National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act | Act 14 of 2013 — South Africa law | Esheria

National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act

This section amends several definitions in the Biodiversity Act, including biodiversity sector, bioprospecting, commercial exploitation, commercialisation, competent authority, and delegation.

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Jurisdiction
South Africa
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
Act 14 of 2013
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Updated
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activity restrictions air quality regulation amendment amendments appeals biodiversity biodiversity compliance biodiversity management biodiversity permits biodiversity regulation bioprospecting commencement commercialisation compliance consultation procedure consultation requirements cross-border trade in wildlife cross-border transfer definitions departmental administration enforcement enforcement costs environmental compliance environmental permitting +75 more

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This section amends several definitions in the Biodiversity Act, including biodiversity sector, bioprospecting, commercial exploitation, commercialisation, competent authority, and delegation. This provision amends several definitions in the biodiversity law, including biodiversity sector, bioprospecting, commercial bioprospecting, issuing authority, Department, derivative, genetic resource, and self-administration. This section amends section 2 to add a requirement to consider protecting the ecosystem as a whole, including species not targeted for exploitation. This section amends section 51 of the Biodiversity Act to add a paragraph about regulating threatened or protected indigenous species. This provision amends Section 56 of the Biodiversity Act and updates certain definitions used in that section.