National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)RegulationsThreatened or Protected Marine Species Regulations, 2017Provisions Relating to Listed Threatened or Protected Marine SpeciesChapter 2 : Permit System for Listed Threatened or Protected Marine SpeciesPart 4 : Issuing of permits23. Compulsory permit conditions applicable to the holder of a permit |
| (1) | If it is the decision of the issuing authority to issue a permit, such permit must be issued subject to the condition that the holder thereof— |
| (a) | may not transfer the permit to any other person; |
| (b) | may not make any alteration to the permit, in which case the permit will be rendered invalid; and |
| (c) | is bound by any norms and standards that apply to the restricted activity or species for which the permit is issued, and that the permit-holder must act in accordance with those norms and standards when carrying out the restricted activity to which the permit applies. |
| (2) | In addition to the compulsory conditions contemplated in subregulation (1), all ordinary permits issued for the maximum period of validity, and all standing permits, must be issued subject to a condition that the permit-holder must— |
| (a) | keep a register containing the information contemplated in subregulation (3), and |
| (b) | report such information in writing to the issuing authority— |
| (i) | within 30 working days of the expiry of an ordinary permit; or |
| (ii) | at the end of each calendar year for the period of validity of a standing permit, if it was issued for a period in excess of 12 months. |
| (3) | The register contemplated in subregulation (2)(a) must contain the following information— |
| (a) | the name of the permit-holder; |
| (b) | the facility to which the registration applies (if applicable); |
| (c) | the unique number to which the registration applies (if applicable); |
| (d) | the restricted activity or activities that have been carried out in terms of the permit; |
| (e) | the date on which the restricted activity or activities contemplated in paragraph (d) have been carried out; |
| (f) | the common and scientific names of the species to which the restricted activity or activities contemplated in paragraph (d) relate; |
| (g) | the number and sexes of specimens involved; |
| (h) | the markings of specimens involved (if applicable); |
| (i) | if the permit relates to purchasing, the name, physical address and permit number of the seller; |
| (j) | if the permit relates to selling, the name, physical address and permit number of the purchaser; and |
| (k) | if the permit relates to the transport and export of a specimen, and to the extent applicable, the name and physical address of the person where the specimen has been transported or exported to. |
| (4) | In addition to the information contemplated in subregulation (3), the register must contain the following information in respect of a captive breeding facility— |
| (a) | evidence of legal acquisition of new stock acquired during the validity period of the permit, |
| (b) | details of current stock, including the numbers, sex and age of offspring produced during the validity of the permit; |
| (c) | mortalities (percentage and number) and sexes of specimens in the different age groups during the validity of the permit; |
| (d) | past, current (during the validity of the permit) and expected annual production of offspring and, where possible, information on the number of females producing offspring each year, and |
| (e) | plans for the disposal of offspring. |