| (1) |
Every person is confined to his or her place of residence from 21H00 until 04H00 daily, unless a person— |
| (a) |
has been granted permission through directions issued by the relevant Cabinet member or a permit, which corresponds with Form 7 of Annexure A, to perform a service other than a service related to an activity listed under Table 1; |
| (b) |
is attending to a security or medical emergency; or |
| (c) |
arrives on a flight or is travelling to or from an airport which necessitates travelling during restricted hours of movement: Provided that the person traveling is in possession of a valid boarding pass as proof of flight or a copy of the airline ticket |
| (2) |
Any person who fails to abide by the curfew referred to in subregulation (1) commits an offence and is, on conviction, liable to a fine or a period of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment. |
| (3) |
Closing time for the places permitted to remain open is 20H00. |
(4)
| (a) |
Until 25 July 2021 after which this subregulation will be reviewed, interprovincial travel for leisure to and from Gauteng is prohibited. |
| (b) |
Travel to and from Gauteng is permitted— |
| (i) |
for persons doing so in the course of carrying out work responsibilities or performing any service permitted under Adjusted Alert Level 4, provided that such person is in possession of a permit issued by the employer which corresponds with Form 7 of Annexure A; |
| (ii) |
for the attendance of a funeral in or out of Gauteng: Provided that the person wishing to travel to or from Gauteng must obtain a permit which corresponds substantially with Form 4 of Annexure A, from his or her nearest magistrate's office or police station to travel to the funeral and back; |
| (iii) |
for the transportation of mortal remains; |
| (iv) |
for learners who have to commute to and from school or higher education institutions on a daily basis during periods when those institutions are permitted to operate; |
| (v) |
for the exercise of oversight responsibilities and community engagements by— |
| (aa) |
members of Parliament; |
| (bb) |
members of Provincial Legislatures; |
| (dd) |
leaders of political parties; |
| (ee) |
religious leaders; and |
| (ff) |
traditional leaders. |
[Regulation 17(4)(b)(v) substituted by section 2(a) of Notice No. R. 612, GG44844, dated 14 July 2021]
| (vi) |
[Regulation 17(4)(b)(vi) deleted by section 2(b) of Notice No. R. 612, GG44844, dated 14 July 2021] |
| (c) |
Travelling for purposes of— |
| (i) |
moving to a new place of residence; |
| (ii) |
caring for an immediate family member; |
| (iii) |
obtaining medical treatment; |
| (iv) |
returning to their place of residence from a quarantine or isolation facility; and |
| (v) |
transiting through Gauteng, |
is allowed: Provided that such person is in possession of an affidavit which corresponds with Form 6 of Annexure A.
[Regulation 17(4) substituted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 610, GG44838, dated 11 July 2021]
| (5) |
The head of court, or a person designated by him or her, or a station commander of a police station or a person designated by him or her, may issue the permit to travel to a funeral, as contemplated in subregulation 4(b)(ii). |
| (6) |
Any person who was not at their place of residence, or work before the lockdown period and who could not travel between other provinces to or from Gauteng with the coming into operation of these regulations, will be permitted, on a once-off basis, to return to their places of residence or work , where after, the prohibition on travel to and from Gauteng will continue to apply. |
[Regulation 17 substituted by section 4 of Notice No. R. 565, GG44772, dated 27 June 2021]
Statistics Act, 1999
