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—

"COVID-19"

means the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov2) which is an infectious disease caused by a virus that has previously not been scientifically identified in humans, which emerged during 2019 and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2020;

"Disaster Management Act"

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

"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;

"the Act"

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