Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Military Veterans Act, 2011 (Act No. 18 of 2011)RegulationsMilitary Veterans Benefits Regulations, 20142. Requirements to qualify for benefits |
(1) | A military veteran qualifies for one or more benefits provided for in the Act and these regulations if he or she— |
(a) | meets the criteria prescribed in these regulations for the benefit applied for; and |
(b) | is listed in the national military veterans data base. |
(2) | Despite subregulation (1), a military veteran who has been convicted of rape, murder, robbery, theft or high treason committed after 27 April 1994 and sentenced to imprisonment for a period exceeding 5 years without the option of a fine is disqualified from receiving any benefits provided for in the Act and these regulations. |
(3) | Subregulation (2) must not be interpreted as also disqualifying a dependant of a military veteran disqualified in terms of that subregulation from receiving any benefits provided for in the Act and these regulations. |