Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021)RegulationsCustomary Initiation Regulations, 2025Chapter 3 : Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee11. Reports |
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| (a) | A PICC must, within two working days from receipt of information as contemplated in section 31(1)(c) of the Act, submit a detailed report on such information to the NIOC. |
| (b) | A report as contemplated in paragraph (a) must include the full names, identity number, age, gender, ethnic group and cause of death of the particular initiate and post mortem report, the full names and identity numbers of the relevant principal, traditional surgeon and care-giver, the name and address of the relevant initiation school and, where applicable, the letter of registration of the relevant initiation school: Provided that in an instance where the relevant initiation school has not been registered, the report must mention this: Provided further that if the cause of death is not known at the time of the report, the PICC must submit an updated report, including the post mortem report, to the NIOC within two working days of being informed of the cause of death. |
| (c) | Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), the PICC must, for the duration of an initiation season, submit daily statistics to the NIOC and the Department which statistics must include— |
| (i) | the number of deaths per initiation school; |
| (ii) | any specific health problems experienced by any initiate and the details of the relevant initiation school; and |
| (iii) | any serious bodily harm experienced by any initiate as a result of the initiation practice and the details of the relevant initiation school. |
| (2) | A PICC must, within one month after an initiation season has ended, prepare and submit an initiation season report to the NIOC: Provided that if a PICC has not been established in a particular province, the HOD must prepare and submit such report. |