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Regulation Gazette No. 44066, 11 January 2021, Vol 667 No. 11223, Page 6

20210111 - Regulation Gazette No 44066 of 11-January-2021, Volume 667 No 11223, page 6

Page	6 of 28
Gazette	Regulation Gazettes, No 44066, from 11 January, 2021
Department	Cooperative Governance
Notice	Page No. 4 of 26, Notice No. 11, Disaster Management Act (57/2002) » Amendment of Regulations issued in terms of section 27 (2)

6    No. 44066               GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 JANUARY 2021

(a)    determine their area of floor space in square metres;
                               (b)    based on the information contemplated in paragraph (a). determine the

number of customers and employees that may be inside the premises
                                      in order to comply with the limitation as provided for in regulation
                                      36(15)(c) of the Regulations and subject to strict adherence to all health
                                      protocols and social distancing measures:
                               (c)    take steps to ensure that persons queuing inside   or outside the
                                      premises are able to maintain a distance of one and a half metres from
                                      each other:
                               (d)    provide hand sanitisers for use by the public and employees at the
                                      entrance to the premises; and
                               (e)    assign. in writing, an employee or any other suitable person, as the
                                      compliance employee. who must ensure-

(i)  compliance with the measures provided for in paragraphs (a) to (d):
                                          and
                                      (ii) that all directions in respect of hygienic conditions and limitation of
                                          exposure to persons with COVID-19 are adhered to
                                             (7)    Any business whose premises exceeds the maximum
                               number of customers and employees determined in subregulation (6) commits
                               an offence and is, on conviction. liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period
                               not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
                               distancing of employees. including-
                                                    All employers must, adopt measures to promote physical
                                             (8)
                                (a)   enabling employees to work from home or minimising the need for
                                      employees to be physically present at the workplace;
                                (b)   the provision for adequate space:
                                (c)    restrictions on face to face meetings;
                                (d)   special measures for employees with known or disclosed health issues
                                      or comorbidities, or with any condition which may place such employees
                                      at a higher risk of complications or death if they are infected with COVID-
                                      19. and
                                (e)   special measures for employees above the age of 60 who are at a
                                      higher risk of complications or death if they are infected with COVID-19.
                                             (9)    The requirements as set out in subregulation (6) applies
                               with the necessary changes. to any other building that is not provided for by
                                subregulation (6).
                                             (10)   All courier and delivery services shall provide for minimal
                                personal contact during delivery.
                                             (11)   All banks as defined in the Banks Act. 1990 (Act No. 94
                               Act, 2017 (Act No. 9 of 2017). must-
                                of 1990) and financial institutions as defined in the Financial Sector Regulation

(a)   ensure that all automated teller machines of that bank or financial
                                      institution, if any in the case of a financial institution. that is not a bank,
                                      have hand sanitisers for use by the public at each automated teller
                                      machine: and
                                (b)   take steps to ensure that persons queuing at the automated teller
                                      machine maintain a distance of one and a half metres from each other.

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