In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear that meaning and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

means the Competition Act No. 89 of 1998, as amended;

means the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-COV 2 / COVID-19);

means facilities established for the diagnosis, treatment or care of individuals suffering from illness and injury;

refers collectively to medical schemes, medical scheme administrators, managed care organisations and healthcare insurers;

means goods and services that are used to maintain hygiene in order to preserve health and prevent the spread of diseases and include, but are not limited to the goods and services that are used for the sterilisation of equipment, safe disposal of medical waste, hand hygiene and water sanitation, prescription and non-prescription medications, bandages, gauze, isopropyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, disinfectants and antibacterial products.

[Definition 1.4A inserted by Notice No. R. 456, GG43215, dated 8 April 2020]

has the same meaning as defined in the Act;

means the national disaster relating to the COVID-19 outbreak declared in Government Notice No. 313 of Government Gazette No. 43096 on 15 March 2020; and

refers to the National Disaster Management Act No. 57 of 2002, as amended.