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

Notices

Norms and Standards for the Inclusion of Private Nature Reserves in the Register of Protected Areas of South Africa

Chapter 1 : Interpretation, Purpose and Application

1. Definitions

Purchase

Any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003), has the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates;

"Biodiversity Act"

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

"Development"

means a physical intervention, excavation or action, other than that caused by natural forces, which may result in a change in the, appearance or physical nature of a site in a nature reserve or influence its stability and future well-being, including—

(a)	the construction, alteration, demolition, removal or change of use of a site or a structure on the site;

(b)	the carrying out of any works on, over or under the site;

(c)	the construction or putting up for display of signs or notice boards;

(d)	any change to the natural or existing condition or topography of land; and

(e)	any removal, physical disturbance, clearing or destruction of trees or vegetation or the removal of topsoil.

"extensive wildlife system"

means a system that is large enough and suitable for the management of self -sustaining wildlife populations In a natural environment with minimal human intervention in the form of—

(a)	the provision of water;

(b)	the supplementation of food, except in times of drought;

(c)	the control of parasites; or

(d)	the provision of health care.

"private nature reserve"

means a nature reserve—

(a)	which is in communal ownership or privately owned by a single land owner or multiple land owners;

(b)	that has been declared, or regarded as having been declared, in terms of section 12, 23(3) and 23(5) of the Act as a nature reserve; and

(c)	that is designated as a private nature reserve in terms of section 25 of the Act.

"share-block"

means an area that is leased within a private nature reserve and not freehold property, since the property Is either registered in the name of, or leased by the land- owner.

"the Act"

means the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003); and

"the Register"

means the Register of Protected Areas developed in terms of section 10 of the Act.