Government Gazette

Vol. 439, No. 23067, 29 January 2002

Regulation Gazette, No. 7266

No. R. 3, 2002

PROCLAMATION

by the President of the Republic of South Africa

DECLARATION OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND HAILSTORM IN THE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS OF ESTCOURT AND LADYSMITH IN KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE TO BE A DISASTER

Under the powers in me by Section 26 of the Fund Raising Act, 1978 (Act No. 107 of 1978), I hereby declare the heavy rainfall and hailstorm that occurred on the 22nd December 2001 in the Magisterial District of Estcourt (including the area of Wembezi-Township) and Ladysmith Magisterial District (including the area of Wembezi-Township) and Ladysmith Magisterial District (including the areas of Acaciaville East and part of St Chads) in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, to be a disaster for the purposes of this Act.

Given under my Hand and Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Pretoria this Twenty-third day of January, Two Thousand and Two.

T M. MBEKI
President

By Order of the President-in-Cabinet:

Z. S. T SKWEYIYA
Minister of the Cabinet