19 (2) No notice in terms of subsection (1) shall be given of the cancellation or suspension of a person’s registration until the time for noting an appeal against the cancellation or suspension has elapsed or, if any such appeal has been lodged, until it is withdrawn or abandoned or the cancellation or suspension has been confirmed on appeal. 42 Evidence (1) The Register shall be prima facie evidence of all matters required or authorised by this Act to be entered in it. (2) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Registrar and stating that— (a) a person’s name appears in the Register, shall be prima facie evidence that the person is a registered social worker; (b) a person’s name has been deleted from or does not appear in the Register, shall be prima facie evidence that the person is not a registered social worker; (c) a registered social worker has been suspended from practice as such for a period specified in the certificate, shall be prima facie evidence that the person has been suspended from practice for that period. (3) A certificate referred to in subsection (2) shall be admissible in any proceedings on its production by any person. (4) A document purporting to be⎯ (a) a copy of an entry in the Register; or (b) a copy of a document in the custody of the Registrar; or (c) an extract from the Register or from a document in the custody of the Registrar; and purporting to be certified by the Registrar, shall be admissible in any proceedings on its production by any person as prima facie proof of the facts stated therein. 43 By-laws (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Council may make by-laws prescribing all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which, in the Council’s opinion, are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act or the functions of the Council. (2) By-laws made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for— (a) a code of ethics to be observed by registered persons; (b) fees payable in respect of applications considered, certificates issued and any other thing done for the purposes of this Act; (c) the election of members in terms of section five; (d) the fees to be paid for the issue of duplicate certificates of registration; (e) requiring registered social workers to notify the Council of changes of address; (f) the form of any document issued or used for the purposes of this Act. (3) By-laws made in terms of subsection (1) shall not have effect until they have been approved by the Minister and published in the Gazette.

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