In these Directions, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Regulations, the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, the Threatened or Protected Species Regulations, the CITES Regulations, the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations, the Amendment Regulations and applicable provincial conservation legislation, bears the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"Allen and Invasive Species Regulations"

means the Regulations issued in terms of section 97(1) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act and published on 1 August 2014 in Government Notice No. R. 598 of Government Gazette No. 37885;

"Amendment Regulations"

means the Bio-Prospecting, Access and Benefit Sharing Amendment Regulations issued in terms of section 97(1) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act and published on 19 May 2015 in Government Notice No. R. 447 of Government Gazette No. 38809;

"applicable provincial conservation legislation"

means any Provincial Act, Ordinance or Decree that regulates biodiversity conservation matters;

"CITES Regulations"

means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Regulations issued in terms of section 97(1) of the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act and published on 5 March 2010 in Government Notice No. R. 173 of Government Gazette No. 33002;

"Disaster Management Act"

means the the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002);

"National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act"

means the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004);

"Regulations"

means the Regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act and published on 29 April 2020 in Government Notice No. R. 480 of Government Gazette No. 43258; and

"Threatened or Protected Species Regulations"

means the Regulations issued in terms of section 97(1) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act and published on 23 February 2007 in Government Notice No. R. 52 of Government Gazette No. 29657.