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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT (10/2004): AMENDMENT TO THE THREATENED OR PROTECTED SPECIES REGULATIONS 2007

Posted 09 May 2014

The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs has, in terms of section 97(1) (g), (h) and (i) of the NEM:BA amended the Threatened or Protected Species Regulations of 2007 in respect of issuing authorities. Regulations 3(2) and 3(3) of the Regulations pertaining to issuing authorities have been repealed and regulation 6 of the Regulations has been amended such that the issuing authority will be the the organ of state as specified in section 87A of the Act, unless the Minister directs otherwise.