Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)Chapter 4 : Management of Protected AreasPart 2 : Monitoring and supervision44. Termination of mandate to manage protected area |
| (1) | If the management authority of a protected area is not performing its duties in terms of the management plan for the area, or is underperforming with regard to the management of the area or the biodiversity of the area, the Minister or MEC, as the case may be, must— |
| (a) | notify the management authority in writing of the failure to perform its duties or of the underperformance; and |
| (b) | direct the management authority to take corrective steps set out in the notice within a specified time. |
| (2) | If the management authority fails to take the required steps, the Minister or MEC may— |
| (a) | terminate that management authority’s mandate to manage the protected area; and |
| (b) | assign another organ of state as the management authority of the area. |
| (3) | The Minister implements this section in relation to national protected areas and the MEC implements this section in relation to provincial and local protected areas. |
