| (1) |
The Minister may make regulations regarding— |
| (a) |
any form required to be prescribed in terms of this Act; |
| (b) |
financial assistance to be provided by the State— |
| (i) |
to a complainant or respondent who does not have the means to pay for fees of any service in terms of this Act; and |
| (ii) |
to a witness who attends any proceedings in terms of this Act; |
| (c) |
the granting of legal aid at State expense in appropriate cases in consultation with Legal Aid South Africa to the complainant, respondent, a person with a disability, an older person or a child to assist them with an application for a protection order in terms of this Act; |
| (d) |
any matter required to be prescribed in terms of this Act; and |
| (e) |
any other matter which the Minister deems necessary or expedient to prescribe in order to achieve the objects of this Act. |
| (2) |
Any regulation made under subsection (1)— |
| (a) |
must be submitted to Parliament prior to publication thereof in the Gazette; |
| (b) |
which may result in expenditure for the State, must be made in consultation with the Cabinet member responsible for finance; and |
| (c) |
may provide that any person who contravenes a provision thereof or fails to comply therewith is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year. |
[Section 19 substituted by section 25 of the Domestic Violence Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 14 of 2021), as per Notice No. 788, GG45824, dated 28 January 2022 - effective 14 April 2023 as the date on which the said Act, with the exception of section 6A, comes into operation, as per Proclamation No. 117, GG48419, dated 14 April 2023]
Statistics Act, 1999
