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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)RegulationsRegulations Issued in terms of Section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002Chapter 11. Definitions |
In these Regulations, "the Regulations" means the regulations published by Government Notice No. 318 of 18 March 2020.
"adequate space"
means not more than one person per square meter of floor space;
"clinical case"
means a patient that presents with clinical signs and symptoms of COVID-19;
[Definition inserted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 398, GG43148, dated 25 March 2020]
"Constitution"
means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;
[Definition inserted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 398, GG43148, dated 25 March 2020]
"COVID-19"
means the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) which is an infectious disease caused by a virus, which emerged during 2019 and was declared a global pandemic by the WHO during the year 2020 that has previously not been scientifically identified in humans;
"Criminal Procedure Act"
means the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977);
"enforcement officer"
includes a member of the South African Police Service, the South African National Defence Force and a peace officer as defined in section 1 of the Criminal Procedure Act;
"donor"
means an individual, corporation or organisation that is a contributor of cash, kind and/or other assets;
"gathering"
means any assembly, concourse or procession in or on—
| (a) | any public road, as defined in the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (act No. 93 of 1996); or |
| (b) | any other building, place or premises, including wholly or partly in the open air, and including, but not limited to, any premises or place used for any sporting, entertainment, funeral, recreational, religious or cultural purposes; |
[Definition substituted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 398, GG43148, dated 25 March 2020]
"institutions of higher learning"
means "higher education college" and "higher education institution" as defined in section 1 of the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997);
[Definition inserted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 398, GG43148, dated 25 March 2020]
"laboratory confirmed case"
means a patient who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 through a Department of Health approved laboratory diagnostic method;
[Definition inserted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 398, GG43148, dated 25 March 2020]
"isolation"
means separating a sick individual with a contagious disease from healthy individuals without that contagious disease in such a manner as to prevent the spread of infection or contamination;
"liquor"
means—
| (a) | any liquor product, as defined in section 1 of the Liquor Products Act, 1979 (Act No. 60 of 1989); |
| (b) | beer or traditional African beer; or |
| (c) | any other substance or drink declared to be liquor under the Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003), but does not include methylated spirits; |
"quarantine"
means the restriction of activities or separation of a person, who was exposed, or potentially exposed, to COVID-19 and could be a possible source of the spread of the disease, from other non-exposed persons, in such a manner so as to prevent the possible spread of infection or contamination to healthy individuals;
[Definition inserted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 398, GG43148, dated 25 March 2020]
"national state of disaster"
means the national state of disaster declared by Government Notice No. R. 313 of 15 March 2020;
"partial care facility"
means a facility offering partial care as defined in section 1 of the Children"s Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005);
"quarantine"
[Definition substituted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 398, GG43148, dated 25 March 2020]
"school"
means a school as defined in section 1 of the South African Schools Act, 1984 (Act No. 84 of 1996);
[Definition substituted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 398, GG43148, dated 25 March 2020]
"the Act"
means the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002).
"WHO"
means the World Health Organisation.
