• Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021)
  • Notice No. 333 of 2021
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • Chapter 1 : Interpretation, Application, Objectives and Principles
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Applications, objectives, interpretation and prohibitions
    • 3. Guiding principles
  • Chapter 2 : Oversight and Coordinating Structures
    • Part 1 : National Initiation Oversight Committee
      • 4. Establishment, composition and term of office
      • 5. Chairperson and deputy chairperson
      • 6. Disqualifications
      • 7. Vacancies
      • 8. Meetings
      • 9. Functions
      • 10. Administrative and financial support
    • Part 2 : Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committees
      • 11. Establishment, composition and term of office
      • 12. Chairperson and deputy chairperson
      • 13. Vacancies
      • 14. Meetings
      • 15. Functions
      • 16. Technical support teams
      • 17. Administrative and financial support
  • Chapter 3 : Role-Players
    • 18. Government
    • 19. Houses of traditional leaders
    • 20. Traditional leaders
    • 21. Principals and care-givers
    • 22. Parents or legal or customary guardian
    • 23. Traditional surgeons
    • 24. Medical practitioners
    • 25. South African Police Service and National Prosecuting Authority
  • Chapter 4 : Initiation Schools
    • 26. Registration
    • 27. Initiation seasons
    • 28. Consent, prohibitions, age and circumcision
    • 29. Discipline and teachings
    • 30. Water, sanitation, food, health care, liquor and drugs
    • 31. Death of initiate
  • Chapter 5 : General Provisions
    • 32. Allowances and expenditure
    • 33. Offences
    • 34. Appeals
    • 35. Regulations
    • 36. Monitoring
    • 37. Provincial peculiarities
    • 38. Provincial legislation providing for a PICC
    • 39. Local initiation structures and municipalities
    • 40. Implementation of Act
    • 41. Interim arrangements
    • 42. Short title
• Notices
  • Establishment of National Initiation Oversight Committee
    • Notice No. 1075 of 2021
    • Schedule
      • Establishment of National Initiation Oversight Committee (NIOC) in terms of Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021)
  • Establishment of National Initiation Oversight Committee
    • Notice No. 2736 of 2022
    • Schedule
• Proclamations
  • Commencement of Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021)
    • Proclamation 35 of 2021