| (i) |
in a national protected area; |
| (ii) |
that is a marine species; or |
| (iii) |
applied for by an official, on behalf of— |
| (aa) |
a provincial department or provincial organ of state responsible for the conservation of biodiversity in a province; |
| (bb) |
a national protected area; |
| (cc) |
the South African National Biodiversity Institute; or |
| (dd) |
an organ of state in the national sphere of government; |
| (b) |
the import, export, re-export or introduction from the sea, of a specimen of a species listed in terms of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora— |
| (i) |
originating from a national protected area; |
| (ii) |
that is a marine species; or |
| (iii) |
applied for by an official, on behalf of— |
| (aa) |
a provincial department or provincial organ of state responsible for the conservation of biodiversity in a province; |
| (bb) |
a national protected area; |
| (cc) |
the South African National Biodiversity Institute; or |
| (dd) |
an organ of state in the national sphere of government; |
| (c) |
the carrying out of a restricted activity involving a specimen of an alien or a listed invasive species; |
| (e) |
the export of any indigenous biological resources from the Republic for the purpose of bioprospecting. |
| (2) |
The MEC is the issuing authority responsible for deciding an application for any permit not listed in subsection (1). |
| (3) |
Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Minister and the MEC may in writing agree that any application for a permit or a type of permit— |
| (a) |
contemplated in subsection (1) may be decided by the MEC; or |
| (b) |
contemplated in subsection (2) may be decided by the Minister. |
[Section 87A inserted by section 22 of Act No. 14 of 2013]
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