, 1996: Stock Theft Act, 1959 and the Game Theft Act, 1991 (No. R. 46 of 2011).
Date of text: 19 August 2011
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act: Norms and standards for hunting methods in South Africa (G.N. No. 456 of 2011).
Date of text: 27 May 2011
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Declaration of Tsitsikamma and Wilderness National Parks to be part of Garden Route National Park and assigning of South African National Parks as management of consolidated Garden Route National Park, (G.N. No. 95 of 2011).
Date of text: 11 February 2011
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004: marking of rhinoceros horn and hunting of white rhinoceros for trophy hunting purposes (No. 756 of 2009).
Date of text: 20 July 2009
Marine Living Resources Act: Fees payable: Applications for, and issuing or granting of rights, permits and licences for recreational scuba diving in Maputaland and St Lucia marine protected areas; and in Stilbaai and proposed Border Region Marine Protected Area upon declaration (Notice No. 494 of 2009).
Date of text: 08 May 2009
Norms and Standards for Biodiversity Management Plans for Species (No. R. 214 of 2009).
Date of text: 03 March 2009
National moratorium on trade of individual rhinoceros horns and anyderivates or products of horns within South Africa (No. R. 148 of 2009).
Date of text: 13 February 2009
Proclamation of Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape as a World Heritage Site and Delegation by the Minister of Certain Powers and Duties to South African National Parks (SANPARKS) (No. 71 of 2009).
Date of text: 30 January 2009
Proclamation of the Cape Floral Region Protected Areas as a World Heritage Site and Delegation by the Minister of Certain Powers and Duties to the Director-General of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (No. 72 of 2009).
Date of text: 30 January 2009
Notice Declaring the Stilbaai Marine Protected Area under Section 43 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (No. 1109 of 2008).
Date of text: 17 October 2008
Stilbaai Marine Protected Area Regulations (No. R. 1108 of 2008).
Date of text: 17 October 2008
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004: Notice of Exemption in Terms of section 8 (No. R. 149 of 2008).
Date of text: 08 February 2008
Norms and Standards for Biodiversity Management Plans for Species (BMP-s) (No. 1108 of 2007).
Date of text: 06 September 2007
Regulations for the proper administration of special nature reserves, national parks and world heritage sites (No. R. 1061 of 2005).
Date of text: 28 October 2005
Rules of the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in terms of section 7 of the Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1993 (No. 64 of 2004).
Date of text: 17 June 2004
Notice Declaring the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area under section 43 of the Marine Living Resources Act (No. 695 of 2004).
Date of text: 04 June 2004
Notice Declaring the Bird Island Group Marine Protected Area under section 43 of the Marine Living Resources Act (No. 696 of 2004).
Date of text: 04 June 2004
Notice Declaring the Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area under section 43 of the Marine Living Resources Act (No. 697 of 2004).
Date of text: 04 June 2004
Notice Declaring the Pondoland Marine Protected Area under section 43 of the Marine Living Resources Act (No. 694 of 2004).
Date of text: 04 June 2004
National Heritage Resources Act; Declaration of Types of Heritage Objects (GN. 1313 of 2002).
Date of text: 25 October 2002
Delegation of powers under the World Heritage Convention Act (Notice No. R. 723 of 2002).
Date of text: 24 May 2002
Declaration of Area as Marine Protected Area: Walker Bay (GN. 473 of 2001).
Date of text: 29 May 2001
Regulations in terms of the World Heritage Convention Act, 1999 in connection with the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park (Notice No. R. 1193 of 2000).
Date of text: 24 November 2000
Establishment of the Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park and Authority (Notice No. R. 4477 of 2000).
Date of text: 24 November 2000
Antarctic Treaties Act 1996: Regulations (G.N. No. 980 of 1997).
Date of text: 18 July 1997
Recognition of the National Parks Board as a Government Institution (G.N. No. 1405 of 1996).
Date of text: 23 August 1996
Assignment to provinces of the Environment Conservation Act under section 235(8) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (G.N. R. No. 29 of 1995).
Date of text: 07 April 1995
Notice on Assignment of certain provisions of the Sea Birds and Seals Protection Act. to the administrators of the provinces of Cape of Good Hope and Natal (Proc. No. 8 of 1993).
Date of text: 26 February 1993
Sea Birds and Seals Protection Regulations (GN. R. 1168 of 1982).
Date of text: 18 June 1982
Sealing Regulations.
Date of original text: 22 October 1976 (15 December 2000)
Amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010 and Listing Notices (No. R. 1159 of 2010).
Date of text: 10 December 2010
Amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations and Listing Notices (No. R. 660 of 2010).
Date of text: 30 July 2010
Regulations to amend the Regulations for the management of boat based whale watching and protection of turtles (No. R. 819 of 2009).
Date of text: 07 August 2009
National Norms and Standards for the Management of Elephants in South Africa, 2008 (No. R. 251 of 2008).
Date of text: 2008
National principles, norms and standards for the sustainable use of large predators in South Africa.
Date of text: 13 June 2003
Delegation of Power in regulation 6(1) of the Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit-Sharing Regulations, 2008 (No. R. 596 of 2010).
Date of text: 07 July 2010
Delegation of regulation (3)2 of the Threatened or Protected Species Regulations, 2008 (No. R. 620 of 2008).
Date of text: 06 June 2008
Alien and Invasive Species Lists, Government Notice no. 1003 of 2020.
Date of text: 18 September 2020
Department of Tourism Environmental Implementation Plan 2015-2020.
Date of text: 03 March 2018
Policy on White Shark Cage Diving (G.N.No. 478 of 2017).
Date of text: 31 May 2017
Policy on Whale and Dolphin Watching (No. 479 of 2017).
Date of text: 31 May 2017
Biodiversity Management Plan for 11 Critically Endangered and 4 Endangered Encephalartos Species.
Date of text: 28 April 2017
Biodiversity Management Plan for White Rhinoceros (Notice No. 1191 of 2015).
Date of text: 02 December 2015
Delegation of powers and duties under section 87(A)(1B) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (No. 639 of 2014).
Date of text: 22 August 2014
Delegation of powers and duties under section 87(A)(1A) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (No. 640 of 2014).
Date of text: 22 August 2014
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act: List of invasive species (No. 599 of 2014).
Date of text: 01 August 2014
Link to the Register of Protected Areas in Terms of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (G.N. No. 1051 of 2007).
Date of text: 09 November 2007
Limpopo: Limpopo Environmental Management Act (No. 7 of 2003).
Date of text: 2003
KwaZulu-Natal: Coastal Management By-law, 2018.
Date of text: 30 October 2018
Gauteng: Protection of Wild Animals and Birds By-law, 2006.
Date of text: 2006
Eastern Cape: Provincial Parks Board Act, 2003 (Eastern Cape) (No. 12 of 2003).
Date of text: 2003
Western Cape: Western Cape Nature Conservation Laws Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 3 of 2000).
Date of text: 2000
Mpumalanga: Mpumalanga Nature Conservation (Act No. 10 of 1998).
Date of text: 28 October 1998
KwaZulu-Natal: Kwazulu-Natal Nature Conservation Management Act (No. 9 of 1997).
Date of text: 03 December 1997
Gauteng: Nature Conservation Ordinance.
Date of original text: 01 November 1983 (1995)
Western Cape: Nature and Environmental Conservation Ordinance.
Date of original text: 21 February 1975 (2003)
Free State: Nature Conservation Ordinance.
Date of original text: 12 December 1969 (1994)
Regulations for the proper administration of special nature reserves, national parks and world heritage sites; Amendment (No. R. 622 of 2014).
Date of text: 15 August 2014
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act: Amendments to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Regulations (No. R. 323 of 2014).
Date of text: 29 April 2014
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act: Amendments to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Regulations (No. R. 575 of 2011).
Date of text: 11 July 2011
Regulations to amend the Regulations for the management of boat based whale watching and protection of turtles (No. R. 802 of 2009).
Date of text: 31 July 2009
Amendment to the Rules of the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (No. 114 of 2007).
Date of text: 14 December 2007
KwaZulu-Natal: KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Management Amendment Act (No. 5 of 1999).
Date of text: 1999