Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021)Chapter 3 : Role-Players19. Houses of traditional leaders |
| (1) | The National House and provincial houses must, in respect of initiation, promote— |
| (a) | the customary practice and the legal obligations pertaining thereto; |
| (b) | compliance with Constitutional principles, the provisions of this Act and any other legal prescripts pertaining to customary initiation, including the relevant provisions of the Children’s Act; |
| (c) | good and safe practices; and |
| (d) | accountability amongst all role-players. |
| (2) | The National House must, after consultation with the provincial houses and in any instance where a provincial house has not been established, after consultation with the Premier or any MEC designated by the Premier for this purpose, develop— |
| (a) | criteria to be used for the purposes of the screening of principals, traditional surgeons, care-givers and traditional health practitioners as contemplated in section 20(2); |
| (b) | the minimum requirements for the registration of traditional surgeons, subject to the provisions of section 41(3); |
| (c) | educational material for the purposes of educating all role-players in initiation on the rights, responsibilities, roles and functions of such role-players and the rights of initiates; and |
| (d) | acceptable standards relating to discipline at initiation schools. |
| (3) | The National House may, on request of the NIOC or any PICC and after consultation with the relevant role-players, develop a manual as contemplated in section 15(3)(a). |