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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

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Tropical Storm Eloise

Declaration of a National State of Disaster

Notice No. 117 of 2021

 

Notice No. 117

24 February 2021

GG 44184

 

Department of Co-operative Governance

 

Considering the magnitude and severity of the damage caused by the strong winds and floods of tropical storm Eloise and the summer seasonal rains, and following the classification of these occurrences as a national disaster by the Head of the National Disaster Management Centre, and taking into account the need to augment existing measures undertaken by organs of state to deal with the national disaster, I, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, designated under Section 3 of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002) ("the Act"), in terms of,

 

(1) Section 27(1) of the Act, hereby declare a national state of disaster having recognised that special circumstances exist to warrant the declaration of a national state of disaster; and

 

(2) Section 27(2) of the Act may, when required, make regulations and issue directions or authorise the issue of directions concerning the matters listed therein, only to the extent that it is necessary for the purpose of—
(a) assisting and protecting the public;
(b) providing relief to the public;
(c) protecting property;
(d) preventing or combatting disruption; or
(e) dealing with the destructive nature and other effects of the disaster.

 

 

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, MP

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Date: 24.02.2021