Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)RegulationsGeneral Regulations Regarding Children, 2010Chapter 1 : General Provisions1. Definitions |
| (1) | In these Regulations, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates— |
means different professionals working with a person to resolve a common problem or achieve a common goal through continuous intercommunication, reexamination and evaluation;
means the appointed head of a town, city or metropolitan council;
includes discussing any negative effects of a child's behaviour with him or her;
means the holder of a registration of a partial care facility, an early childhood development programme, a child and youth care centre or a drop-in centre;
means a fit and proper person who is qualified, whose details do not appear in Part B of the Child Protection Register, or the National Register for Sex Offenders, and has the relevant skills to deal with a matter raised in a particular regulation in these Regulations.
[Definition inserted by section 1 of the Amendment General Regulations Regarding Children, 2023, Notice No. 4059, GG49659, dated 10 November 2023 ]
means the Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005);
means the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007;
means the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977);
means the National Register for Sex Offenders established under section 42 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007;
means the Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978).
| (2) | A reference to a Form in these Regulations is a reference to the relevant Form contained in Annexure A. |