(1) With reference to her department’s draft regulations for the domestic trade in rhinoceros horn, or a part, product or derivative of rhinoceros horn, published in Notice 74 in Government Gazette 40601 on 8 February 2017, (a) how many times a year can a person export the two rhinoceros horns limitation contained in regulation 3(3) and (b) what steps will be taken to ensure that fraud, forgery and corruption will not be included in this process;
(2) will full criminal investigations and analyses be conducted in (a) South Africa and (b) internationally on any person applying for a permit to trade in rhinoceros horns; if not, why not; if so, (i) will the specified persons be excluded from trading in rhinoceros horns if they are found guilty and (ii) what are the further relevant details in this regard;
(3) whether the legal ramifications for non-compliance with Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species resolutions contained in the specified regulations will be amended to include harsher penalties for perpetrators; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) will specialised courts with magistrates who specialise in environmental and conservation laws be established and (c) will enforcement bodies dealing with corruption, fraud and forgery be made available?