Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)RegulationsRegulations Issued in terms of Section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002Chapter 15. Places of quarantine and isolation |
| (1) | The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure must identify and make available sites to be used as isolation and quarantine facilities as the need arises. |
| (2) | A member of the provincial Executive Council responsible for public works must identify and make available sites to be used as isolation and quarantine facilities within each province as the need arises: Provided that if a person refuses to go to such a site of isolation or quarantined facility a magistrate in whose jurisdiction such a person is, an order as contemplated in Annexure A, must be made by that magistrate to force such a person to go to such site of isolation, quarantined facility, or medical examination. |
[Regulation 5(2) substituted by section 6 of Notice No. R. 398, GG43148, dated 25 March 2020]
| (3) | The accounting officers of municipalities must identify and make available sites to be used as isolation and quarantine facilities within their local areas, and provide the list to the Department of Health for resourcing. |