Regulations to amend the Regulations for the management of white shark cage diving (No. R. 803 of 2009)

6 No.32457 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31 JULY 2009 No. R. 803 31 July 2009 MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 18 OF 1998): AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WHITE SHARK CAGE DIVING /'B k~NJrCA I, Buyelwa Patience Sonjica, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, under subsections (1 )(b), 2(g) and 2(y) of section 77 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), hereby amend the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 724 of 4 July 2008 as set outin the Schedule. .INISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS SCHEDULE Definitions 1. In this schedule "the Regulations" means the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 724 of 4 July 2008. Amendment of Regulation 4 of Regulations 2. Regulation 4 of the regulations is 11ereby amended by the insertion In sub­ regulation (2) after the words "The CUiTent areas" of the follmving words: "and number of pennits per area". Creamer Media Pty Ltd +27 11 622 3744 polity@creamermedia.co.za www.polity.org.za 7 STAATSKOERANT, 31 JULIE 2009 NO.32457 Su bstitutioD of Annexure 1 of Regulations 3. The following Annexure is hereby substituted for Annexure I of the Regulations: "ANNEXURE 1 AVAILABLE PERMITS AND AREAS OF OPERATION I. The attraction of white sharks for the purposes of cage diving and surface viewing shall be limited and will only be allowed in the following areas: II Seal Island, False Bay (3 commercial permits); ,. Dyer Island, Gansbaai ( 8 commercial permits); III Quoin Rock, Quoin Point (2 commercial permits); 11 Seal Island, Masse! Bay (1 commercial permit); and II Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth area (2 commercial permits). 2. Permit holders in the Seal Island, Mossel Bay and Quoin Point areas will not be aJ lowed to operate from I December until 20 January of the next year due to school holidays. " Creamer Media Pty Ltd +27 11 622 3744 polity@creamermedia.co.za www.polity.org.za