National Forests Act: Declaration of particular trees and particular groups of trees as champion trees (No. 1056 of 2015)

This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 112 No. 39379 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 NOVEMBER 2015 General notices • alGemene kennisGewinGs Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Department of/ Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye, Departement van DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES NOTICE 1056 OF 2015 1056 National Forests Act (84/1998): as amended: Notice of declaration of particular groups of trees “champion trees” under the National Forests Act 39379 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE NOTICE NO: DATE: NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF PARTICULAR GROUPS OF TREES "CHAMPION TREES" UNDER 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, Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries hereby declare all particular trees and particular groups of trees set out in the schedule below as protected 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 acquire 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. 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. For more information, contact Shumani Dzivhani Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Private Bag X 313, Pretoria, 0001 Telephone number: 012 309 5765 Email: Z W CL I ago. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 6 NOVEMBER 2015 No. 39379 113 0.. WI- W :E (/) m ::t:OO::wW:;:, (.) 1-o:: z 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 Tree Species I Tree Name Cinnamomum camphora (camphor tree) The Hohenhort Grove Eucalyptus globulus (blue gum) The Welbedacht Tree Sequoia sempervirens (Californian redwood) Hogsback Redwood Giants Quercus suber (cork oak) Ina Paarman Oak Eucalyptus globulus (blue gum) Houwhoek Inn Tree Eucalyptus sa ligna (saligna gum) Merensky Lane Eucalyptus diversicolor (Karri) Boschendal Lane SCHEDULE A Other common names Kamferboom (A) Bloekom (A) Kaliforniese rooihout (A) Engelse eik (A) Bloekom (A) Saligna bloekom (A) Karriebloekom (A) General Description Location Grove of camphor Cellar Hohenort trees of about 250 Hotel, years old growing Brommesvlei road, behind cellars on a Constantia, historic farmyard. Cape Town Western Landmark tree on a Welbedacht private nature reserve. Reserve, Tulbagh Western Cape Grove of large Hogsback, redwood trees planted Eastern Cape almost a century ago. Tree on the property of Constantia Main Ina Paarman of food Road, Constantia condiments fame, Western Cape planted in the mid nineteenth Large tree planted in Off the N2 road, the mid-nineteenth Grabouw, century at the oldest Western Cape hotel in the country. Scenic lane of trees Westfalia Estate, planted by the eminent Modjadjiskloof, Dr Hans Merensky on Limpopo the Westfalia Estate in the 1930s. Lane of exceptionally Boschendal Estate, large trees planted Helshoogte Road, more than two Western Cape centuries