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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PROTECTED AREAS ACT (57/2003): CORRECTION NOTICE: INTENTION TO DECLARE A PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT AND TWO NATURE RESERVES

Posted 21 June 2016

The notice published under the Extraordinary Provincial Gazette 7624 of 11 March 2016 is replaced with this notice.

The MEC for the Department of Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development in the North West Province has given notice of her intention to, in terms of section 33(1) of the NEMPAA, declare the following protected areas in terms of section 28(1)(a)(i) of the NEMPAA, on the properties as set out in the schedule to this notice –

  • Marico Protected Environment;
  • Rietspruit Rusoord Nature Reserve; and
  • Molopo Oog Nature Reserve.

Members of the Public are invited to submit written comments within 60 days of the publication of this notice (i.e. on or before the 1 August 2016).