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

Regulations

Regulations for the Proper Administration of Nature Reserves, 2012

Chapter 6 : Access to Nature Reserves

23. Proof of entry
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(1)Where the issue of a written authorization is required for entry to a nature reserve, a person who enters the nature reserve in a vehicle must ensure that the receipt for the entrance fee in respect of, or the written authorization authorising his or her entry into the nature reserve is in his or her possession at all times until he or she or the vehicle leaves the nature reserve.

 

(2)Where the issue of a permit is required for camping in a nature reserve, a person who camps in the nature reserve in or near a vehicle that he or she has travelled in to get to the camp site must ensure that the permit authorising him or her to camp in the nature reserve is displayed at all times in the vehicle in accordance with subregulation (4) while he or she is camping in or near the vehicle.

 

(3)This regulation does not apply to any person who enters, or camps in, a nature reserve as the client of a person conducting a tour for a fee or reward if the vehicle concerned is owned by, or is under the control of a tour operator approved by the management authority.

 

(4)For purposes of these Regulations a permit contemplated in subregulations (2) is displayed in a vehicle only if—
(a)that the permit is displayed on the inside of the windscreen on the side of the vehicle opposite to the driver's position; or
(b)where, because of the design of the vehicle, it is not possible is comply with paragraph (a) the permit displayed in a permanent position in or on the vehicle, so that the permit is facing outwards from the vehicle and can be easily seen and read by a person outside the vehicle.

 

(5)Any person who enters a nature reserve by aircraft or vessel may, after disembarking from such aircraft or vessel, travel by vehicle, without prior written approval or proof of entry, from the landing field or landing within the nature reserve to the nearest place designated by a management authority, to obtain the necessary proof permitting entry.

 

(6)Any person who does not use a vehicle to enter a nature reserve must display or be in possession of proof of entry in a manner determined by the management authority.