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Table 2: Key national, provincial and local legislation with a direct influence on all reserve management activities 3NATIONAL LEGISLATION National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107of 1998); National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004(Act No. 10 of 2004);National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act,2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003);National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2009 (ActNo. 58 of 2009); National Forest Act, 1998 (Act No. 84 of 1998); Agriculture Laws Extension Act, 1996 (Act No. 87 of 1996); Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, 1983 (Act No. 43of 1983); Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989); National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998); Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997); National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 1998 (Act No. 101 of 1998); National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999); Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984); Animal Health Act, 2002 (Act No. 7 of 2002); Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002); Fencing Act, 1963 (Act No. 31 of 1963); Tourism Act, 1993 (Act No. 72 of 1993);Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of1993);National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act,1977 (Act No. 103 of 1977); Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999); Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995);Basic Condition of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of1997); Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998);Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998); and Game Theft Act, 1991 (Act No. 105 of 1991).PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL LEGISLATIONLimpopo Environmental ManagementAct, 2003 (Act No. 7 of 2003); Limpopo Tourism Act, 2009 (Act No. 2of 2009);Mogalakwena Local Municipality:Waste Management By-laws, 2011(Local Authority Notice 164);Mogalakwena Local Municipality:Water Services By-laws, 2009; andMogalakwena Local Municipality:Building and Drainage By-laws.2.3 Institutional arrangementsThe following properties that form part of the WNR are owned by the Tale Ga Morudu CommunalProperty Association (CPA): Hardekraaltjie No. 330 LR, Steenbokskloof No. 331 LR, Glen Alpine No. 304CR, Eenzaamheid No. 345 LR, Salt Lake No. 334 CR, Zwartland No. 301 LR and Kaalhoek No. 333 CR(Figure 3). The remainder of the reserve is currently State-owned.A co-management agreement entered into in 2007 provides for a State ‘Executing Agency’ to managethe reserve on behalf of the community for the purposes of ‘tourism, nature conservation and socioeconomicdevelopment’.3 Including all regulations promulgated in terms of the legislation listed.LEDET Reserve Management Documents: Wonderkop Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 14