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

Chapter 3 : Biodiversity Planning and Monitoring

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A biodiversity management plan must—

(a)	be aimed at ensuring the long-term survival in nature of the species or ecosystem to which the plan relates;

(b)	provide for the responsible person, organisation or organ of state to monitor and report on progress with implementation of the plan;

[Paragraph (b) amended by section 34(a) of Act No. 14 of 2009]

(c)	be consistent with—

(i)

(ii)	the national environmental management principles;

(iii)

the national biodiversity framework;

(iv)	any applicable bioregional plan;

(v)	[Subparagraph (c)(v) deleted by section 34(b) of Act No. 14 of 2009]

(vi)	[Subparagraph (c)(vi) deleted by section 34(b) of Act No. 14 of 2009]

(vii)

[Subparagraph (c)(vii) deleted by section 34(b) of Act No. 14 of 2009]

(viii)

any relevant international agreements binding on the Republic; and

[Subparagraph (c)(viii) amended by section 34(c) of Act No. 14 of 2009]

(d)	take into consideration—

(i)	any plans issued in terms of Chapter 3 of the National Environmental Management Act;

(ii)	any municipal integrated development plan; and

(iii)

any other plans prepared in terms of national or provincial legislation that is affected.

[Paragraph (d) inserted by section 34(d) of Act No. 14 of 2009]