Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
"geohazards"
means—
| (a) | a geological state or an incipient geological condition that has the potential to develop further into a situation leading to harm, damage or uncontrolled risk; |
| (b) | phenomena that are related to geological and environmental conditions and involve long-term and short-term geological processes which range in magnitude from relatively small to large scale features and may affect the local and regional socio-economy; and |
| (c) | areas characterized by potential life-threatening geological conditions in South Africa, including dolomite land, undermined areas, areas of potential slope stability problems and areas prone to potential severe seismicity and flood-line areas; |
[Definition inserted by section 1(g) of Act No. 16 of 2010]
