Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections regarding the re-opening of schools and measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in the National Department of Basic Education and Provincial Departments of Education and in all schools in the Republic of South Africa11. Issuing of permits and certificates |
| (1) | Officials who have to commute to and from work on a daily basis, to perform an essential or permitted service during the applicable Alert Level, are permitted to move between provinces, metropolitan areas and districts if they have a permit on a form that is substantially similar to Form 2, attached to Annexure A of the Regulations. |
| (2) | A permit referred to in sub-direction (1) may be issued by the Head of Department or a delegated official or, in the case of a school, by a principal or a person delegated by him or her. |
| (3) | Learners who are required to move between provinces to commute to and from school on a daily basis must be issued with a certificate on a form that is substantially similar to Form 3A, attached to Annexure A of the Regulations. |
| (4) | A certificate referred to in sub-direction (3) may be issued by a principal or a person delegated by him or her. |
| (5) | The issuing of permits and certificates referred to in sub-directions (1) and (3) must be done in compliance with the Regulations. |