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 5 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 10 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 15 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 20 vulnerability of critical infrastructure to such action or omission. Purpose of Act 2. The purpose of this Act is to— (a) secure critical infrastructure against threats; (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; (c) ensure that objective criteria are developed for the identification, declaration and protection of critical infrastructure; (d) ensure public-private cooperation in the identification and protection of critical infrastructure; (e) 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 aimed at securing such critical infrastructure against threats; (i) provide for the powers and duties of persons in control of critical infrastructure; and (j) support integration and coordination of the functions of various role-players involved in the securing of critical infrastructure. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 25 30 35 40 45 50