Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

In these directions, any word or expression bears the meaning assigned to it in the National Land Transport Act, 2009 or its regulations, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"the Act"

means the National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009);

"COVID -19 "

means the Novel Coronavirus (2019 -nCov) which is an infectious disease caused by a virus, which emerged during 2019 and was declared a global pandemic by the WHO during the year 2020 that has previously not been scientifically identified in humans;

"public transport facility "

means any rank, train stations, terminal or any facility which may be used for public transport purposes;

"public transport vehicle"

means a motorcar, minibus, midibus and bus as defined in terms of the Act.