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

Chapter 7 : Permits

Purchase

(1)	An issuing authority which issued a permit may suspend the permit if—

(a)	the carrying out of the restricted activity is likely to have a negative impact on the survival of the listed threatened or protected species; or

(b)	the permit holder is under investigation for the contravention of or failure to comply with any provision of this Act or any condition of the permit.

(2)	An issuing authority may recover any reasonable costs, incurred by that authority and necessitated by the suspension of the permit, from the permit holder.

[Section 93B inserted by section 26 of Act 14 of 2013]