Flora Protection Act, 2001

Jurisdiction: Eswatini
Citation: Act 5 of 2001
Date: 13 July 2001
Language: English
Type: Legislation
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Flora Protection Act, 2001

Act 5 of 2001

Published in Swaziland Government Gazette 724 on 13 July 2001
Assented to on 13 June 2001
Commenced on 1 November 2001
[This is the version of this document from 13 July 2001.]

An Act to protect indigenous flora and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Flora Protection Act, 2001.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Authority” means the Swaziland Environment Authority established by the Swaziland 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 “cultivated” and “cultivation” have corresponding meanings;“endemic flora” means any flora whose natural distribution is restricted to the boundaries of Swaziland;“flora reserve” means a reserve established in terms of section 3;“indigenous flora” means any plant whose natural distribution is Southern Africa including Swaziland;“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 Swazi Nation Land, the Ngwenyama Trust for the Swazi 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 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, aesthetic 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.

3. Establishment of flora reserves, botanic gardens and protection of special habitats

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 protected 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.

4. Inclusion of plants in a Schedule

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.

5. Unlawful picking, etc., of protected flora

(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, cutting, uprooting, digging out, injuring, breaking, processing or destroying any specially protected flora, save in the case of a permit issued by the Minister in which such specially protected flora is specified.

6. Permits to pluck, cut or uproot, etc., protected indigenous flora

(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 Minister or the person authorised by him finds that there are exceptional circumstances 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.

7. Prohibition of export

(1)No person shall export or attempt to export from Swaziland any protected flora, except upon or subject to the conditions of a permit issued by the Minister.

(2)The Minister may issue or refuse to issue a permit for the exportation of or removal of protected flora from Swaziland, 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 person 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 Minister 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 subsection (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.

8. Unlawful entry, etc., into flora reserves, botanic gardens and special habitats

(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 vehicle 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.

9. Unlawful sale of protected flora

(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.

10. Permits to sell protected flora

(1)The Minister may issue a permit authorising the holder thereof to sell protected flora.

(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 penalties 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.

11. Cancellation of permits

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.

12. Search for and registration of protected flora

(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 prescribed 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 conviction liable to the penalties set out in section 17 of this Act.

13. Persons in possession of protected flora in reserve, botanic garden or specially protected habitat to give names and addresses

(1)If a person is found in possession of protected flora or plants within the boundaries 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.

14. Presumption

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.

15. Collection for research or scientific purposes

Any person wishing to collect protected species of plants for research or scientific purposes shall apply for a permit from the Minister in the case of Swazi Nation Land or Title Deed Land, and to the Swaziland National Trust Commission in the case of any areas protected under the Swaziland National Trust Commission Act, No. 9 of 1972, and such person shall abide by the conditions set out in the issued permit.

16. Environmental impact assessment and mitigation plans

(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 schedule of protected flora, and such organisation or owner shall ensure that proper mitigation measures are followed in accordance with the Swaziland 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.

17. Penalties

(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 hundred 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 subsequent 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;

(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 animal be redeemed at 10% of the total value of the vehicle, object or animal used.

18. Exemption of Swazi rural dwellers

Nothing contained in this Act shall operate to restrain bona fide Swazi 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.

19. Prohibition of sale of indigenous plants

(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 conviction, shall be liable to the penalties set out in section 17.

20. Prohibition of cross border trade

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).

21. Relation with other Acts

This Act shall be read together with —

(a)the Swaziland 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 Swaziland National Trust Commission Act, No. 9 of 1972.

22. Supremacy of the Act

Whenever conflicts arise between this Act and any other legislation on matters pertaining to the flora, this Act shall assume supremacy over the other legislation.

23. Regulations

The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of the objects of this Act.

24. Repeal

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
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
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
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
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
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
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 following 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:________________________StampFor: Minister responsible for Flora Protection

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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Flora Protection Act, 2001

Act 5 of 2001

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

3. Establishment of flora reserves, 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 Swazi 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

History of this document

01 November 2001

13 July 2001 this version

13 June 2001

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