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Disaster Management Act: Classification of COVID -19 pandemic as a national disaster (G.N. Notice 312 of 2020).

País/Territorio
Sudáfrica
Tipo de documento
Reglamento
Fecha
2020
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Government Gazette No. 43096 of 15 March 2020.
Materia
General
Palabra clave
Peligros Salud pública Gobernanza
Área geográphica
Africa, Atlántico Sur, Africa Meridional
Resumen

This Notice of the Head of the National Disaster Management Centre classifies the COVID -19 pandemic as a national disaster in terms of section 23(1)(b) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002. Emanating from the classification of this occurrence as a national disaster, in terms of section 26, read with section 23 (8) of the Act, the primary responsibility to coordinate and manage the disaster, in terms of existing legislation and contingency arrangements, is designated to the national executive. Also emanating from this classification, and the assistance provided by organs of state in terms of Section 23(8) and Sections 15(2)(aA) of the Act, organs of state are required to prepare and submit reports, as required by the National Disaster Management Centre and as outlined in Section 24(4) -(8) of the Act, to the respective intergovernmental forums as listed therein.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.gov.za

Referencias - Legislación

Implementa

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

Legislación | Sudáfrica | 2002

Palabra clave: Peligros, Planificación ambiental, Institución, Conocimientos tradicionales/ conocimiento indígena, Legislación básica, Política/planificación

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX