Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007)

Regulations

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Regulations

Part II : Regulations on National Register for Sex Offenders under Section 53 of the Act

15. Manner in which particulars must be forwarded to Registrar: Establishment of Register and related matters
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(1)The National Commissioner of Correctional Services must, within three months after the commencement of Chapter 6 of the Act, forward to the Registrar the particulars referred to in regulation 14 of every prisoner or former prisoner contemplated in section 50(5) of the Act in  separate forms that must correspond substantially with Form 1 in Annexure B.

 

(2)The forms contemplated in subregulation (1) must be forwarded electronically to the Registrar and the originals thereof must, as soon as reasonably possible, be submitted to the Registrar for safekeeping.

 

(3)

(a)The Registrar must forthwith enter those particulars in the Register and must, after he or she has entered the particulars of every prisoner or former prisoner contemplated in subregulation (1), inform the National Commissioner of Correctional Services of those prisoners whose particulars have been entered into the Register and request the Commissioner to inform such prisoners of the implications thereof.
(b)The National Commissioner of Correctional Services must ensure that a form that  must correspond substantially with Form 2 in Annexure B is handed to every prisoner whose particulars have been entered in the Register within three months after having received the notification contemplated in paragraph (a) and that the contents thereof are explained to every such prisoner.

 

(4)The Director-General: Health must, within three months after the commencement of Chapter 6 of the Act, forward to the Registrar the particulars referred to in regulation 14 of every person contemplated in section 50(7) of the Act in separate forms that must correspond substantially with Form 3 in Annexure B.

 

(5)The forms contemplated in subregulation (4) must be forwarded electronically to the Registrar and the originals thereof must, as soon as reasonably possible, be submitted to the Registrar for safekeeping.

 

(6)

(a)The Registrar must forthwith enter those particulars in the Register and must, after he or she has entered the particulars of every person contemplated in subregulation (4), inform the Director-General: Health of those persons whose particulars have been entered into the Register and request the Director-General to inform such persons of the implications thereof.
(b)The Director-General: Health must ensure that a form that must correspond substantially with Form 4 in Annexure B is handed to every person whose particulars have been included in the Register within three months after having received the notification contemplated in paragraph (a) and that the contents thereof are explained to such persons.

 

(7)The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service must, within three months after the commencement of Chapter 6 of the Act gather the available particulars referred to in regulation 14 and submit the available particulars of every person contemplated in section 50(6) of the Act to the Registrar.