CHILDREN’S PROTECTION AND ADOPTION ACT (as amended at 01 December 2002) (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 or training institute 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"13, 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;"; ‘‘South Africa” …14 “South African institution” …15 “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”16 means a training institute established in terms of subsection (1) of section twenty-nine; “young person” means a person who has attained the age of sixteen years but has not attained the age of eighteen years. PART IA17 CHILD WELFARE COUNCIL 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 upon the Ministry, organization or association concerned to nominate such number of persons as the Minister may specify, who in its opinion are suitable and available for appointment as members of the Council : Provided that— (i) the Minister may appoint a person to be a member of the Council who has not been so nominated and may decline to appoint any person so nominated; (ii) where the Minister has called for nominations in terms of this subsection in respect of any appointment to the Council and no nominations have been made within such period as he may specify when calling for them, the Minister may appoint any person to be a member of the Council whether 7