Identification Act, 1997 (Act No. 68 of 1997)RegulationsIdentification Regulations, 19983. Identity number |
The identity number referred to in section 7 shall consist of 13 digits, which shall be compiled as follows:
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
of which—
| (a) | the first six digits shall represent the date of birth of the person as follows: Digits 1 and 2, the year of birth; digits 3 and 4 the month of birth; and digits 5 and 6, the day of birth; |
| (b) | digit 7 shall indicate the gender of the person, namely the serial numbers 0 to which are allocated to female person and serial numbers 5 to 9 which are allocated to male persons; |
| (c) | digits 8 to 10, inclusive, shall represent a serial number; |
| (d) | digit 11 shall represent the citizen of the person as follows: |
S A Citizen |
Non-SA Citizen |
0 |
1 |
| (e) | digit 12 shall represent the index number 8, under which the person's particulars have been included in the population register; and |
| (f) | digit 13 shall be a control figure determined by the computer. |