2 Act No. 10,2004 _. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7 JUNE 2004 No. 26436 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 (English text signed by the President.) (Assented to 31 May 2004.) . , ACT -. : ’. ... .. To provide for the management and conservation of South Africa’s biodiversity within the framework of the National Environmental Management Act,1998; the protection of species andecosystemsthatwarrantnationalprotection;the sustainable useof indigenous biological resources; the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from bioprospecting involving indigenous biological resources; the establishment and functions of a South African National Biodiversity Institute; and for matters connected therewith. B E IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as fo110~~~:TABLE O F CONTENTS Section CHAPTER 1 5 INTERPRETATION, OBJECTIVES AND APPLICATIONO F ACT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Definitions Objectives of Act State’s trusteeship of biological diversity Application of Act Application of international agreements Application of other biodiversity legislation National environmental management principles Conflicts with other legislation Norms and standards 10 15 CHAPTER 2 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE Part 1 Establishment, powers and dutiesof Institute 10. 1 1. 12. 20 Establishment Functions General powers Part 2 Governing board, composition and membership 13. 14. Composition Qualifications 25