In these Directions, a word or expression bears the meaning assigned to it in the South African Schools Act, the Disaster Management Act or in the Regulations, and, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"COVID-19 essentials"

means the Basic Hygiene and Sanitation Package for each School, as contained in Appendix 1 to the DBE Guidelines;

"DBE Guidelines"

means the Department of Basic Education Guidelines on Maintaining Hygiene during COVID-19 Pandemic available on the Department of Basic Education website, accessible through the following link:

https://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Recovery%20plan%20page/Links%20for%20schools/guidelines-for-schools-on-maintaining-hygiene.pdf;

"DBE Standard Operating Procedure"

means the Department of Basic Education Standard Operating Procedures for the Prevention, Containment and Management of COVID-19 in Schools and School Communities, available on the Department of Basic Education website, accessible through the following link:

https://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Recovery%20plan%20page/Links%20for%20schools/dbe-standard-operating-procedure-for-COVID-19.pdf;

"Department of Basic Education"

means the National Department of Basic Education;

"Department of Health Guidelines"

means the Guidelines for symptom monitoring and management of essential workers for COVID-19 related infection, issued by the Department of Health in April 2020, accessible through the following link:

https://www.saiosh.co.za/news/502409/Guidelines-for-symptom-monitoring-andmanagement-of-essential-workers-for-COVID-19-related-infection.htm;

"education support centres"

means a centre that offers curricular support or extra tuition to learners;

"hostels"

means boarding houses run by a school, whether on school property or not, for the purpose of providing accommodation to learners registered at the school;

"offices"

includes the Provincial Departments of Education, and the Department of Basic Education;

"official"

means—

"permit"

means a permit issued in terms of direction 12(1);

"platooning"

means schools in which two separate sets of pupils use the same school building, one set in the morning and the other set in the afternoon;

"Provincial Department of Education"

means the department responsible for education in a province and includes all public schools, further education and training institutions and departmental offices in such provinces;

"Regulations"

means the Regulations made under section 3 of the Disaster Management Act, 2002, published under Government Notice No.R.480, in Government Gazette No. 43258 of 29 April 2020, as amended.

[Definition substituted by section 2 of Notice No. 758, GG45753, dated 14 January 2022]

"South African Schools Act"

means the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996); and

"third parties"

means persons who do not fall under the definition of an "official", but may access a school or offices, including, but not limited to—