Acts Online
GT Shield

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

Chapter 3 : Biodiversity Planning and Monitoring

Part 2 : Co-ordination and alignment of plans, monitoring and research

49. Monitoring

 

(1) The Minister must for the purposes of this Chapter designate monitoring mechanisms and set indicators to determine—
(a) the conservation status of various components of South Africa’s biodiversity; and
(b) any negative and positive trends affecting the conservation status of the various components.

 

(2) The Minister may require any person, organisation or organ of state involved in terms of subsection (1) in monitoring the matters referred to in that subsection to report regularly to the Minister on the results of such monitoring measured against the predetermined indicators.

 

(3) The Minister must—
(a) annually report to Parliament on the information submitted to the Minister in terms of subsection (2); and
(b) make such information publicly available.

 

[Section 49 commenced 1 April 2005 (Proclamation No. R. 47, Gazette No. 268870]