Alien and invasive species Regulations, 2013 (No. R. 506 of 2013).

These Regulations implement provisions of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act with respect to control of alien and invasive species in South Africa. The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs shall be the issuing authority for permits authorizing the carrying out of a restricted activity involving a specimen of an alien or a listed invasive species of plant or animal. The issuing of permits is regulated by sections 65-67 of the Act. the Regulations provide, among other things, for: species management programmes; monitoring, control and eradication; definition of restricted activities; lists of alien or invasive species; registration of permits; risk assessment; and emergency interventions and additional control measures.