Maintenance Act, 1998 (Act No. 99 of 1998)Regulations Relating to MaintenanceChapter 1 : Complaints and Investigations6. Statements by witnesses |
| 1) | A statement in writing by a person, other than a person against whom a maintenance order may be made, contemplated in section 12(1) of the Act, shall— |
| a) | be signed by the person who made it; and |
| b) | contain a declaration by such person to the effect that it is true to the best of his or her knowledge and belief and that he or she made the statement knowing that he or she may be guilty of an offence if he or she wilfully stated anything therein which he or she knew to be false. |
| 2) | If the person who makes a statement in terms of subregulation (1) cannot read such statement, the statement shall— |
| a) | be read to him or her by the person taking down the statement before the statement is signed by the person making the statement; and |
| b) | be endorsed by the person who so read the statement to the effect that it was read. |