40 No. 42866
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 NOVEMBER 2019
Act No. 8 of 2019
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019
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(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) there is any change contemplated in subsection (2);
(b) the infrastructure in question was declared as critical infrastructure on the
basis of incorrect or false information; or
(c) 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
(b) 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
contemplated in subsection (7)(a) to the Minister.
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CHAPTER 4
POWERS AND DUTIES OF PERSONS IN CONTROL OF CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Powers and duties of person in control of critical infrastructure
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.
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(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.
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