"control"
in relation to invasive species, means—
| (a) | the systematic destruction of all specimens of invasive species from within a specified area of, or the whole of, the Republic; or |
| (b) | where such systematic destruction is not possible, to prevent, as far as may be practicable, the recurrence, re-establishment. re-growth, multiplication, propagation, regeneration or spreading of an alien or invasive species; |
[Definition substituted by section 43(a) of the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act, 2022, GG46602, dated 24 June 2022: Commencement by Proclamation 125 of 2023, GG48860, dated 30 June 2023]