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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Older
Persons Act,
No. 13 of 2006
Long title
To deal effectively with the plight of older persons by establishing a framework aimed at the empowerment and protection of older persons and at the promotion and maintenance of their status, rights, well-being, safety and security; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To deal effectively with the plight of older persons by establishing a framework aimed at the empowerment and protection of older persons and at the promotion and maintenance of their status, rights, well-being, safety and security; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| CHAPTER 1. OBJECTS, IMPLEMENTATION, APPLICATION AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES | |
| 2. | Objects of Act |
| 3. | Implementation of Act |
| 4. | Application of Act |
| 5. | General principles |
| CHAPTER 2. CREATING AN ENABLING AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR OLDER PERSONS | |
| 6. | Development of and compliance with national norms and standards |
| 7. | Rights of older persons |
| 8. | Support services delivered by third parties |
| 9. | Guiding principles for provision of services |
| CHAPTER 3. COMMUNITY-BASED CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES | |
| 10. | Rights of older persons receiving community-based care and support services |
| 11. | Community-based programmes for older persons |
| 12. | Community-based care and support services to be registered |
| 13. | Registration of community-based care and support services |
| 14. | Persons providing home-based care |
| 15. | Monitoring and evaluating community-based care and support services |
| CHAPTER 4. RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES | |
| 16. | Rights of older persons in residential facilities |
| 17. | Services at residential facilities |
| 18. | Prohibition on operation of unregistered residential facilities, and registration of such facilities |
| 19. | Compliance with conditions for registration of residential facilities |
| 20. | Establishment of residents' committees for residential facilities |
| 21. | Admission to residential facilities |
| 22. | Monitoring of registered residential facilities |
| 23. | Report to Minister by managers of residential facilities |
| CHAPTER 5. PROTECTION FOR OLDER PERSONS | |
| 24. | Effect of Act on Domestic Violence Act, 1998 |
| 25. | Older person in need of care and protection |
| 26. | Notification of abuse of older persons |
| 27. | Written notice to alleged offender |
| 28. | Procedure for bringing alleged abuser of older person or frail person before magistrate |
| 29. | Enquiry into alleged abuse of older or frail person |
| 30. | Prohibition of abuse of older persons and special measure to combat abuse of older persons |
| 31. | Keeping of register of abuse of older persons |
| CHAPTER 6. GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS | |
| 32. | Delegation |
| 33. | Penalties |
| 34. | Regulations |
| 35. | Repeal of laws, and transitional provisions and saving |
| 36. | Short title and commencement |
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