Civil Protection (Declaration of State of Disaster: Rural and Urban Areas of Zimbabwe) (El Niño-induced Drought, 2023/4 Rainfall Season) Notice, 2024 (SI 55 of 2024)

S.I. 12 of 2023 473 Statutory Instrument 55 of 2024. [CAP. 10:06 Civil Protection (Declaration of State of Disaster: Rural and Urban Areas of Zimbabwe) (El Niño-induced Drought, 2023/4 Rainfall Season) Notice, 2024 IN terms of section 27(1) of the Civil Protection Act [Chapter 10:06], His Excellency the President hereby declares as follows:— Title 1. This notice may be cited as the Civil Protection (Declaration of State of Disaster: Rural and Urban Areas of Zimbabwe) (El Niño induced Drought, 2023/4 Rainfall Season) Notice, 2024. Interpretation 2. In this notice— “urban area” means any area which is— (a) a municipal area, town area or local government area; or (b) a town ward of a rural district council or an area declared to be a specifi ed area in terms of the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13]; or (c) a township as defi ned in the Land Survey Act [Chapter 20:12]; “rural area” means any area outside an urban area. Declaration of state of disaster 3. As a result of the prevalent drought brought about by the El Niño weather phenomenon, a state of disaster exists in all rural and urban areas in Zimbabwe with effect from the date of promulgation of this notice. Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette Extraordinary dated the 3rd April, 2024. Printed by the Government Printer, Harare. S.I. 12 of 2023 473 Statutory Instrument 55 of 2024. [CAP. 10:06 Civil Protection (Declaration of State of Disaster: Rural and Urban Areas of Zimbabwe) (El Niño-induced Drought, 2023/4 Rainfall Season) Notice, 2024 IN terms of section 27(1) of the Civil Protection Act [Chapter 10:06], His Excellency the President hereby declares as follows:— Title 1. This notice may be cited as the Civil Protection (Declaration of State of Disaster: Rural and Urban Areas of Zimbabwe) (El Niño induced Drought, 2023/4 Rainfall Season) Notice, 2024. Interpretation 2. In this notice— “urban area” means any area which is— (a) a municipal area, town area or local government area; or (b) a town ward of a rural district council or an area declared to be a specifi ed area in terms of the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13]; or (c) a township as defi ned in the Land Survey Act [Chapter 20:12]; “rural area” means any area outside an urban area. Declaration of state of disaster 3. As a result of the prevalent drought brought about by the El Niño weather phenomenon, a state of disaster exists in all rural and urban areas in Zimbabwe with effect from the date of promulgation of this notice. Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette Extraordinary dated the 3rd April, 2024. Printed by the Government Printer, Harare.