(n)
whose parent or guardian makes him perform work that is likely to be
hazardous or to interfere with his education or to be harmful to his health or to his
physical or mental development; or
(o)
whose parent or guardian has denied him proper health care; or
(p)
whose parent or guardian has unlawfully removed him from lawful
custody;
[paras (m) to (p) inserted by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
“clerk of a children’s court” means any official carrying out the duties of such clerk
on the instruction of the officer presiding over the children’s court;
“contribution order” means an order made in terms of Part VI for the periodical
payment of sums of money towards the maintenance of a child, young person or
pupil;
“council” means the Child Welfare Council established in terms of section two A;
[inserted by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
“designated country” means a country declared to be a designated country in terms of
section seventy-five B;
[inserted by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
“Director” means the person for the time being holding the office of Director of
Social Affairs, Youth and Rehabilitation or lawfully acting in the capacity thereof;
“earnings”, in relation to a responsible person, means any money payable to that
person—
(a)
by way of salary, wages, remuneration or allowances and includes any
fees, bonus, commission, overtime pay or other emoluments payable in addition
thereto; or
(b)
by way of a pension and includes—
(i)
an annuity, gratuity, commutation of pension or other like allowance
or refund of pension contributions, including interest payable thereon, whether the
same is payable in respect of past services or otherwise; and
(ii)
periodical payments in respect of or by way of compensation for the
loss, abolition or relinquishment, howsoever arising, or any diminution in the
emoluments of any office or employment;
“education officer” means a person or class of persons involved in the education of a
child or young young person who is designated as an education officer for the
purpose of this Act by the Minister after consulting the Minister responsible for
education;
[inserted by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
“employer”, in relation to a responsible person, means a person, including the State,
by whom earnings are payable or are likely to become payable to the responsible
person;
“Fund” means the Child Welfare Fund established by section seventy-five H;
[inserted by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
“guardian”, in relation to a child or young person, means the legal guardian, and
includes any person who has the custody, charge or care of the child or young person,
either permanently or temporarily;
“hazardous labour”, in relation to a child or young person, means any work—
(a)
which is likely to jeopardise or interfere with the education of that
child or young person;
(b)
involving contact with any hazardous substance, article or process,
including ionising radiation;
(c)
involving underground mining;
(d)
that exposes a child or young person to electronically-powered handtools, cutting or grinding blades
(e)
that exposes a child or young person to extreme heat, cold, noise or
whole body vibration;
(f)
that is night shift work;