Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021)Chapter 4 : Initiation Schools27. Initiation seasons |
| (1) | Initiation seasons must be held during the relevant provincial school holidays and may not interfere or overlap with official school terms. |
| (2) | If an initiation school commences before a school holiday or continues beyond a school holiday, or is held outside the period for initiation submitted to the PICC as part of the application process, the relevant principal is, in addition to the provisions of section 33(4), also liable to suspension from holding initiation schools for a period as may be determined by the PICC. |
| (3) |
| (a) | If the principal is suspended as contemplated in subsection (2), the relevant PICC must, subject to subsection (1), replace such suspended principal with a person who meets the requirements of this Act and may, in appointing the replacement principal, give preference to a principal of another initiation school being held in the relevant area. |
| (b) | Any initiation school that— |
| (i) | commences prior to the relevant provincial school holidays as contemplated in subsection (2), must be closed and may be reopened once the school holidays commences; or |
| (ii) | continues beyond the relevant school holiday, must forthwith be closed. |
| (4) | The provisions of this section do not apply to an initiation school that is attended exclusively by initiates who have already completed secondary education. |