National Forests Act: Declaration of particular trees and particular groups of trees as champion trees (No. R. 295 of 2012)

54 No.35384 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 JUNE 2012 No. 295 a: w w w 2 m a:o::l 1- :;) ziz 0 a: ~~~ Z(ll u I! 186 209 1 June 2012 NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF PARTICULAR TREES AND PARTICULAR GROUPS OF TREES "CHAMPION TREES" UNDER SECTION 12(1) (A) AND (B) OF THE NATIONAL FORESTS ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 84 OF 1998), AS AMENDED. By virtue of powers vested in me under Section 12 (1) (a) and (b) of the National Forests Act, 1998, I, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries hereby declare that all particular trees and particular group of trees set out in the schedule below as protected trees. These trees are added to the existing list of declared Champion Trees. The effect of this declaration is that in terms of Section 15 (1} of the National Forests Act, 1998, no person may cut, disturb, damage or destroy any protected tree or possess, collect, remove, transport, export, purchase, sell, donate or in any other manner acquired or dispose of any protected tree or any forest product derived from a protected tree, except under a licence granted by the Minister or in terms of an exemption from the provisions of this subsection published by the Minister in the Gazette on the advice of the Council. Contravention of this declaration is regarded as a first category offence that may result in a person who is found guilty of being sentenced to a fine or imprisonment for a period up to three years, or both a fine and imprisonment. SCHEDULE A Tree Species I Other common General Description Location Tree Name names (Province, district, farm/town, suburb, street} property registration namea or approximate co ordinates If available Sequoia Kaliforniese Rooihout Redwood trees planted in Part of block B 18C Tokai sempervirens (A) 1897 forming a landmark plantation, Table Mountain (Californian and recreation area for National Park redwood) · local residents, including Western Cape The Table tall Monterey pines at the Mountain Grove fringe of this grove. Eucalyptus Salignabloekom (A), Group of exceptionally KZN Botanical Gardens grandls; E Gevlektebloekom (A) large gum trees. Pietermaritzburg macu/ata etc. ens. Kwazulu-Natal (Rose gum, s 29° 36' 26.2" Spotted gum etc) E 30° 20' 38.5" Gum Tree Corner 222 237 255 STAATSKOERANT, 1 JUNIE 2012 No.35384 55 Sequoia Kaltforniese Rooihout A stand of tall Sequoia Woodbush Plantation, sempervirens (A) trees planted about 80 Haenertsburg (Californian years ago. Limpopo Province Redwood) S23° 59.121' Misty Grove E 29° 59.354' Eucalyptus Salignabloekom (A) Large eucalypt landmark Saasveld campus of Nelson saligna trees at the scenic Mandala Metropolitan (Sydney Saasveld campus University bluegum) Western Cape Saasveld Trees Populus deltoids Vuurhoutjiepopulier The largest Cottonwood 5a 1om avenue, Parktown (Cottonwood (A) tree measured locally, and North tree) a remnant of the semi-rural Gauteng The Parktown surroundings of Tree Johannesburg which are now built up. A = Afrikaans I E = English I Sep = Sepedi I Set= Setswana IV= Tshivenda I X = lsiXhosa I Z= lsiZulu