National Small Business Act, 1996 (Act 102 of 1996)
R 385
Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)RegulationsDisaster Management Volunteer Regulations, 20105. Requirements for volunteers |
| (1) | A person that meets the following requirements may apply in accordance with regulation 6(1) to enrol as a volunteer in the unit of volunteers of a relevant municipality: |
| (a) | He or she must be over the age of 16; |
| (b) | he or she must be declared medically fit for performing the functions within the component in which he or she is to serve; |
| (c) | he or she must be a South African citizen or must be in possession of a certificate of naturalisation as a South African citizen granted in terms of section 5(1) of the South African Citizenship Act, 1995 (Act No. 88 of 1995); and |
| (d) | he or she must reside within the municipal area of the municipality that established the relevant unit of volunteers. |
(2)
| (a) | Subject to paragraph (c), a serving volunteer ceases to be a volunteer in the event of non-compliance with any of the requirements of subregulation (1)(c) and (d). |
| (b) | A volunteer who becomes medically unfit for performing the functions assigned to that volunteer within the component in which he or she is serving, ceases to be a volunteer if he or she cannot be allocated other functions for which he or she is medically fit. |
| (c) | A volunteer who relocates to the area of another municipality ceases to be a volunteer except if his or her application in terms of regulation 16 to be transferred to the area of another municipality is approved. |
