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Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, No. 8 of 2019
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Xhosa, except for the following languages used for titles, text, and engrossment text: s29 Sch (1st and 2nd table column heaings in Zulu not Xhosa)
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Xhosa, except for the following languages used for titles, text, and engrossment text: s29 Sch (1st and 2nd table column heaings in Zulu not Xhosa)
Long title
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.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | |
| CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS, PURPOSE AND APPLICATION OF ACT | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Purpose of Act |
| 3. | Application of Act |
| CHAPTER 2. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COUNCIL AND STRUCTURES | |
| Part A. Critical Infrastructure Council | |
| 4. | Establishment and composition of Critical Infrastructure Council |
| 5. | Disqualification from appointment as member of Critical Infrastructure Council |
| 6. | Funding and remuneration |
| 7. | Functions of Critical Infrastructure Council |
| 8. | Meetings of Critical Infrastructure Council |
| Part B. Administration of Act | |
| 9. | Functions of National Commissioner |
| 10. | Designation of inspectors |
| 11. | Functions of inspectors |
| Part C. Committees, exemption and delegations | |
| 12. | Ad hoc and standing committees |
| 13. | Exemption of certain persons |
| 14. | Delegation of powers |
| 15. | Reporting by Minister |
| CHAPTER 3. DECLARATION AS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND DETERMINATION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLEX | |
| 16. | Requirements for declaration of infrastructure as critical infrastructure |
| 17. | Application for declaration as critical infrastructure and critical infrastructure complex by person in control of infrastructure |
| 18. | Application for declaration as critical infrastructure and critical infrastructure complex by National Commissioner |
| 19. | Consideration of application for declaration as critical infrastructure by Critical Infrastructure Council |
| 20. | Powers of Minister to declare infrastructure as critical infrastructure |
| 21. | Certificate of declaration as critical infrastructure |
| 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 | |
| 24. | Powers and duties of person in control of critical infrastructure |
| 25. | Access to critical infrastructure |
| CHAPTER 5. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES | |
| 26. | Offences and penalties |
| CHAPTER 6. REGULATIONS | |
| 27. | Regulations |
| CHAPTER 7. GENERAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS | |
| 28. | Administrative justice |
| 29. | Repeal of legislation |
| 30. | Transitional arrangements |
| 31. | Indemnity against loss or damage |
| 32. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. LAWS (Section 29, Section 30) [s29; s30] |
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