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

"birth certificate"

means unabridged birth certificate of the child reflecting the particulars of the parents of the child;

"Dependents"

is defined in terms of the definition as defined in the Military Veterans Act 18 of 2011. In these regulations the following categories shall be accommodated: widows, widowers and children under 18 years of age and disabled dependent of any age.

"identity document"

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

"national military veterans database"

means the official computerised information system established and maintained by the Department of Military Veterans containing the names and personal information of verified military veterans and the list of the dependents rgistered;

"the Act"

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