Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021)Chapter 2 : Oversight and Coordinating CommitteePart 1 : National Initiation Oversight Committee4. Establishment, composition and term of office |
| (1) | The Minister must, by notice in the Gazette and subject to the provisions of subsection (3) and section 6, establish a National Initiation Oversight Committee consisting of— |
| (a) | three members of the National House, designated by the members of the National House from amongst themselves; |
| (b) | one Commissioner from the CRL Rights Commission, designated by the Commission; |
| (c) | one member from the Interim Traditional Health Practitioners Council of South Africa, designated by the Council from amongst the members contemplated in section 7(a), (b) and (i) of the Traditional Health Practitioners Act; |
| (d) | one senior official from the Department, designated by the Minister; |
| (e) | one senior official from the Department of Health, designated by the Minister responsible for health; |
| (f) | one senior official from the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, designated by the Minister responsible for women, youth and persons with disabilities; |
| (g) | one senior official from the NPA, designated by the National Director of Public Prosecutions; |
| (h) | one senior official from the SAPS, designated by the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service; |
| (i) | one senior official from the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture who has knowledge of cultural customs, designated by the Minister responsible for Sports, Arts and Culture; and |
| (j) | if deemed necessary by the Minister and subject to subsection (4), not more than two other persons designated by the Minister which persons must have a qualification or experience in or knowledge appropriate to— |
| (i) | anthropology; and |
| (ii) | customary law and customs. |
| (2) | The term of office of the NIOC is five years and must be aligned to the term of office of the National House. |
| (3) | At least three members of the NIOC must be women. |
| (4) | A person contemplated in subsection (1)(j) may, subject to subsection (2), be designated at any stage during the term of the NIOC for the period indicated in such designation. |