Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Application for and Payment of Social Assistance and the Requirements or Conditions in respect of Eligibility for Social AssistanceChapter 4 : Payment of Social Assistance28. Appointment of person to receive and manage social grant in case of abuse of social grant |
| (1) | Whenever the Agency appoints a person to receive a social grant on behalf of a beneficiary in terms of section 19(2) of the Act, it must ensure that the person acts in the best interest of the applicant or beneficiary. |
| (2) | Whenever the Agency appoints a person contemplated in terms of subregulation (1), the provisions of regulation 26(2) apply with the necessary changes. |
| (3) | Upon the appointment of a person contemplated in subregulation (1), the person so appointed must furnish the Agency with proof of identification, a life certificate in respect of the beneficiary and an affidavit to the effect that the social grant will be used in the best interest of the beneficiary. |
| (4) | The Agency may of its own accord or at the request of any person investigate the conduct of a person appointed in terms of section 19(2) of the Act. |
| (5) | The Agency must terminate the appointment contemplated in subregulation (1) if the person is not acting in the best interests of the beneficiary. |
| (6) | The Agency must inform the person of the termination contemplated in subregulation (5) and provide reasons to that person for the termination in writing. |
| (7) | The person whose appointment is terminated in terms of subregulation (5) must within 10 days of such termination, transfer to the beneficiary any money belonging to the beneficiary still in his or her possession. |