Long title

To regulate the practice of customary male initiation in the Province, to provide for the coordinating structures of male initiation monitoring programmes, to provide for key role players in male initiation monitoring programmes, to provide for the issuing of permission to perform circumcision and to conduct male initiation schools, to repeal the Eastern Cape Application of Health Standards in Traditional Circumcision Act, 2001 (Act No. 6 of 2001); and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
	ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
1.	Definitions
2.	Objects of the Act
	CHAPTER TWO. COORDINATING STRUCTURES OF CUSTOMARY MALE INITIATION MONITORING PROGRAMMES
3.	Establishment of the Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee
4.	Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee
5.	Functions of the Provincial Coordinating Committee
6.	Provincial Technical Task Team
7.	Functions of the Provincial Technical Task Team
8.	District Initiation Forum
9.	Functions of a district initiation forum
10.	Local Initiation Forum
11.	Functions of a local initiation forum
12.	Initiation Working Committee
13.	Functions of an initiation working committee
	CHAPTER THREE. KEY ROLE PLAYERS IN CUSTOMARY MALE INITIATION MONITORING PROGRAMMES
14.	Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
15.	Provincial Department of Health
16.	Roles and responsibilities of traditional leaders
17.	Enquiry into misconduct committed by a traditional leader
18.	Roles and responsibilities of the family or parents
19.	Role of women
20.	Qualifications and responsibilities of a traditional surgeon
21.	Qualifications and responsibilities of a traditional nurse
22.	Enquiry into an act of misconduct committed by a traditional nurse
	CHAPTER FOUR. ISSUING OF PERMISSIONS AND CONDUCTING A MALE INITIATION SCHOOL
23.	Permission to perform circumcision
24.	Permission to attend initiation school
25.	Conducting an initiation school
26.	Prohibitions
	CHAPTER FIVE. GENERAL PROVISIONS
27.	Offences and Penalties
28.	Regulations
29.	Delegations
30.	Repeal of laws
31.	Short title and commencement

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