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South Africa
Disaster Management Act, 2002
Department of Sports, Art and Culture: Directions to prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19
Government Notice 461 of 2020
- Published in Government Gazette 43226 on 9 April 2020
- Assented to on 8 April 2020
- Commenced on 9 April 2020
- [This is the version of this document as it was from 9 April 2020 to 10 June 2020.]
1. Definitions
In these Directions, a word or expression bears the meaning assigned to it in the Regulations promulgated in Government Gazette No. 43107, Government Notice No.R318 of 18 March 2020 and in the Regulations promulgated in Government Gazette No. 43148, Government Notice No.398 of 25 March 2020, in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 and unless the context otherwise indicates—"affected public entity" means a public entity under the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture whose Council’s or Board’s term of office has expired or is about to expire;"national state of disaster" means the national state of disaster declared by Government Notice No. R. 313 published in Government Gazette No. 40396 of 15 March 2020;"the Regulations" means the Regulations published in Government Gazette No. 43107, Government Notice No. R318 of 18 March 2020.2. Purpose
The purpose of these Directions is to—3. Scope and application
These Directions apply to all affected public entities and sport bodies, arts and cultural bodies under the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture including events relating thereto.4. Authorisation
These Directions are issued in terms of regulation 10(8) of the Regulations.5. Extension of term of office of councils and boards of public entities
The term of office of a Council or a Board of an affected public entity may, subject to legislation establishing such a Council or Board or regulating the appointment of members of such a Council or Board, be extended from its date of expiry until the termination of the national state of disaster, if it is impossible or impractical to reconstitute the Council or Board as a result of the lockdown necessitated by COVID-19.6. Suspension of sporting, arts, cultural and religious events
All sporting, arts, cultural and religious events organised or held in a stadium or venue as defined in section 1 of the Safety at Sport and Recreational Events Act, 2010 (Act No. 2 of 2010) are suspended until the Minister directs otherwise or the national state of disaster terminates, whichever occurs first.7. Commencement
These Directions come into effect on the date of publication in the Government Gazette and terminate on the date when the national state of disaster terminates.History of this document
01 April 2022 amendment not yet applied
15 October 2021 amendment not yet applied
02 August 2021 amendment not yet applied
19 July 2021 amendment not yet applied
02 July 2021 amendment not yet applied
11 June 2021 amendment not yet applied
05 January 2021
07 October 2020
28 August 2020
06 August 2020
09 April 2020 this version
Commenced
08 April 2020
Assented to