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

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Bio-prospecting, Access and Benefit-Sharing Regulations, 2008

Chapter 1 : Conditions under which Bio-prospecting and Research other than Bio-prospecting may be carried out

4. Bioprospecting

 

(1) Discovery phase and/or commercialisation phase of a bioprospecting project may only be carried out with a bioprospecting permit issued by the Minister.

 

(2) If the applicant for a bioprospecting permit intends exporting the indigenous biological resources to which the application relates, the applicant must apply to the Minister for an integrated export and bioprospecting permit.

 

(3) The Minister may only issue a bioprospecting permit or an integrated export and bioprospecting permit after complying with the requirements of Regulations 8(1) and 9(1).