| (1) | Any service which is not a designated psychiatric hospital or care and rehabilitation centre, but which provides residential or day-care facilities for 5 people or more with mental disorders must in terms of the Act– |
| (a) | obtain a licence from the provincial department concerned to operate; and |
| (b) | be subjected to at least an annual audit by designated officials of the provincial department concerned. |
[Regulation 43(1) substituted by regulation 24 of Notice No. 1590, GG 40515, dated 23 December 2016]
| (2) | The conditions of a licence contemplated in subregulation (1) must be clearly stipulated by the provincial department concerned and must include– |
| (a) | the physical address of the relevant service; |
| (b) | the number of people to be accommodated; |
| (c) | whether such service is to be used for children, adults or geriatrics; |
| (e) | the duration of the licence; and |
| (f) | that the licence is not transferable. |
[Regulation 43(2) substituted by regulation 24 of Notice No. 1590, GG 40515, dated 23 December 2016]
| (3) | If a condition of a licence as contemplated in subregulation (1) or (2) is not complied with, the provincial department concerned may withdraw that licence. |
