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

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Regulations for the Proper Administration of Nature Reserves, 2012

Chapter 6 : Access to Nature Reserves

20. Admission

 

(1) Any person who has been granted entry into a nature reserve may be allowed admission only to a specific area and at designated times as determined by a management authority.

 

(2) A management authority may close a nature reserve or any part of a nature reserve—
(a) if, in the management authority's opinion—
(i) the closure is necessary or desirable for the proper management of the nature reserve;
(ii) the closure is necessary for the management authority to perform any of its functions in terms of the Act or these Regulations; or
(iii) the safety of persons may be compromised;
(b) if a fire-ban is in force in an area that includes all or part of the nature reserve;
(c) if the risk of uncontrolled fire in the nature reserve is, in the management authority's opinion, extreme;
(d) if the management authority's staff necessary to patrol the nature reserve are unavailable; or
(e) if, in the management authority's opinion, it is in the interest of public safety to close the nature reserve.

 

(3) No person may, without the permission of the management authority, enter or remain in a nature reserve that has been closed in terms of subregulation (2).