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Fund-raising Act, 1978 (Act No. 107 of 1978)

Chapter II : Disaster Relief Fund, South African Defence Force Fund, Refugee Relief Fund, State President's Fund and Social Relief Fund

15. Definitions

 

In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates—

 

"active service"

[Definition deleted by section 3 of Act No. 41 of 1980]

 

"disaster"

means a disaster referred to in section 26;

 

"Fund"

means a fund referred to in section 16;

[Definition amended by section 2 of Act No. 115 of 1991]

 

"full-time member"

means a member of a board appointed on a full-time basis in terms of section 17(3).

 

"psychosocial problems"

means problems in the interaction between a person's psyche and social environment caused by the trauma of violence;

[Definition inserted by section 1 of Act No. 43 of 1994]

 

"social relief of distress"

means the alleviation of the need of persons by means of the temporary rendering of material assistance to them;

[Definition inserted by section 2 of Act No. 115 of 1991]