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

Notices

Electronic Communications, Postal and Broadcasting Directions

1. Interpretation

 

In these directions, a word or expression bears the meaning assigned to it in the Broadband lnfraco Act, 2007 (Act No. 33 of 2007), the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005), the Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998), the Broadcasting Act, 1999 (Act No. 4 of 1999) and regulations published on 18 March 2020 by the Minister of Cooperative Governments and Traditional Affairs in terms section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Disaster Management Regulations, 2020), unless the context otherwise indicates, and—

 

"Eskom"

means Eskom as defined in section 2 of the Eskom Act No. 40 of 1987;

 

"fake news"

means statements with the intention to deceive as contemplated in Disaster Management Regulations, 2020;

 

"SASSA"

means SASSA as defined in the South African Social Security Agency Act, 2004 (Act No. 09 of 2004);

 

"SANRAL"

means SANRAL as defined in the South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act, 1998 (Act No. 7 of 1998);

 

"Sentech"

means Sentech as defined in the Sentech Act, 1996 (Act No. 63 of 1996);

 

"SITA"

means SITA as defined in the State Information Technology Agency Act, 1998 (Act No. 88 and 1998);

 

"Transnet"

mean Transnet as established in terms of section 22 of the Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Act, 2008 (Act No. 38 of 2008);

 

".ZADNA"

means .za Domain Name Authority as defined in the Electronic Communications and Transaction Act, 2002 (Act No. 25 of 2002).