Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021)

In these Regulations, an expression, word or phrase to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, bears the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

“appellant”

means a person who lodges an appeal as provided for in section 34(1) or (2) of the Act;

“customary initiation”

means any customary or cultural practices, rituals or ceremonies taking place at an initiation school in accordance with the customs and traditions of the community concerned, and may include teachings relating to ideals, values, aspirations and respect;

“HOD”

means the head of the provincial department responsible for providing administrative and financial support to the relevant PICC as contemplated in section 17 of the Act;

“provincial department”

means the provincial department responsible for providing administrative and financial support to the relevant PICC as contemplated in section 17 of the Act;

“the Act”

means the Customary Initiation Act, 2021 (Act No. 2 of 2021); and

“transitional period”

means the period from the day after the expiry of the term of the NIOC in accordance with section 4(2) of the Act or the expiry of the term of a PICC in accordance with section 11(5) of the Act, as the case may be, until the day before the re-establishment of the NIOC in accordance with section 4(1) of the Act or the re-establishment of a PICC in accordance with section 11(1), (2) or (3) of the Act, as the case may be.