Disaster Management Act: Measures to Prevent and Combat the Spread of Coronavirus COVID-19 in Air Services: Amendment
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STAATSKOERANT, 24 JULIE 2020 No. 43550 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICES • GOEWERMENTSKENNISGEWINGS Transport, Department of/ Vervoer, Departement van DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT NO. 814 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT 24 JULY 2020 814 Disaster Management Act, 2002: Amendment of direction issued: Measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Air Services 43550 DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2002 AMENDMENT OF DIRECTION ISSUED IN TERMS OF REGULATIONS 4(7)(b) READ WITH REGULATION 43(2)(a) OF THE REGULATIONS MADE UNDER SECTION 27(2) OF THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2002 (ACT NO. 57 OF 2002): MEASURES TO ADDRESS, PREVENT AND COMBAT THE SPREAD OF COVID -19 IN THE AIR SERVICES I,Fikile Mbalula, MP, the Minister of Transport, after consultation with the Cabinet members responsible for cooperative governance and traditional affairs, health, police and justice and correctional services, in terms of regulation 4(7)(b) read with regulation 43(2)(a) of the Regulations made under section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002), hereby amend the direction 5 and as published under Government Notice No. 726, in Government Gazette No. 43493 of 2 July 2020, as set out in the Schedule. F.A. MBALULA, MP MINISTER OF TRANSPORT DATE: I 1 /,'7 7j This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4 No. 43550 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24 JULY 2020 SCHEDULE Definitions 1. In these directions, the "Directions" means the Directions on measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID -19 in the Air Services, published under Government Notice No. 438, in GovernmentGazetteNo. 43189 of 31 March 2020, and amended under Government Notice No. 659, published in Government GazetteNo. 43375 of 30 May 2020 and Government Notice No. 726, in Government Gazette No. 43493 of 2 July 2020. Amendment of direction 5 of Directions 2. Direction 5 of the Directions is hereby amended by the substitution for direction 5 of the following direction: "5International Flights and Domestic flights (1) (a) All international passenger flights are prohibited, except those flights authorised by the Minister of Transport. (b) Domestic passenger flights are permitted subject to the following conditions: (i) Domestic passenger air travel is permitted only for purposes listed in regulation 33(4) and Table 2 of the Regulations issued in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002),publishedby Government NoticeNo.R.480 of Government Gazette No. 43258 of 29 April 2020, as amended by Government Notice No. R 714, in Government Gazette No. 43476 of 25 June 2020 and Government Notice No. R 763, in Government Gazette No. 43521 of 12 July 2020. Domestic passenger flightsare permittedinthe following domestic airports: (aa) Bram Fischer International Airport; This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 24 JULIE 2020 No. 43550 5 (bb) Cape Town International Airport; (cc) East London Airport; (dd) George Airport; (ee) Kimberly Airport; (ft) King Shaka International Airport; (gg) Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport; (hh) Lanseria International Airport; (ii) OR Tambo International Airport; (jj) Pietermaritzburg Airport; (kk) Port Elizabeth International Airport; (ll) Richardsbay Airport; (mm) Skukuza Airport, and (nn) Upington International Airport." Commencement 3. This amendment comes into effect on the date of publication thereof in the Government Gazette. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za.