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

Pays/Territoire
Sudáfrica
Type du document
Règlement
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Government Gazette No. 43096 of 15 March 2020.
Sujet
Général
Mot clé
Risques Santé publique Gouvernance
Aire géographique
Afrique, Atlantique Sud, Afrique Méridionale
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.gov.za

Références - Législation

Implemente

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

Législation | Sudáfrica | 2002

Mot clé: Risques, Planification environnementale, Institution, Savoir traditionnel/savoir autochtones, Législation de base, Politique/planification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX