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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Social Assistance Act, No. 59 of
1992
Long title
To provide for the rendering of social assistance to persons, national councils and welfare organizations; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
Legislation Text Access Point
To provide for the rendering of social assistance to persons, national councils and welfare organizations; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Payment
of grants |
| 3. | Social
grants |
| 4. | Child-support
grants |
| 5. | Financial
awards to welfare organizations and persons |
| 6. | Application
for social assistance |
| 7. | Stopping
of payment of grants to persons who are absent from Republic |
| 8. | Misspending
of grants |
| 9. | Repayment
of sums overpaid |
| 10. | Appeal
to Minister |
| 11. | Restrictions
regarding rights to amounts payable, and disposal of such amounts in
case of death or insolvency |
| 12. | False
representations |
| 13. | Exemption
from stamp duty |
| 14. | Powers
of Director-General in respect of investigation |
| 15. | Information
to be furnished to Director-General |
| 16. | Delegation
of powers and assignment of duties |
| 17. | Offences
relating to functions of Director-General |
| 18. | Penalties |
| 19. | Regulations |
| 20. | Repeal
of Acts, and savings |
| 21. |
[...repealed by Procl.
1996_007_000_00000000_00000 - was entitled "..."] |
| 22. |
Short
title |
| Sch. |
SCHEDULE. ACTS REPEALED |
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| As amended by Act 1993_118_000_00000000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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| As amended by Act 1994_045_000_00000000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Proclamation 1996_007_000_00000000_00000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1996_106_000_00000000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1997_106_000_00000000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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