In these regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"assessment"

means—

for the purposes of compensation;

suffered by the military veteran for the purposes of dedicated counselling; or

"birth certificate"

means a birth certificate furnished in terms of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992 (Act No. 51 of 1992);

"electronic communication"

any text, voice, sound or image message sent over an electronic communication network which is stored in the network or in the recipient's terminal equipment until it s collected by the recipient;

"health care facility"

means a health establishment as defined in section 1 of the National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003);

"identity document"

means the identity document or card referred to in the Identification Act, 1997 (Act No. 68 of 1997);

"national military veterans data base"

means the official computerised information system established and maintained by the Department containing the names and personal information of military veterans and their dependants;

"public transport"

means transportation within the Republic that is subsidised by the State;

"spouse"

means a person who is the spouse or partner of a military veteran in accordance with the Marriage Act, 1961 (Act No. 25 of 1961), the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 (Act No. 120 of 1998), or the Civil Union Act, 2006 (Act No. 17 of 2006), or the tenets of any Asiatic religion, and "spousal relationship" has a corresponding meaning;

"the Act"

means the Military Veterans Act, 2011 (Act No. 18 of 2011).