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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 6 : Access to Nature Reserves

19. Access to nature reserve by user of biological resources

 

(1) The holder of an authorization granted in terms of regulation 16 or 17 may, subject to any condition contained in a written authorisation or agreement, use any road, or path, identified by the management authority, for the reasonable exercise of a right to use biological resources: Provided that—
(a) a management authority may close any access road or limit the use thereof for management purposes;
(b) if a holder of a right fails to remove or repair any obstruction on an access road caused as a result of the exercise of a right, a management authority may undertake such removal or repair and recover the cost in this regard from the holder of the right;
(c) a management authority may impose restrictions on the type of vehicle, machinery or equipment which is permitted on an access road in order to prevent any environmental or other damage;
(d) the holder of a right must keep every access road used, reasonable wear excluded, in a good driving condition; and
(e) a holder of a right may not create or construct any new access road for the removal of biological resources or for any other reason, without the written authorization of a management authority.