MAINTENANCE ACT (as amended, as at 01-01-2005) DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS TRUST Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied. CHAPTER 5:09 MAINTENANCE ACT Acts 51/1971, 32/1973 (s. 39), 33/1973 (s. 15), 45/1973, 44/1974, 22/1975, 33/1979, 6/1981 (s. 32), 15/1981 (s. 66), 29/1981 (s. 59), 21/1982 (s. 14), 31/1983 (s. 3), 24/1987, 2/1989, 2/1990, 11/1991, 15/1994, 20/1994 (s. 4); 9/1997 (s. 10)1.; 22/2001 (s. 4)2 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. PART II MAINTENANCE ORDERS BY MAINTENANCE COURT 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Maintenance courts. Summons to appear upon complaint of non-support. Inquiry to be held into complaint. Making of order. Effect of direction. Variation or discharge of direction or order. Application for direction against employer. Adultery. Termination of order. Variation and rescission of directions, orders, etc., made in absence of person. Procedure at inquiries in terms of this Part. Witness failing to attend. Witness giving false evidence. Contempt of maintenance court. Review of summary penalties. PART III ENFORCEMENT OF VARIOUS ORDERS FOR MAINTENANCE 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 1 2 Registration of orders. Order to make future payments through clerk of court. Transmission of order to another province or district. Termination of employment and change of address to be notified. Civil enforcement of direction or order. Criminal offence for failing to comply with maintenance order. Criminal offence for failing to comply with direction. Magistrates Court Amendment Act, 1997. Criminal Penalties Amendment Act, 2001. 1