Critical Infrastructure Protection Act
This provision says the Act is about identifying and declaring critical infrastructure, protecting it, setting up related institutions, and requiring reporting and transitional arrangements.
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This provision says the Act is about identifying and declaring critical infrastructure, protecting it, setting up related institutions, and requiring reporting and transitional arrangements. This section is an arrangement of sections for the Act, listing Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 topics. This section is titled “Designation of inspectors” and also references inspectors’ functions, committees, and exemptions for certain persons. This section is a heading for delegation of powers, with a reference to reporting by the Minister and the start of a chapter on critical infrastructure. This section is about applications for a declaration that infrastructure, or a critical infrastructure complex, is critical infrastructure.
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No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: This provision says the Act is about identifying and declaring critical infrastructure, protecting it, setting up related institutions, and requiring reporting and transitional arrangements.
2 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 (English text signed by the President) (Assented to 20 November 2019) ACT To provide for the identification and declaration of infrastructure as critical infrastructure; to provide for guidelines and factors to be taken into account to ensure transparent identification and declaration of critical infrastructure; to provide for measures to be put in place for the protection, safeguarding and resilience of critical infrastructure; to provide for the establishment of the Critical Infrastructure Council and its functions; to provide for the administration of the Act under the control of the National Commissioner as well as the functions of the National Commissioner in relation to the Act; to provide for the establishment of committees and their functions; to provide for the designation and functions of inspectors; to provide for the powers and duties of persons in control of critical infrastructure; to provide for reporting obligations; to provide for transitional arrangements; to provide for the repeal of the National Key Points Act, 1980, and related laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith. PREAMBLE WHEREAS the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, provides that all spheres of government and all organs of state must secure the well-being of the people of the Republic; AND WHEREAS the Constitution of the Republic provides for the right of access to information, subject to the limitations provided for in section 36 of the Constitution; AND WHEREAS the protection of critical infrastructure is essential for public safety, national security and the continuous provision of basic public services; AND WHEREAS it is necessary to put in place adequate measures to identify and protect critical infrastructure and the implementation of those measures in order to secure critical infrastructure; MINDFUL of the need to follow objective criteria with regard to the identification and declaration of critical infrastructure; AND FURTHER MINDFUL of responsibilities and accountability of parties with regard to the protection of critical infrastructure to be defined and for the enhancement of public confidence and awareness in respect of the protection of critical infrastructure; the need for the roles, AND REALISING the need to enhance cooperation between Government and the private sector with regard to the protection of critical infrastructure in the interests of the Republic, This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 3 (English text signed by the President) (Assented to 20 November 2019) UMTHETHO Injongo kukuba kwaziwe iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kwaye zibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; kukwenza ukuba kubekho izikhokelo nezinto emakucingwe ngazo ukuze zaziwe iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo zize zibhengezwe njengezibalulekileyo; kukwenzela ukuba kubekho amanyathelo okukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; kukwenzela ukuba kusekwe iBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, kuxelwe nemisebenzi yalo; kuxelwe nokuba uza kusetyenziswa njani lo Mthetho phantsi kwegunya loMkomishinala Wezwelonke, kuxelwe nemisebenzi yoMkomishinala Wezwelonke malunga nalo Mthetho; kukwenzela ukuba kubekho iikomiti, kuxelwe nemisebenzi yazo; kukuba kuchongwe abahloli, kuxelwe nemisebenzi yabo; kukuxela amagunya nemisebenzi yabantu abanegunya phezu kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; kukwenzela ukuba kube sisinyanzelo ukunik’ ingxelo; kukuxela okuza kwenzeka okwethutyana; kukuba itshitshiswe iNational Key Points Act ka-1980 kwakunye nemithetho ehlobebe nayo; nokulungiselela ezinye izinto ezihlobene nolu daba. INTSHAYELELO NJENGOKO uMgaqo-siseko weRiphablikhi yoMzantsi-Afrika, ka-1996, usithi onke amanqwanqwa karhulumente nawo onke amacandelo karhulumente mawasebenzele intlalo-ntle yabantu beRiphablikhi; NANJENGOKO uMgaqo-siseko weRiphablikhi uvumela ilungelo lokufumana ingcombolo umntu ayifunayo, kubekho nje imida exelwe kwisiqendu 36 soMgaqo- siseko; NANJENGOKO ukukhuselwa kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kuyimfuneko ukuze lukhuseleke uluntu, kukhuseleke ilizwe, kuqhubeke nokwenziwa kweenkonzo zokunceda uluntu; NANJENGOKO kuyimfuneko ukuthabatha amanyathelo afanelekileyo okuzazi iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo zize zikhuselwe, aze asetyenziswe loo manyathelo ukuze zikhuseleke iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; NGOKUQONDA imfuneko yokulandela imiqathango ebhadlileyo yokukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; NANGOKUQONDA imfuneko yokuba abantu ngabanye babe nendima abayifezayo nemisebenzi abayenzayo ekukhuselweni kweziseko ezifanelekileyo; kukaRhulumente NANGOKUQONDA imfuneko namashishini azimeleyo ngokukhuselwa kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ukuze kuncedakale iRiphablikhi, yentsebenziswano phakathi This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 4 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: This section is an arrangement of sections for the Act, listing Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 topics.
4 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 PARLIAMENT of the Republic of South Africa therefore enacts as follows:— 4 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS, PURPOSE AND APPLICATION OF ACT 5 1. 2. 3. Definitions Purpose of Act Application of Act CHAPTER 2 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COUNCIL AND STRUCTURES 10 Part A Critical Infrastructure Council 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Establishment and composition of Critical Infrastructure Council Disqualification from appointment as member of Critical Infrastructure Council Funding and remuneration Functions of Critical Infrastructure Council Meetings of Critical Infrastructure Council Part B Administration of Act Functions of National Commissioner 9.
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Designation of inspectors
AI-assisted research summary: This section is titled “Designation of inspectors” and also references inspectors’ functions, committees, and exemptions for certain persons.
10. Designation of inspectors 11. Functions of inspectors Part C Committees, exemption and delegations Ad hoc and standing committees Exemption of certain persons 12. 13. - 22 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: The National Commissioner may appoint qualified police officials as inspectors, and inspectors must keep information confidential and follow prescribed procedures. Inspectors may inspect critical infrastructure, require access or security steps, and the Minister may intervene in some cases.
22 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 Designation of inspectors 22 10. (1) The National Commissioner may designate police officials who are in possession of an appropriate security clearance certificate, experienced in infrastructure protection, on at least the rank level of a warrant officer, as inspectors. (2) The National Commissioner must issue each inspector designated in terms of subsection (1) with a certificate in the prescribed form, stating that the police official has been designated as an inspector in terms of this Act. Functions of inspectors 11. (1) An inspector may, at any reasonable time, conduct an inspection at a critical infrastructure to— (a) verify whether the person in control of that critical infrastructure took the steps to secure the critical infrastructure contemplated in section 24(1); (b) verify any information relating to the declaration as critical infrastructure as well as the physical security assessment report contemplated in section 17(4)(c)(i) or any other subsequent physical security assessment; review the physical security assessment and evaluate the status of the physical security of the critical infrastructure; (d) verify compliance with this Act; and (e) compile a report on the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) for the National Commissioner and the person in control of the critical infrastructure. (c) (2) An inspector must— (a) preserve, or aid in preserving, confidentiality with regard to all matters concerning the operational activities of the critical infrastructure that may come to his or her knowledge in the performance of his or her duties and may not communicate any such matter to any person except the National Commissioner, or unless a court of law orders such communication, or insofar as such communication is necessary to properly carry out the inspection; (b) carry out his or her duties and exercise his or her powers— (i) (ii) (iii) subject to any prescribed procedure; in accordance with any directives issued by the Minister; in a manner that does not hamper or endanger the operational activities of the critical infrastructure where an inspection is being conducted; and (iv) with strict regard to decency and order. (3) Where the person in control of a critical infrastructure fails or refuses to allow an inspector access to the critical infrastructure concerned, the inspector may issue the prescribed compliance notice in the prescribed manner to the person in control of the critical infrastructure, requiring of that person to provide the inspector with access to the critical infrastructure within seven days, for the purpose of conducting the inspection. (4) If an inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that any method or practice of safeguarding or securing the critical infrastructure in question or any failure or refusal to comply with this Act, may negatively affect the physical security measures of that critical infrastructure, the inspector may, by written notice in the prescribed form and manner, order the person in control of that critical infrastructure to take, within a period specified in the notice, such steps in respect of the security of the critical infrastructure as may be specified in the notice. (5) Despite subsection (4), the Minister may take or cause steps to be taken in respect of the security of any critical infrastructure, when credible information on oath is brought to his or her attention to the effect that— (a) the person in control of critical infrastructure fails or refuses to— (i) comply with the provisions of this Act; or (ii) take the steps contemplated in the notice referred to in subsection (4); 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 23 Ukuchongwa kwabahloli 23 10. (1) UMkomishinala Wezwelonke unokuthi achonge amapolisa anesiqinisekiso ewachonga esifanelekileyo kweziseko, anamava ubuncinane kwinqwanqwa lamapolisa aziiwarrant offıcer, abe ngabahloli. ekukhuselweni sokhuseleko, (2) UMkomishinala Wezwelonke makakhuphe isiqinisekiso asinike umhloli ngamnye ochongwe ngokwesiqendwana (1), ekwenza oko ngendlela emiselweyo, kusisiqinisekiso esithi elo polisa lichongelwe ukuba libe ngumhloli ngokwalo Mthetho. 5 Imisebenzi yabahloli 11. (1) Nangaliphi na ixesha, umhloli angahlola iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ngenjongo— (a) yokuqiniseka ukuba umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo uwathabathile kusini na amanyathelo okuzikhusela ezo ziseko zibalulekileyo axelwe kwisiqendu 24(1); (b) yokuqiniseka ngobunyani nokubhengezwa bengcombolo kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kwakunye nengxelo yokuphonongwa kokhuseleko exelwe kwisiqendu 17(4)(c)(i) okanye okunye ukuphononongwa kokhuseleko okulandelayo; emalunga (c) yokuqwalasela ngokutsha imeko yokhuseleko nokuphonononga imeko yokhuseleko lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (d) yokuqiniseka ukuba kuyenziwa okufunwa ngulo Mthetho; kwaye (e) yokuqulunqa ingxelo ngemibandela ekuthethwe ngayo kwisiqendu (a) ukuya ku-(d) esenzela uMkomishinala Wezwelonke nomntu ongumphathi weziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. (2) Umhloli— (a) makagcine imfihlo okanye ancedise ekugcineni imfihlo ngayo yonke imibandela engokusebenza kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo anokuthi abe nolwazi ngayo xa esenza imisebenzi yakhe, kwaye akavumelekanga ukuba athethe ngaloo mibandela nakuwuphi na umntu ngaphandle kwakuMkomishinala Wezwelonke, okanye ngaphandle kwaxa kuyalele inkundla yomthetho, okanye ngaphandle kokuba oko kuthetha kuyimfuneko ukuze awufeze kakuhle umsebenzi wokuhlola; (b) makayenze imisebenzi yakhe okanye awasebenzise amagunya akhe— (i) elandela inkqubo efunekayo; (ii) ngokuvumelana nemiyalelo ekhutshwe nguMphathiswa; (iii) ngendlela engakuthinteliyo okanye engakubeki ngozini ukusebenza kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ezihlolwayo; kananjalo (iv) ehlonipha ngokungqongqo isidima somntu nocwangco. (3) Xa umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo esoyisakala okanye esala ukungenisa umhloli kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, umhloli unokuthi amkhuphele isaziso esifunekayo sokunyanzelisa ukungena, ekwenza oko ngendlela emiselweyo, asinike umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, efuna ukuba loo mntu angenise umhloli kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo zingekapheli iintsuku ezisixhenxe, ngenjongo yokuba ahlole. (4) Ukuba umhloli unezizathu ezivakalayo zokukholelwa ukuba indlela yokukhusela iziseko ezibalulelekilyo okanye ukoyisakala okanye ukwala ukwenza okufunwa ngulo Mthetho kunokuchaphazela kakubi ukhuseleko lwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo, umhloli unokuthi, ngesaziso esibhaliweyo ngendlela emiselweyo, ayalele umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo ukuba athi ixesha elixelwe kwisaziso athabathe amanyathelo okukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo axeliweyo kwisaziso eso. lingekapheli (5) Nangona sisitsho oku sikutshoyo isiqendwana (4), uMphathiswa unokuthi athabathe amanyathelo okanye enze ukuba kuthatyathwe amanyathelo okukhuselwa kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo xa enikwa ingcombolo ethembekileyo efungelweyo ethi— 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 (a) umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo uyoyisakala 55 okanye uyala— (i) ukwenza okufunwa ngulo Mthetho; okanye (ii) ukuthabatha amanyathelo axelwe kwisaziso kwisiqendwana (4); ekuthethwe ngaso This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 24 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister may seek court orders and issue notices about critical infrastructure security, inspectors must identify themselves and show their certificate, and the National Commissioner may create committees and delegate certain powers by Gazette notice.
24 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 24 (b) (c) the failure or refusal contemplated in paragraph (a) creates a substantial risk that the critical infrastructure in question cannot be secured in the event of a threat; and in the event of a threat, a failure to secure the critical infrastructure in question is likely to cause an imminent disruption of— (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) national security. the functioning or stability of the economy of the Republic; the maintenance of law and order; the provision of basic public services; or (6) Despite the power of the Minister to take or cause steps to be taken in respect of the security of any critical infrastructure as contemplated in subsection (5), the Minister, when exigent circumstances dictate that the provisions of subsection (3) or (4) be dispensed with, may apply to a court having jurisdiction for— (a) an order compelling the person in control of critical infrastructure— (i) (ii) (iii) to comply with any provision of this Act or to cease contravening a provision of this Act; to comply with any notice issued under subsection (3) or take any other reasonable steps necessary to secure the critical infrastructure in question; or to cease any method or practice of safeguarding or securing the critical infrastructure in question that may cause a serious breach of the physical security measures of that critical infrastructure; or (b) any other order the court considers appropriate. (7) A notice referred to in subsections (3) and (4) must be given to the person in control of the infrastructure or a person designated by the person in control of the critical infrastructure or, in their absence, the most senior employee available at the critical infrastructure to whom the notice can be issued. (8) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, in consultation with the head of a public entity or statutory body, either generally or subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notice, extend the powers provided for in this section to any competent person employed by a public entity contemplated in section 1 of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), or any other statutory body if that person is a peace officer contemplated in section 1(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977). (9) The notice referred to in subsection (8) must set out— (a) (b) the extent to, and the conditions under, which such powers are extended to such person; and the extent to which the directives contemplated in subsection (2)(b)(ii) are applicable to such person in the exercise of such powers. (10) An inspector, prior to exercising any power in terms of this Chapter, must identify himself or herself to the person in control or the security manager of the critical infrastructure in question and must produce the certificate issued by the National Commissioner referred to in section 10(2). Part C Committees, exemption and delegations Ad hoc and standing committees 12. (1) The National Commissioner may, when he or she deems it necessary or expedient to obtain advice or assistance in order to perform any function contemplated in section 9(2) and (3), establish any ad hoc or standing committee to assist him or her. (2) A committee established under subsection (1) may establish ad hoc working groups to assist it in the performance of its functions. (3) Any committee or working group established under subsections (1) and (2) may include persons who are not police officials. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 25 25 (b) ukoyisakala okanye ukwala okuxelwe kwisiqendu (a) kubek’ esichengeni iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kangangokuba azinakukhuseleka xa kunokuthi kubekho isenzo esinobungozi; nethi (c) xa kunokuthi kubekho isenzo esinobungozi, ukungazikhuseli ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kungabangela ukuphazamiseka— (i) kokusebenza okanye kokuzinza koqoqosho lweRiphablikhi; (ii) kokusebenza komthetho nocwangco; (iii) kokunikwa kweenkonzo ezisisiseko; okanye (iv) ukhuseleko lwelizwe. iziseko kuthatyathwe (6) Nangona uMphathiswa enegunya lokuthabatha amanyathelo okanye lokwenza ezibalulekileyo ukuba ezingundoqo iimeko ezingxamisekileyo zifunisa ukuba makubekwe ecaleni okufunwa sisiqendwana (3), okanye (4), enze isicelo enkundleni efuna— ngokukhuseleka kwisiqendwana amanyathelo kuxelwe kweziseko njengoko unokuthi (5), xa 5 10 (a) umyalelo onyanzela umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo 15 ezingundoqo— (i) ukuba akwenze okufunwa ngulo Mthetho okanye ayeke ukwaphula okutshiwo ngulo Mthetho; (ii) ukuba akwenze okufunwa sisaziso esikhutshwe ngokwesiqenwana (3) okanye athabathe amanye amanyathelo ayimfuneko ukukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; okanye (iii) ukuba ayiyeke indlela yokukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo enokubangela ukunyhashwa kwamanyathelo okukhuselwa kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo; okanye (b) nawuphi na omnye umyalelo inkundla ewubona ufanelekile. (7) Isaziso bekuthethwe ngaso kwisiqendwana (3) nese-(4) masinikwe umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye umntu ochongwe ngumntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye, ukuba akekho, sinikwe umqeshwa okwelona nqanaba liphezulu kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo esinokunikwa yena isaziso. yeziko nentloko likarhulumente (8) UMphathiswa unokuthi, ngokukhuph’ isihlokomiso kuShicilelo-Mithetho, ekwabonisana elisekwe ngokomthetho wepalamente, ekwenza oko nangayiphi na indlela okanye ekwenza elawulwa yimiqathango exeliweyo kwisihlokomiso, unokuthi anikezele ngamagunya akwesi siqendu ewanikezela nakowuphi na umntu okwaziyo ukuwenza umsebenzi oqeshwe liziko likarhulumente elixelwe kwisiqendu 1 sePublic Finance Management Act 1 ka-1999, okanye oqeshwe liqumrhu elisekwe ngokomthetho wepalamente, ukuba loo mntu uligosa lokumilisel’ uxolo elixelwe kwisiqendu 1(1) seCriminal Procedure Act 51 ka-1977. yequmrhu okanye (9) Isihlokomiso ekuthethwe ngaso kwisiqendwana (8) masixele ukuba— (a) angakanani amagunya anikezelwa kuloo mntu , phantsi kwayiphi (b) imiqathango; nokuthi imiyalelo exelwe kwisiqendwana (2)(b)(ii) isebenza kangakanani kuloo mntu ekusebenziseni kwakhe loo magunya. (10) Ngaphambi kokuba asebenzise amagunya angokwesi Sahluko, umhloli kumphathi wokhuseleko weziseko esikhutshwe makazichaze ezibalulekileyo nguMkomishinala Wezwelonke ekuthethwe ngaso kwisiqendu 10(2). kwaye makavelise ezingundoqo isiqinisekiso ophetheyo kumntu okanye ICandelo C Iikomiti, ukungasebenzi kwemiqathango kubantu abathile, nokuwaphathisa amagunya Iikomiti zethutyana nezisisigxina 12. (1) UMkomishinala Wezwelonke unokuthi aseke ikomiti yethutyana okanye esisigxina yokumncedisa, ekwenza oko xa ekubona kuyimfuneko ukufumana icebiso okanye uncedo ukuze enze nawuphi na umsebenzi oxelwe kwisiqendu 9(2) nese-(3). (2) Ikomiti esekwe ngokwesiqendwana (1) inokuthi isungule amaqela okusebenza ethutyana okuyincedisa ekwenzeni imisebenzi yayo. (3) Nayiphi na ikomiti okanye iqela lokusebenza elisungulwe ngokwesiqendwana (1) nese-(2) linokuthi kulo libe nabantu abangengawo amapolisa. 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za
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Delegation of powers
AI-assisted research summary: This section is a heading for delegation of powers, with a reference to reporting by the Minister and the start of a chapter on critical infrastructure.
14. Delegation of powers Reporting by Minister 15. CHAPTER 3 DECLARATION AS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND DETERMINATION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLEX 16. Requirements for declaration of infrastructure as critical infrastructure - 26 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: The section lets the Minister and the National Commissioner delegate certain powers, requires the National Commissioner to appoint a committee chairperson, and sets entry exemptions and proof requirements for certain persons.
26 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 26 (4) The National Commissioner must designate a police official who is a member of a committee or working group, as chairperson thereof. (5) A committee is accountable to the National Commissioner. (6) The advice or assistance contemplated in subsection (1) does not bind the National Commissioner or absolve him or her from his or her responsibility under this Act. 5 (7) A member of a committee is disqualified from being appointed or continuing to serve as a member of the committee, if he or she— (a) has, in the preceding 20 years, been sentenced in the Republic or elsewhere, to imprisonment without the option of a fine; (b) does not have a valid security clearance certificate issued to him or her by the 10 State Security Agency; is an unrehabilitated insolvent; is not a South African citizen; or is by virtue of any other law disqualified from being appointed. (c) (d) (e) Exemption of certain persons 15 13. (1) The restrictions on entry contemplated in section 25(2) do not apply in respect of a member of the security services established in terms of section 199 of the Constitution, who is required in the performance of his or her functions and the carrying out of his or her duties, to enter any critical infrastructure. (2) Section 25(2) must not be interpreted so as to restrict powers of entry assigned by 20 law on any functionary in the employ of an organ of state. (3) Any member or functionary referred to in subsections (1) or (2) must produce proof of his or her appointment and identity to the satisfaction of the person in control of the critical infrastructure or an appointed security manager. Delegation of powers 25 14. (1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, delegate any of his or her powers under this Act to the National Commissioner, except— (a) (b) the power conferred on the Minister by sections 11, 22, 23 and 27; and the duty imposed on the Minister by sections 4, 14(2), 15 and 20. (2) The Minister must regularly review and, if necessary, amend or withdraw a 30 delegation under subsection (1). (3) A delegation to the National Commissioner under subsection (1)— is subject to such limitation and conditions as the Minister may impose; (a) (b) may authorise the National Commissioner to sub-delegate, in writing, the power or duty to another police official of a rank not less than that of level 13; (c) does not prevent the exercise of that power or the performance of that duty by the Minister; and (d) does not divest the Minister of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the delegated power. (4) The Minister may confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken by a police official as a result of a delegation or sub-delegation under this section, subject to any rights that may have become vested as a consequence of that decision. (5) The National Commissioner may, in writing, delegate any function conferred upon him or her by this Act to any police official of a rank not less than that of level 13. (6) A delegation in terms of subsection (5)— (a) is subject to such limitation and conditions as the National Commissioner may impose; (b) does not prevent the exercise of that power or the performance of that duty by the National Commissioner; and 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 27 27 (4) UMkomishinala Wezwelonke makachonge ipolisa elililungu lekomiti okanye iqela elisebenzayo, libe ngusihlalo walo. (5) Ikomiti iphantsi kwegunya loMkomishinala Wezwelonke. (6) Icebiso elixelwe okanye uncedo oluxelwe kwisiqendwana (1) alimnkqamangeli lingamkhululi kananjalo kwimbopheleleko anayo uMkomishinala Wezwelonke, ngokwalo Mthetho. (7) Umntu akafaneleki ukuba amiselwe abe lilungu okanye aqhubeke ekhonza 5 njengelungu lekomiti, ukuba— (a) ukhe, kule minyaka ingama-20 edlulileyo, wagwetywa apha kwiRiphablikhi okanye kwelinye ilizwe, wagwetywa intolongo akakhethiswa fayini; 10 (b) akanaso isiqinisekiso esimkhululayo ukuba aphathiswe iimfihlo ezinkulu, isiqinisekiso asinikwe liQumrhu Lokhuseleko LoMbuso; (c) ungumntu ovakaliswe yinkundla enamatyala angaphezu kwemali anayo; (d) akanguye ummi waseMzantsi-Afrika; okanye (e) ngokutsho komnye umthetho, akafaneleki ukuba amiselwe. Ukungasebenzi kwemiqathango kubantu abathile 13. (1) Imiqathango yokungena exelwe kwisiqendu 25(2) ayisebenzi kumntu okwiinkonzo zokhuseleko ezasungulwa ngokwesiqendu 199 soMgaqo-siseko, ekufuneka ukuba angene kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ekwenzeni kwakhe imisebenzi yakhe. (2) Isiqendu 25(2) masingathathwa njengesiwasikel’ umda amagunya okungena afumaneka emthethweni enikwa igosa eliqeshwe licandelo likarhulumente. (3) Ilungu okanye igosa ekuthethwe ngalo kwisiqendwana (1) okanye (2) malivelise ubungqina bokumiselwa kwalo nobokuba lingubani ngendlela eyanelisa umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye imaneja yokhuseleko eqeshiweyo. eyanelisa Ukuwaphathisa amagunya 14. (1) Ngokukhuph’ isihlokomiso kuShicilelo-Mithetho, uMphathiswa unokuwa- phathisa uMkomishinala Wezwelonke amanye amagunya akhe anawo ngokwalo Mthetho, ngaphandle— (a) kwegunya uMphathiswa alithiwe jize sisiqendu 11, 22, 23 nesama-27; kwakunye (b) nomsebenzi othiwe zinzi emagxeni oMphathiswa sisiqendu 4, 14(2), 15 nese-20. (2) UMphathiswa makaman’ ukukuqwalasela ngokutsha ukuphathisa akwenzileyo ngokwesiqendwana (1) aze, ukuba kuyimfuneko, enze utshintsho okanye akurhoxise. (3) Ukuphathiswa koMkomishinala Wezwelonke okwenziwe ngokwesiqendwana (1)— (a) kuxhomekeke kwimida nemiqathango enokuthi ibekwe nguMphathiswa; (b) kusengagunyaza uMkomishinala Wezwelonke ukuba naye aphathise ongezantsi kwakhe, ngokubhala, ephathisa elinye ipolisa elikwinqanaba elingekho ngaphantsi kwenqwanqwa 13, igunya okanye umsebenzi; akumthinteli uMphathiswa ukuba alisebenzise ngokwakhe elo gunya okanye awenze ngokwakhe loo msebenzi; kwaye eliphathisa (c) (d) akumohluthi uMphathiswa imbopheleleko anayo ngokusetyenziswa kwelo gunya aliphathisileyo. (4) UMphathiswa lipolisa avumelane ngokuphathiswa okanye ngokuphathiswa ngophathisiweyo ngokwesi siqendu, okanye unokuthi enze utshintsho kweso sigqibo okanye asirhoxise kwaphela, kodwa ke akufuneki aphazanyiswe amalungelo afunyenwe ngumntu ngenxa yeso sigqibo. esenziweyo nesigqibo unokuthi (5) UMkomishinala Wezwelonke unokuthi, ngokubhala, aphathise nawuphi na umsebenzi othiwe zinzi emagxeni akhe ngulo Mthetho ewuphathisa ipolisa elikwinqanaba elingekho ngaphantsi kwenqwanqwa 13. (6) Ukuphathisa okwenziwe ngokwesiqendwana (5)— (a) kuxhomekeke kwimida nemiqathango enokuthi ibekwe nguMkomishinala Wezwelonke; (b) akumthinteli uMkomishinala Wezwelonke ukuba alisebenzise ngokwakhe elo gunya okanye awenze ngokwakhe loo msebenzi; kwaye 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 28 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: The National Commissioner may confirm, change, or revoke a police official’s delegated decision, but only subject to any vested rights arising from that decision.
28 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 28 (c) does not divest the National Commissioner of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the delegated power. (7) The National Commissioner may confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken by a police official as a result of a delegation under this section, subject to any rights that may have become vested as a consequence of that decision. 5 Reporting by Minister - 15 Verify source ↗
The Minister must, on a bi-annual basis, table a report in Parliament on the
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister must table a report in Parliament every six months on the activities of the Critical Infrastructure Council.
15. The Minister must, on a bi-annual basis, table a report in Parliament on the activities of the Critical Infrastructure Council, substantially corresponding with the format of the report in section 7(6). CHAPTER 3 DECLARATION AS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND DETERMINATION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLEX Requirements for declaration of infrastructure as critical infrastructure 16. (1) Infrastructure qualifies for declaration as critical infrastructure, if— (a) (b) the functioning of such infrastructure is essential for the economy, national security, public safety and the continuous provision of basic public services; and the loss, damage, disruption or immobilisation of such infrastructure may severely prejudice— (i) (ii) the functioning or stability of the Republic; the public interest with regard to safety and the maintenance of law and order; and (iii) national security. In determining whether the qualifying requirements contemplated in (2) 10 15 20 subsection (1) are met, one or more of the following criteria must be applied: 25 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) the infrastructure must be of significant economic, public, social or strategic importance; the Republic’s ability to function, deliver basic public services or maintain law and order may be affected if a service rendered by the infrastructure is interrupted, or if the infrastructure is destroyed, disrupted, degraded or caused to fail; interruption of a service rendered by the infrastructure, or the destruction, disruption, degradation, or failure of such infrastructure will have a significant effect on the environment, the health or safety of the public or any segment of the public, or any other infrastructure that may negatively affect the functions and functioning of the infrastructure in question; there are reasonable grounds to believe that the declaration as critical infrastructure will not have a significantly negative effect on the interests of the public; the declaration as critical infrastructure is in pursuance of an obligation under any binding international law or international instrument; and any other criteria which may, from time to time, be determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette, after consultation with the Critical Infrastructure Council. 30 35 40 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 29 29 (c) akumohluthi uMkomishinala Wezwelonke imbopheleleko anayo ngokusetye- nziswa kwelo gunya aliphathisileyo. (7) UMkomishinala Wezwelonke unokuthi avumelane nesigqibo esenziweyo lipolisa ngokuphathiswa okanye ngokuphathiswa ngophathisiweyo ngokwesi siqendu, okanye unokuthi enze utshintsho kweso sigqibo okanye asirhoxise kwaphela, kodwa ke akufuneki aphazanyiswe amalungelo afunyenwe ngumntu ngenxa yeso sigqibo. 5 Ukwenz’ ingxelo koMphathiswa
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Application for declaration as critical infrastructure and critical infrastructure
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about applications for a declaration that infrastructure, or a critical infrastructure complex, is critical infrastructure.
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Application for declaration as critical infrastructure and critical infrastructure
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about an application for a declaration of critical infrastructure and a critical infrastructure complex by the National Commissioner.
18. Application for declaration as critical infrastructure and critical infrastructure complex by National Commissioner 15 20 25 30 35 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 5 5 NGOKO KE iPalamente yeRiphablikhi yoMzantsi-Afrika iqulunq’ umthetho, ngale indlela ilandelayo:— ULANDELELWANO LWEZIQENDU ISAHLUKO 1 UKUCHAZWA KWAMAGAMA, INJONGO YALO MTHETHO NOKUSETYENZISWA KWAWO 1. 2. 3. Ukuchazwa kwamagama Injongo yalo Mthetho Ukusebenza kwalo Mthetho ISAHLUKO 2 5 10 IBHUNGA LEZISEKO EZIBALULEKILEYO EZINGUNDOQO NEZAKHIWO ICandelo A IBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Ukusekwa kweBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nendlela elakhiwe ngayo Okwenza umntu angakufanelekeli ukumiselwa njengelungu leBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo Ukuxhaswa kwalo ngemali nokuhlawulwa kwemivuzo Imisebenzi yeBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo Iintlanganiso zeBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 15 20 ICandelo B Ukulawulwa kwalo Mthetho Imisebenzi yoMkomishinala Wezwelonke 9. - 10 Verify source ↗
Ukuchongwa kwabahloli
AI-assisted research summary: This section is headed “Appointment of inspectors” and “Functions of inspectors,” and then moves on to the next section headings.
10. Ukuchongwa kwabahloli Imisebenzi yabahloli 11. ICandelo C Iikomiti, ukungasebenzi kwemiqathango kubantu abathile, nokuwaphathisa amagunya Iikomiti zethutyana nezisisigxina 12. - 13 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: Section 13 is titled “Inapplicability of conditions to certain persons.”
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Ukuwaphathisa amagunya
AI-assisted research summary: This section is headed “Ukuwaphathisa amagunya.”
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AI-assisted research summary: This section heading indicates a provision about reporting to the Minister.
15. Ukwenz’ ingxelo koMphathiswa ISAHLUKO 3 UKUBHENGEZWA KWEZISEKO NJENGEZISEKO EZIBALULEKILEYO EZINGUNDOQO NOKWENZIWA KWESIGQIBO NGODEDERHU LWEZISEKO EZIBALULEKILEYO EZINGUNDOQO 16. Iimfuneko zokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingu- ndoqo - 17 Verify source ↗
Ukwenziwa kwesicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalule-
AI-assisted research summary: The person in charge of the critical facilities must make an application for their declaration as critical facilities and a chain of critical facilities.
17. Ukwenziwa kwesicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalule- kileyo ezingundoqo na njengodederhu lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingu- ndoqo, ngumntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo - 18 Verify source ↗
Ukwenziwa kwesicelo nguMkomishinala Wezwelonke
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about an application by the National Commissioner for declaring certain infrastructure as essential.
18. Ukwenziwa kwesicelo nguMkomishinala Wezwelonke sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nodederhu lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 25 30 35 40 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 6 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: 6 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 6 19. Consideration of application for declaration as critical infrastructure by Critical Infrastructure Council Powers of
6 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 6 19. Consideration of application for declaration as critical infrastructure by Critical Infrastructure Council Powers of Minister to declare infrastructure as critical infrastructure Certificate of declaration as critical infrastructure 20. 21. - 22 Verify source ↗
Amendment or variation of information or conditions by Minister
AI-assisted research summary: This text only lists headings for ministerial amendment or variation of information or conditions, and for termination and revocation of a declaration.
22. Amendment or variation of information or conditions by Minister 23. Termination and revocation of declaration CHAPTER 4 POWERS AND DUTIES OF PERSONS IN CONTROL OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Powers and duties of persons in control of critical infrastructure 24. - 15 Verify source ↗
Qho kabini ngonyaka, uMphathiswa makathi thaca ePalamente ingxelo ngezinto
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister must table a report in Parliament twice a year about what the Council has done.
15. Qho kabini ngonyaka, uMphathiswa makathi thaca ePalamente ingxelo ngezinto ezenziwe liBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, ubume bengxelo bufane kanobom nobume bengxelo ekwisiqendu 7(6). 10 ISAHLUKO 3 UKUBHENGEZWA KWEZISEKO NJENGEZISEKO EZIBALULEKILEYO EZINGUNDOQO NOKWENZIWA KWESIGQIBO NGODEDERHU LWEZISEKO EZIBALULEKILEYO EZINGUNDOQO Iimfuneko zokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 15 16. (1) Iziseko ziyafaneleka ukuba zibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, ukuba— (a) ukusebenza kwezo ziseko kuyimfuneko ukuze kuncedakale uqoqosho, ukhuseleko lwelizwe, ukhuseleko loluntu nokunikezelwa kweenkonzo ezisisiseko okuqhubekayo; kube (b) ukulahlekelwa zezo ziseko, ukonakala kwazo, ukuphazanyiswa kwazo kungabeka emngciphekweni omkhulu— (i) ukusebenza okanye ukuzinza kweRiphablikhi; (ii) uluntu ngokubhekiselele kukhuseleko nokulondolozwa kokugcinwa komthetho nocwangco; kunye (iii) nokhuseleko lwelizwe. (2) Ekwenzeni isigqibo mayela nokuba iimfuneko zokufaneleka ezixelwe kwisiqendwana (1) kuyahlangatyezwana nazo, makusetyenziswe enye okanye ezingaphezu kwenye kwezi mfuneko zilandelayo: zezibaluleke ezo mazibe kuqoqosho, kuluntu, kakhulu (a) iziseko nasekucwangciseni; (b) ukukwazi kweRiphablikhi ukusebenza, ukukwazi kwayo ukunikezela iinkonzo ezisisiseko okanye ukukwazi kwayo ukulondoloza ukugcinwa komthetho nocwangco kungachaphazeleka ukuba inkonzo efezwa ziziseko iyaphazanyiswa, okanye ukuba iziseko ziyatshatyalaliswa, okanye zenziwe zoyisakele; (c) ukuphazanyiswa kwenkonzo eyenziwa ziziseko, okanye ukutshatyalaliswa kweziseko, ukuphazanyiswa kwazo, ukuthotywa komgangatho wazo, okanye ukoyisakala kwazo kuya kuba nesiphumo esibi kokusingqongileyo, kwimpilo okanye kukhuseleko loluntu, okanye icandelo loluntu, okanye kwezinye iziseko ezingachaphazela kakubi ukusebenza kwezi ziseko kuthethwa ngazo; ukubhengezwa njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo akuyi kuba nesiphumo esibi kakhulu kuluntu; zokukholelwa ezivakalayo (d) kukho izizathu ukuba (e) ukubhengezwa njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo kungenxa yokunyanzeleka ngokomthetho wamazwe ngamazwe onkqamangelayo okanye ngesivumelwano samazwe ngamazwe; naziphi na ezinye iimfuneko ezinokuthi ziman’ ukuxelwa nguMphathiswa ngesihlokomiso kuShicilelo-Mithetho, emva kokubonisana neBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. ezingundoqo (f) 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 30 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: A person in control of infrastructure may apply to the National Commissioner to have infrastructure declared critical infrastructure, and the application must include specified information.
30 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 30 Application for declaration as critical infrastructure and critical infrastructure complex by person in control of infrastructure 17. (1) A person in control of infrastructure may, in the prescribed manner and format, lodge with the National Commissioner an application to have such infrastructure declared as critical infrastructure in terms of this Chapter. (2) An application for declaration of infrastructure as critical infrastructure must contain the following information— (a) (b) (c) the sector in which the primary functions of such an infrastructure take place; the resources available to the person in control of the infrastructure to— (i) safeguard such an infrastructure against destruction, disruption, failure or degradation; repair or replace such infrastructure, including its equipment, materials or service; or (ii) (iii) ensure that the infrastructure recovers from any destruction, disruption, failure or degradation; the effects or the risk of a destruction, disruption, failure or degradation of such an infrastructure on— the environment; (i) the health or safety of the public or any segment of the public; (ii) the Republic’s ability to function, deliver basic public services or (iii) maintain law and order; and (iv) any other infrastructure that may negatively affect the functions and functioning of the infrastructure in question; the size and location of any population at risk; (d) (e) historic incidents of— (f) (g) (h) (i) threats against the infrastructure; and (i) (ii) destruction, failure or degradation of such infrastructure; the level of risk or threats to which such an infrastructure is exposed or potentially exposed; special characteristics or attributes of such an infrastructure to deal with any threat contemplated in paragraph (f); the extent to which the declaration as critical infrastructure will promote the interests of the public; and any other information which may, from time to time, be determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette, after consultation with the Critical Infrastructure Council. (3) In the event that a government department or an organ of state has functional control over the sector in which the activities of the infrastructure falls, the application must further contain— (a) a submission by the head of the government department or head of an organ of state who has functional control over the sector in which the activities of the infrastructure falls to support the application; and (b) particulars of any— (i) person other than the applicant who has a right or interest in the infrastructure in question; (ii) agreement with a person contemplated in subparagraph (i) regarding the application for declaration as critical infrastructure; (iii) person other than the applicant who will be responsible for the costs of securing the infrastructure in question; 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 (iv) agreement with a person contemplated in subparagraph (iii) regarding 50 the costs of securing the infrastructure in question; and (c) any other relevant information which is, in the opinion of the applicant, necessary for the proper consideration of the application. (4) Subject to subsection (5), the National Commissioner must— (a) upon receipt of an application, publish a notice of the application in the 55 Gazette— (i) stating the name of the applicant and the address of the premises in respect of which the application is made; and inviting interested persons to submit written comments in relation to the application; 60 (ii) This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 31 31 Ukwenziwa kwesicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nanjengodederhu lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, ngumntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 17. (1) Umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo unokuthi, ngendlela emiselweyo, afake isicelo kuMkomishinala Wezwelonke sokuba iziseko zibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ngokwesi Sahluko. (2) Isicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo masibe nale ngcombolo ilandelayo— (a) (b) (c) icandelo eyenzeka kulo imisebenzi ephambili yezo ziseko; izinto eziluncedo ezifumanekayo kumntu ophetheyo kwiziseko— (i) zokukhusela ekutshatyalalisweni, ziseko ezo ekuphazanyisweni, ekoyisakaleni okanye ekuthotyweni komgangatho wazo; (ii) zokungciba ezo ziseko okanye zokufuna ezinye, kuquka izixhobo zazo, impahla yazo okanye inkonzo yazo; okanye (iii) zokuqinisekisa ukuba iziseko ezo zibuyela kwimeko entle kwakhona emva kokuba bezitshatyalalisiwe, okanye zaphazanyiswa, zoyisakala okanye zathotywa umgangatho; iziphumo ezinokuthi zibekho xa iziseko zitshatyalalisiwe, zaphazanyiswa, zoyisakala okanye zathotywa umgangatho, kuziziphumo— (i) kokusingqongileyo; (ii) kwimpilo okanye ukukhuseleka koluntu okanye elinye icandelo loluntu; (iii) ekukwazini kweRiphablikhi ukusebenza, ukunikezela ngeenkonzo komthetho ekulondolozweni kokusebenza okanye ezisisiseko nocwangco; nakuzo 5 10 15 20 (iv) naziphi na ezinye iziseko ezinokuthi zichaphazele kakubi imisebenzi 25 nokusebenza kwezo ziseko kuthethwa ngazo; (d) ubungakanani babantu abanokuba sengozini nendawo abakuyo; (e) iziganeko— (i) eziyingozi kwiziseko; (ii) nokutshatyalaliswa,ukoyisakala okanye ukuthotywa komgangatho wezo 30 ziseko; (f) (g) ubungakanani bobungozi ezinokujongana nabo ezo ziseko; iimpawu ezikhethekileyo zezo ziseko zokuhlangabezana nobungozi obuxelwe kwisiqendu (f); (h) ukuthi ukubhengezwa kwazo njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kuya 35 (i) kulunceda kangakanani uluntu; nayiphi na enye ingcombolo enokuthi iman’ ukugqitywa nguMphathiswa emva kokubonisana neBhunga ngesihlokomiso kuShicilelo-Mithetho, Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. (3) Xa isebe likarhulumente okanye icandelo likarhulumente liphethe kwicandelo 40 ewela kulo imisebenzi yeziseko, isicelo masiqulathe noku kulandelayo— (a) amazwi avela kwintloko yesebe likarhulumente okanye avela kwintloko yecandelo likarhulumente elilawula icandelo ekwenzeka kulo imisebenzi yeziseko, apho lixhasa isicelo; kwakunye iinkcukacha— (i) zomnye umntu ongenguye umenzi-sicelo onelungelo okanye onomdla (b) kwezo ziseko; (ii) zesivumelwano nomntu oxelwe kwisiqendwana (i) malunga nesicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (iii) zomntu ongenguye umenzi-sicelo oza kuthwala iindleko zokufumana ezo ziseko; (iv) zesivumelwano nomntu oxelwe kwisiqendwana (iii) malunga neendleko zokufumana ezo ziseko; kwakunye (c) nayiphi na enye ingcombolo efanelekileyo eyimfuneko ngokokubona komenzi-sicelo ukuze siqwalaselwe ngokufanelekileyo isicelo. (4) Ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana (5), uMkomishinala Wezwelonke makathi— (a) esakufumana isicelo, apapashe isihlokomiso seso sicelo kuShcilelo- Mithetho— (i) exela igama lomenzi-sicelo nedilesi esenzelwa yona isicelo; (ii) emema abantu abanomdla ukuba bathumele izimvo ezibhaliweyo malunga nesicelo; 45 50 55 60 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 32 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: This section sets deadlines and steps for the National Commissioner, the Council, and applicants in the critical infrastructure declaration process.
32 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 32 (b) within 30 days of receipt of an application conduct a physical security assessment of the infrastructure in order to— (i) verify the information in the application; (ii) assess the risk category in which such infrastructure or parts thereof may be categorised; (iii) confirm whether the physical security measures proposed by the person in control of the infrastructure comply with the prescribed measures and standards for the protection of the infrastructure; (iv) provide the person in control of that infrastructure with an opportunity to make written submissions regarding the physical security assessment which is conducted in terms of this subsection; and (c) within 60 days after the physical security assessment has been conducted or the submissions contemplated in paragraph (b)(iv) are received, whichever occurs last, submit to the Council for consideration— (i) together with the the written physical security assessment report application; (ii) any comments contemplated in paragraph (a)(ii); and (iii) any written submissions in terms of paragraph (b)(iv). (5) In the event that the applicant shows good cause why the procedure in subsection (4)(a) should not be followed, the National Commissioner must refer the request to the Council who may dispense with the publication as referred to in subsection (4)(a) after considering the factors in subsection (6). (a) (b) (6) For purposes of subsections (4) and (5), the applicant must show that a departure from the procedure in subsection (4)(a) is reasonable and justifiable in the circum- stances, taking into account all relevant factors, including— the objects of declaration as critical infrastructure; the nature, purpose and likely effect of the declaration as critical infrastruc- ture; the nature and the extent of the departure from subsection (4)(a); the relation between the departure and its purpose; the importance of the purpose of the departure; and the need to promote an efficient administration and good governance. (c) (d) (e) (f) (7) In the event subsection (4)(a)— that the Council decides that the process contemplated in (a) must be followed, the Council must direct the National Commissioner to publish the notice contemplated in subsection (4)(a) with directions on the information that must be contained in the notice, whereafter the National Commissioner will deal with the application; or (b) may be departed from, the Council must direct the National Commissioner to depart from the provisions of subsection (4)(a) and proceed to deal with the application. (8) The National Commissioner may request the Head of a Government department which is a security service established under section 199 of the Constitution, to designate a suitably experienced member of that security service to assist with the physical security assessment contemplated in subsection (4)(b), when required. (9) If the infrastructure relevant to the application consists of multiple structures, services or facilities, the person in control of those infrastructures must apply for declaration in respect of all such infrastructure as critical infrastructure. (10) Where the National Commissioner is unable to comply with any of the timeframes contemplated in subsection (4), in writing, apply to the Council in the prescribed form and manner for an extension not exceeding 30 days or such other period as the Council may determine. the National Commissioner must, (11) Where an extension of time is granted as contemplated in subsection (10), the Council must inform the applicant referred to in subsection (1) in writing of such extension. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 33 33 (b) zingekapheli iintsuku ezingama-30 esifumene isicelo, aziphonononge ukungabi nabungozi iziseko ezo ukuze— (i) aqinisekise ukuchana kwengcombolo ekwisicelo; (ii) aphonononge ubungakanani bobungozi ezinokuba kubo ezo ziseko; (iii) aqiniseke ukuba amanyathelo okhuseleko afunwa ngumntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ayahambelana na namanyathelo afunekayo nemilinganiselo yokukhuselwa kweziseko; kwaye (iv) anike umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko ithuba lokutsho afuna ukukutsho ngokubhala ngokuphononongwa kokhuseleko okuqhutywe ngokwesi siqendwana; aze zingekapheli iintsuku ezingama-60 emva kokuba kuqhutyiwe ukuphono- nongwa kokhuseleko okanye emva kokuba zifunyenwe izimvo ezibhaliweyo ezixelwe kwisiqendu (b)(iv), kuxhomekeke ekubeni yeyiphi eyenzeka mgqibeli, athumele kwiBhunga ukuze liqwalasele— (i) (ii) (iii) nezimvo ezibhaliweyo ngokwesiqendu (b)(iv). ingxelo yokuphononongwa kokhuseleko kunye nesicelo; izimvo ezibhaliweo ezixelwe kwisiqendu (a)(ii); kwakunye (c) (5) Xa umenzi-sicelo ebeke isizathu esivakalayo sokungalandelwa kwenkqubo isicelo ekwisiqendwana kwiBhunga onokuthi akuyeke ukupapasha ekuthethwe ngako kwisiqendwana (4)(a) emva kokuba eqwalasele izinto ezikwisiqendwana (6). uMkomishinala Wezwelonke makasibhekise (4)(a), (6) Ngokwenjongo yesiqendwana (4) no-(5), umenzi-sicelo makabonise ukuba ukuphambuka kwinkqubo ekwisiqendwana (4)(a) kufanelekile kwiimeko ezikhoyo, xa kucingelwa zonke izinto emazicingelwe, eziquka— (a) (b) uhlobo, iinjongo zokubhengezwa njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; injongo, nesiphumo esinokubakho sokubhengezwa njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (c) uhlobo nobungakanani bokuphambuka kwisiqendwana (4)(a); (d) ubudlelane phakathi kokuphambuka nenjongo yako; (e) ukubaluleka kwenjongo yokuphambuka; (f) nemfuneko yokukhuthaza ulawulo olutyibilikayo nolawulo oluhle. (7) Xa kunokwenzeka ukuba iBhunga ligqibe kwelokuba inkqubo exelwe kwisiqendwana (4)(a)— (a) mayilandelwe, iBhunga maliyalele uMkomishinala Wezwelonke ukuba apapashe isihlokomiso esixelwe kwisiqendwana (4)(a) kunye nemiyalelo ngengcombolo emayiqulathwe kwisihlokomiso, ekuya kuthi emva koko uMkomishinala Wezwelonke asisingathe isicelo; okanye (b) kuvumelekile iBhunga maliyalele uMkomishinala Wezwelonke ukuba aphambuke koko kutshiwo sisiqendwana (4)(a) aze aqhubeke ukusisingatha isicelo. kuphambukwe ukuba kuyo, (8) UMkomishinala Wezwelonke unokuthi acele iNtloko yesebe likaRhulumente eliyinkonzo yokhuseleko esekwe ngokwesiqendu 199 soMgaqo-siseko, ukuba achonge ilungu elifanelekileyo laloo nkonzo yokhuseleko ukuba lincedise ekuphononongeni ukhuseleko okuxelwe kwisiqendwana (4)(b), xa kufuneka enze njalo. (9) Ukuba iziseko ezifanelekela eso sicelo zizakhiwo eziliqela, okanye ziinkonzo, umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko makenze isicelo sokuba zonke ezo ziseko zibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. (10) Xa uMkomishinala Wezwelonke engakwazi ukuba enze ngokwemida yamaxesha exelwe kwisiqendwana (4), uMkomishinala Wezwelonke makathi, ngokubhala, enze isicelo asibhekise kwiBhunga ngendlela emiselweyo sokuba olulelwe ixesha lingagqithi kwiintsuku ezingama-30 okanye ecele elinye ixesha elinokuthi ligqitywe liBhunga. (11) Xa kuvunyiwe ukolulwa kwexesha njengoko kuxewe kwisiqendwana (10), iBhunga malimazise umenzi-sicelo ekuthethwe ngaye kwisiqendwana (1), limazisa ngokolulwa kwexesha, ngokumbhalela. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 34 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: The National Commissioner and the Critical Infrastructure Council must follow a set procedure when seeking to declare infrastructure as critical infrastructure.
34 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 34 Application for declaration as critical infrastructure and critical infrastructure complex by National Commissioner 18. (1) Where the National Commissioner identifies for possible declaration as critical infrastructure— (a) any infrastructure under the control of or occupied by a local or provincial government department, he or she must advise the relevant municipal manager or the relevant head of the department in the province to lodge an application in terms of section 17; and (b) government infrastructure, he or she must lodge an application in accordance with subsection (2). 5 10 (2) Where the National Commissioner makes an application for the declaration of government infrastructure as critical infrastructure, the application must, subject to subsection (3), be made in the prescribed form and manner and submitted to the Critical Infrastructure Council for consideration. (3) Before the National Commissioner makes an application referred to in 15 subsection (1)(b), the National Commissioner must— (a) notify the relevant head of a Government department who is the person in control of the infrastructure, in the prescribed form and manner, of the intention of the National Commissioner; (b) afford the person referred to in paragraph (a) an opportunity to submit written representations within 60 days on any aspect relating to the intended application; consider the representations referred to in paragraph (b); and (c) (d) within seven days of taking a decision on whether or not to proceed with the application, notify the person referred to in paragraph (a) in writing of such decision and his or her reasons. (4) In the event that the National Commissioner decides to proceed with the application, he or she must ensure that the written representations referred to in subsection (3)(b) as well as his or her written reasons referred to in subsection (3)(d) forms part of the application that is submitted to the Council. Consideration of application for declaration as critical infrastructure by Critical Infrastructure Council 19. (1) Upon receiving an application for declaration of infrastructure as critical infrastructure, the Critical Infrastructure Council must— (a) apply the criteria referred to in section 16(2) in order to determine whether such an application demonstrates that the infrastructure in question qualifies under section 16(1) for declaration as critical infrastructure; (b) consider the potential risk category of such an infrastructure, taking into account— (i) the prescribed system of categorising infrastructure in a low-risk, medium-risk or high-risk category; the probability of failure, disruption or destruction of the infrastructure in question or threat thereof; and the impact and consequence of failure, disruption or destruction of infrastructure or threat thereof; (ii) (iii) (c) consider the extent to which the declaration as critical infrastructure will promote the interests of the public; (d) consider any prescribed guidelines for the identification and declaration of infrastructure as critical infrastructure; and take into account any other criteria contemplated in section 16(2)(f). (2) The Critical Infrastructure Council must, after performing the functions in (e) subsection (1), make recommendations to the Minister on— (a) whether or not the infrastructure in question qualifies to be declared as critical infrastructure; and (b) an appropriate risk categorisation for the infrastructure. (3) Before the Council makes a recommendation to the Minister to declare or not to declare the infrastructure as critical infrastructure, the Council must— (a) notify the person in control of that critical infrastructure of such intended recommendation and the reasons for such recommendation; and 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 35 35 Ukwenziwa kwesicelo nguMkomishinala Wezwelonke sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nodederhu lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 18. (1) Xa uMkomishinala Wezwelonke ebona iziseko ziziziseko ezinokuthi zibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo— (a) kuziziseko eziphethwe ngumasipala okanye ngurhulumente wephondo, makacebise imaneja kamasipala okanye intloko yesebe lephondo ukuba ifake isicelo ngokwesiqendu 17; kwaye (b) naxa kuziziseko zikarhulumente, makafake isicelo ngokwesiqendwana (2). (2) Xa uMkomishinala Wezwelonke esenza isicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko zikarhulumente isicelo masithi, ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana (3), senziwe kusetyenziswa ifom emiselweyo nangendlela emiselweyo, size sithunyelwe kwiBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ukuze siqwalaselwe. ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, njengeziseko 5 10 (3) Ngaphambi kokuba uMkomishinala Wezwelonke enze isicelo ekuthethwe ngaso 15 kwisiqendwana (1)(b), uMkomishinala Wezwelonke— (a) makazise intloko yesebe likaRhulumente engumntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko, ngefom emiselweyo nangendlela emiselweyo, eyazisa ngenjongo anayo yena Mkomishinala Wezwelonke; (b) makanike umntu ekuthethwe ngaye kwisiqendu (a) ithuba lokuba atsho afuna ukukutsho ngokubhala zingekapheli iintsuku ezingama-60 ngayo nayiphi na into emalunga nesicelo esicetywayo; (c) makakuqwalaselwe okubhaliweyo ekuthethwe ngako kwisiqendu (b); aze (d) zingekapheli iintsuku ezisixhenxe esithabathile isigqibo sokuba aqhubeke okanye angaqhubeki nesicelo, azise umntu ekuthethwe ngaye kwisiqendu (a) ngokumbhalela emazisa ngeso sigqibo nangezizathu zaso. (4) Xa uMkomishinala Wezwelonke egqiba kwelokuba aqhubeke nesicelo, makaqinisekise ukuba okubhaliweyo ekuthethwe ngako kwisiqendwana (3)(b) kwakunye nezizathu zakhe ekuthethwe ngazo kwisiqendwana (3)(d) kuba yinxalenye yesicelo esithunyelwa kwiBhunga. Ukuqwalaselwa kwesicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo liBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 19. (1) Xa iBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo lifumana isicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo— (a) malisebenzise iimfuneko emakuhlangatyezwane nazo ekuthethwe ngazo kwisiqendu 16(2) ukuze liqonde ukuba ezo ziseko ziyafaneleka kusini na ngokwesiqendu 16(1) ukuba zibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (b) maliqwalasele ubungozi obunokubakho kwezo ziseko, licingela— (i) inkqubo emiselweyo yokuhlela ngokweendidi iziseko malunga nokuba zikudidi oluphantsi, okanye oluphakathi okanye oluphezulu lobungozi; (ii) ukuba kunokwenzeka kusini na zoyisakale, ziphazamiseke, okanye zitshatyalaliswe; (iii) nesiphumo sokoyisakala, ukuphazamiseka okanye ukutshatyalaliswa okanye isisongelo sako; 20 25 30 35 40 45 (c) maliqwalasele ukuba ukubhengezwa kwazo njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kuya kuba luncedo kangakani na kuluntu; (d) maliqwalasele izikhokelo ezimiselweyo ukuze kubonakale ukuba zeziphi iziseko emazibhengezwe njengezibalulekileyo; kwaye (e) malicingele naziphi na ezinye iimfuneko ezixelwe kwisiqendu 16(2)(f). 50 (2) Emva kokuba iBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo lenze imisebenzi ekwisiqendwana (1), malenze izindululo eziya kuMphathiswa— (a) zokuba iziseko ezo ziyafaneleka kusini na ukubhengezwa njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; kwaye (b) ngokuthi mazibe koluphi udidi lwezinobungozi. (3) Ngaphambi kokuba iBhunga lenze izindululo eziya kuMphathiswa zokuba makazibhengeze njengezibalulekileyo okanye angazibhengezi njengezibalulekileyo, iBhunga— (a) malazise umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko ngesindululo esicetywayo nezizathu zeso sindululo; lize 55 60 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 36 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: The Council must consider representations, meet filing time limits, and notify the applicant if an extension is granted; the Minister may declare infrastructure critical and must notify affected parties and issue a certificate.
36 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 36 (b) afford the person in control of that infrastructure a period of no less than 30 days to make representations. (4) The Council must consider any representations received in terms of subsection (3) before making a recommendation to the Minister on whether or not to declare the infrastructure as critical infrastructure. (5) Subject to subsection (3), the Council must within seven days of its last meeting submit the application and its recommendations to the Minister for a decision within 30 days of receipt thereof. 5 (6) Where the Council is unable to comply with the timeframes as contemplated in subsection (5), the Council must, in writing, request the Minister for an extension not exceeding 30 days or such other period as the Minister may determine. 10 (7) Where an extension of time is granted as contemplated in subsection (6), the Council must inform the applicant referred to in section 17(1) in writing of such extension. Powers of Minister to declare infrastructure as critical infrastructure 20. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may, on recommendation of the Critical Infrastructure Council— (a) declare infrastructure as critical infrastructure after considering— (i) whether the application complies with the requirements contemplated in section 16(1); the recommendation of the Critical Infrastructure Council; and (ii) (iii) any other information which the Minister deems reasonable and appropriate; (b) categorise critical infrastructure or certain parts of such critical infrastructure that is declared in terms of paragraph (a) in either a low-risk, medium-risk or high-risk category, as may be prescribed; (c) where it is necessary to achieve the objects of this Act, determine that critical (d) infrastructure is part of a critical infrastructure complex; and impose such conditions as may be prescribed regarding any steps and measures the person in control of the critical infrastructure must implement to safeguard the critical infrastructure in question. (2) The Minister must notify the Council, the National Commissioner and the person in control of that critical infrastructure of— the declaration of the infrastructure as a critical infrastructure; the risk category of such declaration; the conditions contemplated in subsection (1)(d); (a) (b) (c) (d) any implications of the Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act No. 58 of 1962); and (e) the period within which the person in control of that critical infrastructure must take the steps contemplated in section 24(1). (3) When infrastructure has been declared as critical infrastructure, the Minister may, in consultation with the person in control of the infrastructure, taking into account the probability of compromising the security of the critical infrastructure in question, determine that the publication of information regarding some security measures which must be implemented at such critical infrastructure, be restricted. Certificate of declaration as critical infrastructure 21. (1) Where an infrastructure is declared a critical infrastructure, the Minister must issue a certificate of declaration, in the prescribed form and manner, to the person in control of that critical infrastructure, setting out— (a) (b) (c) the risk categorisation as determined by the Minister; the premises or complex where the critical infrastructure is located; the conditions which the Minister may deem necessary to impose for purposes of securing the critical infrastructure; and 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 37 37 (b) linike umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko ithuba elingekho ngaphantsi kweentsuku ezingama-30 lokuba atsho afuna ukukutsho. (4) IBhunga malikuqwalasele okuye kwatshiwo ngokwesiqendwana (3) ngaphambi kokuba lenze isindululo esiya kuMphathiswa malunga nokuba mazibhengezwe njengezibalulekileyo kusini na iziseko okanye mazingabhengezwa. iBhunga malithi zingekapheli (5) Ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana (3), iintsuku ezisixhenxe ukususela kwintlanganiso yalo egqithileyo lithumele isicelo nezindululo zalo kuMphathiswa ukuba enze isigqibo zingekapheli iintsuku ezingama-30 ezifumene. le mida yexesha exelwe kwisiqendwana (5), iBhunga malithi, ngokubhala, licele uMphathiswa alolulele ixesha libonwe elingagqithiyo kwiintsuku ezingama-30 okanye ke elinye elinokuthi nguMphathiswa lifanelekile. (6) Xa iBhunga lingakwazi ukwenza ingekapheli (7) Xa kuvunyiwe ukolulwa kwexesha njengoo kuxelwe kwisiqendwana (6), iBhunga malimazise ngencwadi umenzi-sicelo ekuthethwe ngaye kwisiqendu 17(1) ngokolulwa kwexesha. Amagunya oMphathiswa okubhengeza iziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 5 10 15 20. (1) Ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana (2), esakufumana isindululo esivela kwiBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, uMphathiswa unokuthi— (a) azibhengeze iziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo emva 20 kokuqwalasela— (i) ukuba isicelo siyahlangabezana kusini na neemfuneko ezixelwe (ii) kwisiqendu 16(1); isindululo seBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; nasemva kokuqwalasela (iii) nayiphi na enye ingcombolo uMphathiswa abona kufanelekile ukuba iqwalaselwe; (b) azihlele ngokodidi iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye iinxalenye lokuba ezithile zayo ezibhengezwe ngokwesiqendu (a), ngokoludidi zinobungozi obuncinane, obuphakathi okanye obukhulu kusini na; (c) xa kuyimfuneko ukuphumeza iinjongo zalo Mthetho, agqibe kwelokuba iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ziyinxalenye yodederhu lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; aze (d) abeke imiqathango enokuthi ifuneke mayela namanyathelo amakawa- sebenzise umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ukuze zilondolozeke iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. (2) UMphathiswa makazise iBhunga, noMkomishinala Wezwelonke nomntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo, emazisa— (a) ngokubhengezwa kwezo ziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (b) ngodidi lobungozi loko kubhengezwa; (c) ngemiqathango exelwe kwisiqendwana (1)(d); (d) ngendlela engena ngayo kolu daba i-Income Tax Act 58 ka-1962; (e) nangexesha emalingapheli umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo engawathabathanga amanyathelo axelwe kwisiqendu 24(1). (3) Xa iziseko zibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo uMphathiswa unokuthi, ebonisana nomntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo, ecingela ukuba kusenokwenzeka ukuba ukukhuseleka kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kube semngciphekweni, agqibe kwelokuba ukupapashwa kwengcombolo emalunga namanyathelo athile okhuseleko amakasetyenziswe kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo, makusikelwe umda. Isiqinisekiso sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 21. (1) Xa iziseko zibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, uMphathiswa makakhuphe isiqinisekiso sokubhengezwa, ngefom emiselweyo nangendlela emiselweyo, asinike umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo, exela— (a) udidi lobungozi olugqitywe nguMphathiswa; (b) (c) indawo ezikuyo iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; imiqathango ayibona iyimfuneko uMphathiswa ngenjongo yokuzikhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; kwaye 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 38 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister and National Commissioner have duties to issue, record, notify, and publish matters about critical infrastructure declarations, and the person in control must report certain changes within 30 days.
38 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 38 (d) whether information regarding security measures will be restricted. (2) The Minister must issue a certificate for each of the premises on which any such critical infrastructure, forming part of a complex, is located. (3) The certificate must be issued in the designation of the person in control of that critical infrastructure. 5 (4) Declaration as critical infrastructure does not exempt a person in control of critical infrastructure from having to comply with the provisions of any other law applicable to the critical infrastructure in question. (5) The National Commissioner must enter the particulars of any declaration as critical infrastructure or the termination of such declaration, into the prescribed register, which must be accessible to the public in the prescribed manner or form. 10 (6) The Minister must, by notice in the Gazette, publish such particulars as may be prescribed regarding infrastructure which has been declared as critical infrastructure and when such declaration is terminated. Amendment or variation of information or conditions by Minister 15 22. (1) If there is a change in the circumstances of any critical infrastructure, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Critical Infrastructure Council or upon a request in writing by the person in control of a critical infrastructure or the National Commissioner— (a) amend the risk categorisation determined in terms of section 20(1)(b); or (b) vary any or all of the information or conditions on a certificate of declaration 20 as critical infrastructure referred to in section 21. (2) Before acting on the advice or the request contemplated in subsection (1) to amend or vary the risk categorisation, or any of the information or conditions, the Minister must give the person in control of the critical infrastructure— (a) written notice of his or her intention to amend or vary the risk categorisation, information or conditions on the certificate of declaration as critical infrastructure; and (b) no less than 30 days to submit written representations to the Minister as to why the Minister must not amend or vary the risk categorisation, information or conditions on the certificate of declaration. (3) The Minister must consider the written representations referred to in subsection (2)(b) and notify the person in control of the critical infrastructure in writing— (a) of any decision taken under this section; (b) (c) the reasons for the decision; and the date on which the decision takes effect. Termination and revocation of declaration 23. (1) A declaration as critical infrastructure in terms of this Chapter terminates— (a) where the person in control of a critical infrastructure ceases the activities which formed the basis upon which the Minister declared the infrastructure as a critical infrastructure; or (b) upon revocation in terms of subsection (4). (2) The person in control of a critical infrastructure must notify the National Commissioner in writing within 30 days if— (a) (b) there is any change with regard to any information that was submitted in respect of the application for declaration as a critical infrastructure; there is a change in the control or ownership of the critical infrastructure; or 25 30 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 39 39 (d) ukuba ingcombolo emalunga namanyathelo okhuseleko iza kusikelwa umda kusini na. (2) UMphathiswa makakhuphe isiqinisekiso ngendawo nganye ekukho kuyo iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. (3) Isiqinisekiso masikhutshwe ngomntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko ezibalulekileyo 5 ezingundoqo. (4) Ukubhengezwa ezingundoqo akumkhululi umntu ophetheyo apho kuzo ekwenzeni okufunwa nguwo nawuphi na omnye umthetho osebenza kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. ezibalulekileyo njengeziseko kweziseko (5) UMkomishinala Wezwelonke makabhale kwirejista emiselweyo iinkcukacha zokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye iinkcukacha zokurhoxiswa kwesibhengezo, rejista leyo emayifikelelwe luluntu ngendlela emiselweyo. (6) Ngokukhuph’ isihlokomiso kuShicilelo-Mithetho, uMphathiswa makapapashe iinkcukacha ezinokuthi zifuneke ezimalunga neziseko ezibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nezaxa eso sibhengezo sirhoxisiwe. Ukwenziwa kotshintsho kwingcombolo okanye kwimiqathango nguMphathiswa 22. (1) Ukuba kukho utshintsho kwiimeko zeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, uMphathiswa unokuthi, ngesiphakamiso esivela kwiBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye esakufumana isicelo esibhaliweyo esivela kumntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye esivela kuMkomishinala Wezwelonke, unokuthi— (a) enze utshintsho kudidi lobungozi olugqitywe ngokwesiqendu 20(1)(b); okanye (b) enze utshintsho kwingcombolo okanye kwimiqathango ekwisiqinisekiso sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okuthethwe ngako kwisiqendu 21. (2) Ngaphambi kokuba abe nento ayenzayo ngecebiso okanye ngesicelo esixelwe kwisiqendwana (1) lobungozi, okanye utshintsho kwingcombolo okanye kwimiqathango, uMphathiswa makanike umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo— sokwenza utshintsho kudidi (a) isaziso esibhaliweyo esithi uceba ukwenza utshintsho kudidi lobungozi, okanye ekwisiqinisekiso sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; aze kwimiqathango kwingcombolo okanye (b) zingaphelanga iintsuku ezingama-30 abhalele uMphathiswa esitsho oko afuna ukukutsho mayela nokuba kungani uMphathiswa engamele enze utshintsho kudidi lobungozi, kwingcombolo okanye kwimiqathango ekwisiqinisekiso sokubhengezwa. (3) UMphathiswa makakuqwalasele okubhaliweyo okutshiwoyo okuthethwe ngako kwisiqendwana (2)(b) aze azise umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, emazisa— (a) ngesigqibo esithatyathiweyo ngokwesi siqendu; (b) ngezizathu zesigqibo; (c) nangomhla esiqala ngawo ukusebenza isigqibo. Ukurhoxiswa kwesibhengezo 23. (1) Isibhengezo sokuba iziseko ziziziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ngokwesi Sahluko siyaphela— (a) xa umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo eyeka ukwenza iziseko azibhengeze izinto ezazingunobangela wokuba uMphathiswa njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; okanye sisakurhoxiswa isibhengezo ngokwesiqendwana (4). kwiziseko (b) (2) Umntu ezingundoqo makazise uMkomishinala Wezwelonke ngokubhala zingekapheli iintsuku ezingama-30 ukuba— (a) kukho utshintsho kwingcombolo eyayingenisiwe iyeyesicelo sokubhengezwa ezibalulekileyo ophetheyo kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (b) kukho utshintsho kulawulo okanye kubumnini beziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; okanye 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 40 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: People in control of critical infrastructure must take prescribed security steps, and certain certificate handback and notice duties apply if a declaration is revoked or a termination happens.
40 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 40 (c) there is any change that impacts on the ability of the critical infrastructure or the person in control of a critical infrastructure to comply with all or any of the obligations under this Act. (3) The National Commissioner may, after having considered any notification contemplated in subsection (2), recommend to the Minister to revoke the declaration as critical infrastructure if— (a) (b) (c) there is any change contemplated in subsection (2); the infrastructure in question was declared as critical infrastructure on the basis of incorrect or false information; or the person in control of the critical infrastructure fails to comply with any— (i) condition of declaration; or (ii) of the provisions of this Act. (4) The Minister may, after having considered the recommendation of the National Commissioner, revoke the declaration as critical infrastructure based on any factor referred to in subsection (3). (5) Before revoking the declaration as critical infrastructure in terms of subsection (4), the Minister must— (a) give the person in control of that critical infrastructure written notice of the intention to revoke; (b) give the person in control of that critical infrastructure an opportunity to submit written representations within a period of 30 days as to why the declaration as critical infrastructure must not be revoked; and (c) duly consider any such representations and the facts pertaining to the matter. (6) (a) The Minister must notify the person in control of that critical infrastructure, in writing, of any decision taken under this section and, if the declaration is revoked, state the reasons for the revocation and the date on which the revocation takes effect, in such notice. (b) A notification contemplated in paragraph (a) must be served on the person in control of the critical infrastructure by a police official, in the prescribed manner. (7) In the event where a declaration as a critical infrastructure is revoked as contemplated in subsection (4), the person in control of that critical infrastructure must— (a) hand all certificates relating to such declaration to the police official serving the notice contemplated in subsection (6) immediately upon such service; or return all certificates to the Minister in the event of a termination contemplated in subsection (1)(a), within seven days after termination. (8) The police official referred to in subsection (6)(b) must deliver the certificates (b) contemplated in subsection (7)(a) to the Minister. CHAPTER 4 POWERS AND DUTIES OF PERSONS IN CONTROL OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Powers and duties of person in control of critical infrastructure 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 24. (1) On receipt of a notice referred to in section 20(2), the person in control of a critical infrastructure must, subject to subsection (4), take such steps as may be prescribed to secure such critical infrastructure at that person’s own expense. 45 (2) The person in control of critical infrastructure that is under the control of a Government department or any other organ of state, must take steps to ensure that such critical infrastructure is protected by the employees of that government department or organ of state. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 41 41 (c) kukho utshintsho oluchaphazela ukukwazi kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye ukukwazi komntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ukuba afeze okufunwa ngulo Mthetho. (3) Emva kokuba eqwalasele isaziso esixelwe kwisiqendwana (2), uMkomishinala Wezwelonke unokuthi enze isiphakamiso kuMphathiswa sokukurhoxisa ukubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, ukuba— (a) kukho utshintsho oluxelwe kwisiqendwana (2); (b) ezo ziseko zabhengezwa njengeziseko ngenxa yengcombolo engachananga 5 okanye ebubuxoki; okanye (c) umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo uyoyisakala 10 ukwenza okufunwa— (i) ngumqathango wesibhengezo; okanye (ii) ngulo Mthetho. (4) Emva kokuba esiqwalasele isiphakamiso soMkomishinala Wezwelonke, uMphathiswa unokuthi asirhoxise isibhengezo esibhengeza iziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, ekwenza oko ekususela nakweyiphi na into exelwe kwisiqendwana (3). (5) Ngaphambi kokuba arhoxise isibhengezo esibhengeza iziseko njengeziseko 15 ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ngokwesiqendwana (4), uMphathiswa— (a) makanike umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo isaziso esibhaliweyo 20 sokuba uceba ukusirhoxisa isibhengezo; (b) makanike umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo ithuba lokutsho afuna ukukutsho ngokubhala zingekapheli iintsuku ezingama-30 exela ukuba iziseko kungani njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; aze akuqwalaselisise oko kuthe kwatshiwo kunye nezibakala eziphathelele kulo mbandela. esibhengeza isibhengezo singafanele sirhoxiswe (c) (6) (a) UMphathiswa makazise umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo, ngokumbhalela, emazisa ngesigqibo esithatyathiweyo ngokwesi siqendu, aze, ukuba isibhengezo siyarhoxiswa, axele izizathu zokurhoxiswa kwaso nomhla okuqala ngawo ukurhoxiswa kwaso. (b) Isaziso esixelwe kwisiqendu (a) makasinikwe esandleni umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, esinikwa lipolisa, ngendlela emiselweyo. (7) Xa sirhoxiswa iziseko ziziziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendwana (4), umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo— isibhengezo sokuba (a) makazinike ipolisa zonke iziqinisekiso zesibhengezo, ezinika ipolisa elizise isaziso esixelwe kwisiqendwana (6), elinika zonke iziqinisekiso kwaoko esakunikwa isaziso; okanye (b) azibuyisele zonke iziqinisekiso kuMphathiswa xa kuphela isibhengezo ngendlela exelwe kwisiqendwana (1)(a), ekwenza oko zingekapheli iintsuku ezisixhenxe siphelile. (8) Ipolisa ekuthethwe ngalo kwisiqendwana (6)(b) malizinike uMphathiswa iziqinisekiso ezixelwe kwisiqendwana (7)(a). ISAHLUKO 4 AMAGUNYA ABANTU ABAPHETHEYO KWIZISEKO EZIBALULEKILEYO EZINGUNDOQO NEMISEBENZI YABO Amagunya omntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nemisebenzi yakhe 24. (1) Esakufumana isaziso ekuthethwe ngaso kwisiqendu 20(2), umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo makathi, ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana (4), athabathe amanyathelo ayimfuneko okukhusela ezo ziseko zibalulekileyo ngeendleko zakhe. likarhulumente okanye (2) Umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo eziphantsi kwegunya icandelo likarhulumente makathabathe ezingundoqo likarhulumente okanye belo candelo lesebe amanyathelo okuqinisekisa ziyakhuselwa ngabaqeshwa belo sebe likarhulumente. ezibalulekileyo ziseko elinye ukuba ezo 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za
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Access to critical infrastructure
AI-assisted research summary: Section 25 is titled “Access to critical infrastructure” and appears in Chapter 5 on offences and penalties.
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No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: If government cannot protect a critical infrastructure, the person in control must arrange a security service provider, and a security manager must be appointed for the site.
42 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 42 (3) Where the Government department or organ of state referred to in subsection (2) is unable to protect a critical infrastructure as contemplated in subsection (2), the person in control of that critical infrastructure must take steps to ensure that a security service provider is appointed to protect the critical infrastructure: Provided that such security service provider may only be appointed after the successful completion of security vetting by the State Security Agency. (4) (a) Subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), the Minister may, if the person in control of critical infrastructure shows good cause in the application contemplated in sections 17(1) or 18(1)(b), determine that the Head of a Government department is responsible for all or some of the expenses necessary to implement the steps contemplated in subsection (1). (ii) (b) For purposes of determining the extent to which the Head of a Government department contemplated in paragraph (a) is responsible for the expenses, the Minister must— (i) in the case of a national department, consult the Minister of Finance and the Minister responsible for the affected department; in the case of a provincial department, consult the relevant Member of the Executive Council responsible for finance and the relevant Member of the Executive Council responsible for the affected department; (iii) in the case of a municipality, consult the relevant Municipal Council; and (iv) where applicable, take into account any policy of the Cabinet, the relevant Executive Council or Municipal Council regarding the standards of any security measures and the reasonable costs that may be incurred by the State. (c) The Minister must, in writing, inform the Head of the Government department and the person in control of that critical infrastructure of the decision, setting out the extent to which— (i) (ii) the Head of the Government department contemplated in paragraph (b); and the person in control of the critical infrastructure, is responsible for expenses necessary to implement subsection (1). the steps contemplated in (5) In the event that a person in control of a critical infrastructure fails to take the steps contemplated in subsection (1), the Minister may, by written notice in the prescribed form and manner, order him or her to take, within a period specified in the notice and at his or her own expense, such steps in respect of the security of the critical infrastructure as may be specified in the notice. (6) If the person in control of a critical infrastructure refuses or fails to take the steps specified in the notice within the period specified therein, the Minister must take or cause steps to be taken in respect of the security of that critical infrastructure and the Minister must recover the reasonable cost thereof from the person in control of that critical infrastructure to such extent as the Minister may determine. (7) A person in control of a critical infrastructure must appoint a person in the employ of the critical infrastructure as security manager to— (a) implement and monitor, on behalf of the person in control of the critical infrastructure, the prescribed security policy and plan compiled for that critical infrastructure; (b) authorise access to critical infrastructure or oversee the authorisation of such (c) access by security personnel working under his or her direction; liaise with any security service provider appointed by the person in control of that critical infrastructure; implement the directions contemplated in section 25(1)(b); (d) (e) provide monthly reports to the person in control of that critical infrastructure (f) on the functions contemplated in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c); and perform such other that critical infrastructure as may be assigned to him or her by the person in control of that critical infrastructure: functions related to the securing of Provided that such security manager may only be appointed after successful completion of security vetting by the State Security Agency. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 43 43 (3) Xa isebe likarhulumente okanye icandelo likarhulumente ekuthethwe ngalo lingakwazi ukukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kwisiqendwana (2) njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendwana (2), umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo makathabathe amanyathelo okuqinisekisa ukuba kuqeshwa inkampani yoonogada yokukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, kodwa ke, loo nkampani yoonogada inokuqeshwa kuphela emva kokuba kugqitywe ngempumelelo ukugocwagocwa kokufaneleka kokuqeshwa kwayo liQumrhu Lokhuseleko LoMbuso. (4) (a) Ngokulawulwa sisiqendu (b) no-(c), uMphathiswa unokuthi, ukuba umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo uxela isizathu esivakalayo kwisicelo esixelwe kwisiqendu 17(1) okanye 18(1)(b), unokuthi agqibe kwelokuba iNtloko yesebe likarhulumente yiyo emayihlawule zonke iindleko okanye inxalenye yeendleko eziyimfuneko ekuthabatheni amanyathelo axelwe kwisiqendwana (1). (b) Ukuze aqonde ukuba iNtloko yesebe likarhulumente exelwe kwisiqendu (a) iya kuzithwala kangakanani iindleko, uMphathiswa— 5 10 (i) xa kulisebe kurhulumente welizwe, makabonisane noMphathiswa Wezimali 15 kunye noMphathiswa ophathiswe isebe elichaphazelekayo; (ii) xa kulisebe kurhulumente wephondo, makabonisane noMphathiswa wephondo ophathiswe izimali kwakunye noMphathiswa wephondo ochaphazelekayo ophathiswe isebe elichaphazelekayo; (iii) xa kungumasipala, makabonisane neBhunga likaMasipala ochaphazelekayo; 20 (iv) kunokwenzeka aze apho umgaqo-nkqubo weKhabhinethi, abaphathiswa bephondo abachaphazelekayo okanye iBhunga likaMasipala elichaphazelekayo ngemilinganiselo yamanyathelo okhuseleko neendleko ezifanelekileyo ekunokuthi kungenwe kuzo ngurhulumente. athabathel’ ingqalelo khona, 25 (c) UMphathiswa makathi, ngokubhala, azise iNtloko yesebe likarhulumente kunye nomntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ngesigqibo, axele ukuba— (i) iNtloko yesebe likarhulumente exelwe kwisiqendu (b); (ii) nomntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, uya kuzithwala kangakanani iindleko eziyimfuneko zokuthabatha amanyathelo axelwe kwisiqendwana (1). 30 axelwe (5) Xa umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo engawathabathi amanyathelo ngesaziso (1), ixesha esibhaliweyo nangendlela elixeliweyo kwisaziso kwaye ekwenza oko ngeendleko zakhe, athabathe amanyathelo ngokukhuseleka kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo anokuthi axelwe kwisaziso eso. uMphathiswa amyalele ukuba, unokuthi, lingekapheli kwisiqendwana emiselweyo, (6) Ukuba umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo uyala okanye uyoyisakala ukuthabatha amanyathelo axeliweyo kwisaziso ngexesha elixeliweyo apho kuso, uMphathiswa makathabathe amanyathelo okanye enze ukuba kuthatyathwe amanyathelo kukhuseleko lwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo kwaye makenze ukuba kubuye iindleko kumntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, ndleko ezo ezinokuqingqwa nguMphathiswa. (b) (a) ikwenza oko egameni (7) Umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo makamisele umntu oqeshwe kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo abe yimaneja yokhuseleko ukuba— iwenze usebenze umgaqo-nkqubo wokhuseleko omiselweyo kwaye ikubek’ esweni ukusebenza kwayo kunye nezicwangciso eziqulunqelwe ezo ziseko lomntu ophetheyo kwiziseko zibalulekileyo, ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; igunyaze ukufikelela kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye yongamele ukugunyazwa kokufikelela kuzo ngabasebenzi bokhuseleko abasebenza phantsi kwakhe; ithetha-thethane nenkampani yoonogada oqeshwe ngumntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; iyenze isebenze imiyalelo exelwe kwisiqendu 25(1)(b); inike umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo iingxelo zenyanga nganye ezingemisebenzi exelwe kwisiqendu (a), (b) no-(c); kwaye yenze neminye emalunga nokukhuselwa kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo, misebenzi leyo anokuthi ayinikwe ngumntu ophetheyo kwezo loo maneja yokhuseleko inokuqeshwa ziseko zibalulekileyo, kodwa ke, kuphela ukugocwagocwa kugqitywe kokufaneleka kokuqeshwa kwayo liQumrhu Lokhuseleko LoMbuso. ngempumelelo imisebenzi kokuba (d) (e) emva (c) (f) 35 40 45 50 55 60 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 44 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: People in control of critical infrastructure must mark the site and post notices; entry is restricted unless the security manager or delegated security staff gives permission.
44 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 44 (8) A person in control of a critical infrastructure must as far as practically possible demarcate and place a notice, in the prescribed format and manner, on premises constituting a critical infrastructure, in order to notify persons that the premises are declared a critical infrastructure. (9) A person to whom functions are assigned in terms of this Chapter must exercise such powers and perform such duties subject to the Constitution and with due regard to the fundamental rights of every person. Access to critical infrastructure (b) (a) 25. (1) Subject to section 24, the person in control of a critical infrastructure must— take such lawful steps as he or she may consider necessary, for the securing of a critical infrastructure and the contents thereof, as well as for the protection of the persons present at the critical infrastructure; issue a notification in the prescribed form that the critical infrastructure may only be entered upon in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) and that persons or vehicles may be searched upon entering or leaving the premises in terms of subsection (5); and ensure that a notification as contemplated in paragraph (b) is placed at the entrance to that critical infrastructure. (c) (2) (a) No person may, without the permission of the security manager, or the security personnel under the direction of the security manager enter into or upon any critical infrastructure in respect of which a direction has been issued in terms of subsection (1)(b). (b) For the purpose of granting permission, the security manager or the security personnel under the direction of the security manager, may require of a person to— 5 10 15 20 (i) furnish his or her name, address and any other relevant information required by the authorised person; 25 (ii) produce proof of his or her identity; (iii) declare whether he or she has any dangerous object in his or her possession or under his or her control; (v) (iv) declare the contents of any vehicle, suitcase, bag, handbag, folder, envelope, parcel or container of any nature, which he or she has in his or her possession, custody or control, and show the content to the security manager; subject himself or herself and anything in his or her possession or under his or her control to an examination by an electronic or other apparatus, in order to determine the presence of any dangerous or prohibited object; and subject to subsection (6), be searched by a security manager or security personnel under the direction of the security manager. (vi) (3) Where the security manager or the security personnel under the direction of the security manager grants permission to a person in terms of subsection (2), the person may enter subject to conditions regarding— (b) (a) the carrying or displaying of proof that the necessary permission has been granted; restrictions relating to persons with whom he or she may come into contact in or on the critical infrastructure; restriction of access to certain parts of the critical infrastructure; (c) the duration of his or her presence on or in the critical infrastructure; (d) (e) being escorted while he or she is on or in the critical infrastructure; and (f) other requirements as the security manager or the security personnel may consider necessary. (4) Without derogating from the provisions of the Trespass Act, 1959 (Act No. 6 of 1959), a security manager or the security personnel under the direction of the security manager may, at any time, remove any person from any critical infrastructure if— (a) (b) infrastructure or any part of the critical that person enters the critical infrastructure concerned, without the required permission contemplated in subsection (2); that person refuses or fails to observe a condition contemplated in subsection (3); or 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 45 45 (8) Umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo makathi kangangoko kunokwenzeka acande imida, anamathisele nesaziso kwindawo ezikuyo iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, ukuze bazi abantu ukuba loo ndawo ibhengezwe njengendawo yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, ekwenza oko ngendlela emiselweyo. (9) Umntu owabelwe imisebenzi ngokwesi Sahluko makawasebenzise amagunya, ayenze nemisebenzi ngokulawulwa nguMgaqo-siseko kwaye ewahlonela amalungelo asisiseko omntu ngamnye. 5 Ukufikelela kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 25. (1) Ngokulawulwa sisiqendu 24, umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo 10 ezingundoqo— (a) makathabathe amanyathelo ahambisanayo nomthetho awabona eyimfuneko ukukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kunye nezinto ezingapha- kathi apho, namanyathelo okukhusela abantu abakhoyo apho; (b) makakhuphe isaziso ngendlela emiselweyo esithi kunokungenwa kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kuphela ngendlela exelwe kwisiqendwana (2), esithi abantu okanye iinqwelo-mafutha zisengasetshwa xa zingena okanye ziphuma apho ngokwesiqendwana (5); kwaye (c) makaqinisekise ukuba isaziso esixelwe kwisiqendu (b) sibekwa ekungeneni kwezo ziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. 15 20 (2) (a) Akukho mntu ovumelekileyo engenayo imvume yemaneja yokhuseleko okanye engenayo imvume yabasebenzi abasebenza phantsi kwemaneja yokhuseleko ukuba angene kwindawo yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ekukhutshwe umyalelo ngazo ngokwesiqendwana (1)(b). (b) Ngenjongo yokunika imvume, imaneja yokhuseleko okanye abasebenzi 25 bokhuseleko abaphantsi kwemaneja yokhuseleko banokufuna ukuba umnntu— (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) axele igama lakhe nedilesi kwakunye nenye ingcombolo efanelekileyo efunwa ngumntu ogunyaziweyo; avelise ubungqina bokuba ungubani; axele ukuba unaso kusini na isixhobo esiyingozi; axele ukuba kukho ntoni kwinqwelo-mafutha yakhe, kwisutikheyisi, kwingxowa, kwingxowana yamanenekazi, kwifayile, kwimvulophu, kwipasela okanye kuyo nayiphi na enye into ekuye, kwaye avezele imaneja yokhuseleko okungaphakathi; avume ukuba asetshwe okanye nantoni na ekuye isetshwe ngesixhobo esiyi- elektroniki ukuze kuqondakale ukuba ikho kusini na into enobungozi okanye engavumelekanga kuye; kwaye (vi) ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana (6), asetshwe yimaneja yokhuseleko okanye ngabasebenzi bokhuseleko abasebenza phantsi kwayo. (3) Xa imaneja yokhuseleko okanye abasebenzi abasebenza phantsi kwayo bemnika imvume umntu ngokwesiqendwana (2), umntu lowo unokuhi angene, kodwa phantsi kwemiqathango ethile— (a) yokuba ahlale ebuthe qhiwu ubungqina bokuba uyinikiwe imvume; (b) yezithintelo ezimayela nabantu anokuthi adibane nabo ngoxa elapho ngaphakathi kwindawo yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (c) yezithintelo zokungena kwiindawo ezithile apho kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (d) yobude bexesha lobukho bakhe kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (e) yokuphelekwa xa ehamba-hamba kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (f) kunye nezinye iimfuneko enokuthi bokhuseleko bazibone ziyimfuneko. imaneja yokhuseleko okanye abasebenzi (4) Kungengakuba kuyaphambukwa koko kutshiwo yiTrespass Act 6 ka-1959, imaneja yokhuseleko okanye abasebenzi bokhuseleko beyalelwa yimaneja yokhuseleko banokuthi, nangaliphi na ixesha, bamsuse umntu kwindawo yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ukuba— (a) (b) ungena kwiziseko loo mntu okanye kwinxalenye yazo, engenayo imvume efunekayo exelwe kwisiqendwana (2); loo mntu uyala okanye uyoyisakala ukuthobela umqathango oxelwe kwisiqendwana (3); okanye ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 46 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: The person in control of a critical infrastructure may authorize searches and must post entry notices; searches must follow privacy, gender, and notice rules, and unlawful disclosure, obstruction, or unauthorized entry are offences.
46 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 46 (c) it is necessary for the securing of the critical infrastructure concerned or the contents thereof or for the protection of the people therein or thereon. (5) The person in control of a critical infrastructure may determine that persons and vehicles leaving that critical infrastructure must be searched subject to subsection (6). (6) (a) Any search of a person’s body conducted under subsections (2)(b)(vi) or (5) must be carried out by a person of the same gender, or as preferred in terms of paragraph (d)(ii), with strict regard to the right to privacy and dignity and must be in accordance with the provisions of this section and any other prescribed directive. (b) When conducting a search of a person’s body under subsections (2)(b)(vi) and (5), the manner of search is restricted to a pat-down of the person’s outer garments to establish whether that person is in possession or control of a prohibited or dangerous object. (c) A search of a person’s body under subsection (2)(b)(vi) or (5) may only be performed if— (i) (ii) a reasonable suspicion exists that such a person did not declare a dangerous or prohibited object in his or her possession or under his or her control; and the manner of or place where the search is performed does not infringe upon the privacy and dignity of the person to be searched. (d) Before a security manager or security personnel under the direction of the security manager may search a person referred to in paragraph (c)(i), the person to be searched must be— (i) informed of the gender of the person who will conduct the search, the manner of search and the place where the search will be performed; and (ii) provided with an opportunity to express a preference regarding the gender of the member of the security personnel who must conduct the search. (7) If it is not practicable to examine or keep in custody on or in the critical infrastructure concerned, anything which may be examined or kept in custody under subsection (2), may be removed to a suitable place for that purpose. (8) The person in control of a critical infrastructure must indicate in a notice, in the prescribed form and manner, at every entry point of a critical infrastructure that the critical infrastructure may only be entered upon in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) and the conditions determined by the security manager. CHAPTER 5 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES Offences and penalties 26. (1) Any person who unlawfully— (a) furnishes, disseminates or publishes in any manner whatsoever information relating to the security measures applicable at or in respect of a critical infrastructure other than in accordance with the Protected Disclosures Act, 2000 (Act No. 26 of 2000), the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004) or any other Act of Parliament that provides for the lawful disclosure of information; takes or records, or causes to take or record, an analog or digital photographic image, video or film of the security measures at a critical infrastructure; (c) hinders, obstructs or disobeys a person in control of a critical infrastructure in taking any steps required or ordered in terms of this Act in relation to the security of any critical infrastructure; (b) (d) hinders, obstructs or disobeys any person while performing a function or in (e) (f) doing anything required to be done in terms of this Act; enters or gains access to critical infrastructure without the consent of the security manager or person in control of that critical infrastructure; enters or gains access to critical infrastructure in contravention of the notice contemplated in section 24(8) or 25(8); 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 47 47 (c) kuyimfuneko ukuze kukhuseleke iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye okungaphakathi kuzo okanye ukuze kukhuseleke abantu abalapho. (5) Umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo usengagqiba kwelokuba abantu neenqwelo-mafutha eziphumayo kwiyadi yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo mazisetshwe, ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana (6). (6) (a) Ukusetshwa komntu emzimbeni okwenziwa ngokwesiqendwana (2)(b)(vi) okanye (5) makwenziwe ngumntu osisini esinye nalowo osetshwayo, kanye ngendlela akhetha ukuba kwenziwe ngayo lowo osetshwayo ngokwesiqendu (d)(ii), kuhlonelwa ngokungqongqo ilungelo lomntu lokuba neemfihlo nelokuba nesidima, kwaye makwenziwe ngokuvumelana noko kutshiwo sesi siqendu nakoko kutshiwo ngomnye umyalelo omiselweyo. 5 10 (b) Xa kusetshwa umntu emzimbeni ngokwesiqendwana (2)(b)(vi) no-(5), indlela empahleni yokunxiba yangaphezulu yokusetsha ngenjongo yokuqonda ukuba akukho nto engavumelekanga okanye eyingozi kuye. ekumphuthaphutheni iphelela (c) Ukusetshwa komntu emzimbeni ngokwesiqendwana (2)(b)(vi) okanye (5) 15 kuvumeleke ukuba kwenziwe kuphela ukuba— (i) kurhaneleka ukuba loo mntu akayidandalazisanga into engavumelekanga okanye eyingozi ekuye; ibe (ii) nendlela yokusetsha okanye indawo ekusetshelwa kuyo ayilinyhashi ilungelo lakhe lokuba neemfihlo nelokuba nesidima. (d) Ngaphambi kokuba imaneja yokhuseleko okanye abasebenzi bokhuseleko abaphantsi kwegunya lemaneja yokhuseleko basetshe umntu ekuthethwe ngaye kwisiqendu (c)(i), umntu omakasetshwe— (i) makaziswe ngesini somntu oza kumsetsha, nendawo aza kusetshelwa kuyo; kwaye indlela aza kusetshwa ngayo (ii) makanikwe ithuba lokuba atsho ukuba ukhetha ukusetshwa wasiphi isini kubasebenzi bokhuseleko. (7) Ukuba akunakwenzeka ukuyihlola okanye ukuyigcina apho kwiyadi yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo into enokuthi ihlolwe okanye igcinwe ngokwesiqendwana (2), inokuthathwa isiwe kwindawo efanelekileyo ukuze ihlolwe okanye ibe selugcinweni. (8) Umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo makabonise kwisaziso, ngendlela emiselweyo, kwiindawo ngeendawo apho kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, isilumkiso esithi kungenwa apho kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kuphela ngokwesiqendwana (2) nangemiqathango egqitywe yimaneja yokhuseleko. ISAHLUKO 5 IZENZO EZIKUKONA NEZOHLWAYO Izenzo ezikukona nezohlwayo 26. (1) Nawuphi na umntu othi ngokungekho mthethweni— (a) anike, asasaze okanye apapashe nangayiphi na indlela ingcombolo emalunga namanyathelo okhuseleko asebenza kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, engakwenzi ka-2000, nangokwePrevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 ka-2004 ngokudandalaziswa okanye okusemthethweni kwengcombolo; ngokweProtected Disclosures Act uMthetho wePalamente othetha omnye oko 26 (b) othatha okanye orekhoda, okanye owenza ukuba omnye umntu athathe ividiyo okanye ifilim yamanyathelo okhuseleko okanye arekhode ifoto, kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (c) othintela, oxab’ endleleni okanye odelela umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo xa ethabatha amanyathelo afunekayo okanye amanyathelo ayalelweyo ngokwalo Mthetho malunga nokhuseleko lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (d) othintela, oxab’ endleleni okanye okanye odelela umntu owenza umsebenzi okanye owenza into ekufuneka eyenzile ngokwalo Mthetho; (e) ongena kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo engenayo imvume yemaneja yokhuseleko okanye yomntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo’; ongena kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ngokunxamnye nesaziso esixelwe kwisiqendu 24(8) okanye 25(8); (f) 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision is headed “Offences and penalties” and refers to regulations, but the text provided does not state the actual offence or penalty rules.
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AI-assisted research summary: This section creates offences for harmful acts against critical infrastructure and sets prison terms and fines, with higher penalties for intentional damage or actual damage/loss.
48 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 48 (g) damages, endangers or disrupts a critical infrastructure or threatens the safety (h) (i) or security at a critical infrastructure or part thereof; threatens to damage critical infrastructure; or colludes with or assists another person in the commission, performance or carrying out of an activity referred to in paragraphs (a) to (h), commits an offence and is, subject to subsection (3) and (4), liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years, or to both a fine and imprisonment. (2) For purposes of subsection (1)(a) and subsection (1)(b), ‘‘security measures’’ means those security measures at critical infrastructure that are not clearly visible to the public or in the public domain. (3) If the evidence on a charge for any offence in subsection (1)(a) to (i) proves that the activity referred to was carried out with the intention to cause damage or substantial harm to critical infrastructure, a court may, in the case of critical infrastructure categorised as— (a) low-risk, impose a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years or both a fine and imprisonment; (b) medium-risk, impose a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five 5 10 15 years, or both a fine and imprisonment; or (c) high-risk, impose a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven 20 years, or both a fine and imprisonment. (4) If the evidence on a charge for any offence in subsection (1)(a) to (i) proves that the activity referred to in fact caused damage, substantial harm or loss of property to the critical infrastructure in question, the court may in the case of critical infrastructure categorised as— 25 (a) low-risk, impose a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years, or both a fine and imprisonment; (b) medium-risk, impose a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 years, or both a fine and imprisonment; (c) high-risk, impose a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 20 years, 30 or both a fine and imprisonment. (5) Any person in control of a critical infrastructure who— (a) knowingly furnishes false or incorrect information on an application for declaration as critical infrastructure; refuses or fails to comply with a notice issued in terms of section 11(3) or 11(4); refuses or fails to take the steps specified in the notice contemplated in section 20(2); refuses or fails to take the steps specified in the notice contemplated in section 20(2) within the period specified in the notice; refuses or fails to comply with section 24(8) in circumstances where compliance would not severely threaten the security at the critical infrastruc- ture concerned; or refuses or fails to comply with section 25(8), (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or to both a fine and imprisonment or, in the case of a corporate body as contemplated in section 332 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), a fine not exceeding R10 million. (6) Whenever a court convicts any person of an offence in terms of this Act where damage to or loss of property related to a critical infrastructure was caused, the prosecutor must direct the attention of the person in control of that critical infrastructure to the provisions of section 300 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), and inform the court accordingly. 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 49 49 (g) owonakalisa, obek’ engozini, okanye ophazamisa iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye osongela ukhuseleko lwazo okanye inxalenye yazo; (h) osongela ukonakalisa iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; okanye (i) owakh’ iyelenqe nomnye umntu okanye ancedise omnye ekwenzeni isenzo ekuthethwe ngaso kwisiqendu (a) ukuya ku-(h), waphul’ umthetho kwaye, ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana (3) nesesi-(4), uya kuthi akufunyaniswa enetyala agwetywe ifayini okanye ukuvalelwa entolongweni ixesha elingagqithiyo kwiminyaka emithathu, okanye agwetywe kokubini ifayini nokuvalelwa entolongweni. (2) Malunga nesiqendwana (1)(a) nesiqendwana (1)(b), elithi ‘‘amanyathelo loo manyathelo okhuseleko kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo okhuseleko’’ ezingundoqo angabonakaliyo ngokucacileyo kuluntu okanye esidlangalaleni. lithetha (3) Ukuba ubungqina kwisimangalo esikwisiqendwana (1)(a) ukuya ku-(i) bubonisa ukuba isenzo esenziweyo senziwe ngenjongo yokubangela umonakalo okanye umonakalo omkhulu kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, inkundla inokuthi, ukuba ziziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ezibekwe kudidi— (a) (b) (c) igwebe ifayini okanye ukuvalelwa entolongweni ifayini lobungozi obuphantsi, ixesha elingagqithiyo kwiminyaka emithathu okanye kokubini nokuvalelwa entolongweni; lobungozi obuphakathi, igwebe ifayini okanye ukuvalelwa entolongweni ixesha elingagqithiyo kwiminyaka emihlanu okanye kokubini ifayini nokuvalelwa entolongweni; okanye lobungozi obuphezulu, ixesha elingagqithiyo kwiminyaka esixhenxe okanye kokubini nokuvalelwa entolongweni. igwebe ifayini okanye ukuvalelwa entolongweni ifayini (4) Ukuba ubungqina kwisimangalo esikwisiqendwana (1)(a) ukuya ku-(i) bubonisa ukuba isenzo esenziweyo okunene siwubangele umonakalo okanye ukulahlekelwa yimpahla kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, inkundla inokuthi, ukuba ziziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ezibekwe kudidi— (a) (b) (c) eli-10 okanye kwiminyaka igwebe ifayini okanye ukuvalelwa entolongweni ifayini lobungozi obuphantsi, ixesha elingagqithiyo nokuvalelwa entolongweni; lobungozi obuphakathi, igwebe ifayini okanye ukuvalelwa entolongweni ixesha ifayini nokuvalelwa entolongweni; lobungozi obuphezulu, ixesha elingagqithiyo kwiminyaka engama-20 okanye kokubini nokuvalelwa entolongweni. igwebe ifayini okanye ukuvalelwa entolongweni ifayini elingagqithiyo kwiminyaka kokubini kokubini okanye eli-15 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 (5) Nawuphi na umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo othi— (a) esazi anike ingcombolo ebubuxoki okanye engachananga kwisicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; 40 (b) ale okanye oyisakale ukwenza okufunwa sisaziso esikhutshwe (c) ngokwesiqendu 11(3) okanye 11(4); ale okanye oyisakale ukuthabatha amanyathelo axelwe kwisaziso esixelwe kwisiqendu 20(2); (d) ale okanye oyisakale ukuthabatha amanyathelo axelwe kwisaziso esixelwe kwisiqendu 20(2) lingekapheli ixesha elixelwe kwisaziso; ale okanye oyisakale ukwenza okufunwa sisiqendu 24(8) kwiimeko apho ukwenza okufunekayo bekungeke kulubek’ emngciphekweni kakhulu ukhuseleko kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; okanye othi ale okanye oyisakale ukwenza okufunwa sisiqendu 25(8), (e) (f) waphul’ umthetho kwaye esakufunyaniswa enetyala uya kugwetywa ifayini okanye ixesha elingagqithiyo kwiminyaka emihlanu okanye ukuvalelwa entolongweni agwetywe kokubini ifayini nokuvalelwa entlongweni, okanye xa kuyinkampani eyaphule umthetho njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendu 332 seCriminal Procedure Act 51 ka-1977, kube yifayini engagqithiyo kwizigidi ezili-R10. (6) Nanini na xa inkundla ifumanisa umntu enetyala ngesenzo esikukona esingokwalo Mthetho apho kuye kwabangelwa umonakalo okanye ukulahlekelwa yimpahla, umtshutshisi makaxelele umntu ophetheyo kwezo ziseko zibalulekileyo oko kutshiwo sisiqendu 300 seCriminal Procedure Act 51 ka-1977, aze azise inkundla. 45 50 55 60 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 50 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: The Minister may make regulations, by notice in the Gazette, about several critical infrastructure procedures and standards.
50 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 50 CHAPTER 6 REGULATIONS Regulations 27. (1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, make regulations regarding— (a) (b) (c) (d) factors to be taken into account in making any recommendation in terms of section 7(2) or 9(3)(c) regarding identification, categorisation or declaration of critical infrastructure; the functioning and meeting procedure of the Critical Infrastructure Council; the establishment, functions, functioning, meeting and reporting procedure of any committee or forum contemplated in section 9(2) or (3); the manner in which— (i) the National Commissioner must apply for the declaration of any infrastructure as critical infrastructure as contemplated in section 9(4); the physical security assessment and evaluation contemplated in section 11(1)(c) must be carried out; and (ii) 5 10 15 (e) (iii) a notification contemplated in section 23(5)(a) must be issued; the form and content of— (i) a compliance notice contemplated in section 11(3) and the manner in which an inspector must issue such a compliance notice; (ii) a written notice contemplated in section 11(4) and the manner in which 20 such a notice must be issued; (iii) an application for declaration of critical infrastructure contemplated in sections 17(1) or 18(1)(b) and the manner in which such an application must be lodged; (iv) a notice contemplated in section 17(4)(a); (v) an application for an extension contemplated in section 17(10) or 19(6) 25 and the manner in which such an application must be lodged; (vi) a notice contemplated in section 18(3)(a) and the manner in which such a notice must be issued; (vii) a certificate contemplated in section 21(1) and the manner in which such 30 (viii) (ix) a certificate must be issued; the register contemplated in section 21(5) and the manner in which such a register must be made accessible to the public; the written notice, to order a person to take steps in respect of the security of critical infrastructure, as contemplated in section 24(5), and the manner in which such a notice must be issued; (x) any notification contemplated in section 25(1)(b) and the manner in which such notification must be issued; and (xi) any notice or sign that must be placed as contemplated in section 24(8) or 25(8), including the size of the notice or sign and the manner in which it must be placed; (f) (g) the form of any certificate contemplated in section 10(2); the procedure, contemplated in section 11(2)(b), that must be followed by inspectors when carrying out duties or exercising powers; 35 40 (h) guidelines for the identification and declaration of infrastructure as critical 45 (i) (j) infrastructure, as contemplated in section 19(1)(d); guidelines and standards to establish a system to categorise critical infrastruc- ture or parts thereof in a low-risk, medium-risk or high-risk category, as contemplated in section 20(1)(b); any conditions regarding the steps and measures the person in control of critical infrastructure must implement to safeguard the critical infrastructure, as contemplated in section 20(1)(d); 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 51 51 ISAHLUKO 6 IMIMISELO Imimiselo 27. (1) Ngokukhuph’ isihlokomiso kuShicilelo-Mithetho, uMphathiswa unokwenza imimiselo— (a) ngezinto emakucingwe ngazo xa kusenziwa isiphakamiso ngokwesiqendu 7(2) okanye 9(3)(c) ngokufaniswa, ukuhlelwa ngokodidi okanye ukubhe- ngezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (b) ngokusebenza kweBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nangee- ntlanganiso zalo; (c) ngokusekwa kwekomiti exelwe kwisiqendu 9(2) okanye (3), ngemisebenzi yayo, ngokusebenza kwayo, ngeentlanganiso zayo, nangendlela yokwenza kwayo ingxelo; (d) ngendlela emakuthi ngayo— (i) uMkomishinala Wezwelonke enze isicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko kuxelwe ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo njengoko njengeziseko kwisiqendu 9(4); (ii) kuqhutywe uphononongo lokhuseleko oluxelwe kwisiqendu 11(1)(c); nangendlela (iii) emasikhutshwe ngayo isaziso esixelwe kwisiqendu 23(5)(a); (e) ngemo nangokuqulethweyo— 5 10 15 20 (i) kwisaziso nangendlela okufunekayo; sokwenza umhloli okufunekayo amakakhuphe esixelwe ngayo kwisiqendu isaziso 11(3) sokwenza (ii) kwisaziso esibhaliweyo esixelwe kwisiqendu 11(4) nangendlela 25 emasikhutshwe ngayo eso saziso; (iii) kwisicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo esixelwe kwisiqendu 17(1) okanye 18(1)(b) nangendlela emasifakwe ngayo eso sicelo; (iv) kwisaziso esixelwe kwisiqendu 17(4)(a); (v) kwisicelo sokolulwa kwexesha esixelwe kwisiqendu 17(10) okanye 30 19(6) nangendlela emasifakwe ngayo eso sicelo; (vi) kwisaziso esixelwe kwisiqendu 18(3)(a) nangendlela emasikhutshwe ngayo eso saziso; (vii) kwisiqinisekiso esixelwe kwisiqendu 21(1) nangendlela emasikhutshwe 35 ngayo eso siqinisekiso; (viii) kwirejista exelwe kwisiqendu 21(5) nangendlela emayenziwe ifikelelwe luluntu loo rejista; (ix) kwisaziso esibhaliweyo, athabathe sokuyalela amanyathelo ngokukhuseleka kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendu 24(5), nangendlela emasikhutshwe ngayo eso saziso; umntu ukuba (x) kwisaziso esixelwe kwisiqendu 25(1)(b) nendlela emasikhutshwe ngayo eso saziso; kunye okanye umbhalo (xi) nesaziso kuxelwe kwisiqendu 24(8) okanye 25(8), kuquka nobukhulu besaziso okanye umbhalo nendlela omawuxhonywe ngayo; ngobume besiqinisekiso esixelwe kwisiqendu 10(2); (f) (g) ngenkqubo exelwe kwisiqendu 11(2)(b) emayilandelwe ngabahloli xa omawuxhonywe njengoko besenza imisebenzi yabo okanye besebenzisa amagunya abo; (i) (h) ngezikhokelo zokuqonda ukuba zeziphi iziseko eziziziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nokubhengezwa kwazo njengezinjalo, njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendu 19(1)(d); ngezikhokelo nemilinganiselo yokuseka inkqubo yokuzihlela ngokodidi iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye inxalenye yazo njengezikudidi oluphantsi ngobungozi, udidi oluphakathi ngobungozi, okanye oluphezulu ngobungozi, njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendu 20(1)(b); ngemiqathango ngomntu namanyathelo ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ukukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendu 20(1)(d); amakathatyathwe emalunga (j) 40 45 50 55 60 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za
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CHAPTER 7
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Administrative justice
AI-assisted research summary: This text only shows the section heading for “Administrative justice” and nearby chapter headings; it does not state any operative rule.
28. Administrative justice 29. 30. 31. 32. Repeal of legislation Transitional arrangements Indemnity against loss or damage Short title and commencement CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS, PURPOSE AND APPLICATION OF ACT Definitions - 28 Verify source ↗
Any administrative process conducted, or decision taken, in terms of this Act must
AI-assisted research summary: Administrative processes and decisions under this Act must follow the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, unless this Act provides otherwise.
28. Any administrative process conducted, or decision taken, in terms of this Act must be conducted or taken in accordance with the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000), unless provided for in this Act. 5 Repeal of legislation - 29 Verify source ↗
The laws mentioned in the Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent indicated in
AI-assisted research summary: This section repeals listed laws in the Schedule and sets transitional rules for pending matters, reports, vetting, and penalties.
29. The laws mentioned in the Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent indicated in the third column thereof. Transitional arrangements 30. (1) Any National Key Point or National Key Point Complex declared under any of the laws referred to in the Schedule (‘‘the previous Acts’’), must be deemed to be a critical infrastructure until the Minister has decided whether or not to declare such National Key Point or National Key Point Complex as a critical infrastructure in terms of section 20(1). (2) Within a period of 48 months after the coming into operation of this Act, the National Commissioner must, after consultation with a person in control of a National Key Point, compile a report regarding the suitability of each National Key Point or National Key Point complex to be declared as a critical infrastructure or determined to be a critical infrastructure complex, as the case may be, and submit such report, together with a recommendation, to the Critical Infrastructure Council who must deal with the report in the manner contemplated in section 19. (3) Within a period of three months after the coming into operation of this Act, the person in control of a critical infrastructure contemplated in subsection (1) must ensure that the process of vetting any security service provider, including any security officer employed at the critical infrastructure, has been initiated. (4) Subject to subsection (5), this Act does not affect any proceedings instituted in terms of any of the previous Acts which were pending in a court immediately before the date of commencement of this Act and such proceedings must be disposed of in the court in question as if this Act had not been passed. (5) (a) Proceedings contemplated in subsection (4) must be regarded as having been pending if the person concerned has pleaded to the charge in question. (b) No proceedings may continue against any person in respect of any contravention of a provision of any of the previous Acts if the alleged act or omission constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence if this Act had been in force at the time when the act or omission took place. (6) (a) Despite the repeal of the previous Acts, any person who, before such repeal, committed an act or omission which constituted an offence under that Act and which constitutes an offence under this Act may, after this Act takes effect, be prosecuted under the relevant provisions of this Act. (b) Despite the retrospective application of this Act as contemplated in paragraph (a), any penalty imposed in terms of this Act in respect of an act or omission which took place before this Act came into operation, may not exceed the maximum penalty which could have been imposed on the date when the act or omission took place. (7) The functions, powers and duties assigned in terms of sections 3, 8 and 12 of the National Key Points Act, 1980 (Act No. 102 of 1980), and the regulations related to those sections shall remain in force for the period contemplated in subsection (2) insofar as they are not in conflict with the provisions of this Act. 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 55 55 ISAHLUKO 7 OKUTSHIWO NGULO MTHETHO GABALALA NOKUZA KWENZEKA OKWETHUTYANA Ubulungisa ekwenziweni kwezigqibo - 28 Verify source ↗
Nasiphi na isigqibo esithatyathwayo ngokwalo Mthetho masithatyathwe
AI-assisted research summary: Decisions under this Act must follow the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act unless this Act says otherwise. The section also repeals listed laws and sets transitional rules for critical infrastructure matters and pending cases.
28. Nasiphi na isigqibo esithatyathwayo ngokwalo Mthetho masithatyathwe ngokuvumelana nePromotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 ka-2000, ngaphandle kokuba kuyalelwe ngenye indlela kulo Mthetho. 5 Imithetho etshitshiswayo 29. Imithetho ekhankanywe kwiSihlomelo A iyatshitshiswa kwaye iindawo ezitshitshiswayo ziboniswe kumhlathi wesithathu apho kwiSihlomelo. Okuza kwenzeka okwethutyana ngayo ziziziseko (‘‘iMithetho kwiSihlomelo 30. (1) Nayiphi na iNdawo Ebalulekileyo Yelizwe okanye uDederhu Lweendawo Ezibalulekileyo Zelizwe ezibhengezwe ziziindawo ezibalulekileyo ngokwemithetho ekuthethwe yangaphambili’’), mazithathwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo de abe uMphathiswa wenze isigqibo malunga nokuba ezo Ndawo Ezibalulekileyo Zelizwe okanye olo Dederhu Lweendawo na Ezibalulekileyo Zelizwe ngokwesiqendu 20(1). (2) Zingekapheli lo Mthetho, uMkomishinala Wezwelonke makathi, emva kokuba ebonisene nomntu ophetheyo kwiNdawo Ebalulekileyo Yelizwe aqulunqe ingxelo ngokufaneleka kokuba nganye Lweendawo okanye iNdawo Ezibalulekileyo Zelizwe zibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye zibhengezwe njengoDederhu Lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, aze angenise loo ngxelo, kunye neziphakamiso kwiBhunga Leziseko Eziphakamileyo emaliyisingathe loo ngxelo ngendlela exelwe kwisiqendu 19. ezingama-48 uqalile ukusebenza Ebalulekileyo Yelizwe ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo uDederhu ngalunye iinyanga kusini (3) Zingekapheli iinyanga ezintathu uqalile ukusebenza lo Mthetho, umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ezixelwe kwisiqendwana (1) makaqinisekise ukuba kuquka neyokuhlolwa konogada oqeshwe kwindawo yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, iqalisiwe. kwenkamapani ukufaneleka yoonogada, yokuhlola inkqubo (4) Ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana (5), lo Mthetho awuwachaphazeli amatyala awaqaliswa ngokweMithetho yangaphambili awayephambi kwenkundla ngaphambi komhla wokuqalisa kwalo Mthetho, kwaye loo matyala makaqosheliswe kwinkundla leyo ngokungathi lo Mthetho awuphunyezwanga. (5) (a) Amatyala axelwe kwisiqendwana (4) makathathwe njengangekaqosheliswa ukuba umntu lowo selebuziwe ukuba uyalivuma okanye uyalikhanyela kusini na ityala. (b) Akukho kutshutshiswa komntu okuya kuqhubeka ngokwaphula omnye wemithetho yangaphambili ukuba isenzo sokwaphul’ umthetho ekuthiwa usenzile ngesingesiso isenzo sokwaphul’ umthetho ukuba bekusebenza lo uMthetho ngexesha lokwenziwa kweso senzo sokwaphul’ umthetho. (6) (a) Nangona itshitshisiwe imithetho yangaphambili, nawuphi na umntu owayethe, ngaphambi kokutshitshiswa kwayo, wenza isenzo esikukwaphul’ umthetho ngokwaloo mithetho, senzo eso esikukwaphul’ umthetho nangokwalo uMthetho, unokuthi emva kokuba lo uMthetho uqale ukusebenza, atshutshiswe ngokwalo uMthetho. (b) Nangona ukusebenza kwalo Mthetho kwenziwa kuqalele kwixesha elidlulileyo njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendu (a), nasiphi na isohlwayo awohlwaywa sona umntu ngokwalo Mthetho ngokwesenzo esenziwa ngaphambi kokuba lo Mthetho uqale ukusebenza, asinakuba ngaphezu kwesohlwayo abeya kohlwaywa sona ngomhla awasenza ngaso isenzo sokwaphul’ umthetho. (7) Imisebenzi namagunya anikwe wona umntu ngokwesiqendu 3, 8 nese-12 seNational Key Points Act 102 ka-1980, nemimiselo ehambisana nezo ziqendu iqhubeka isebenza ithuba lexesha elixelwe kwisiqendwana (2) ukuba ayingqubani noko kutshiwo kulo uMthetho. 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 56 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister must publish, in the Gazette, a list of National Key Points or National Key Point Complexes that are treated as critical infrastructure.
56 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 56 (8) The Minister must, by notice in the Gazette and within a period of 60 days after the coming into operation of this Act, publish a list containing the names of National Key Points or National Key Point Complexes which are deemed to be critical infrastructure in terms of subsection (1). Indemnity against loss or damage 5 - 31 Verify source ↗
Neither the Minister nor any person in the service of the State is liable for anything
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister and State service personnel are not liable for actions done in good faith under or to further this Act.
31. Neither the Minister nor any person in the service of the State is liable for anything done in good faith in terms of or in furthering the objectives of this Act. Short title and commencement - 32 Verify source ↗
This Act is called the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019, and comes into
AI-assisted research summary: The Act starts on a date the President sets by Gazette proclamation, and the Minister must publish a list of designated critical areas within 60 days after commencement.
32. This Act is called the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019, and comes into operation on a date determined by the President by proclamation in the Gazette. 10 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 57 57 (8) UMphathiswa makathi, kwaye zingekapheli iintsuku ezingama-60 uqalile ukusebenza lo Mthetho, apapashe uludwe lwamagama eeNdawo Ezibalulekileyo Zelizwe okanye lwamagama amaDederhu Eendawo Ezibalulekileyo Zelizwe ezithathwa ngokuthi ziziziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ngokwesiqendwana (1). kuShicilelo-Mithetho ngesihlokomiso Ukungabi nabutyala kwilahleko okanye kumonakalo - 31 Verify source ↗
UMphathiswa okanye nawuphi na umntu osebenzela urhulumente akathwali
AI-assisted research summary: A minister or government employee is not liable for acts done in good faith under this Act or to carry out its purposes.
31. UMphathiswa okanye nawuphi na umntu osebenzela urhulumente akathwali butyala ngayo nayiphi na into ayenze ngentsusa entle ngokwalo Mthetho okanye efeza iinjongo zalo Mthetho. Igama lawo nokuqalisa kwawo ukusebenza - 32 Verify source ↗
Lo Mthetho ubizwa ngokuba nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko
AI-assisted research summary: This section names the Act and says it starts when the President sets a commencement date by proclamation in the Gazette.
32. Lo Mthetho ubizwa ngokuba nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019, kwaye uqalisa ukusebenza ngomhla ogqitywe nguMongameli ngesihlokomiso kuShicilelo-Mithetho. 5 10 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 58 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: This schedule lists laws that are wholly repealed.
58 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 58 SCHEDULE LAWS (Section 29, Section 30) Short title National Key Points Act, 1980 National Key Points Act, 1984 No. and year of law Act No. 102 of 1980 Act No. 9 of 1984 (Bophuthatswana) Act No. 26 of 1985 (Transkei) Act No. 9 of 1986 (Venda) National Key Points Act, 1986 Act No. 16 of 1986 (Ciskei) National Key Points Act, 1986 National Key Points Act, 1985 Extent of repeal The whole The whole The whole The whole The whole This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 59 59 ISIHLOMELO IMITHETHO (isiqendu 29, isiqendu 30) Igama lawo Indawo etshitshiswayo iNational Key Points Act ka-1980 wonke iNational Key Points Act ka-1984 wonke iNational Key Points Act ka-1985 wonke iNational Key Points Act ka-1986 wonke iNational Key Points Act ka-1986 wonke Inombolo yomthetho nonyaka wawo uMthetho 102 ka-1980 uMthetho 9 ka-1984 (waseBophuthatswana) uMthetho 26 ka-1985 (waseTranskei) uMthetho 9 ka-1986 (waseVenda) uMthetho 16 ka-1986 (waseCiskei) This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 60 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: 60 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.zaPrinted by and obtainable from the Government Printer, Bosman Street, Private Bag X85, Pretoria, 0001Contact Centre Tel:
60 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.zaPrinted by and obtainable from the Government Printer, Bosman Street, Private Bag X85, Pretoria, 0001Contact Centre Tel: 012-748 6200. eMail: info.egazette@gpw.gov.zaPublications: Tel: (012) 748 6053, 748 6061, 748 6065
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CHAPTER 1
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In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—
AI-assisted research summary: This section defines terms used in the Act, including “basic public service,” “critical infrastructure,” “critical infrastructure complex,” “Critical Infrastructure Council,” and “disaster management centre.”
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise— ‘‘basic public service’’ includes a service, whether provided by the public or private sector, relating to communication, energy, health, sanitation, transport and water, the interference with which may prejudice the livelihood, well-being, daily operations or economic activity of the public; ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ means any infrastructure which is declared as such in terms of section 20(1) and includes a critical infrastructure complex where required by the context; ‘‘critical infrastructure complex’’ means more than one critical infrastructure grouped together for practical or administrative reasons, which is determined as such in terms of section 20(1)(c); ‘‘Critical Infrastructure Council’’ means the Critical Infrastructure Council established in terms of section 4, and ‘‘Council’’ has a corresponding meaning; ‘‘disaster management centre’’ includes the ‘National Centre’, ‘provincial disaster management centre’ and ‘municipal disaster management centre’ as defined in section 1 of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002); 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 7 7 - 19 Verify source ↗
Ukuqwalaselwa
AI-assisted research summary: Section 19 appears to say the Council considers an application for designation as critical infrastructure.
19. Ukuqwalaselwa njengeziseko sokubhengezwa ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo liBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kweziseko kwesicelo - 20 Verify source ↗
Amagunya oMphathiswa okubhengeza iziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo
AI-assisted research summary: This section says the Minister has power to declare infrastructure as critical infrastructure.
20. Amagunya oMphathiswa okubhengeza iziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo 21. ezingundoqo Isiqinisekiso ezingundoqo sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo - 22 Verify source ↗
Ukwenziwa kotshintsho kwingcombolo okanye kwimiqathango nguMpha-
AI-assisted research summary: Section 22 appears to be about changing information or conditions, but the heading is truncated.
22. Ukwenziwa kotshintsho kwingcombolo okanye kwimiqathango nguMpha- thiswa - 23 Verify source ↗
Ukurhoxiswa kwesibhengezo
AI-assisted research summary: Section 23 concerns withdrawal of the declaration.
23. Ukurhoxiswa kwesibhengezo ISAHLUKO 4 AMAGUNYA ABANTU ABAPHETHEYO KWIZISEKO EZIBALULEKILEYO EZINGUNDOQO NEMISEBENZI YABO - 24 Verify source ↗
Amagunya omntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nemise-
AI-assisted research summary: Section 24 is titled “Powers of a person in charge of critical infrastructure and their duties.”
24. Amagunya omntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nemise- benzi yakhe - 25 Verify source ↗
Ukufikelela kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo
AI-assisted research summary: Section 25 is titled “Ukufikelela kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo.”
25. Ukufikelela kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ISAHLUKO 5 IZENZO EZIKUKONA NEZOHLWAYO 26. Izenzo ezikukona nezohlwayo 27. Imimiselo ISAHLUKO 6 IMIMISELO ISAHLUKO 7 5 10 15 20 OKUTSHIWO NGULO MTHETHO GABALALA NOKUZA KWENZEKA OKWETHUTYANA 25 - 28 Verify source ↗
Ubulungisa ekwenziweni kwezigqibo
AI-assisted research summary: Section heading: “Ubulungisa ekwenziweni kwezigqibo” (justice in decision-making). It also mentions “Imithetho etshitshiswayo 29.”
28. Ubulungisa ekwenziweni kwezigqibo Imithetho etshitshiswayo 29. - 30 Verify source ↗
Okuza kwenzeka okwethutyana
AI-assisted research summary: Section 30 is titled “Okuza kwenzeka okwethutyana.”
30. Okuza kwenzeka okwethutyana - 31 Verify source ↗
Ukungabi nabutyala kwilahleko okanye kumonakalo
AI-assisted research summary: Section heading stating that there is no liability for loss or damage.
31. Ukungabi nabutyala kwilahleko okanye kumonakalo 32. Igama lawo nokuqalisa kwawo ukusebenza ISAHLUKO 1 30 UKUCHAZWA KWAMAGAMA, INJONGO YALO MTHETHO NOKUSETYENZISWA KWAWO Ukuchazwa kwamagama - 1 Verify source ↗
Kulo Mthetho, ngaphandle kokuba okunye okubhaliweyo kuwo kubonisa ngenye
AI-assisted research summary: This section defines several terms used in the Act, including basic public service, critical infrastructure, and a linked network of critical infrastructure.
1. Kulo Mthetho, ngaphandle kokuba okunye okubhaliweyo kuwo kubonisa ngenye 35 indlela— izithuthi namanzi, amanzi nogutyulo lwelindle, ‘‘inkonzo esisiseko yoluntu’’ iquka inkonzo, kungakhathaliseki ukuba yenziwa ngurhulumente okanye ngamashishini azimeleyo, iyeyonxibelelwano, amandla, impilo, ekunokuthi xa ingaphazanyiswa loo nkonzo kuqhwalele iindlela zokuziphilisa zoluntu, intlalo- ntle yalo, imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla okanye uqoqosho lwalo; ‘‘iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo’’ zizo naziphi na iziseko ezibhengezwe njengezibalulekileyo ngokwesiqendu 20(1) kwaye ziquka udederhu lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo apho okubhaliweyo kubonisa oko; ‘‘udederhu lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo’’ ziziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo eziliqela zidityanisiwe ngezizathu ezivakalayo, ngokwesiqendu 20(1)(c); 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 8 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: This section defines key terms used in the Act, including government infrastructure, infrastructure, the Minister, the National Commissioner, PSIRA, and who counts as a person in control of critical infrastructure.
8 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 8 ‘‘government infrastructure’’ for the purposes of section 9(4) and section 18 means infrastructure controlled, owned, occupied or possessed by a government department in the national sphere and in respect of whose operation or administration that department is responsible; ‘‘Head of a Government department’’ means— (a) the incumbent of a post mentioned in Column 2 of Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994), and includes any person acting in such post; or (b) a municipal manager appointed in terms of section 54A of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000), and includes any person acting in such post; the functioning of society, ‘‘infrastructure’’ means any building, centre, establishment, facility, installation, pipeline, premises or systems needed for the Government or enterprises of the Republic, and includes any transport network or network for the delivery of electricity or water; ‘‘Minister’’ means the Cabinet member responsible for policing; ‘‘National Commissioner’’ means the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, appointed in accordance with section 207(1) of the Constitution; ‘‘national security’’ has the meaning ascribed to it Constitution; ‘‘organ of state’’ means an ‘organ of state’ as defined in section 239 of the Constitution; ‘‘person in control of a critical infrastructure’’ means— (a) (b) the owner of a critical infrastructure; the person who, by virtue of— (i) any right acquired from a person referred to in paragraph (a); (ii) any other right acquired from any other person, whether by way of a in section 198 of the public-private partnership or similar agreement; or (c) (iii) operation of law, occupies, possesses, is in control of, or is responsible for the operation or administration of such a critical infrastructure; or the Head of a Government department or the head of any other organ of state who occupies, possesses, is in control of, or is responsible for the operation or administration of a critical infrastructure, and includes any employee acting in such post, and ‘person in control of an infrastructure’ shall be construed accordingly; ‘‘police official’’ means a member of the South African Police Service as defined in section 1 of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995); ‘‘prescribe’’ means prescribed by regulation; ‘‘PSIRA’’ means the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority established in terms of section 2(1) of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001); ‘‘regulatory measures’’ means any security measure that must be implemented as provided for in this Act; ‘‘resilience’’ means the ability of infrastructure to mitigate, absorb or withstand any damage, disruption, disturbance or interference in order to maintain the functionality, integrity and structural capacity of that infrastructure; ‘‘risk category’’ means a risk category as contemplated in sections 19(1)(b) and 20(1)(b); ‘‘Secretary for the Police Service’’ means the Secretary for the Police Service appointed in terms of section 7(1) of the Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service Act, 2011 (Act No. 2 of 2011); ‘‘security’’ includes, but is not limited to— (a) physical security of critical infrastructure; (b) personnel security at critical infrastructure; (c) (d) measures aimed at protecting critical infrastructure; contingency plans applicable to critical infrastructure; and 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 9 9 ezingundoqo’’ ezibalulekileyo ‘‘iBhunga Leziseko liBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo elisekwe ngokwesiqendu 4, lize elithi ‘‘iBhunga’’ libe nentsingiselo ekwanye; ‘‘iziko lokulawul’ iintlekele’’ liquka ‘neZiko Lelizwelonke’, ‘neziko lokulawul’ iintlekele lephondo, ‘neziko lokulawul’ iintlekele likamasipala’ njengoko lichazwe kwisiqendu 1 seDisaster Management Act 57 ka-2002; ‘‘iziseko zikarhulumente’’, ngokwenjongo yesiqendu 9(4) nesiqendu 18, ziziseko ezilawulwa lisebe likarhulumente welizwe, zizezalo, okanye ezisetyenziswa lilo, libe elo sebe longamele ukusebenza kwazo; ‘‘iNtloko yesebe likarhulumente’’— (a) ngumntu oqeshwe kumsebenzi oxelwe kuMhlathi 2 weShedyuli 1, 2 okanye 3 yePublic Service Act 103 ka-1994, kwaye kusenokuba nguye nabani na obambeleyo kuloo msebenzi; (b) yimaneja kamasipala emiselwe ngokwesiqendu 54A seLocal Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 ka-2000, kwaye kusenokuba nguye nabani na obambeleyo kuloo msebenzi; iziko, okanye indawo yomntu, into esekiweyo, into ‘‘iziseko ezingundoqo’’ kungaba sisakhiwo, egxunyekiweyo, ubuxhakaxhaka imibhobho, obuyimfuneko ukuze izinto zihambe kakuhle eluntwini, amashishini karhulumente weRiphablikhi, kwaye kusengaba zizo naziphi na izithuthi okanye izinto zokuhanjiswa kombane okanye amanzi; ‘‘uMphathiswa’’ lilungu lekhabhinethi eliphathiswe amapolisa; ‘‘uMkomishinala Wezwelonke’’ nguMkomishinala Wezwelonke Wenkonzo Yamapolisa YoMzantsi-Afrika, omiselwe ngokwesiqendu 207(1) soMgaqo-siseko; elithi ‘‘ukhuseleko lwelizwe’’ linentsingiselo elinikwe yona kwisiqendu 198 soMgaqo-siseko; ‘‘icandelo likarhulumente’’ ‘licandelo likarhulumente’ ngendlela elichazwe ngayo kwisiqendu 239 soMgaqo-siseko; ‘‘umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo’’— (a) ngumnini weziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (b) ngumntu othe, ngenxa— (i) yelungelo alizuze kumntu ekuthethwe ngaye kwisiqendu (a); (ii) yelinye ilungelo elizuzwe komnye umntu nokuba kungobuqabane baseburhulumenteni okanye obabantu nje okanye ngesivumelwano esifana neso; okanye (iii) ngokusebenza komthetho, wanegunya ekusetyenzisweni kwezo ziseko ezibalulekileyo; okanye (c) yiNtloko yesebe likarhulumente okanye intloko yecandelo likarhulumente enegunya ekusetyenzisweni kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, kwaye kusenokuba nguye nawuphi na umntu obambeleyo kuloo msebenzi, kwaye amagama athi ‘‘umntu ophetheyo kwiziseko’’ aza kuba naloo ntsingiselo; esekwe Security yiPrivate kukukwazi Industry Regulatory Authority lipolisa kumaPolisa oMzantsi-Afrika ngendlela achazwe ngayo ‘‘ipolisa’’ kwisiqendu 1 seSouth African Police Service Act 68 ka-1995; elithi ‘‘emiselweyo’’ lithetha emiselwe ngummiselo; ‘‘IPSIRA’’ ngokwesiqendu 2(1) sePrivate Security Industry Regulations Act 56 ka-2001; ‘‘amanyathelo okulawul’ imeko’’ ngawo nawaphi na amanyathelo okhuseleko ekufuneka ukuba enziwe asebenze ngendlela exelwe kulo Mthetho; ‘‘ukuxhathisa’’ ezingundoqo kweziseko ukungonakaliswa kakhulu ngumonakalo, ziziphazamiso ukuze ziqhubeke zimile kwaye zisebenziseka; ‘‘udidi lobungozi’’ ludidi lobungozi oluxelwe kwisiqendu 19(1)(b) no-20(1)(b); ‘‘uNobhala WamaPolisa’’ nguNobhala WamaPolisa oqeshwe ngokwesiqendu 7(1) seCivilian Secretariat for the Police Service Act 2 ka-2011; ‘‘ukhuseleko’’ luquka— (a) ukukhuseleka kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ngokwazo; (b) ukukhuseleka ezingundoqo; amacebo okuxhobel’ into engekehli asebenza kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (d) namanyathelo ezingundoqo; ezibalulekileyo ezibalulekileyo ezibalulekileyo kwabasebenzi ikukukhusela abasebenza kwiziseko anjongo iziseko yawo (c) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 10 Verify source ↗
No. 42866
AI-assisted research summary: This section defines several terms used in the Act, including security manager, security measures, security personnel, security service provider, this Act, and threat.
10 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 10 ‘‘security manager’’ means the person appointed in terms of section 24(7); ‘‘security measures’’ subject to section 26(2), means any physical security measure to preserve the availability, integrity or confidentiality of a critical infrastructure, and includes, but is not limited to, physical security measures to protect— (a) any part or component of a critical infrastructure; (b) any physical structure that partly consists of, incorporates or houses information infrastructure; or (c) personnel or other persons at or nearby a critical infrastructure; ‘‘security personnel’’ means any person registered as a security officer in terms of section 21 of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001); ‘‘security service provider’’ means a security service provider as defined in section 1 of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001); ‘‘this Act’’ includes the regulations; and ‘‘threat’’ includes any action or omission of a criminal, terrorist or accidental nature which may potentially cause damage, harm or loss to critical infrastructure or interfere with the ability or availability of critical infrastructure to deliver basic public services, and may involve any natural hazard which is likely to increase the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to such action or omission. Purpose of Act - 2 Verify source ↗
The purpose of this Act is to—
AI-assisted research summary: This section states the Act’s purpose: to protect critical infrastructure, keep security information confidential, develop objective criteria for identifying and protecting critical infrastructure, and promote cooperation and coordination among role-players.
2. The purpose of this Act is to— secure critical infrastructure against threats; (a) (b) ensure that information pertaining to security measures applicable to critical infrastructure remains confidential, subject to the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000), or any other Act of Parliament that provides for the lawful disclosure of information; ensure that objective criteria are developed for the identification, declaration and protection of critical infrastructure; (c) (d) ensure public-private cooperation in the identification and protection of (e) critical infrastructure; secure critical infrastructure in the Republic by creating an environment in which public safety, public confidence and basic public services are promoted— (i) through the implementation of measures aimed at securing critical infrastructures; and (ii) by mitigating risks to critical infrastructures through assessment of vulnerabilities and the implementation of appropriate measures; (f) promote cooperation and a culture of shared responsibility between various role-players in order to provide for an appropriate multi-disciplinary approach to deal with critical infrastructure protection; (g) enhance the collective capacity of role-players who are responsible for the protection of critical infrastructure to mitigate possible security risks; (h) ensure that every critical infrastructure complies with regulatory measures (i) (j) the powers and duties of persons in control of critical aimed at securing such critical infrastructure against threats; provide for infrastructure; and support integration and coordination of the functions of various role-players involved in the securing of critical infrastructure. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 11 11 ‘‘imaneja yokhuseleko’’ ngumntu oqeshwe ngokwesiqendu 24(7); lilo naliphi na ‘‘amanyathelo okhuseleko’’, ngokulawulwa sisiqendu 26(2), inyathelo lokhuseleko lokulondoloza ukufumaneka kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye lokulondoloza ukuba yimfihlo kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, kwaye aquka amanyathelo okhuseleko okukhusela— (a) (b) nasiphi na isakhiwo esibonakalayo esiyinxalenye yeziseko zengcombolo; inxalenye yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (c) okanye abasebenzi okanye abanye abantu abakwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye abakufuphi nazo; ‘‘abasebenzi bokhuseleko’’ nguye nawuphi na umntu obhaliswe njengegosa lokhuseleko ngokwesiqendu 21 sePrivate Security Industry Regulation Act 56 ka-2001; ‘‘umniki-nkonzo yokhuseleko’’ ngumniki-nkonzo yokhuseleko ngendlela achazwe ngayo kwisiqendu 1 sePrivate Security Industry Regulation Act 56 ka-2001; elithi ‘‘lo Mthetho’’ liquka imimiselo; kwaye ‘‘isenzo esinobungozi’’ kungaba sisenzo esilulwaphulo-mthetho, sobugrogrisi, okanye esenzeke ngengozi, okanye ukungenziwa kwesenzo ebesimele senziwe ukuthintela ulwaphulo-mthetho, ubugrogrisi okanye ukwenzeka kwento ngengozi, okunokuthi kubangele umonakalo okanye ukulahlekelwa ziziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye kubangele ukungakwazi ukunika iinkonzo ezisisiseko zoluntu, kwaye lisengaquka intlekele yendalo enokubangela ukuba sisisulu kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. Injongo yalo Mthetho - 2 Verify source ↗
Injongo yalo Mthetho—
AI-assisted research summary: This section states the Act’s purpose: to protect critical infrastructure and related information, reduce risk, and promote cooperation in protecting essential systems.
2. Injongo yalo Mthetho— (a) kukukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kwizenzo ezinobungozi; (b) kukwenza unakonako wokuba ingcombolo emalunga namanyathelo okhuseleko asebenza kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ihlale iyimfihlo, kodwa ke ngokulawulwa yiPromotion of Access to Information Act 2 ka-2000 othetha okanye ngokudandalaziswa okusemthethweni kwengcombolo; uMthetho wePalamente nawuphi omnye na (c) kukwenza unakonako wokuba kuthiwe gqi neemfuneko ezifanelekileyo zize zokwazi ezibalulekileyo zibhengezwe njengezibalulekileyo kwaye zikhuselwe; ezingundoqo zeziphi iziseko ukuba (d) kukwenza unakonako wokuba phakathi kukarhulumente namashishini azimeleyo ekwazini ukuba zeziphi iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo zize zikhuselwe; intsebenziswano kubekho (e) kukukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kwiRiphablikhi ngokudala intembelo yoluntu imekobume ekukhuthazwa kuyo ukhuseleko loluntu, neenkonzo zoluntu ezisisiseko— (i) ngokuwenza asebenze amanyathelo anjongo yawo ikukukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (ii) ngokunciphisa ezibalulekileyo obunokwehlela ezingundoqo ngokubona apho ubuthathaka bukhoyo nangokusebenzisa amanyathelo afanelekileyo; ubungozi iziseko (f) kukukhuthaza intsebenziswano nokuthwalisana imbopheleleko phakathi kwabathabathi-nxaxheba iindlela kubekho abahlukahlukeneyo ngeendlela zokukhuselwa kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; ukukhusela kwabathabathi-nxaxheba ukukwazi iziseko ukuze (g) kukuphucula ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kwizinto ezinokuba nobungozi; yawo anjongo (h) kukwenza unakonako wokuba isiseko ngasinye esibalulekileyo sihambisane ezibalulekileyo namanyathelo ezingundoqo kwizenzo ezinobungozi; kukuxela nemisebenzi ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; kukuxhasa ukuyondelelaniswa nokunxibelelaniswa kwemisebenzi yabatha- bathi-nxaxheba abahlukahlukeneyo ababandakanyekileyo ekukhuselweni kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. ikukukhusela abaphetheyo amagunya kwiziseko yabantu (i) (j) iziseko 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 12 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: This section says the Act applies to identifying, declaring, and protecting critical infrastructure, and it sets up the Critical Infrastructure Council.
12 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 12 Application of Act 3. (1) This Act applies to— (a) (b) (c) the identification and declaration of infrastructure as critical infrastructure; the determination of critical infrastructure as critical infrastructure complex; and the protection of critical infrastructure, and binds any person to whom a function has been assigned in terms of this Act. (2) This Act does not apply to infrastructure under the control of the Department of Defence. CHAPTER 2 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COUNCIL AND STRUCTURES 5 10 Part A Critical Infrastructure Council Establishment and composition of Critical Infrastructure Council 4. (1) A Critical Infrastructure Council is hereby established. (2) The Minister appoints members of the Critical Infrastructure Council which must 15 consist of the following persons: (a) The Secretary for the Police Service; (b) an official at the level of at least Chief Director or an equivalent level, designated by each of the heads of the following institutions— (i) Department of Defence; (ii) Department of Home Affairs; (iii) Department of Public Works; (iv) National Disaster Management Centre; (v) South African Local Government Association; (vi) South African Police Service; and (vii) State Security Agency; and (c) five members appointed in terms of subsection (8) from the private sector and civil society who are— (i) not disqualified in terms of section 5; and (ii) preferably appropriately qualified, knowledgeable and experienced in fields that include critical infrastructure protection, risk management, disaster management or basic public services which must include at least one person who is appropriately qualified in cybersecurity. (3) The members of the Council must, when viewed collectively, preferably be persons who are suited to serve in the Council by virtue of their qualifications, expertise and experience in fields that include infrastructure protection, engineering, disaster management or security policy. (4) In the event that— (a) (b) the functions or functioning of infrastructure that forms the subject of an application for declaration as critical infrastructure may affect or be affected by the functional area of responsibility of a government department or an organ of state not referred to in subsection (2)(b), the Chairperson may request the Head of that Government department or the head of that organ of state to designate an appropriately qualified official to assist with such application; or the Council is of the opinion that any other person could assist in general or with a specific application for declaration as critical infrastructure, the Council may request the Minister to appoint such person on an ad hoc basis to advise or assist the Council. (5) The Minister must appoint— (a) officials referred to in subsection (2)(b) after consultation with the Cabinet member responsible for the institution in question; 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 13 13 Ukusebenza kwalo Mthetho 3. (1) Lo Mthetho usebenza— (a) ekuqondeni ukuba zeziphi iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo zize zibhengezwe njengezibalulekileyo; (b) ekuqondweni kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo njengodederhu 5 lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (c) nasekukhuselweni kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, kwaye unkqamangela nawuphi na umntu onikwe umsebenzi ngokwalo Mthetho. (2) Lo Mthetho awusebenzi kwiziseko ezilawulwa liSebe Lokhuselo. ISAHLUKO 2 10 IBHUNGA LEZISEKO EZIBALULEKILEYO EZINGUNDOQO NEZAKHIWO ICandelo A IBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo Ukusekwa kweBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nendlela elakhiwe ngayo 15 4. (1) Kusekwa iBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. (2) UMphathiswa umisela amalungu eBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo emalibe naba bantu balandelayo: (a) uNobhala weNkonzo YamaPolisa; ubuncinane (b) oyiNtloko loMlawuli elikwinqwanqwa igosa okanye okwinqwanqwa elilingana nelo, elichongwe yintloko nganye yala maziko alandelayo: iSebe Lokhuselo; (i) iSebe Lemicimbi Yasekhaya; (ii) iSebe Lemisebenzi Karhulumente; (iii) iZiko Lokulawulwa Kwentlekelele Lezwelonke; (iv) iSouth African Local Government Association; (v) (vi) iNkonzo YamaPolisa oMzantsi-Afrika; (vii) neQumrhu Lokhuseleko LoMbuso; kwakunye (8) ethathwa amiselwe (c) namalungu ngokwesiqendwana amahlanu kumashishini azimeleyo naseluntwini— (i) angekho kwimeko yokungafaneleki ngokwesiqendu 5; kwaye (ii) ukuba kunokwenzeka abe nemfundo efanelekileyo, abe nolwazi namava kwimiba equka ukukhuselwa kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, ukulawulwa kwemeko enobungozi, ukulawulwa kwentlekele okanye iinkonzo ezisisiseko zoluntu emaziquke ubuncinane umntu omnye onemfundo efanelekileyo kukhuseleko lweekhompyutha. (3) Ukuba kunokwenzeka, amalungu eBhunga makube ngabantu abathi, xa bejongwa bebonke, babe ngabantu abakufanelekelayo ukukhonza kwiBhunga ngenxa yemfundo yabo, ubuchule babo namava abo kwimiba equka ukukhuselwa kweziseko, ubunjineli, ukulawulwa kwentleke okanye umgaqo-nkqubo wokhuseleko. (4) Xa— (a) (b) yimisebenzi ezingundoqo kuchatshazelwa (2)(b), uSihlalo unokuthi imisebenzi okanye ukusebenza kweziseko ekucelwa ukuba zibe ziziseko ezibalulekileyo yesebe likarhulumente okanye yecandelo likarhulumente ekungabhekiselwanga kulo iNtloko yelo sebe kwisiqendwana likaRhulumente okanye intloko yelo candelo likarhulumente ukuba ichonge igosa elinemfundo efanelekileyo ukuba lincedise kwesi sicelo; okanye iBhunga linoluvo lokuba omnye umntu unokuncedisa nakwintoni na okanye ancedise kwisicelo esithile sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, iBhunga lingacela uMphathiswa ukuba amisele loo mntu okwelo xesha kusekho imfuneko ukuba acebise iBhunga okanye alincedise. acele 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 (5) UMphathiswa makamisele— (a) amagosa ekuthethwe ngawo kwisiqendwana (2)(b) emva kokubonisana 55 nelungu leKhabhinethi eliphathiswe iziko elo; This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za
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AI-assisted research summary: This section sets out how Council members are nominated, appointed, removed, suspended, and replaced, and who must take each step.
14 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 14 (b) members referred to in subsection (2)(c) in terms of subsection (8); and (c) persons referred to in subsection (4)(b) on advice of the Council. (6) In the event that it is necessary to appoint a member referred to in subsection 2(c), the Minister must request the National Assembly to submit a list of candidates for appointment. (7) The Speaker must refer the matter to the relevant committee of the National Assembly to— (a) publish a notice in the Gazette and in at least two national newspapers circulating in the Republic, inviting applications from interested persons and members of the public to nominate persons; (b) compile a shortlist of not less than 20 persons who are not disqualified in terms of section 5(a), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g), from the applications and nominations referred to in paragraph (a) or persons serving on the Council who qualify for a further appointment in terms of subsection (10) ; submit the list referred to in paragraph (b) to the State Security Agency for consideration and issuing of a top secret security clearance; (c) (d) conduct interviews with the persons referred to in paragraph (b) who are not disqualified in terms of section 5(b) for purposes of compiling a list of 10 recommended candidates in order of preference; submit the list of names referred to in paragraph (d) to the National Assembly for approval; and submit the approved list of names contemplated in paragraph (e) together with their résumés to the Minister. (e) (f) (8) The Minister must appoint five members to the Council from the list referred to in subsection (7)(f) and publish the names of the members in the Gazette. (9) Subject to subsection (12), a member of the Council appointed in terms of subsection (8) holds office for a period not exceeding five years. (10) Upon the expiry of an appointed member’s first term of office as contemplated in subsection (9), the member may be re-appointed for one further term only. (11) The Secretary for the Police Service is the Chairperson of the Council and the Minister must designate, from the persons contemplated in subsection (2)(c), a member as deputy chairperson. (12) A member of the Council appointed in terms of subsection (8) must vacate office if that member— 5 10 15 20 25 30 (a) (b) resigns by giving at least 30 days written notice addressed to the Minister; or is removed from office by the Minister as contemplated in subsection (14). 35 (13) If a member of the Council appointed in terms of subsection (8) resigns or vacates office before the expiry of his or her period of office, the Minister must request the NationalAssembly to follow the procedure in subsection (7): Provided that the Minister may appoint a new member from the list contemplated in subsection (7)(d) where candidates on that list are still available for appointment. (14) The Minister may, after due process by the National Assembly, remove a member of the Council appointed in terms of subsection (8) from office on account of— (a) absence from three consecutive meetings without good cause; (b) misconduct, incapacity or incompetence; (c) becoming disqualified as contemplated in section 5; or (d) any other lawful reason. (15) The Minister may suspend a member where there are reasonable grounds to do so, until the process contemplated in subsection (14) is finalised. (16) The Minister may request the Cabinet member responsible for an institution which is represented on the Council, as contemplated in subsection (2)(b), to nominate another representative for appointment to substitute the institution’s representative in the Council. 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 15 15 (b) amalungu ekuthethwe ngawo kwisiqendwana (2)(c) ngokwesiqendwana (8); kwakunye (c) nabantu ekuthethwe ngabo kwisiqendwana (4)(b) ngokucetyiswa liBhunga. (6) Xa kuthi kube yimfuneko ukumisela ekuthethwe ngalo kwisiqendwana (2)(c), uMphathiswa makacele iNdlu yoWiso-Mthetho ithumele uludwe lwabantu abanokuthi bamiselwe. (7) USomlomo makaludlulisele udaba kwikomiti efanelekileyo yeNdlu yoWiso- Mthetho ukuze— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) ipapashe isihlokomiso kuShicilelo-Mithetho nakumaphephandaba amabini ubuncinane afumaneka elizweni icele ukuba abantu abanomdla lonke, noluntu ngokubanzi bafake izicelo zokutyumba abantu; iqulunqe uluhlu lwabantu abangengaphantsi kwama-20 abangekho kwimeko yokungafaneleki ngokwesiqendu 5(a), (c), (d), (e), (f) okanye (g), iluqulunqa ithabatha kwizicelo nabantu abatyunjiweyo ekuthethwe ngabo kwisiqendu (a) okanye kubantu abakwiBhunga abafanelekayo ukuba bamiselwe kwakhona ngokwesiqendwana (10); ithumele uluhlu ekuthethwe ngalo kwisiqendu (b) kwiQumrhu Lokhuseleko LoMbuso ukuze luqwalaselwe kuze kukhutshwe isiqinisekiso sokhuseleko senqwanqwa lemfihlo ephezulu; libe nodliwanondlebe nabantu ekuthethwe ngabo kwisiqendu (b) abangekho kwimeko yokungafaneleki ngokwesiqendu 5(b) ngenjongo yokuqulunqa uluhlu lwabantu abali-10 abaphakanyisiweyo ngokolandelelwano abafunwa ngalo; iluthumele uluhlu lwamagama ekuthethwe ngalo kwisiqendu (d) kwiNdlu yoWiso-Mthetho ukuze luvunywe yiyo; kwaye ithumele oluvunyiweyo lwamagama oluxelwe kwisiqendu (e) kunye neeCV zabo kuMphathiswa. (8) UMphathiswa makamisele amalungu amahlanu abe kwiBhunga ethabatha kuluhlu ekuthethwe ngalo kwisiqendwana (7)(f) aze apapashe amagama aloo malungu kuShicilelo-Mithetho. (9) Ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana (12), ilungu leBhunga elimiselwe ngokwesiqe- ndwana (8) liba lilungu ixesha elingagqithiyo kwiminyaka emihlanu. (10) Lisakuphela ixesha lokuba lilungu njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendwana (9), ilungu lingamiselwa kwakhona esinye isihlandlo sibe sinye kuphela. (11) UNobhala weNkonzo YamaPolisa unguSihlalo weBhunga; uMphathiswa ke yena makachonge ilungu libe ngusekela-sihlalo, elichonga ethabatha kubantu abaxelwe kwisiqendwana (2)(c). (12) Ilungu leBhunga elimiselwe ngokwesiqendwana (8) maliyeke ukuba lilungu ukuba— (a) (b) liziyekele ngokwazisa uMphathiswa ngencwadi kusasele iintsuku lithi ezingama-30 ngaphambi kokuyeka; okanye liyashenxiswa nguMphathiswa njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendwana (14). (13) Ukuba ilungu leBhunga elimiselwe ngokwesiqendwana (8) liyaziyekela lingekapheli ixesha lalo, uMphathiswa makacele iNdlu yoWiso-Mthetho ilandele inkqubo ekwisiqendwana (7), kodwa ke uMphathiswa unokuthi amisele ilungu elitsha ethabatha kuluhlu oluxelwe kwisiqendwana (7)(d) xa abantu abakolo luhlu besafumaneka ukuba bamiselwe. (14) UMphathiswa unokuthi, emva kokuba kulandelwe inkqubo efanelekileyo yiNdlu yoWiso-Mthetho, alishenxise ilungu leBhunga elimiselwe ngokwesiqendwana (8) ngenxa— (a) yokungabikho kwalo kwiintlanganiso zide zibe ntathu zilandelana kungekho sizathu sivakalayo; (b) yokuziphatha kakubi, okanye ngenxa yemeko elenza lingakwazi ukusebenza okanye ngenxa yobuqhitala; (c) yokungafaneleki ngendlela exelwe kwisiqendu 5; okanye ngenxa (d) yesinye isizathu esivakalayo. (15) UMphathiswa unokulinqumamisa ilungu xa kukho izizathu ezivakalayo zokwenza njalo de ibe iqukunjelwe inkqubo exelwe kwisiqendwana (14). (16) UMphathiswa usengacela ilungu leKhabhinethi eliphathiswe iziko elimelwe kwiBhunga, njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendwana (2)(b), ukuba lityumbe omnye ummeli oza kumiselwa ukuze athabath’ indawo yommeli weziko kwiBhunga. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 16 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: The deputy chairperson must step in for the chairperson when needed. Council members appointed under subsection (8) may be paid remuneration and allowances determined by the Minister with the written concurrence of the Minister of Finance.
16 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 16 (17) Members of the Council who are appointed in terms of subsection (8) may be paid such remuneration and allowances as the Minister may, with the written concurrence of the Minister of Finance, determine. (18) The deputy chairperson referred to in subsection (11) must, when the chairperson is absent or unable to perform his or her duties, act in his or her stead and when so acting, exercise or perform any function of the chairperson. Disqualification from appointment as member of Critical Infrastructure Council - 5 Verify source ↗
A person is disqualified from being appointed or continuing to serve as a member
AI-assisted research summary: A person is disqualified from being appointed or continuing to serve as a member of the Critical Infrastructure Council if any listed disqualifying condition applies.
5. A person is disqualified from being appointed or continuing to serve as a member of the Critical Infrastructure Council contemplated in section 4(2)(b) and (c), if he or she— is not a South African citizen; (a) (b) does not have a valid top secret security clearance certificate issued to him or her by the State Security Agency; is an unrehabilitated insolvent; (c) (d) has, in the preceding 20 years, been sentenced in the Republic or elsewhere, to imprisonment without the option of a fine; (e) has a direct or indirect financial or personal interest in any critical infrastructure; has been removed from an office of trust; or is by virtue of any other law, disqualified from being appointed. (f) (g) Funding and remuneration - 6 Verify source ↗
The expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of the powers, the carrying
AI-assisted research summary: The Critical Infrastructure Council must consider applications and related criteria, make recommendations to the Minister, approve certain guidelines, and may perform other functions assigned by the Minister.
6. The expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of the powers, the carrying out of the duties and the performance of the functions of the Critical Infrastructure Council, including the remuneration and expenses contemplated in section 4(17), must be defrayed from the budget allocation of the Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service, established in terms of section 4(1) of the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Act, 2011 (Act No. 2 of 2011), as voted in terms of the annual Division of Revenue Act. Functions of Critical Infrastructure Council 7. (1) The functions of the Critical Infrastructure Council are to— (a) (b) subject to subsection (2), consider any application for declaration of infrastructure as critical infrastructure referred to in Chapter 3 and make recommendations on such application to the Minister; subject to subsection (3), approve guidelines regarding— (i) (ii) the assessment of an application contemplated in section 17; the implementation of the prescribed system for categorisation of critical infrastructure in a low-risk, medium-risk or high-risk category referred to in sections 19(1)(b) and 20(1)(b); (iii) policies, protocols and standards regarding any matter necessary to (iv) achieve the purpose of this Act; and the promotion of public-private sector cooperation in the protection of critical infrastructure; and (c) perform any other functions which may be assigned to the Council by the Minister. (2) When making a recommendation to the Minister on an application referred to in subsection (1)(a), the Council must consider the following before making such a recommendation— any report or submission that must accompany such application; (a) The requirements referred to in section 16(1); (b) any criteria contemplated in section 16(2); (c) (d) an appropriate risk categorisation of the infrastructure in question in accordance with the prescribed system of categorisation referred to in sections 19(1)(b) and 20(1)(b); and any conditions for such declaration as contemplated in section 21(1)(c). (e) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 17 17 (17) Amalungu eBhunga amiselwe ngokwesiqendwana (8) anokuhlawulwa umvuzo neemalana ezisecaleni ezigqitywe nguMphathiswa, ngokuvumelana noMphathiswa Wezimali ekubonise ngokubhala ukuvumelana kwakhe. (18) Usekela-sihlalo ekuthethwe ngaye kwisiqendwana (11) makabambele usihlalo xa usihlalo engekho okanye engakwazi ukwenza imisebenzi yakhe, kwaye xa embambele makenze nawuphi na umsebenzi kasihlalo. 5 Okwenza umntu angakufanelekeli ukumiselwa njengelungu leBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo - 5 Verify source ↗
Umntu akakufanelekeli ukumiselwa njengelungu okanye ukuqhubeka ekhonza
AI-assisted research summary: A person may not be appointed or continue serving as a member of the Council if any listed disqualifying condition applies.
5. Umntu akakufanelekeli ukumiselwa njengelungu okanye ukuqhubeka ekhonza njengelungu leBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okuxelwe kwisiqendu 4(2)(b) no-(c) ukuba— 10 (a) akanguye ummi waseMzantsi-Afrika; (b) akanaso isiqinisekiso esimkhululayo ukuba aphathiswe iimfihlo ezinkulu, isiqinisekiso asinikwe liQumrhu Lokhuseleko LoMbuso; (c) ungumntu ovakaliswe yinkundla enamatyala angaphezu kwemali anayo; (d) ukhe, kule minyaka ingama-20 edlulileyo, wagwetywa apha kwiRiphablikhi 15 okanye kwelinye ilizwe, wagwetywa intolongo akakhethiswa fayini; (e) unento ayincwasileyo ngokungqalileyo okanye ngokungangqalanga eyimali okanye enye into kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; uxhenxisiwe kwisikhundla sokuthenjwa; okanye (f) (g) akafaneleki ukuba amiselwe ngenxa yawo nawuphi na umthetho ongomnye. Ukuxhaswa kwalo ngemali nokuhlawulwa kwemivuzo - 6 Verify source ↗
Iindleko ekungenwa kuzo ngenxa yokusetyenziswa kwamagunya nokwenziwa
AI-assisted research summary: The Council must handle applications and related guidelines for critical infrastructure and make recommendations to the Minister, subject to the stated subsections.
6. Iindleko ekungenwa kuzo ngenxa yokusetyenziswa kwamagunya nokwenziwa kwemisebenzi liBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, kuquka nokuhlawulwa kwemivuzo neendleko okuxelwe kwisiqendu 4(17), mazihlawulwe kuthatyathwa kwisabelo semali seCivilian Secretariat for the Police Service eyasekwa ngokwesiqendu 4(1) seCivilian Secretariat for Police Service Act 2 ka-2011, ngokwendlela esivotelwe ngayo ngokweDivision of Revenue Act yaminyaka le. Imisebenzi yeBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 20 25 7. (1) Imisebenzi yeBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo— 30 (a) ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana isicelo sokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo ekuthethwe ngaso kwiSahluko 3 lize lenze izindululo eziya kuMphathiswa ngeso sicelo; (2), kukuqwalasela nasiphi na (b) ngokulawulwa sisiqendwana (3), kukuzigunyaza njengezamkelekayo 35 izikhokelo ezimalunga— (i) nokuphononongwa kwesicelo esixelwe kwisiqendu 17; (ii) nokuyenza isebenze iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo zibe kudidi lobungozi obuphantsi, lobungozi obuphakathi, okanye lobungozi obuphezulu ekuthethwe ngabo kwisiqendu 19(1)(b) no-20(1)(b); emiselweyo yokuhlela inkqubo (iii) nemigaqo-nkqubo, iindlela zokwenza nemilinganiselo ngawo nawuphi na umbandela oyimfuneko ukuze zifezeke iinjongo zalo Mthetho; kunye (iv) nokwenza nayiphi na eminye imifanekiso enokuthi yabelwe iBhunga nguMphathiswa. (2) Xa lisenza isindululo esiya kuMphathiswa ngesicelo ekuthethwe ngaso kwisiqendwana (1)(a), iBhunga maliqwalasele oku kulandelayo ngaphambi kokuba lenze eso sindululo— iimfuneko ekuthethwe ngazo kwisiqendu 16(1); (a) (b) naziphi na iimfuneko ezixelwe kwisiqendu 16(2); (c) nayiphi na ingxelo okanye amazwi ekufuneka ahambisane neso sicelo; (d) ukudweliswa okufanelekileyo kweziseko ngokodidi lwazo lobungozi ngokwenkqubo emiselweyo yokudweliswa ngokodidi ekuthethwe ngayo kwisiqendu 19(1)(b) no-20(1)(b); kwakunye 40 45 50 (e) nayiyiphi na imiqathango yokubhengezwa njengoko kwisiqendu 21(1)(c). 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 18 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: The Critical Infrastructure Council must consider specified matters when approving guidelines, include certain guideline content, report to the Minister twice a year, meet at least quarterly, and follow set rules for special meetings, quorum, and voting.
18 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 18 (3) When approving guidelines referred to in subsection (1)(b), the Council must consider the following: (a) any submission by the National Commissioner as contemplated in section 9(2) ; (b) any relevant submission by any other person having an interest in the 5 protection of critical infrastructure; any budgetary implications related to critical infrastructure protection; (c) (d) any other matter that may promote the purpose of this Act or affect the implementation thereof. (4) The guidelines referred to in subsection (1)(b) must include guidelines 10 regarding— (a) (b) the identification and management of risks relating to critical infrastructure; the establishment and maintenance of a legitimate, effective and transparent process for identifying and declaring infrastructure as critical infrastructure; and the procedures to coordinate the functions and activities of Government departments and the private sector insofar as those functions and activities are performed to achieve the purpose of this Act. (c) (5) In addition to any function contemplated in this section, the Council may— (a) advise the Minister on the evaluation, monitoring and reviewing of the implementation of policy, protocols, standards and legislation related to the protection of critical infrastructure; and (b) make recommendations to the Minister on any function of the Minister contemplated in section 22 or section 23. 15 20 (6) The Council must, on a bi-annual basis, submit a report to the Minister 25 regarding— (a) (b) particulars pertaining to the number of declarations as critical infrastructure, the activities of the Council during the period preceding the report; including the names of the critical infrastructure; (c) particulars pertaining to any decision by the Council publication of the notice contemplated in section 17(7)(b); to depart from 30 (d) particulars pertaining to any limitations or revocation as critical infrastruc- (e) (f) ture; the level and extent of public-private sector cooperation; and any other matter that may impact on the protection of critical infrastructure or the functioning of the Council. Meetings of Critical Infrastructure Council 8. (1) The Critical Infrastructure Council must meet at least quarterly. (2) The Secretary for the Police Service must ensure that secretarial services are provided to the Critical Infrastructure Council. (3) The chairperson may at any time convene a special meeting of the Council and must also convene such a meeting at the written request of the Minister. (4) If at least three members of the Council request a special meeting in writing, the chairperson must convene such a meeting within seven days after receiving the request. (5) Seven members of the Council, which must include the chairperson or deputy chairperson, will constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Council. (6) Decisions of the Council must be taken by majority of votes, and in the case of an equality of votes the chairperson has a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vote. 35 40 45 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 19 19 (3) Xa izivuma njengezamkelekileyo izikhokelo ekuthethwe ngazo kwisiqendwana (1)(b), iBhunga malicinge ngoku kulandelayo: (a) nakuphi na okutshiwo nguMkomishinala Wezwelonke okuxelwe kwisiqendu 9(2); (b) nakuphi na okufanelekileyo okutshiwo nanguwuphi na omnye umntu 5 onomdla ekukhuselweni kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (c) nantoni na enokuthi yenzeke kwiimali ezabiweyo ehlobene nokukhuselwa kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (d) nantoni na enye into enokuthi iqhubele phambili injongo yalo Mthetho okanye ichphazele ukwenziwa kwawo usebenze. (4) Izikhokelo ekuthethwe ngazo kwisiqendwana (1)(b) maziquke izikhokelo ezimalunga— (a) ukubonwa nokulawulwa kweemeko ezinobungozi ezimalunga neziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; ukuba zeziphi (b) ukusekwa nokulondolozwa kwenkqubo efanelekileyo, esebenzayo neselubala zize yokwazi zibhengezwe njengezinjalo; kwaye iinkqubo kaRhulumente neyamashishini azimeleyo ukuba loo misebenzi yenziwa ngenjongo yokuqhubela phambili injongo yalo Mthetho. zokulungelelanisa ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo imisebenzi yamasebe iziseko (c) (5) Ukongezelela kuwo nawuphi na umsebenzi oxelwe kwesi siqendu, iBhunga linokuthi— (a) licebise uMphathiswa ngokuhlolwa, ukubekw’ esweni nokuqwalaselwa zokwenza, ngokutsha kokusetyenziswa komgaqo-nkqubo, kweendlela kwemilinganiselo kweziseko nokukhuselwa emalunga ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; kwaye linokuthi lenze izindululo eziya kuMphathiswa ngawo nawuphi na umsebenzi kaMphathiswa oxelwe kwisiqendu 22 okanye kwisiqendu 23. nemithetho (b) (6) IBhunga malithi, kabini ngonyaka, lingenise ingxelo kuMphathiswa malunga— (a) nezinto ezenziwe liBhunga kwithuba elandulela ingxelo; (b) neenkcukacha ezimalunga nenani lezibonenelelo ezibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, kuquka namagama ezo ziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (c) neenkcukacha zaso nasiphi na isigqibo seBhunga zokungasipapashi isihlokomiso esixelwe kwisiqendu 17(7)(b); ezimalunga (d) neenkcukacha nemida esikelwe iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye ukurhoxiswa kwazo; (e) ubungakanani bentsebenziswano phakathi kukarhulumente namashishini (f) azimeleyo; kunye nawuphi na omnye umbandela onokuthi uchaphazele ukukhuselwa kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye ukusebenza kweBhunga. 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Iintlanganiso zeBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo 8. (1) IBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo malibe neentlanganiso ubuncinane qho ngekota. (2) UNobhala weNkonzo YamaPolisa makaqinisekise ukuba iBhunga Leziseko 45 Ezibalulukileyo linikwa iinkonzo zobunobhala. (3) Usihlalo unokuthi nangaliphi na ixesha abize intlanganiso ekhethekileyo yeBhunga, kwaye makayibize intlanganiso naxa kucele uMphathiswa ngembalelwano. (4) Ukuba mathathu ubuncinane amalungu eBhunga acela intlanganiso ekhethekileyo ngembalelwano, usihlalo makayibize intlanganiso zingekapheli iintsuku ezisixhenxe esifumene isicelo. (5) Amalungu asixhenxe eBhunga, emakubekho phakathi kwawo usihlalo okanye usekela-sihlalo, aya kuba linani elifunekayo lokuba ingaqhubeka intlanganiso yeBhunga. (6) Izigqibo zeBhunga mazithatyathwe ngokwesininzi seevoti, kuze kuthi xa iivoti zilingana macala, usihlalo abe nelungelo lokuvota ukongezelela kwilungelo lakhe lokuthabath’ inxaxheba kwiingxoxo. 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 20 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: The National Commissioner must run the administrative system for this Act, coordinate protection work, and report quarterly to the Council.
20 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 20 Part B Administration of Act Functions of National Commissioner 9. (1) The National Commissioner must— (a) establish and maintain the administrative systems and procedures necessary 5 (b) (c) for the implementation and enforcement of this Act; support the Critical Infrastructure Council and the Minister in the administra- tion of this Act; and effect cooperation between the South African Police Service, other organs of state and the private sector insofar as it relates to the protection of critical infrastructure. (2) The functions of the National Commissioner are to develop uniform standards, guidelines and protocols for approval by the Council regarding— (a) the manner in which— (i) infrastructure must be identified, categorised and declared critical infrastructure; (ii) any physical security assessment of critical infrastructure and potential critical infrastructure is conducted and coordinated between Government departments; information which may be relevant to critical infrastructure protection is shared between the relevant stakeholders; or (iii) (b) (iv) any prescribed committee or forum must function and report; and structures and mechanisms to facilitate coordination in, and management of, the protection of critical infrastructure. (3) The National Commissioner must— (a) consider an application from a person in control of an infrastructure for declaring that infrastructure as critical infrastructure; (b) conduct or facilitate any physical security assessment of critical infrastructure or potential critical infrastructure; (c) make recommendations to the Council on the declaration and risk categorisation of such critical infrastructure or potential critical infrastructure; (d) evaluate, monitor and review the application and operational effectiveness of policy, guidelines or legislation related to the protection of critical infrastruc- ture, and advise the Council accordingly; evaluate and review physical security assessments, resilience reports and any designation as critical infrastructure, and advise the Council accordingly; consider any draft of a prescribed security policy or plan submitted to his or her office; issue directives regarding the procedures to be followed at the meetings of any prescribed committee or forum; and (g) (e) (f) 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 (h) compile and submit quarterly reports to the Council, which must at least include— (i) particulars of the related activities of the South African Police Service during the preceding quarter; (ii) particulars of the number of applications for declaration of infrastructure 45 as critical infrastructure; (iii) particulars of the level and extent of Government department participa- (iv) tion in the functioning of a committee or forum; and the level and extent of public-private sector cooperation in the functioning of a committee or forum. 50 (4) The National Commissioner may, in the prescribed manner, apply for the declaration of government infrastructure as critical infrastructure. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 21 21 ICandelo B Ukulawulwa kwalo Mthetho Imisebenzi yoMkomishinala Wezwelonke 9. (1) UMkomishinala Wezwelonke— (a) makamisele aze alondoloze iinkqubo zokusetyenziswa kwalo Mthetho 5 neendlela eziyimfuneko zokuwunyanzelisa; (b) makaxhase iBhunga Leziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo noMphathiswa (c) ekusetyenzisweni kwalo Mthetho; kananjalo enze kubekho intsebenziswano phakathi kweNkonzo YamaPolisa YoMzantsi- Afrika namanye amacandelo karhulumente neenkamnpani ezizimeleyo ekukhuselweni kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. 10 (2) Imisebenzi yoMkomishinala Wezwelonke kukuthi gqi nemigaqo efanayo, nezikhokelo neendlela zokwenza izinto emazivunywe liBhunga malunga— (a) nendlela— (i) ezinokuthi ziqondwe ngayo iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo zize 15 (ii) okunokuthi zibhengezwe njengezibalulekileyo; ukuphononongwa ezingundoqo ezibalulekileyo kulungelelaniswe phakathi kwamasebe karhulumente; elizweni kokukhuseleka kuqhutywe kweziseko kuze ngayo (iii) enokuthi ngayo ingcombolo enokuba nento yokwenza nokukhuselwa kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo kuchutyelwane ngayo ngabo babandakanyekileyo; okanye (iv) enokuthi ngayo nayiphi na ikomiti emiselweyo isebenze ize inik’ 20 ingxelo; kananjalo malunga (b) nezakhiwo namacebo okwenza lula ukulungelelaniswa nokuphathwa 25 kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. (3) UMkomishinala Wezwelonke— (a) makaqwalasele ongumphathi wesiseko esibalulekileyo, kusisicelo sokuba eso siseko sibhengezwe njengesiseko esibalulekileyo; kumntu ezivela izicelo (b) makaphonononge okanye enze ukuba kuphononongwe ukhuseleko elizweni lonke lweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye lweziseko ezinokuba ziziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (c) makabhekise iziphakamiso kwiBhunga ezingokubhengezwa kwezo ziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye iziseko ezinokuba zezibalulekileyo nokuhlelwa kwazo ngokodidi; (d) makaphonononge kwaye aqwalasele ngokutsha ukusetyenziswa kwemigaqo- nkqubo, izikhokelo okanye imithetho yepalamente nokuba nempumelelo kwayo, kuyimigaqo-nkqubo nemithetho yepalamente engokukhuselwa kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, aze azise iBhunga; (e) makaphonononge kwaye okufunyanisiweyo kukhuseleko lwezwelonke, iingxelo ezingokomelela nokuvunywa kweziseko ezithile njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo, azise iBhunga; oseluvavanyo umgaqo-nkqubo aqwalasele ngokutsha nawuphi okanye na (f) makaqwalasele isicwangciso esiseluvavanyo esingeniswe kwiofisi yakhe; (g) makakhuphe imiyalelo yokuba maziqhutywe njani iintlanganiso zekomiti emiselweyo; 30 35 40 45 (h) makaqulunqe iingxelo zekota aze azithumele kwiBhunga, ngxelo ezo ubuncinane emazibe— (i) neenkcukacha zezinto ezenziwe yiNkonzo YamaPolisa YoMzantsi- 50 Afrika kwikota engaphambili; (ii) neenkcukacha ngenani lezicelo zokubhengezwa kweziseko njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (iii) neenkcukacha zokuba isebe likarhulumente linenxaxheba kangakanani (iv) ekusebenzeni kwekomiti; nezokuba ingakanani azimeleyo ekusebenzeni kwekomiti. intsebenziswano phakathi kukarhulumente namashishini 55 (4) UMkomishinala Wezwelonke unokuthi, ngendlela emiselweyo, acele ukuba ukuba iziseko zikarhulumente zibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. 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AI-assisted research summary: The Minister may make regulations and practice directives for critical infrastructure, but must table draft regulations in Parliament, publish drafts and invite comments, and consider those comments before final publication.
52 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 52 (k) (l) the particulars that must be published where infrastructure has been declared as critical infrastructure or where such declaration has been terminated, as contemplated in section 21(6); the steps that must be taken by the person in control of critical infrastructure to secure such critical infrastructure as contemplated in section 24(1); (m) in respect of security personnel, including a security manager— (i) (ii) (iii) the administration, provisioning and functioning of security service providers at a critical infrastructure; such standards and training courses as may be determined and recognised by PSIRA that security personnel who render a security service at a critical infrastructure must comply with; the requirements, qualification, security clearance level and procedure of appointment of security personnel at a critical infrastructure; (iv) grounds which disqualify persons from appointment as security person- nel or from continued employment at a critical infrastructure; and the role and responsibilities of security service providers at a critical infrastructure; (v) (n) the standards of physical security measures; in respect of the physical security measures at a critical infrastructure— (i) (ii) access and egress control at a critical infrastructure; and (iii) emergency and evacuation procedures at a critical infrastructure; and (o) any other ancillary or administrative matter that it is necessary or expedient to prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of this Act. (2) Regulations made under this section may provide for a penalty of a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or both a fine and such imprisonment, for any contravention thereof or for a failure to comply therewith. (3) The Minister may make different regulations for different categories of critical infrastructure. (4) The Minister may issue such practice directives regarding the identification, assessment and management of critical infrastructure as may be required to ensure consistent application of this Act. (5) The Minister must table any proposed regulations in Parliament for scrutiny before promulgation. (6) Any regulation necessary for the immediate implementation of this Act must be promulgated to coincide with the coming into operation of this Act. (7) Before making any regulation in terms of this section, the Minister must— (a) publish a notice in the Gazette— (i) (ii) setting out the draft regulations; and inviting written comments to be submitted on the proposed regulations within a specified period; and (b) consider any comments received. (8) The Minister may, after complying with subsection (7), and whether or not he or she has amended the regulations referred to in subsection (1), after complying with subsection (5), publish the regulations in final form in the Gazette. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za nguMthetho Wokukhuselwa Kweziseko Ezibalulekileyo Ezingundoqo, ka-2019 Ino 8 ka 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 No. 42866 53 53 (k) ngeenkcukacha emazipapashwe apho iziseko zibhengezwe njengeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo okanye apho ukubhengezwa kwazo njengezi- balulekileyo kuphelisiweyo, njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendu 21(6); ngamanyathelo amakathatyathwe ngumntu ophetheyo kwiziseko ezibalule- kileyo ezingundoqo okukhusela iziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo njengoko kuxelwe kwisiqendu 24(1); (m) malunga nabasebenzi bokhuseleko— (l) (i) ngolawulo nokusebenza kweenkampani zoonogada kwindawo yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (ii) ngemilinganiselo nezifundo zoqeqesho ezinokuthi zigqitywe kwaye kwiziseko yiPSIRA ekufuneka oonogada abagada zivunywe ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo babe nazo; (iii) ngeemfuneko, imfundo, inqanaba lokhuseleko, nenkqubo yokuqeshwa ezibalulekileyo bokhuseleko kwindawo yeziseko kwabasebenzi ezingundoqo; ezibenza (iv) ngezizathu baqeshwe njengabasebenzi bokhuseleko okanye bangafaneleki ukuqhubeka beqeshiwe kwindawo yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; kwakunye (v) nendima neembopheleleko zeenkampani zoonogada kwindawo yeziseko bangafaneleki abantu ukuba ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (n) mayela namanyathelo okhuseleko kwindawo yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo— (i) ngemilinganiselo yamanyathelo okhuseleko; (ii) ngokulawulwa kokungena nokuphuma kwindawo yeziseko ezibaluleki- leyo ezingundoqo; (iii) nangeenkqubo zemeko yequbuliso nokukhutshwa kwabantu kwindawo yeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo; (o) nangawo nawuphi na omnye umbandela onxulumene nale ekuyimfuneko ngawo ukwenza ummiselo ukuze lo Mthetho usetyenziswe kakuhle. (2) Imimiselo eyenziwe phantsi kwesi siqendu ingabeka isohlwayo esiyifayini okanye esikukuvalelwa entolongweni ixesha elingekho ngaphaya kweenyanga ezili-12 okanye ifayini noko kuvalelwa entolongweni ngokwaphulwa kwayo okanye ngokoyisakala ukwenza okufunwa yiyo. (3) UMphathiswa unokwenza imimiselo engafaniyo yeendidi ngeendidi ezahlukeneyo zeziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo. (4) UMphathiswa angakhupha imiyalelo ngendlela yokuqondwa kweziseko ezibalulekileyo ezingundoqo nokuphononongwa kwazo nokulawulwa kwazo njengoko kunokuthi kufuneke ukuqinisekisa ukusetyenziswa kwalo Mthetho ngendlela efanayo. thaca ePalamente imimiselo aceba ukuyenza ukuze (5) UMphathiswa makathi iphicothwe ngaphambi kokuba ayipapashe. (6) Nawuphi na ummiselo oyimfuneko ukuze usetyenziswe ngoko nangoko lo Mthetho mawupapashwe ngendlela yokuba ungqamane nokuqalisa kwalo Mthetho ukusebenza. (7) Ngaphambi kokuba enze nawuphi na ummiselo ngokwesi siqendu, uMphathiswa— (a) makapapashe isihlokomiso kuShicilelo-Mithetho— (i) edwelisa imimiselo eseluvavanyo; aze (ii) ameme abantu ukuba bangenise izimvo ezibhaliweyo ngaloo mimiselo eseluvavanyo, bekwenza oko lingekapheli ixesha elibekiweyo; kwaye (b) makaziqwalasele izimvo azifumeneyo. (8) UMphathiswa unokuthi ayipapashe imimiselo ikwimo yayo yokugqibela kuShicilelo-Mithetho, ekwenza oko emva kokuba ekwenzile okufunwa sisiqendwana (7), kungakhathaliseki ukuba wenze utshintsho kusini na okanye akalwenzanga kwimimiselo ekuthethwe ngayo kwisiqendwana (1), emva kokuba ekwenzile okufunwa sisiqendwana (5). 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za - 54 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: This section appears to be a heading for "Administrative justice" within Chapter 7 of the Act.
54 No. 42866 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 Act No. 8 of 2019 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 54 CHAPTER 7 GENERAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS Administrative justice
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