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“Minister” means the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare or any other
Minister to whom the President may, from time to time, assign the administration of
this Act;
“registered”, in relation to an ex-political prisoner, detainee or restrictee, means included in
the register kept in terms of paragraph (a) section twelve;
“scheme” means a scheme established in terms of section seven;
“vocational training” includes any form of education or training which, in the opinion of
the Minister, will permit an ex-political prisoner, detainee or restrictee to support
himself or herself and his or her dependants or will increase his or her capacity to do
so.
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Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees Fund
(1) There is hereby established a fund to be known as the Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees
and Restrictees Fund.
(2) The trustee of the Fund shall be the Minister, in whom the Fund shall be vested and
who, subject to this Act, shall have the sole management, control and use of the Fund.
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Income of Fund
The Fund shall consist of—
(a) moneys appropriated for the purpose of the Fund by Parliament; and
(b) any gifts or grants made to the Fund by any person or authority or by the government
of any country; and
(c) any interest derived from or increase in any assets of the Fund in any form whatsoever;
and
(d) any other moneys to which the Fund may be lawfully entitled.
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Object of Fund
Subject to this Act, the object to which the Fund is to be applied shall be the rendering of
assistance in terms of this Act to ex-political prisoners, detainees and restrictees and their
dependants.
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Application of Fund
In order to give effect to the object of the Fund, the Fund may be applied to any one or more
of the following—
(a) grants to ex-political prisoners, detainees or restrictees and their dependants who lack
means of subsistence;
(b) grants for the physical, mental or social rehabilitation of ex-political prisoners,
detainees or restrictees;
(c) grants for manpower development with a view to providing ex-political prisoners,
detainees or restrictees with academic, technical, vocational or other skills or any other
training necessary to equip them for employment or gainful occupation;
(d) the provision of loans, whether with or without interest, and financial, technical,
managerial or any other form of assistance to ex-political prisoners, detainees or