Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesMeasure to Prevent and Combat the Spread of COVID-19: Public Transport Services Directions, 20201. Definitions |
In these directions, any word or expression bears the meaning assigned to it in the National Land Transport Act, 2009 or its regulations, unless the context otherwise indicates—
"COVID-19"
means the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov2) which is an infectious disease caused by a virus that has previously not been scientifically identified in humans, which emerged during 2019 and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2020;
"Disaster Management Act"
means Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No 57 of 2002);
"public transport facility"
means any rank, train stations, terminal or any facility which may be used for public transport purposes;
"public transport vehicle"
means a motorcar, minibus, midibus and bus as defined in terms of the Act;
"the Act"
means the National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009).