National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)RegulationsRegulations for the Proper Administration of Nature Reserves, 2012Chapter 6 : Access to Nature Reserves20. Admission |
| (1) | Any person who has been granted entry into a nature reserve may be allowed admission only to a specific area and at designated times as determined by a management authority. |
| (2) | A management authority may close a nature reserve or any part of a nature reserve— |
| (a) | if, in the management authority's opinion— |
| (i) | the closure is necessary or desirable for the proper management of the nature reserve; |
| (ii) | the closure is necessary for the management authority to perform any of its functions in terms of the Act or these Regulations; or |
| (iii) | the safety of persons may be compromised; |
| (b) | if a fire-ban is in force in an area that includes all or part of the nature reserve; |
| (c) | if the risk of uncontrolled fire in the nature reserve is, in the management authority's opinion, extreme; |
| (d) | if the management authority's staff necessary to patrol the nature reserve are unavailable; or |
| (e) | if, in the management authority's opinion, it is in the interest of public safety to close the nature reserve. |
| (3) | No person may, without the permission of the management authority, enter or remain in a nature reserve that has been closed in terms of subregulation (2). |