Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)RegulationsDisaster Management Volunteer Regulations, 20101. Definitions |
In these regulations a word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has that meaning and, unless the context otherwise indicates—
"centre"
means a disaster management centre established by a municipality for its municipal area in terms of section 43(1) of the Act;
"component"
in relation to a unit of volunteers, means a component within such a unit as provided for in regulation 4;
"component leader"
means a volunteer designated as component leader in terms of regulation 3(3);
"emblem"
means the disaster management emblem referred to in regulation 8(1);
"head of the centre"
means the person appointed as head of a municipal disaster management centre in terms of section 45(1) of the Act;
"municipality"
means a metropolitan municipality or a district municipality;
"service"
means any service rendered or to be rendered by a volunteer in terms of the Act and these regulations;
"suitable clothing"
means safety clothing, protective clothing, overall, work-wear or any other clothing issued to volunteers as may be prescribed in terms of applicable safety legislation;
"the Act"
means the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002);
"unit of volunteers"
means a unit of volunteers established by a municipality in terms of section 58(1) of the Act to participate in disaster management in the municipality;
"volunteer"
means a member of a unit of volunteers enrolled as a volunteer as contemplated in regulation 6(3)(b).