Supreme Court Act, 1959
R 385
National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999)NoticesRevised Schedule of Fees for Applications made to the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) from 1 January 2023Guideline to SAHRA Fees for Services |
Applications for provision of services submitted to the South African Heritage Resources Authority (SAHRA), in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act, No. 25 of 1999 (NHRA) must be accompanied by a payment of the appropriate fee, taking effect from 1 January 2023 for the following applications:
| 1. | PERMIT APPLICATIONS |
All permit applications made to SAHRA shall be charged as follows:
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COST PER APPLICATION (ZAR) |
TYPE |
SECTION(S) OF NHRA |
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Application for a permit to: |
48 |
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500 |
Conduct a pre-disturbance survey or search for a wreck |
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800 |
Destroy, damage, excavate, alter, deface, or otherwise disturb archaeological or palaeontological material or sites, objects, or meteorites for research purposes |
35 |
|
Permanently export for destructive analysis any archaeological or palaeontological material, or any meteorite |
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Destroy, damage, excavate, alter, deface, or otherwise disturb archaeological or palaeontological material or sites, objects, meteorites, or structures1 for the purposes of mitigation in respect of a proposed development |
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Construct, alter, demolish, remove, or change the use of a structure or place2 |
34 |
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2,000,00 |
Disturb, destroy, damage, alter, remove, relocate, or exhume a grave or burial ground |
36 |
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Carry out filming/capture photographs for a commercial production at an archaeological or palaeontological site |
35, 27 |
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Reproduce for a commercial production any National Heritage Site |
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Permanently export heritage objects described in the Gazetted List of Types3 |
32 |
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800 |
Temporarily export for research purposes, or in respect of a loan agreement with a recognised repository, any archaeological or palaeontological material, or any meteorite |
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Temporarily export any heritage object listed on the Gazetted List of Types for exhibition purposes |
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N/A |
Carry out work related to specifically declared heritage objects |
| 2. | DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS |
All requests for input from SAHRA for development applications shall be charged as follows:
|
COST PER APPLICATION (ZAR) |
TYPE |
SECTION(S) OF NHRA |
|
800 |
Submission of Notification of Intent to Develop (NID) |
38(1) |
|
2,000.00 |
Review of an impact assessment report related to an application for a proposed development |
38(4) |
|
2,000.00 |
Review of an impact assessment report related to an application for Environmental Authorisation made in terms of legislation other than NHRA |
38(8) |
| 3. | OTHER SERVICES |
|
COST PER APPLICATION (ZAR) |
TYPE |
SECTION(S) OF NHRA |
|
1,500.00 |
Lodgement of an appeal against a SAHRA decision to the SAHRA Council |
49 |
|
Up to 20,000.004 |
Site monitoring/inspection visit by SAHRA in respect of specific requests |
N/A |
Exemptions:
Charges may be waived, at the discretion of SAHRA’s CEO, for certain permit applications.
In addition to the levying of fees SAHRA may, in terms of section 48(1)(d) of the NHRA and Regulation 3(1) and (2) of Government Notice 21239 (2 June 2000), require that a financial deposit is lodged with it against the satisfactory completion of the action for which the permit is required.
PAYMENT may be made by depositing the relevant amount into the SAHRA bank account and producing the proof of payment (stamped deposit slip, internet banking confirmation, etc.).
PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY PROOF OF PAYMENT MAY NOT BE PROCESSED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A WAIVER FROM THE CEO.
SAHRA banking details:
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Account holder name |
SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY |
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Account name |
CURRENT ACCOUNT |
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Absa account number |
3-6068-0606 |
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Branch |
ABS PBLCS W/C |
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Branch code |
632005 |
Should you have any queries please contact the appropriate unit via:
Tel: +2721 462-4502
Email: [email protected]
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| 1 | Where such a structure or place is older than 60 years or protected in terms of Section 27 or Section 29 |
| 2 | Where such a structure or place is older than 60 years or protected in terms of Section 27 or Section 29 |
| 3 | This includes pre-approval inspection/investigation, assessment, and identification of heritage objects by SAHRA (export or archaeological or palaeontological material in private collections is excluded) |
| 4 | Inclusive of R2,000.00 service fee and all related travel, accommodation, and subsistence expenses at cost |
