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Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)

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General Regulations Regarding Children, 2010

Chapter 5 : Early Childhood Development (Sections 91-103 of the Act)

25. Consideration of application for registration of early childhood development programme

 

(1) The provincial head of social development or, where the function has been assigned to a municipal manager in terms of section 102 of the Act, the municipal manager or social service professional concerned, may grant an application contemplated in regulation 24(1) for a period not exceeding five years.

 

(2) On granting an application contemplated in regulation 24(1), the provincial head of social development or, where the function has been assigned to a municipal manager in terms of section 102 of the Act, the municipal manager or social service professional concerned, must issue to the applicant a certificate of registration or conditional registration or renewal of registration in a form identical to Form 17.

 

(3) In rejecting an application for registration of an early childhood development programme, the provincial head of social development or, where the function has been assigned to a municipality in terms of section 102 of the Act, the municipal manager or social service professional concerned, must duly inform the applicant of the refusal in a form identical to Form 18 by registered post and must furnish reasons for such rejection to the applicant.