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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Social Assistance Act, No. 13 of
2004
Long title
To provide for the rendering of social assistance to persons; to provide for the mechanism for the rendering of such assistance; to provide for the establishment of an inspectorate for social assistance; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To provide for the rendering of social assistance to persons; to provide for the mechanism for the rendering of such assistance; to provide for the establishment of an inspectorate for social assistance; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| ARRANGEMENT OF ACT | |
| CHAPTER 1, DEFINITIONS, APPLICATION AND OBJECTS OF ACT | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Application and implementation of Act |
| 3. | Objects of Act |
| CHAPTER 2. SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | |
| 4. | Provision of social grants |
| 5. | Eligibility for social assistance |
| 6. | Child support grant |
| 7. | Care dependency grant |
| 8. | Foster child grant |
| 9. | Disability grant |
| 10. | Older person’s grant |
| 11. | War veteran’s grant |
| 12. | Grant-in-aid |
| 13. | Social relief of distress |
| CHAPTER 3. ADMINISTRATION OF SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | |
| 14. | Application for social assistance |
| 15. | Appointment of procurator |
| 16. | Discontinuation of payment to beneficiaries absent from Republic |
| 17. | Recovery of sums overpaid |
| 18. | Appeal against decision of Agency [... Title amended by Act 2008_006_000_20080714 - was entitled "Appeal"] [... Title amended by Act 2020_016_007_20201223 - was entitled "Reconsideratoin of decision by Agency and appeal"] |
| 19. | Misuse of social grants |
| 20. | Restrictions on transfer of rights and payments of social assistance |
| 21. | False representations |
| 22. | Information to be furnished to agency by third parties |
| 23. | Power of Agency to investigate |
| CHAPTER 4. INSPECTORATE FOR SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | |
| 24. | Inspectorate for Social Assistance |
| 25. | Independence of Inspectorate |
| 26. | Funding and employees of Inspectorate |
| 27. | Functions of Inspectorate |
| 28. | Power of Inspectorate to request information and to subpoena |
| CHAPTER 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| 29. | Delegation |
| 30. | Offences |
| 31. | Penalties |
| 32. | Regulations |
| 33. | Repeal of laws and transitional arrangements |
| 34. | Short title and commencement |
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