Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)Chapter 11 : Standard Rules and Procedures Applicable at Pay-Points46. Accreditation of persons accompanying beneficiaries to pay-points |
The Agency may accredit or allow a person or organisation or member of such organisation to accompany a beneficiary and to assist the beneficiary to receive his or her grant at a pay-point provided that the person—
| (1) | presents a valid identity document or a form of identification approved by the Agency to any person controlling access to the pay-point; |
| (2) | records, in the register provided for that purpose, his or her identification details and signs the register; |
| (3) | the person controlling access to the pay-point has no reason to believe that such a person and the beneficiary are misleading; |
| (4) | the physical or health condition of the beneficiary is such that assistance is required and the Agency is unable to provide the assistance; |
| (5) | the beneficiary consents to the person accompanying him or her to receive his or her grant; |
| (6) | the person has already been accredited by the Agency, issued with an identification card for that purpose and produces such identification card when requested to do so by the person controlling access to the premises. |