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National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)

Chapter 4 : Management of Protected Areas

Part 1 : Management authorities and management plans

40. Management criteria

 

(1) The management authority must manage the area—
(a) exclusively for the purpose for which it was declared; and
(b) in accordance with—
(i) the management plan for the area;
(ii) this Act, the Biodiversity Act, the National Environmental Management Act and any other applicable national legislation;
(iii) any applicable provincial legislation, in the case of a provincial protected area; and
(iv) any applicable municipal by-laws, in the case of a local protected area.

 

(2) The management authority may amend the management plan by agreement with the Minister or the MEC, as the case may be.