| (1) | The MEC responsible for disaster management in a province may establish a provincial disaster management advisory forum consisting of— |
| (b) | a senior representative of each provincial department designated by the Premier of the province concerned; |
| (d) | representatives of organised local government in the province: |
| (e) | representatives of other disaster management role-players i n the province designated by the MEC, which may include— |
| (i) | organised business in the province; |
| (ii) | representatives of mines in the province; |
| (iii) | organised labour in the province; |
| (iv) | organised agriculture in the province; |
| (v) | a traditional leader recommended by the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders established by the Premier of a province in terms of section 212 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996; |
[Subsection (1)(e)(v) substituted by section 13(a) of Act No. 16 of 2015]
| (vi) | the insurance industry in the province; |
| (vii) | religious and welfare organisations in the province; |
| (viii) | medical, paramedical and hospital organisations in the province; |
| (ix) | other relevant non-governmental organisations and relief agencies in the province; |
| (x) | institutions of higher education in the province; |
| (xi) | institutions that can provide scientific and technological advice or support to disaster management; and |
| (xii) | representatives of provincial umbrella organisations for women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities; |
[Subsection (1)(e)(xii) inserted by section 13(b) of Act No. 16 of 2015]
| (f) | experts in disaster management designated by the MEC. |
| (g) | persons co-opted by the forum in question for a specific period or specific discussion. |
| (2) | A forum envisaged by subsection (1) is a body in which a provincial government and relevant disaster management role-players in the province consult one another and co-ordinate their actions on matters relating to disaster management in the province. |
