In these Directions, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Disaster Management Act and the Regulations bears the meaning so assigned and, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"Alert Level 4"

means Alert Level 4 as determined in terms of regulation 3(2) of the Regulations, commencing on 1 May 2020;

"Disaster Management Act"

means the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002);

"Minister"

means the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition;

"national state of disaster"

means the national state of disaster relating to the COVID-19 outbreak declared in Government Notice No. 313 of Government Gazette No. 43096 of 15 March 2020; and

"Regulations"

means the Regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act and published on 29 April 2020 in Government Notice No. R.480 of Government Gazette No. 43258.