| (1) |
The following persons may apply for assistance: |
| (b) |
a relative or dependant of a victim; or |
| (c) |
a person who exercises parental responsibility over a victim or a relative or dependant of a victim on behalf of a victim or a relative or dependant of a victim. |
(2)
| (a) |
An application for assistance must correspond substantially with the application form, Form 1, contained in the Annexure. |
| (b) |
The application form must be available on the websites of the Department and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and at the offices of the dedicated official, the administrator and the fund administrator. |
(3)
| (a) |
An application for assistance must be submitted to the dedicated official on or before the cut-off date provided for in paragraph (b). |
[Regulation 10(3)(a) substituted by section 6(a) of Notice No. R. 1193, GG43890, dated 6 November 2020]
| (b) |
the cut-off date for the submission of applications for assistance is 30 September of every year for applications for the subsequent year. |
[Regulation 10(3)(b) substituted by section 6(b) of Notice No. R. 1193, GG43890, dated 6 November 2020]
| (c) |
An application for assistance submitted after the cut-off date as provided for in paragraph (b) may be considered if the applications submitted on or before the cut-off date have been disposed of and if funds for the particular year are still available. |
| (d) |
An application for assistance submitted after the cut-off date must be considered in the manner provided for in regulation 9, 12, 13 and 14. |
(4)
| (a) |
A person who applies for assistance must disclose any financial aid, assistance or concession received or to be received from organs of state by the victim or a relative or dependant of the victim for the particular year for which assistance is applied. |
| (b) |
Any amount so received, must be calculated and deducted from the amount for which the beneficiary qualifies in terms of these Regulations. |
| (c) |
A beneficiary who received any financial aid, assistance or concession from an organ of state subsequent to the approval of his or her application for assistance must in writing disclose that fact to the administrator. |
| (d) |
Any amount received as referred to in paragraph (c), must be calculated and deducted from the amount which must still be paid to the beneficiary or for which the beneficiary may qualify in terms of these Regulations in respect of the next year. |
| (5) |
The application form must be signed by the person who completes it and, if the form is not completed by a victim or a relative or dependant of a victim, it must also be countersigned by the victim or the relative or dependant of the victim, if he or she is able to do so. |
(6)
| (a) |
The documents required in the application form must be attached to the application form. |
| (b) |
The administrator may refuse to consider an application if the documents required in the application form are not attached, but only after the administrator has taken reasonable steps in assisting the applicant to obtain these documents. |
| (7) |
The banking details of the persons and institutions to which the school fees, the transport allowance, the school uniform allowance and the boarding allowance must be paid, as required in the application form, must be confirmed by the bank by affixing the official stamp of the bank. |
| (8) |
The application form must, after completion, be submitted to the dedicated official electronically or by facsimile or registered post. |
Older Persons Act, 2006
