(1)
| (a) | Subject to paragraph (b), the accounting officer must, in consultation with the Director-General, determine annually in writing, by not later than 15 September of every year, the amount available for the next year for assistance in terms of these Regulations. |
| (b) | The accounting officer must determine the amount available for assistance for 2015 within 30 days after the date of commencement of these Regulations. |
| (2) | The accounting officer must, in determining the amount, take into account— |
| (a) | the amount which is still available in the Fund; |
| (b) | existing commitments of the Fund; |
| (c) | other forms of reparation to victims, which were approved by Parliament in terms of section 27(2) of the Act and which are under consideration by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, which must be paid from the Fund; |
| (d) | the amount paid out as assistance during the previous year, if applicable; |
| (e) | the number of beneficiaries assisted the previous year, if applicable; and |
| (f) | the number of applicants who met the criteria set out in regulation 10(1) but who have not received assistance as a result of the application of the most deserving criterium, as set out in regulation 10(3), if applicable. |
| (3) | The accounting officer may, on good cause shown and subject to the availability of funds, at the request of the Director-General, increase the amount determined in terms of sub-regulation (1)(a) for assistance for an academic year. |
[Regulation 4(3) inserted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 1194, GG43891, dated 6 November 2020]
