In these regulations, unless the context otherwise indicates, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned thereto in the Act, shall have that meaning and—

"containment level"

means the degree of physical containment provided within a facility, as determined by but not limited to the design of the facility, the equipment installed, and the procedures used that correspond to the level of risk identified;

"facility"

means any place where contained use of a genetically modified organism takes place;

"national state of disaster"

means a national state of disaster as declared in terms of section 27(1) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

[Definition inserted by Notice No. 55, GG44115, dated 28 January 2021]

''the Act"

means the Genetically Modified Organisms Act, 1997 (Act No. 15 of 1997); and

''the guidelines"

means the Guidelines and Procedures for Genetically Modified Organisms as approved by the Council in terms of section 5(2)(f) of the Act.