National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)

Chapter 4 : Management of Protected Areas

Part 1 : Management authorities and management plans

40. Management criteria

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(1)The management authority must manage the area—
(a)exclusively for the purpose for which it was declared; and
(b)in accordance with—
(i)the management plan for the area;
(ii)this Act, the Biodiversity Act, the National Environmental Management Act and any other applicable national legislation;
(iii)any applicable provincial legislation, in the case of a provincial protected area; and
(iv)any applicable municipal by-laws, in the case of a local protected area.

 

(2)The management authority may amend the management plan by agreement with the Minister or the MEC, as the case may be.