Protections:
In terms of heritage legislation certain heritage resources are afforded protection .

CATEGORY	DESCRIPTION	KEY PROTECTION
Provincial Landmark	Any Proclaimed site which is the property of the province, district or local authority	May not be altered or demolished without a permit
Heritage Landmark	Any proclaimed site which is in private property	May not be altered or demolished without a permit
Heritage Object	Artefacts of substantial aesthetic, cultural or scientific importance, or connected to a site protected by the act	May not be altered or destroyed, or removed from its place of storage without a permit
Listed Items
General Protections	Refer to Heritage Resources	May not be altered or demolished without a permit.May not be removed from the province without a permit.Trade in items recovered from protected sites is illegal

Heritage resource management:
If a proposed development contains any of the listed activities, the developer needs to complete and submit a Need and Desireability Application (FORM J). Amafa will within two weeks reply to the developer as to whether an impact assessment is required. Should an impact assessment be required Amafa can provide a list of approved heritage practitioners to conduct an assessment and provide a report. On the basis of the mitigation provided in the report a permit for the activity will be granted. Usually only exceptional cases require a developer to substantially alter the plans for the proposal. Developers should notify Amafa well in advance of proposed developments to ensure a timeous response. A set of guidelines for permits and submission to the Built Environment Committee of Amafa aKwaZulu-Natali  will assist developers. A list of accredited Cultural Resource Management Practitioners can be downloaded.

DOWNLOAD FORM A: Demolish, alter, add to a structure older than 60 yrs
DOWNLOAD FORM B: Damage, alteration, exhumation: Grave of victim of coflict
DOWNLOAD FORM C: Damage, alteration, exhumation: Archaeological grave
DOWNLOAD FORM D: Damage, excavate, alter: Archaeological, Rock Art, Battlefield site
DOWNLOAD FORM E: Exhume, destroy, collect or own material from Archaeological & Battlefield site
DOWNLOAD FORM F: Use of detection equipment at archaeological and battlefield site
DOWNLOAD FORM G: Trade or export any archaeological object or material from a battlefield
DOWNLOAD FORM H: Alteration of any plan of a Heritage Landmark, Provincial Landmark
DOWNLOAD FORM I: Condonement of illegal work
DOWNLOAD FORM J: Need and Desirability Form
Download general information on how the heritage legislation applies to the built environment (old legislation)