Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972
R 385
Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)Chapter 3 : Administration of Social Assistance22. Information to be furnished to Agency by third parties |
| (1) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law, an organ of state must, at the request of the Agency and subject to subsection (3), furnish it with all relevant information relating to an applicant or beneficiary. |
| (2) | A financial institution referred to in the definition of "financial institution" in section 1 of the Financial Services Board Act, 1990 (Act No. 97 of 1990), must, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law, at the request of the Agency and subject to subsection (3), furnish the Agency with all relevant information relating to the assets and investments of an applicant or beneficiary as may be prescribed and with any additional information requested, if such information is necessary for a decision on an application. |
| (3) | A person who in terms of subsections (1) and (2) furnishes information obtained before the commencement of this Act to the Agency must, when doing so, inform the person concerned of that fact in writing. |
| (4) | A person who after the commencement of this Act applies for a grant in terms of this Act is deemed to have agreed, by making such an application, that any other person who holds personal information relevant to that application may, without requesting permission from him or her, make that information available to the Agency. |
