National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 1998 (Act No. 101 of 1998)Chapter 3 : Fire Danger Rating10. Communication of fire danger rating |
| (1) | The Minister must— |
| (a) | communicate the rating of the fire danger for each region to the fire protection associations in that region regularly; |
| (b) | when the fire danger is rated as high or extreme in any region, publish a warning at the earliest possible opportunity in all the main languages used in that region- |
| (i) | on three television channels and three radio stations broadcasting to that region; and |
| (ii) | in two newspapers circulating in that region; and |
| (c) | ensure that recordings are kept of the broadcasts and copies are kept of the newspaper notices. |
| (2) | When the Minister has published a warning in terms of subsection (1)(b), no person may light, use or maintain a fire in the open air in the region where the fire danger is high or extreme. |
| (3) | The warning referred to in subsection (1)(b) must— |
| (a) | say that the fire danger is high or extreme; |
| (b) | refer to the prohibition on lighting, using or maintaining fires in the open air; and |
| (c) | identify the region in which and the period for which the prohibition applies. |
| (4) | The Minister may publish the warning in such other media or employ any other means as he or she considers appropriate to ensure that it is effectively communicated. |