In these Directions, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the National Environmental Management Act, the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations and the National Appeal Regulations, bears the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"Alert Level"

means the relevant Alert Level as contemplated in the Regulations;

"Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations"

means the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations issued in terms of sections 24(5) and 44 of the National Environmental Management Act and published on 4 December 2014 in Government Notice No. R. 982 of Government Gazette No. 38282;

"National Appeal Regulations"

means the National Appeal Regulations issued in terms of section 44(1)(a), read with section 43(4) of the National Environmental Management Act and published on 8 December 2014 in Government Notice No. R. 993 of Government Gazette No. 38303;

"National Environmental Management Act"

means the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998);

"National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act"

means the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004);

"National Environmental Management: Waste Act"

means the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008);

"Permitting Directions"

means the Directions published in Government Notice No. 650 in Government Gazette No. 43412 of 5 June 2020 which applied during Alert Level 3;

"Regulations"

means the Regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002) and published under Government Notice No. R.480 of Government Gazette No. 43258 of 29 April 2020, as amended by Government Notices Nos. R. 608 of Government Gazette No. 43364 of 28 May 2020, R. 714 of Government Gazette No. 43476 of 25 June 2020, R. 763 of Government Gazette No. 43521 of 12 July 2020, R. 846 of Government Gazette No. 43577 of 31 July 2020 and R. 891 of Government Gazette No. 43620 of 17 August 2020; and

"repealed Directions"

means the Directions published on 31 March 2020 in Government Notice No. 439 of Government Gazette No. 43190.