Flora Protection Act, 2001

WILDLIFE AND FLORA: ACT 5/2001 [ISSUE 1] 1 FLORA PROTECTION ACT, 2001 Date of Assent: 29th October, 1968 Date of commencement: 1st November, 2001 Arrangement of Sections 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. 3. Establishment of flora reserve, botanic gardens and protection of special habitats. 4. Inclusion of plants in a Schedule. 5. Unlawful picking, etc., of protected flora. 6. Permits to pluck, cut or uproot etc., protected indigenous flora. 7. Prohibition of export. 8. Unlawful entry, etc., into flora reserves, botanic gardens and special habitats. 9. Unlawful sale of protected flora. 10. Permits to sell protected flora. 11. Cancellation of permits. 12. Search for and registration of protected flora. 13. Persons in possession of protected flora in reserve, botanic garden or specially protected habitat to give names and addresses. 14. Presumption. 15. Collection for research or scientific purposes. 16. Environmental impact assessment and mitigation plans. 17. Penalties. 18. Exemption of Eswatini rural dwellers. 19. Prohibition of sale of indigenous plants. 20. Prohibition of cross border trade. 21. Relation with other Acts. 22. Supremacy of the Act. 23. Regulations. 24. Repeal. Schedule A Especially protected flora (endangered) Schedule B Vulnerable flora Schedule C Rare flora Schedule D Permit for protected flora Schedule E Flora protection registration form An Act to protect indigenous flora and to provide for matters incidental thereto. STATUTES OF ESWATINI ss.1-2 2 Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Flora Protection Act, 2001. Interpretation. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “Authority” means the Eswatini Environment Authority established by the Eswatini Environment Authority Act No. 15 of 1992; “cultivate” means to promote, stimulate or foster the growth of a plant, or plant material (including seed) obtained lawfully in terms of this Act, and “cultivat ed” and “cultivation” have corresponding meanings; “endemic flora” means any flora whose natural distribution is restricted to the boundaries of Eswatini; “flora reserve” means a reserve established in terms of section 3; “indigenous flora” means any plant whose natural distribution is Southern Africa including Eswatini; “land” includes land with or without buildings thereon; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for Flora; “plant” means any vegetative or reproductive growth including fungi, algae, mosses, lichens, liverworts, ferns, fern allies or seed plant whether living or dead; “owner” means — (a) in the case of Eswatini Nation Land, the Ngwenyama Trust for the Eswatini Nation; (b) the registered owner of a holding, whether it is a plot, lot, erf, portion or farm; (c) the lessee or lawful occupier of a holding in the case of a lease of ten or more years; (d) in relation to land concession, the concessionaire; (e) a legal representative in the case of an insolvent estate, a company in liquidation, a deceased estate, a minor, a person of unsound mind or otherwise under any disability; “protected flora” means a plant included in Schedules A, B, C or growing in a flora reserve or special habitat or botanic garden; “public road” means — (a) any road established, proclaimed or recognised under the provisions of any law and includes bridges over which such roads pass; (b) any road or thoroughfare, however created which, before and after the commencement of this Act has been in the undisturbed use of the WILDLIFE AND FLORA: ACT 5/2001 ss.2-4 [ISSUE 1] 3 public or which the public had the right to use during a period of not less than three (3) years and includes bridges over which such roads pass and include; (c) any street or thoroughfare and any public place whatever open to use by the public for purposes of vehicular traffic; “rare flora” means flora included in Schedule C and whose populations are at risk should an unforeseen threat come up; sell” includes offering or exposing for sale, delivering pursuant to sale, bartering, hawking, peddling or any other form of trading in any plant or part thereof; “special habitat” means a piece of land containing plant species of ecological, aes thetic or socio-economic importance or concern and declared as such under section 3 of this Act; “specially protected flora” or “endangered flora” means flora included in Schedule A and in danger of extinction if casual agents continue to be unchecked; “vulnerable flora” means flora included in Schedule B and likely to be in danger if the casual agents continue to operate. Establishment of flora reserves, botanic gardens and protection of special habitats. 3. The Minister may from time to time by notice in the Gazette — (a) with effect from a date specified by him in each case, establish one or more flora reserves and/or botanic gardens at the same time defining the boundaries thereof and restricting and prohibiting the doing of any act which may destroy protected flora therein; (b) with effect from a date specified by him in each case, declare certain portions of land as “special habitats” at the same time defining the boundaries thereof and restricting and prohibiting the doing of any act which may destroy pro tected flora therein; (c) extend the boundaries of any flora reserve, botanic garden or special habitat established in terms of paragraphs (a) and (b) hereof or alter such boundaries or disestablish any such flora reserve, botanic garden or special habitat with effect from a specified date. Inclusion of plants in a Schedule. 4. The Minister may from time to time by notice in the Gazette — (a) include or delete from the Schedule A, B or C the name of any species or kind of plant or group of plants; (b) amend the Schedules. STATUTES OF ESWATINI ss.5-7 4 Unlawful picking, etc., of protected flora. 5. (1) Subject to sections 5(2), 5(3), 5(4) and 6(1), no person shall pick, pluck, gather, cut, uproot, injure, break, process or destroy any protected flora or part thereof, including seeds of such protected flora. (2) Any owner or occupier of land may pick, pluck, gather, cut, uproot, dig out, pro cess or destroy protected flora that — (a) has been lawfully cultivated by the owner or occupier of any portion of land specially set aside for such purposes; (b) is growing on land which is bona fide required for agriculture, building or other development and who has at least eight weeks prior to commencement of such operations applied in writing with full particulars of his intentions to the Minister for permission to do so: Provided that the owner or occupier shall be entitled to proceed should the Minister fail to grant or refuse permission within eight weeks. (3) The holder of the permit issued under section 6(1) may pick, cut, uproot or dig out such protected flora as specified in such permit. (4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting the plucking, picking, cut ting, uprooting, digging out, injuring, breaking, processing or destroying any specially pro tected flora, save in the case of a permit issued by the Minister in which such specially pro tected flora is specified. Permits to pluck, cut or uproot, etc., protected indigenous flora. 6. (1) The Minister may issue a permit authorising the holder thereof to pick, pluck, cut, uproot or dig out the species and quantities of protected flora specified in such a permit, in a locality and during a period likewise specified, subject to other conditions as may be specified in such a permit: Provided that — (a) when the plucking, cutting or uprooting or digging out takes place on land of which the applicant is not the owner, such permits may only be issued if the written permission of the owner of such land has been obtained; (b) the permit may not be issued for plucking, cutting, uprooting or digging out of protected flora on land along either side of a public road within a distance of 45 metres in width measured from the centre of such roads, unless the Min ister or the person authorised by him finds that there are exceptional circum stances including obstruction of vision, traffic, telecommunication or power supplies, which justify the issue of such permit. (2) The permit issued by the Minister shall be as specified in Schedule D to the Act. Prohibition of export. 7. (1) No person shall export or attempt to export from Eswatini any protected flora, except upon or subject to the conditions of a permit issued by the Minister. WILDLIFE AND FLORA: ACT 5/2001 ss.7-10 [ISSUE 1] 5 (2) The Minister may issue or refuse to issue a permit for the exportation of or removal of protected flora from Eswatini, and may insert in such a permit such conditions as he considers desirable. (3) A permit issued in terms of this section shall only be available for use by the per son to whom and in whose name it is issued and shall be made available to officers mentioned in section 7(4) as long as the stated protected flora is dealt with. (4) Any police officer, customs officer or any public officer authorised by the Minis ter in that behalf who on reasonable grounds suspects that any protected flora which is in the possession of any person, or in or on a vehicle, is being exported unlawfully, may arrest the person in possession of such protected flora and the vehicle for the purpose of proceedings to be instituted against such a person. (5) Any person who hinders, obstructs or interferes with an officer mentioned in sub section (4) hereof in the execution of his duties imposed upon him under this section, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to the penalties set out in section 17. Unlawful entry, etc., into flora reserves, botanic gardens and special habitats. 8. (1) Any person who wilfully destroys fencing material, enters into, sets fire onto or digs, cuts and uproots plants in a flora reserve, botanic garden and special habitat, established in terms of section 3 without a permit, is guilty of an offence and on conviction, liable to the penalties set out in section 17 of this Act. (2) Any police officer, or any public officer authorised by the Minister on that behalf, who on reasonable grounds suspect that a person is contravening subsection (1), may arrest the person and confiscate vegetative and/or reproductive material or the container or the vehi cle in which the plant material is carried for the purposes of proceedings to be instituted against such person. (3) Any person who hinders, obstructs or interferes with any officer mentioned in subsection (2), in the execution of his duties imposed upon him under this section, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to the penalties set out in section 17. Unlawful sale of protected flora. 9. (1) No person shall sell any protected flora unless such person holds a permit issued in terms of the Plant Control Act, 1981: Provided further that the holder of a permit issued in terms of section 9(1) of this Act may sell protected flora as prescribed in such permit. (2) No person shall purchase protected flora other than from a nursery registered in terms of the Plant Control Act, 1981, or from a person possessing a permit obtained from the Minister authorising him to sell the protected flora. Permits to sell protected flora. 10. (1) The Minister may issue a permit authorising the holder thereof to sell protected flora. STATUTES OF ESWATINI ss.10-13 6 (2) The permit shall specify the species, or kind of protected flora which may be sold by the holder, and the locality, period during which such protected flora may be sold, and other conditions which the Minister may prescribe. (3) A person contravening or failing to comply with any condition contained in a permit issued under section (1) is guilty of an offence and liable, on conviction, to the penal ties set out in section 17. (4) The holder of a permit shall furnish the Minister with a list stating the species, quantity and price of flora and name and address of a customer, whenever called upon to do so. Cancellation of permits. 11. The Minister may cancel any permit issued in terms of section 6(1), 7(2) or 10(1), if he has reason to suspect that the holder of such a permit does not comply with the conditions of such a permit. Search for and registration of protected flora. 12. (1) Any police officer, customs officer or a public officer authorised by the Minister in writing in that behalf, may at any reasonable time enter upon any land for the purpose of searching for or inspecting any protected flora. (2) Any officer referred to in subsection (1), may enter upon any land, premises or vehicle for the purpose of arresting any person suspected on reasonable grounds of having committed an offence in respect of any protected flora, and of seizing the protected flora in respect whereof of the offence in the opinion of such officer has been committed. (3) Any owner or occupier of land where specially protected flora are cultivated shall, within six months from the commencement of this Act, register such flora in the form pre scribed by the Minister in Schedule E of this Act. (4) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (3) or who obstructs or hinders a police officer, customs officer or any public officer in terms of subsection (1) in the execution of the duties imposed on such officer under this section, is guilty of an offence and on convic tion liable to the penalties set out in section 17 of this Act. Persons in possession of protected flora in reserve, botanic garden or specially protected habitat to give names and addresses. 13. (1) If a person is found in possession of protected flora or plants within the bounda ries of a flora reserve, botanic garden or special habitat, established under section 3(b) of this Act, the owner of such land or any person appointed in writing by him or any other officer referred to in section 12(1) of this Act, may call upon such a person to furnish his full name and address. (2) Any person who, when called upon under subsection (1) to furnish his name and address, fails or refuses to do so, or furnishes a false or incorrect name and address, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to the penalties set out in section 17 of this Act. WILDLIFE AND FLORA: ACT 5/2001 ss.14-17 [ISSUE 1] 7 Presumption. 14. A person who has or had custody of or who is or has been in possession of or who has handled, carried, or conveyed any protected flora shall, if there is reasonable suspicion that such protected flora have been plucked, gathered, cut, uprooted or dug unlawfully, be deemed to have plucked, gathered, cut, uprooted or dug out such protected flora in contravention of this Act, unless the contrary is proved. Collection for research or scientific purposes. 15. Any person wishing to collect protected species of plants for research or scientific pur poses shall apply for a permit from the Minister in the case of Eswatini Nation Land or Title Deed Land, and to the Eswatini National Trust Commission in the case of any areas protected under the Eswatini National Trust Commission Act, No. 9 of 1972, and such person shall abide by the conditions set out in the issued permit. Environmental impact assessment and mitigation plans. 16. (1) Any organisation, public or private, or owner of land wishing to implement any activity that would impact on indigenous flora shall be required to assess indigenous flora that would be affected, stating the location, total land area in square metres or square kilometres, or the distance in kilometres, the kinds of flora to be affected and their category in the sche dule of protected flora, and such organisation or owner shall ensure that proper mitigation measures are followed in accordance with the Eswatini Environmental Authority Act, 1992. (2) Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) hereof is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred Emalangeni but not exceeding fifteen thousand Emalangeni, or to a minimum prison term of three (3) months but not exceeding five (5) years’ prison term. In addition, the court may order that destroyed flora be replaced or compensated for. Penalties. 17. (1) Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 7 or 8 or unlawfully cuts, picks, plucks, gathers, uproots, injures, breaks or processes any flora in Schedule A is guilty of an offence and on conviction liable to a fine of not less than six hundred Emalangeni and not more than two thousand five hundred Emalangeni, or a prison term of imprisonment of not less than three months and not more than two years. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of any other part of this Act, except section 16, is guilty of an offence and if found guilty, liable to a fine not less than three hun dred Emalangeni and not more than one thousand Emalangeni or a prison term of not less than one month and not more than one year. (3) Any person who has previously been convicted for contravening any section of this Act shall, if convicted, be sentenced to two years imprisonment at the second and subse quent convictions. (4) In addition to such penalty the court may — (a) order that any protected or indigenous flora in respect of which the offence was committed be forfeited to the Government; STATUTES OF ESWATINI ss.17-23 8 (b) cancel a permit issued to the person in terms of section 6(1), 7(2) or 10(1); (c) order that a vehicle, object or animal used in the commission of an offence under the Act be forfeited to the Government and the vehicle, object, or ani mal be redeemed at 10% of the total value of the vehicle, object or animal used. Exemption of Eswatini rural dwellers. 18. Nothing contained in this Act shall operate to restrain bona fide Eswatini rural dwellers from collecting and processing plants outside flora reserves for their personal and domestic use and not for sale or delivery to any other person pursuant to any cause whatsoever. Prohibition of sale of indigenous plants. 19. (1) No person shall pick, pluck, cut, uproot or dig out any indigenous flora for the purpose of sale or offering for sale or for export or delivery with intent to export whole or parts of such flora without a permit from the Minister. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and on convic tion, shall be liable to the penalties set out in section 17. Prohibition of cross border trade. 20. No person shall without the authority of the country of origin, carry or trade in any plant listed in the Red Data List of Southern African Plants (1997) or any other plant listed under the auspices of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Relation with other Acts. 21. This Act shall be read together with — (a) the Eswatini Environmental Authority Act, No. 15 of 1992; (b) the Forest Preservation Act, No. 14 of 1910; (c) the Plant Protection Act, No. 10 of 1959; (d) the Wild Mushroom Control Act, No. 31 of 1973; (e) the Grass Fires Act, No. 44 of 1955; (f) the Natural Reserves Act, No. 71 of 1951; (g) the Game Act, 1953; (h) the Eswatini National Trust Commission Act, No. 9 of 1972. Supremacy of the Act. 22. Whenever conflicts arise between this Act and any other legislation on matters pertain ing to the flora, this Act shall assume supremacy over the other legislation. Regulations. 23. The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of the objects of this Act. WILDLIFE AND FLORA: ACT 5/2001 s.24-Schedule B [ISSUE 1] 9 Repeal. 24. The Flora Protection Act, No. 45 of 1952 is hereby repealed. SCHEDULE A ESPECIALLY PROTECTED FLORA (ENDANGERED) Scientific Name Vernacular Name Afzelia cuanzensis Welw. Umkholikholi Androstachys johnsonii Prain Bolusanthus speciousus (H.bol) Hams Bukhunkhu Umhhohlo Boophane disticha Herb. Incumbe/SIphahluka Cassipourea swaziensis Compton Ceratopteris comuta (P. Beauv.) Lepr. Didymochaena trucatula (Swartz.) J. Sm Disa intermedia H. P. Linder Encephalartos spp Lehm. Gebeleweni Eumophia swaziensis Compton Euphorbia c1avigera N. E. Br. Euphorbia keithii R. A. Dyer Sihlonhlwana Gerberajamesonii Bol. Adlam Gladiolus appendiculatus G. J. Lewis Hesperantha umbricola Goldblatt Hypoxis spp Kniphofia umbrina Codd Licaca latokoloshi Psilotum nudum (L.) P. Beauv. Pterocarpus angolensis DC Selago swaziensis Rolfe Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B. L. Burtt. Stangeria eriopus (Kunze) Baill. Sidyungula Streptocarpus davyi S. Moore Syncolostemon comptonii Codd SCHEDULE B VULNERABLE FLORA Scientific Name Vernacular Name Acacia xanthophloea Benth. U mkhany akudze STATUTES OF ESWATINI Schedule B 10 Scientific Name Vernacular Name Adenium multiflorum Klotzsh. Sisila semphala Adenium swazicum Stapf. Sisila semphala Adiantum capillas-veneris L. Adiantum poiretti Wiktr. Agapanthus caulescens Spreng. Hlakahla Agapanthus inapertus Beauv. Hlakahla Agapanthus nutas Leighton Hlakahla Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W. F. Wight Sivangatane Albizia anthelmintica (A. Rich.) Brongn Sivangatane Alblzia forbesii Benth Sivangatane Albizia harveyi Foum Inkhambane Albizia versicolor Welw. Ex. Olivo SiYangatane Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh Likhatsato Alepidea attenuata Welm. Likhatsato Alepidea gracillis Duemmer Likhatsatwana Alepedia longifolia E. May Likhatsato Alepedia parva Compton Likhatsato Alepidea setifera N. E. Br. Likhatsatwana Aloe albida (Stapf.) Reynolds Inhlatjane Anomatheca gmadit10ra Bak. Anomatheca laxa (Thumb.) Goldblatt Anselia gigantea Reichb. Anthocleista grandit10ra Gilg. Liphakama Aristea angolensis Bak. Umhhobohhobo Aristea cognata N. E. Br. Phayimashimane Aristea ecklonii Bak. Phayimashimane Anstea montana Bak. Phayimashimane Arestea woodii N. E. Br. Phayimashimane Atalaya alata (Sim.) H. Forbes Phayimashimane Balanites maughamii Sprague Liphambo / Umnono Balanites pedicillaris Mildbr & Schitr Liphambo / Umnono Berchemia zeyheri (Sond.) Gruboy. Umneyi Bowiea volubilis Harv ex Hook. f. Gibizisila Breonardia microcephala (Del.) Risdsd. Urnhlume Brunsvigia natalensis Bak. Lilula Brunsvigia radulosa Herb Lilula WILDLIFE AND FLORA: ACT 5/2001 Schedule B [ISSUE 1] 11 Scientific Name Vernacular Name Caralluma gerstneri Letty TitHo lomncane Caralluma keithii R. A. Dyer Tililo lomncane Caralluma rogersii E. A. Bruce & R. A. Dyer Tililo lomncane Caralluma ubomboensis Verdoom Tililo lomncane Chironia palustris Burch Clivia caulascens R. A. Dyer Hlakahla wemahlatsi Clivia miniata Regel Hlakahla wemahlatsi Combretum imberbe Warwa Phondotendlovu Crinum bulbispermum (Burm. f.) Mille - Radh & Schwieck Crinum grarninicola Verdoom Crinum macowanii Bak. Crinum paludosum Verdoom Cyathea capensis (L. f.) J. Sm. Inkhomankhoma Cyathea dregei Kunze Inkhomankhoma Cyrtanthus bicolor R. A. Dyer Impimpiliza Cyrtanthus breviflorus Harv. Impimpiliza Cyrtanthus contractus N. E. Br. Impimpiliza Cyrtanthus galpinii Bak. Impimpiliza Cyrtanthus nutas R. A. Dyer Impimpiliza Cyrtanthus stimanthus Bak. Impimpiliza Cyrtanthus tuckii Bak. Impimpiliza Dianthus mooiensis Williams Tjanibezwe Dierama galpinii N. E. Br. Litsembu Dierama medium N. E. Br. Litsembu Dierama pictum N. E. Br. Litsembu Dierama robustum N. E. Br. Litsembu Dierama trichorhisum N. E. Br. Litsembu Dietis flavida Oberm. Phayimashimane Dietis iridiodes (L.) Sweet ex Klatt Phayimashimane Dioscorea cotinifolia Kunth Lunyawolwendlovu Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) Dur. & Schinz Ndiyaza Dioscorea quartiniana A. Rich Lunyawolwendlovu Dioscorea rupicola Kunth Lunyawolwendlovu Dioscorea sylvatica (Kunth) Eckl. Lunyawolwendlovu Duvalia polita N. E. Br. Tililolomncane STATUTES OF ESWATINI Schedule B 12 Scientific Name Vernacular Name Ekebergia capensis Sparm. Umnyamatsi Entandrophragma caudatum (Sprague) Sprague Erica oatesii Rolge Erica swaziensis Erythrophleum lasianthum Corbishley Faurea galpinii Phill. Umhlahle Faurea saligna Hav. Sicalaba Faurea speciosa (Welw.) Welw. Sicalaba Gerbera ambigua (Cass.) Sch. Bip Sicalaba Gerbera galpinii Klatt Mabophe Gerbera krausii Sch. Bip. Mabophe Gerbera piloselloides (L.) Cass Mabophe Gerbera speciosa S. Moore Mabophe Gladiolus spp L. Sidvwana Mabophe Gonioma kamassi E. Mey. Licishamlilo Haemanthus albiflos Jacq. Haemanthus cameus Ker-Gawl Licisharnlilo Harpephyllum caffrum Bernh. Umgwenya Haworthia limifolia Marloth. Indvololwane Huernia hystrix N. E. Br. Tililo lomncane Kniphofia galpinii Bak. Licaca latokoloshi Kniphofia linearifolia Bak. Licaca latokoloshi Kniphofia multitlora Wood & Evans Kniphofia splendida E. A. Bruce Licaca latokoloshi Kniphofia tysonii Bale Licaca latokoloshi Leucospermum gerrardii Stapf. Licaca latokoloshi Nerine rechmannii (Bak.) L. Bol. Olea europaea L. Umncuma Olea capensis L. Umncuma Olea woodiana Knobl. Umncuma Orchidaceae Pachypodium saundersii N. E. Br. Sisila semphala Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) R. Br. Umsontsi Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R. Br. Umsontsi Protea caffra Meisn. Sidlungu Protea comptonii Beard Sidlungu Protea gaguedi J. F. Gmel. Sidlungu WILDLIFE AND FLORA: ACT 5/2001 Schedule B-Schedule C [ISSUE 1] 13 Scientific Name Vernacular Name Protea parvula Beard Sidlungu Protea roupelliae Meisn. Sidlungu Protea simplex PhilJ. Sidlungu Ptaeroxylon obliquum (Thunb.) Radlk. Umtsatse Riocreuxia burchellii K. Schum. Umdzandzabuka wemahlatsi Riocreuxia picta Schltr. Umdzandzabuka wemahlatsi SchizoSlylis coccinea Backhouse & Harv. Scilla natalensis Planch. Ndvwendvwendvwe Spirostachys africana Sond. Umtfombotsi Stapelia gigantea N. E. Br. TiJilo Strelitzia caudata R. A. Dyer Inkhamango Strophanthus gelTardii Stapf. Strophanthus speciousus (Ward & Harv.) Reber. Stultitia paradoxa I. Verd. Tililo lomncane Warburgia salutaris (Berto. f.) Chiov. Watsonia densitlora Bak. Sidvwa Watsonia latifolia Oberm. Sidvwa Watsonia meriana Mill. Sidvwa Watsonia watsonioides (Bak.) Oberrn. Sidvwana SCHEDULE C RARE FLORA Scientific Name Vernacular Name Aloe spp L. Inhlaba Ingwavuma Boscia albintruca (Burch.) GiIg & Ben. Lensikati Cassytha filiformis Ceratiosicyos laevis (Thunb.) A. Meeuse Clematis brachiata Thunb Litinyo lemamba Clematis oweniae Harv. Litinyo lemamba Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) Vatke Luphehlacwatsi Crocosmia aurea Planch Curtissia dentana (Burm. f.) C. A. Sm. Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh. Dias cotinifolia L. Umsenge STATUTES OF ESWATINI Schedule C 14 Scientific Name Vernacular Name Dombeya rotundifolia (Hochst.) Planch. Intfocwane Draceana hookeana Planch. Umwuwane Drosera collinsiae N. E. Br. ex. Burtt Davy Drosera madagascariensis DC Elaphoglossun acrostichoides (Hook & Grev.) Schelpe G Empodium elongatum (Nel.) Burtt Ebeleweni Empodium plicatum (Thunb.) Garside Gardenia amoena Sins. Umvalasangweni Gleichenia polypodiodes (L.) 1. E. Sm. Harveya speciosa Bernh. Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. Umvongotsi Lineciare spp. Swartz Littonia modesta Hook. Lycopodium carolliniunum L. Lycopodium cernuum L. Lycopodium clavatum L. Lycopodium gnidioides L. f Monadenium lugardae N. E. Br. Moraea spp. Mycograrnma lycopodiodes (L.) Cope I Ocotea bulata (Burch.) Baill. Ocotea kenyensis (Chiov.) Robyns Oleandra distenta Kunze Ophioglossum reticulatum L. Perlagonium acraeum R. A. Dyer Pelargonium attenuata Harv. Pelargomiun transvaalensis Knuth Phylica paniculata Willd. Pleurotylia capensis (turex.) Olivo Plumbago zeylanica L. Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkm. Pterodiscus aurentiacus Welw Restio schonoides Kunth. Rhipsalis baccifera (1. Mill) W. T. Steam Schizea pectinata (L.) Swartz Schefflera umbellifera (Sond.) Baill. Sideroxylon inerme L. Umsengembuti WILDLIFE AND FLORA: ACT 5/2001 Schedule C-Schedule D [ISSUE 1] 15 Scientific Name Vernacular Name Terminalia phanerophlebia Engl. & Diels Thunbergia natalensis Hook. Umhonono Trichilia emetica vaW. Vaccinium exul H. Bol. Urnkhuhlu Vepris reflexa I. Verd. SCHEDULE D PERMIT FOR PROTECTED FLORA [In terms of the Flora Protection Act, 2001.] Permission is hereby granted to cut, pluck, sell, dig out, uproot, sell plants under the fol lowing conditions: Date: .......................................................... Permit issued to: .................................................................................................................. (Name and address): ............................................................................................................ Plant species: ........................................................................................................................ Quantity of plants: ............................................................................................................... Removed from: .................................................................................................................... Transplanted/sold at: ............................................................................................................ The validity of this permit expires on: .................................................................................. Distinguishing remarks: ....................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................. Authorising officer representative: ....................................................................................... Stamp FOR: MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR FLORA PROTECTION STATUTES OF ESWATINI Schedule E 16 SCHEDULE E FLORA PROTECTION REGISTRATION FORM [In terms of the Flora Protection Act, 2001.] Name of owner: ................................................................................................................... Adress: ................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................. Physical location of nursery or area where flora is cultivated: ............................................................................................................................................. 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