Hon Deputy Speaker, this is a Bill in which there were proposed changes from the NCOP. Those changes were technical changes. The ANC supports the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill to repeal outdated legislation the National Key Point Act of 1980.
The ANC welcomes the decision for the Act to be reviewed and revamped in line with our democratic and constitutional values of transparency, openness and accountability. The ANC supports the Bill that seeks to make the necessary changes by replacing the national key point with a constitutional aligned alternative.
This Bill will ensure that South Africans maintain a robust and sustainable approach to the protection of South Africa's critical infrastructure in the interest of the state and all our citizens.
With regard to the proposed changes by the NCOP, the majority of proposed amendments relate to the changes made to the Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Bill of 2017. The clauses that were omitted based on cybersecurity