Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
R 385
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)SchedulesSchedule 2 : National Park Areas20. Garden Route National Park |
The highest point in Garden Route National Park is 5036.09ft above sea-level.
Definition of Area
Published under Government Notice 248 in Government Gazette 13981 of 6 March 2009.
Eastern Cape Province
|
No. |
Farm Description |
Title Deed No. |
SG Diagram No. |
Extent in Ha |
|
1. |
Portion 1 of the farm Robbe Hoek Forest Reserve No. 583, Humansdorp Registration Division. |
Unregistered State Land |
8149/1994 |
131, 6838 |
|
2. |
Portion 1 of the farm Langebosch Forest Reserve No. 446, Humansdorp Registration Division. |
Unregistered State Land |
Unregistered State Land |
133, 2781 |
|
3. |
Portion 1 of the farm Kwaaibrand Forest Reserve No. 524, Humansdorp Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
8148/1998 |
440, 3524 |
|
4. |
Portion 1 of the farm Koomans Bush Reserve No. 523, Humansdorp Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
8147/1998 |
380, 1488 |
|
5. |
Remainder of Portion 1 of the farm Palmiet River No. 584, Humansdorp Registration Division |
T30672/1992 |
2503/1991 |
109, 4415 |
|
6. |
Portion 1 of the No. 881, Humansdorp Registration Division. |
Unregistered State Land |
8152/1998 |
139, 8506 |
|
7. |
Portion 3 (portion of Portion 1) of the farm Palmiet River No. 584, Humansdorp Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
8157/1998 |
58, 8805 |
|
8. |
Portion 2 of the Farm No. 880, Humansdorp Registration Division. |
Unregistered State Land |
4757/2004 |
86, 4151 |
|
9. |
Portion 1 of the farm No. 463, Humansdorp Registration Division. |
Unregistered State Land |
8156/1998 |
61, 6406 |
|
10. |
The farm No. Tsitsikamabos Park B No. 465, Humansdorp Registration Division. |
T74947/1990 |
2652/1964 |
6, 7681 |
|
11. |
Remainder of the Farm Tsitsikamabos Park A No. 464, Humansdorp Registrationi Division |
T64406/1989 and T104776/2003 |
2651/1964 |
327, 5140 |
|
No. |
Farm description |
Title Deed No. |
SG Diagram No. |
Extant in Ha |
|
12. |
Remainder of the farm Gouna No. 89, Knysna Registration Division |
G74/1947 |
447/1947 |
Unknown |
|
13. |
Remainder of the farm Blaauw Krantz No. 250 (the portion outside the Tstitsikamma National Park as declared by proclamation No. 61, Government Gazette No. 4237 dated 29 March 1974), Knysna Registration Division |
G34/1952 |
7995/1950 |
Unknown |
|
14. |
Portion 1 of the Farm No. 226, Knysna Registration Division |
T5398/1932 |
4007/1920 |
292, 18 |
|
15. |
Remainder of Portion 2 of the farm Saltrifor No. 241, Knysna Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
5665/1993 |
248, 64 |
|
16. |
Remainder of the farm Saltrifor No. 241 (the portion outside the Tstitsikamma National Park as declared by proclamation No. 2814, Government Gazette No. 11068 dated 1 December 1987), Knysna Registration Division |
G169/1957 |
6089/1950 |
Unknown |
|
17. |
Portion 1 of the Farm No. 225, Knysna Registration Division |
T27/1933 |
2835/1932 |
239, 5879 |
|
18. |
Remainder of the farm Goudveld No. 515, Knysna, Knysna Registration Division |
T45795/1999 |
4678/1997 |
3 653, 3536 |
|
19. |
Portion 2 of the farm Keurbooms River Forest Reserve No. 522, Knysna Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
2823/1998 |
418, 4632 |
|
20. |
The farm Klein Palmiet River No. 14, Knysna Registration Division |
T3425/1938 |
261/1884 |
3 923, 07 |
|
21. |
Remainder of the farm Keurbooms River Forest Reserve No. 522, Knysna Registration Division, excluding the portion south west of the Whiskey Creek Forest Nature Reserve as declared in Proclamation 2675 in Gazette Nr 9519 on 7 December 1984 |
Unregistered State Land |
2821/1998 |
Unknown |
|
22. |
Remainder of the farm No. 558, Knysna Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
1686/2006 |
4 672, 6324 |
|
23. |
Remainder of the farm No. 556, Knysna Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
756/2006 |
3 910, 5064 |
|
24. |
Portion 2 of the farm Outeniquaberge No. 352, George Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
1319/2005 |
1 208, 4537 |
|
25. |
Farm No. 291, George Registration Division |
T24631/1999 |
8102/1978 |
28, 3514 |
Western Cape Province
|
No. |
Farm Description |
Title Deed No. |
SG Diagram No. |
Extent in Ha |
|
26. |
Remainder of Portion 3 of the farm Roode Kraal No. 184, Knysna Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
3374/1933 |
227, 9187 |
|
27. |
The farm Karatara No. 512, Knysna Registration Division |
145795/1999 |
4675/1997 |
4 079, 9694 |
|
28. |
The remainder of Portion 3 of the farm Lawn Wood No. 186, Knysna Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
6673/2004 |
1 019, 2686 |
|
29. |
Remainder of the farm Deep Wall No. 218, Knysna Registration Division |
T110/1952 |
7040/1949 |
4 139, 3614 |
|
30. |
Portion 117 (portion of Portion 116) of the farm East Brook No. 183, Knysna Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
300/2005 |
61, 7574 |
|
31. |
The farm Yzernek No. 527, Knysna Registration Division |
T28432/2000 |
6840/1998 |
1 620, 0092 |
|
32. |
Remainder of the farm Buffelsnek No. 529, Knysna Registration Division |
T28433/2000 |
6842/1998 |
3 270, 8044 |
|
33. |
Portion 1 of the farm Buffelsnek No. 529, Knysna Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
12/2005 |
52, 5733 |
|
34. |
Remainder of Portion 2 (Klein River Nek) of the farm Roode Muur No. 6, Knysna Registration Division |
T3524/1930 |
B72/1930 |
641, 6901 |
|
35. |
Portion 3 of the farm Roode Muur No. 6, Knysna Registration Division. |
T12053/1946 |
1837/1942 |
93, 85295 |
|
36. |
Portion 25 (portion of Portion 3) of the farm Roode Kraal No. 184, Knysna Registration Division |
T45796/1999 |
4671/1997 |
21, 5933 |
|
37. |
Remainder of the farm Van Der Wattsbos No. 513, Knysna Registration Division |
T45795/1999 |
4676/1997 |
616, 6741 |
|
38. |
The farm Gouna North No. 530, Knysna Registration Division |
T28431/2000 |
6843/1998 |
2 339, 9556 |
|
39. |
Farm No. 173, Knysna Registration Division |
T34734/1996 |
|
8, 9322 |
|
40. |
Farm No. 174, Knysna Registration Division |
T34734/1996 |
2303/1883 |
10, 5097 |
|
41. |
The farm Taitskop No. 516, Knysna Registration Division |
T45795/1999 |
4679/1997 |
265, 5174 |
|
42. |
The farm Church Millwood Bush No. 117, Knysna Registration Division |
T14243/1957 |
1459/1918 |
1 006, 0939 |
|
43. |
The farm Bloubos No. 517, Knysna Registration Division |
T45795/1999 |
4680/1997 |
731, 220 |
Western Cape Province
|
44. |
Remainder of the farm Boven Diep River No. 5, Knysna Registration Division |
T683/1930 |
273/1884 |
400, 6 |
|
45. |
Portion 1 of the farm Boven Diep River No. 5, Knysna Registration Division |
T7060/1927 |
A276/1927 |
433, 69 |
|
46. |
The farm Farleigh No. 511, Knysna Registration Division |
T45795/1999 |
4674/1997 |
4 353, 1152 |
|
47. |
The farm Millwood No. 519, Knysna Registration Division |
T45797/1999 |
4682/1997 |
2 211, 4495 |
|
48. |
Barkhuis Berg Forest Reserve No. 2, Knysna Registration Division. |
Unregistered State Land |
5450/2003 |
4 502, 2538 |
|
49. |
Portion 5 of the farm Outeniquaberge No. 352, George Registration Division |
Unregistered State Land |
1322/2005 |
12, 0143 |
Government Notice 95/ Government Gazette 34017/20110211 included the Tsitsikamma National Park as part of the Garden Route National Park
Definition of Area
| A. | The farms Tsitsikama Forest Park 464 and Tsitsikama Forest Park 465, administrative district of Humansdorp. |
| B. | Beginning at a point on the low-water mark of the sea and to the south of the beacon lettered E on the diagram of Portion 1 of the farm Blaauw Krantz 250, administrative district of Knysna, thence northwards in a straight line through the said beacon lettered E to the high-water mark of the sea and the boundaries of said Portion 1 of the farm Blaauw Krantz 250, so as to include it in this area, to the beacon lettered D on the said diagram of Portion 1 of the farm Blaauw Krantz 250, thence generally eastwards in a series of straight lines through the beacons lettered E, F, 1, 2, crossing the Blaauw Krantz River, through the beacons in the administrative district of Humansdorp lettered 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17, 18, 18A, 19, 20, 21, 22, 22A and 23 (the co-ordinates for these beacons are filed as Survey Record E.1538/1967 in the Office of the Surveyor-General, Cape Town) to the westernmost beacon of the farm Storms River Camping Site 430, thence eastwards, north-eastwards and south-eastwards along the boundaries of said farm Storms River Camping Site 430, so as to include it in this area to the eastemmost point thereof, thence south-eastwards in a straight line to the beacon lettered L (said E.153811967), thence generally eastwards in a series of straight lines through the beacons lettered 25, 27 and 28 (said E.153811967) to the south-western beacon of Farm 438, thence generally eastwards along the southern boundaries of the following properties so as to exclude them from this area, viz. said Farm 438, Farm 441, Farm 442 and Farm 443 to the south-western beacon thereof, thence eastwards in a straight line to the beacon lettered 39A (said E.1538/1967), thence eastwards in a straight line to the westernmost beacon of Portion 2 of the Farm 449, thence generally eastwards along the southern boundaries of the following properties, so as to exclude them from this area, viz. said Portion 2 of the Farm 449, Farm 449 and Portion 1 of the Farm 449 to the easternmost point thereof, thence southwards in a straight line to the beacon lettered 43 (said E.1538/1967), thence generally eastwards in a series of straight lines through beacons lettered 44, 45, 45A, 45B, 45C, 45D, 46, 46A, 46B, 47, 47A, 47B, 48A, 49 and 50 (said E.1538/1967), thence generally eastwards along the southern boundaries of the following properties, so as to exclude them from this area, viz. Portions 6 and 1 of Farm 569, Farm 569, Portions 5 and 2 of the Farm 569 and said Farm 569 to the easternmost beacon thereof, thence generally eastwards in a series of straight lines through the beacons lettered 55, 56, 56A, 56B, 57, 58 and 59 (said E.1538/1967), thence generally eastwards along the southern boundaries of the following farms, so as to exclude them from this area, viz. Farm 575, Portions 5, 4 and 3 of the Farm 576, Portion 1 of the Farm 577, Farm 578, Farm 579, Farm 580, and Portion 1 of the Farm 580 to the south-western beacon of Farm 581, thence southwards to the point where the prolongation of the western boundary of the said Farm 581 intersects the right bank of the Groot River, thence southwards along the said right bank of the Groot River to the low-water mark of the sea, thence generally westwards along the low-water mark of the sea to the point of beginning. |
| C. | The following portion of the sea: |
Beginning at a point on the low-water mark and to the south of beacon marked E on Diagram 2822/1964 of Portion 1 of the farm Blaauw Krantz 250, Administrative District of Knysna, thence generally eastwards along the low-water mark to the right bank of the Groot River, Administrative District of Humansdorp, thence southwards in a straight line to a point three sea miles from the low-water mark, thence generally westwards along a line three sea miles from and parallel to the low-water mark to a point three sea miles south of the right bank of the Bloukrans River; thence northwards in a straight line along the right bank of the Bloukrans River to a point 0,5 sea miles from the low-water mark; thence generally westwards along a line 0,5 sea miles from and parallel to the low-water mark to a point 0,5 sea miles south of the point of beginning; thence northwards in a straight line to the point of beginning.
Proclamation 294 of 1978 declared the following State land to be part of this park and amended the definition accordingly:
The Farm 777, situate in the Administrative District of Humansdorp, Province of the Cape of Good Hope, in extent 234,673 6 hectares, as represented by and described in Diagram SG 2674/1978.
Proclamation 8 of 1984 excluded the following portion of land from this park:
Portion 1 of Farm 777, Administrative Distric of Humansdorp, Province of the Cape of Good Hope, in extent 28,5744 hectares, as represented by and described in Diagram SG 1496/82.
Government Notice 2814 of 1987 declared the following land to be part of this park and amended the definition accordingly:
Portion of the farm Saltriver (previously known as the De Vasselot Nature Reserve) in extent 2 533 ha.
Government Notice 577 / Government Gazette 11791 / 19890331 excluded the following land situate in the Administrative Division of Humansdorp, Province of the Cape of Good Hope from the park:
the land known as Tsitsikama Forest Park A, in extent 335,0408 ha and Tsitsikama Forest Park B, in extent 6,7681 ha.
Government Notice 368 / Government Gazette 16293 / 19950310 declared the following land to be part of this park:
Erven 382, 444 and the Remainder of Erf 434, Nature's Valley, situate in the Administrative District of Knysna, Western Cape Province (previously the Province of the Cape of Good Hope).
Government Notice 30 / Government Gazette 16927 / 19960119 declared the following land to be part of this park:
| 1. | Portion 1 of Farm 299 in extent 185,8228 hectares, in the Knysna District, as described in Diagram 5240/40. |
| 2. | Portion 3 of the farm Matjes River 295 in extent 55,1618 hectares, in the Division of Knysna, as described in Diagram 3830/48. |
Government Notice 538 of 1996 declared the following land to be part of this park and amended the definition accordingly:
Beginning at the point where the boundary marked LM on the diagram of the farm Saltrifor 241, Administrative District of Knysna, intersects the high-water mark of the Indian Ocean; thence generally north-eastwards along the last-mentioned high-water mark, the high-water mark of the Salt River, the said high-water mark of the Indian Ocean and the high-water mark of the Groot River to the point marked E on the diagram of Portion 1 of the farm Blaauw Krantz 250; thence southwards in a straight line to a point 0,5 sea miles from the high-water mark of the said Indian Ocean; thence generally westwards along a line 0,5 sea miles from and parallel to the last-mentioned high-water mark, to the point where it intersects the south-westward extension of the boundary mark LM on the diagram of the said farm Saltrifor 241; thence north-eastwards along the last-mentioned extension to the point where it intersects the high-water mark of the said Indian Ocean, the point of the beginning.
Government Notice R100 / Government Gazette 17728 / 19970117 declared the following land to be part of the park:
The following farms situated in the Division of Knysna, Western Cape Province:
| 1. | Slaaps Bosch 15: 3 497,9483 ha. |
| 2. | Langbosch Rivier 16: 2 598,9893 ha. |
| 3. | Keur Rivier 18: 1 595,4907 ha. |
| 4. | Zoetkraal 19: 2 268,2109 ha. |
| 5. | Boven Palmiet Rivier 20: 3 390,5249 ha. |
| 6. | Onder Palmiet Rivier 22: 2.592,8366 ha. |
| 7. | Dwars Rivier 23: 3.026,4702 ha. |
| 8. | Adjoining Klipheuwel 296: 1.097,4631 ha. |
The following farm situated in the Division of Uniondale, Western Cape Province:
1. Adjoining Onbedacht 271:4 322,1319 ha.
[Definition of "Tsitsikama Forest and Coastal National Park" amended by Government Notice 100/97]
Government Notice 95 / Government Gazette 34017 / 2011/02/11 included Wilderness National Park as part of the Garden Route National Park
Definition of Area
The undermentioned State land, situate in the Administrative District of George, Province of the Cape of Good Hope:
|
A. |
The following portions of the farm Klein Krantz |
||
|
|
Description of property |
Extent (ha) |
|
|
|
1. |
Portion 136 (portion of Portion 26) |
4,0828 |
|
|
2. |
Portion 135 (portion of Portion 25) |
3,7375 |
|
|
3. |
Portion 134 (portion of Portion 8) |
4,4743 |
|
|
4. |
Portion 131 (portion of Portion 24) |
13,3897 |
|
|
5. |
Portion 64 |
488,9102 |
|
|
6. |
Portion 31 |
14,5422 |
|
B. |
The following portions of Farm 191: |
|
|
|
|
Description of property |
Extent (ha) |
|
|
|
1. |
Portion 33 (portion of Portioni 6) |
4,9551 |
|
|
2. |
Portion 32 (portion of Portion 5) |
5,6883 |
|
|
3. |
Portion 31 (portion of Portion 4) |
5,8727 |
|
|
4. |
Portion 30 (portion of Portion 3) |
5,7758 |
|
|
5. |
Portion 29 (portion of Portion 2) |
5,2487 |
|
|
6. |
Portion 28 (portion of Portion 1) |
3,5021 |
|
C. |
The following portions of the farm Boven Lange Valley 189: |
|
|
|
|
Description of property |
Extent (ha) |
|
|
|
1. |
Portion 38 |
9,9108 |
|
|
2. |
Portion 37 |
27,2767 |
|
|
3. |
Portion 36 (portion of Portion 28) |
1,6516 |
|
|
4. |
Portion 35 (portion of Portion 16) |
10,4355 |
|
|
5. |
Portion 34 (portion of Portion 15) |
15,3413 |
|
|
6. |
Portion 11 (portion of Portion 3) |
5,3533 |
|
|
7. |
Portion 32 (portion of Portion 7) |
3,9909 |
|
|
8. |
Portion 31 (portion of Portion 3) |
5,9552 |
|
|
9. |
Portion 26 |
0,8009 |
|
|
10. |
Portion 4 |
9,7473 |
|
D. |
The following portions of the farm Drie Valleyen 186: |
|
|
|
|
Description of property |
Extent (ha) |
|
|
|
1. |
Portion 22 (portion of Portion 13) |
2,2232 |
|
|
2. |
Portion 21 (portion of Portion 10) |
2,3299 |
|
|
3. |
Portion 20 (portion of Portion 4) |
0,0146 |
|
E. |
The following erven in the Township of Wilderness: |
|
|
|
|
Number |
Extent (ha) |
|
|
|
1. |
1096 |
2,8825 |
|
|
2. |
1095 |
1,6487 |
|
|
3. |
1094 |
1,0881 |
|
|
4. |
963 |
49,9536 |
|
|
5. |
428 |
0,0788 |
|
|
6. |
424 |
0,1615 |
|
|
7. |
Remainder of 422 |
2,2300 |
|
|
8. |
1017 |
6,4916 |
|
|
9. |
1269 |
0,5288 |
|
|
10. |
1270 |
16,2943 |
|
|
11. |
1271 |
20,62572 |
|
|
12. |
1272 |
1,7916 |
|
|
13. |
1273 |
0,1370 |
|
|
14. |
Remainder of 1278 |
22,7196 |
|
|
15. |
1281 |
5,8313 |
|
|
16. |
1282 |
78,9010 |
|
|
17. |
1283 |
56,4907 |
|
|
18. |
1295 |
8,8208 |
|
|
19. |
1749 |
2,2996 |
| F. | The water and the bed as well as the water and the land between the low-water mark and the highwater mark of Swartvlei and the Touw River lagoon. |
| G. | The Admiralty Zone from the point where the southwards prolongation of the eastern boundary of Portion 111 of the farm Ruygte Valley 205 intersects the high-water mark of the Indian Ocean, generally north-westwards to the point where the southwards prolongation of the western boundary of Erf 1095, Wilderness intersects the said Zone as well as the water and the land between the lowwater mark and the high-water mark situate opposite this area. |
Government Notice 1732 of 1995 declared the following land to be part of the park and amended the definition accordingly:
The undermentioned land situated in the Division of George, Western Cape Province:
| 1. | Portion 10 of the farm Ronde Valley 187 in extent 208,1473 ha, as represented on and described in Diagram 4714/1935; |
| 2. | Portion 11 of the farm Ronde Valley 187 in extent 56,8756 ha, as represented on and described in Diagram 3990/1953; |
| 3. | Portion 23 orthe farm Ronde Valley 187, in extent 147,0419 ha, as represented on and described in Diagram 14890/1957. |
Government Notice R99 / Government Gazette 17727 / 19970117 declared the following land to be part of the park:
Lot 108, Hoekwil, situated in the Division of George, Western Cape Province, in extent 72,1909 hectares.
[Definition of "Wilderness National Park" amended by Government Notice R99 of 1997]
