Statistics Act, 1999
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Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)Chapter 5 : Community-Based Services14. Registration of community-based services |
| (1) | No person may provide community-based services unless the services are registered in terms of this section. |
| (2) | Any person who wishes to provide a community-based service must apply to the HOD for the registration of such service. |
| (3) | The Minister must, in consultation with the ministers and organs of state referred to in section 12(1), prescribe conditions for the registration of community-based services, including application for registration, approval of registration, temporary registration, withdrawal and termination of registration. |
| (4) | Registration granted in terms of this section is not transferable to another person. |
| (5) | If the provider of a service for any reason intends to stop providing the service, the provider must, prior to stopping the service in question— |
| (a) | notify the HOD of the intention and the implications of such stoppage for the affected persons; |
| (b) | inform the persons affected of the intended stoppage of the service; and |
| (c) | take reasonable steps to ensure that the persons benefiting from the service are not adversely affected or put at risk and, where appropriate, are referred to a person providing similar services. |
| (6) | A person who renders a community-based service that has not been registered in terms of this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |
