| (1) | A person may carry out a restricted activity involving a specimen of a listed threatened or protected species, only if he or she is the holder of a permit issued— |
| (a) | in terms of Chapter 7 of the Biodiversity Act; and |
| (b) | in accordance with these Regulations; |
unless the Minister has exempted the carrying out of such restricted activity involving such specimen in terms of section 57(4) of the Biodiversity Act.
| (2) | If the Minister has not exempted the carrying out of a restricted activity in terms of section 57(4) of the Biodiversity Act, a person must obtain a permit to carry out such restricted activity, irrespective of whether— |
| (a) | such person has been granted written permission by the owner— |
| (i) | of the land or property where the restricted activity will be carried out, or |
| (ii) | of the specimen in respect of which the restricted activity will be carried out; and |
| (b) | the owner contemplated in paragraph (a) is in possession of a permit to carry out such restricted activity himself or herself. |
