Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 |
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Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 |
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To provide for the conservation of the marine ecosystem, the long-term sustainable utilisation of marine living resources and the orderly access to exploitation, utilisation and protection of certain marine living resources; and for these purposes to provide for the exercise of control over marine living resources in a fair and equitable manner to the benefit of all the citizens of South Africa; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Last update: November 2025
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The Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), has been updated with Amendments to Regulation 51 and Annexure 2 of the Regulations under Notice R. 1111 of 1998, as per Notice No. 6888 of GG53739, dated 28 November 2025.
The Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), has been updated with the Repeal of Regs 36(2), 38, 39, 40 and Item 5 of Annex 2 under Notice No. R.1111 of 2 September 1998 and new Regulations for the Protection of Wild Abalone (Haliotis), as per Notice No. R.62 of GG30716, dated 1 February 2008, and Amendments made to these Regulations under R.62 of 2008, as per Notice No. R.6795 of GG53629, dated 7 November 2025.
The Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), has been updated with Regulations for the Entry of Foreign Fishing Vessels into South African Waters, 2025, as per Notice No. R.6524 of GG53208, dated 22 August 2025.
The Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), has been updated with Amendments to Regulation 51(2) and Annexure 2 Part A Item 7(b) under Notice R.1111 of 1998 - Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998, as per Notice No. 5645 of GG51715, dated 6 December 2024.
The Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), has been updated with Amendments to Regulations under Notice No. R. 1111 of 1998 in terms of the Act, as per Notice No. R.2911 of GG47796, dated 23 December 2022.
The Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), has been updated the Recognition of the Nearshore Survivor’s Association as an interest group in terms of Section 8 of the Act, as per Notice No. 2264 of GG46688, dated 8 July 2022.
The Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998) has been updated by an amendment to Regulations R1111 of 1998, as per Notice No. 1373 of Government Gazette 44017, dated 18 December 2020.
The Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998) has been amended by the Marine Living Resources Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 5 of 2014), Government Gazette 37659, Notice No. 383, dated 19 May 2014.