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ZAF-1997-L-49553
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Title_of_text
Welfare Laws Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 106 of 1997).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Social assistance and services
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997-11-27
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends the Child Care Act (No. 74 of 1983) to broaden the categories of persons who may care for certain children apart from their parents for a period longer than 14 days. Amends the Social Assistance Act to provide for grants for aged persons, disabled persons, and war veterans; also provides for child-support grants, foster child grants, and care-dependency grants. Also substitutes provisions concerning the powers and duties of the Director-General with respect to investigations, application for grants, and penalties for misspending or false representation.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1992-04-26 (ZAF-1992-L-29992)
Social Assistance Act, 1992 (No. 59 of 1992)
Amended text(s)
1992-04-26 (ZAF-1992-L-29992)
Social Assistance Act, 1992 (No. 59 of 1992)
Serial region
Serial title
Government Gazette
Date
1997-12-19
Volume
Vol. 390
Number
No. 18520
Page range
23 p.