In these Directions, any word or expression bears the meaning assigned to it in the International Air Services Act, 1993 (Act No. 60 of 1993) or its regulations, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"air service operator"

means a commercial air transport operator providing a scheduled, a non-scheduled or a general air service.

"the Act"

means the International Air Services Act, 1993 (Act No. 60 of 1993);

"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 World Health Organisation (WHO) during the year 2020 that has previously not been scientifically identified in humans;

"High and Medium risk countries"

are countries that are listed in the Appendix No. 1;

"International Airports Designated as Ports of Entry"

means the International Airports that have the Ports Health capability.