Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency v Medbury (Pty) Ltd t/a Crown River Safari (816/2016)
Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency v Medbury (Pty) Ltd t/a Crown River Safari (816/2016) [2018] ZASCA 34; 2018 (4) SA 206 (SCA) (27 March 2018)
The Supreme Court of Appeal held that the certificate contemplated in section 2(2)(a) of the Game Theft Act is not the sole prerequisite for the protection against loss of ownership provided by section 2(1)(a). The deeming provision was intended to facilitate proof that land is sufficiently enclosed to confine game, but does not preclude an owner from proving sufficient enclosure by other means. Interpreting the certificate as an exclusive requirement would defeat the legislative purpose of protecting owners who have taken adequate measures to enclose game. The court found that the legislativ…
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- Game Theft Act Interpretation
- Ownership Of Wild Animals
- Protected Areas Management
- Statutory Interpretation
- Development Of Common Law
- Constitutional Conservation Principles