Alien and Invasive Species Regulations. No. R. 1020/2020.

These Regulations, made under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004), aim at listing different categories of invasive species and at defining activities related to their monitoring, control and eradication.
The Regulations define relevant terms, including: biological control, as the use of specimens of one species for the purpose of preying on, parasitising, damaging, killing, suppressing or controlling a specimen of another species; biomass, as an organic plant matter utilised as fuel, energy source, building material and for conservation purposes; catch and release, means the catching and release of a live fresh-water animal in the same area in which it was caught; eradicate, means the complete removal of invasive species from within the Republic; inter-basin transfer scheme, means a man-made conveyance scheme which moves water from one river catchment to another where water is less available; riparian area, means within 32 metres of the edge of a river, lake, dam, wetland or estuary; risk assessment, means a scientific evaluation of the threat to ecosystems, habitats, other species, the economy, the environment or human health or well-being posed by a restricted activity involving a specimen of an alien or listed invasive species.
Matters covered by these Regulations include: restricted activities related to invasive and alien species; provisions relating to import; monitoring, control and eradication plans; research and biological control; issue, amendment and cancellation of permit; risk assessment framework and evaluation; emergency intervention; offences and penalties.