Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections to assist Micro and Small Businesses Trading during COVID-19 Lockdown2. Scope |
| 2.1 | These Directions re-affirm and extend the application of the previous Directions published in Government Gazette No. 43208, Government Notice No. R450 of 6 April 2020 that applied to informal, micro and small businesses that render essential services. |
| 2.2 | These Directions are issued in order to assist micro and small businesses trading in permitted services, to comply with the Regulations and do not seek to deviate from any previous Directions issued under the regulations repealed by regulation 2(1) of the Regulations. |
| 2.3 | The permitted businesses covered in these Directions are the following— |
| (a) | small scale bakeries and confectioneries; |
| (b) | small scale hardware stores; |
| (c) | informal restaurants and shisanyamas for home deliveries only; |
| (d) | trades, herein referred to as artisanry businesses, necessary for rendering emergency repair work, including plumbers, electricians, locksmiths, glaziers, roof repair work, tow trucks, vehicle recovery and automobile repairs (motor mechanics), including small-scale vehicle services centres/workshops, small-scale motor body repair shops, and fitment centres; |
| (e) | Sole traders within the clothing and textiles and confectionery business; and |
| (f) | Cooperatives operating under permitted businesses in line with the Regulations. |