payment of a fee;
“pupil” means any person who—
(a)
in terms of this Act or any other enactment, has been placed in or
received in a certified institution or training institute;
[amended by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
or
(b)
has been released on licence or has been granted leave of absence or
has absconded from a certified institution, training institute or South African
institution and who is still under the control or supervision of the management of that
certified institution, training institute or South African institution or is liable to be
brought back thereto;
“Registrar-General” means the Registrar-General referred to in section 3 of the Births
and Deaths Registration Act [Chapter 5:02];
“remand home” means a remand home established in terms of subsection (1) of
section twenty-eight;
“respondent” means any person legally liable to maintain or to contribute towards the
maintenance of a child, young person or pupil for whose maintenance a contribution
order is sought or has been made;
“rule” means a rule made in terms of subsection (11) of section five;
“school-going age” in relation to a child or young person, means a child or young
person between the ages of five and a half years and sixteen years;
[ inserted by Act 23 of 2001 ,with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
“street trading” includes—
(a)
the hawking of any article and the distribution of handbills or
advertisements; and
(b)
shoe cleaning, motor car attending and any other like occupation
carried on in a public place;
“training institute” means a training institute established in terms of subsection (1) of
section twenty-nine;
[amended by Act 23 of 2001 ,with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
“young person” means a person who has attained the age of sixteen years but has not
attained the age of eighteen years.
PART 1A
CHILD WELFARE COUNCIL
[Inserted by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
2A
Establishment of Child Welfare Council.
(1) The Minister shall, for the purpose of this Act, establish a council to be known as
the Child Welfare Council which shall consist of the following members—
(a)
one representative each from the Ministries responsible for education,
health, the registration of births and deaths, justice, local government and the creation
of employment; and
(b)
one representative from the Police Force; and
(c)
six representatives from private voluntary organizations or other
organizations which the Minister considers deal with issues concerning the welfare
and upbringing of children; and
(d )
one representative from the Council of Chiefs established in terms of
section 37 of the Traditional Leaders Act [Chapter 29:17]; and
(e)
one representative from an association which the Minister considers
represents local authorities; and
(f)
the Director.
(2) Members of the Council referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) (d) and (e) of
subsection (1) shall be appointed by the Minister from persons nominated for that
purpose by the Ministry, organization or association concerned, and such persons
shall not have a criminal record.
(3) Before making an appointment in terms of subsection (2), the Minister shall call