Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Identification Act, 1997 (Act No. 68 of 1997)Chapter 2 : Population Register11. Change of ordinary place of residence or postal address and furnishing of particulars to municipalities |
| (1) | Every person whose name is included in the population register shall, if he or she attained the age of 16 years and an identity card has thereafter been issued to him or her, after any permanent change of his or her ordinary place of residence or his or her postal address, notify the Director-General within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner of that change of residence or postal address. |
| (2) | If the Director-General on the ground of information at his or her disposal, is of the opinion that a permanent change has occurred in respect of the ordinary place of residence or the postal address of any person whose name is included in the population register, he or she may in the prescribed manner record the change in the population register, in consultation with the person concerned, and shall thereupon notify the person concerned in the prescribed manner that the change has been recorded. |
