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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 10 : Offences

54. Offences

 

Any person who —

(a) contravenes or fails to comply with any provisions of these Regulations;
(b) fails to comply with any Protected Area Notice, an internal rule, or other document issued or displayed in terms of these Regulations;
(c) fails to comply with any lawful instruction, prohibition, rule or order given, imposed or issued in terms of an internal rule or these Regulations; or
(d) obstructs or hinders any authorised official in the execution of his or her duties under these Regulations; or
(e) contravenes a condition mentioned in a written authorisation or agreement issued or entered into in terms of these Regulations;

is guilty of an offence and liable, in the case of a first conviction, to a fine not exceeding R10 million or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding R10 million or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years or in both instances to both a fine and such imprisonment.