"place of safety" means a place where a child in need of care and protection can be kept temporarily, and includes a safety home or foster home; “prohibited marriage” means a marriage which is prohibited in accordance with section 17; “regional and international human rights instruments” means the human rights agreements, treaties, conventions, protocols, standards and declarations relating to a child’s rights or impacting on child marriage which are force; “religious authority” means a person who has power to solemnise a marriage, give religious guidance, counsel or advise on any matter related to any particular social issue related to marriage or perform any religious rite or service, whether as an individual or under the authority of a church or other religious institution; “SADC PF” means the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum established by the SADC Summit of Heads of State on 8th September, 1997; "safety home" means a place which is used for the care, protection, reception, education, counseling and safety of a victim of child marriage; “service provider” means a person who, or body of persons which, is competent to provide services in health, education, child development or protection for a child, child at risk of child marriage, a child in marriage, a victim of child marriage or for the general well-being of such a child and who is licensed or otherwise recognised for such purposes in accordance with the law of the Member State; “traditional or local leader” means a chief, headperson or other person recognised in a community as traditionally having responsibility over that community, or a political or civil person Page 32 of 78