Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008)RegulationsRegulations relating to Child JusticeChapter 1 : General Provisions2. Designation of probation officers |
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| (a) | The Director-General: Social Development must, within three months of the commencement of the Act, designate a probation officer for every police station for the purposes of receiving notices in terms of sections 9, 18, 19 and 20 of the Act, and compliance with any obligation conferred upon a designated probation officer in terms of these Regulations. |
| (b) | Until such time as the Director-General has appointed a designated probation officer, any probation officer in the province where the police station is situated, may receive the notices referred to in paragraph (a) and carry out the obligations conferred upon a designated probation officer in terms of these Regulations. |
| (c) | The Director-General: Social Development must, if a designated probation officer can no longer carry out the obligations of a designated probation officer, designate another probation officer for the purposes referred to in paragraph (a). |
| (2) | The Director-General: Social Development must — |
| (a) | provide the National Commissioner of Police with the contact particulars of the designated probation officers and the police stations in respect of which they have been designated; and |
| (b) | in writing inform the National Commissioner of Police of any changes to the particulars. |