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

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Directions on measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in Railway Operations for Adjusted Alert Level 3

2. Authority

 

(1) Section 26(2)(b) of the Disaster Management Act provides that a national disaster, once declared, must be managed in accordance with existing legislation, as well as contingency arrangements, as amplified by disaster management regulations or directions issued in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act.

 

(2) These directions are issued pursuant to the provisions of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, and specifically in terms of regulation 4(7), read with regulation 43(2)(b) and 43(5), of the Regulations, to provide for measures necessary to manage COVID-19 in railway operations for Adjusted Alert Level 3.

 

(3) These directions are valid for the duration of the declared national state of disaster