National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003

The National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003 intends:

to provide for the protection and conservation of ecologically viable areas representative of South Africa's biological diversity and its natural landscapes and seascapes;
for the establishment of a national register of all national, provincial and local protected areas;
for the management of those areas in accordance with national norms and standards;
for intergovernmental co-operation and public consultation in matters concerning protected areas; and
for matters in connection therewith.

1 November 2004 (Gazette 26960 of 2 November 2004)

Amended by National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act 2 of 2022
Amended by National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act 21 of 2014
Amended by National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act 15 of 2009
Amended by National Environmental Laws Amendment Act 14 of 2009
Amended by National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act 31 of 2004