National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)RegulationsRegulations for the Proper Administration of Nature Reserves, 2012Chapter 7 : Use of Water Area in a Nature Reserve46. Firearms and dangerous weapons |
| (1) | No person other than an authorised person entering a nature reserve may subject to the provisions of subregulation (2) convey into or within a nature reserve or be in possession of any firearm or dangerous weapon or any explosive, trap or poison in a nature reserve; |
| (2) | A person in possession of a valid licence for a firearm may convey that firearm into a nature reserve, other than an open access protected area, subject to conditions in subregulation (3). |
(3)
| (a) | Any person visiting a nature reserve must, at the point of entry declare to the management authority, any weapon or firearm in his or her possession. |
| (b) | The management authority may require any weapon or firearm referred to in subregulation (1) to be sealed, for the duration of the presence of the person in the nature reserve: Provided that the management authority, in the case of any weapon or firearm left in his or her custody, issue a written receipt. |
| (4) | Any person who fails to declare any weapon or firearm in compliance with subregulation (3)(a), or any person in a nature reserve found in possession of any weapon or firearm which has not been declared as contemplated in that subregulation, must be guilty of an offence. |