Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act
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Section 17 is about applying for rights of permanent residence under section 31(2)(b) of the Immigration Act. Section 20 is titled “Appeals against decision of provincial head.” Section 23 is titled “Unauthorised access to and disclosure of information.” Section 24 concerns accreditation of organisations to provide services. This section is titled “Norms and minimum standards.”
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Application for rights of permanent residence in terms of section 31(2)(b) of
AI-assisted research summary: Section 17 is about applying for rights of permanent residence under section 31(2)(b) of the Immigration Act.
17. Application for rights of permanent residence in terms of section 31(2)(b) of Immigration Act CHAPTER 4 IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING Reporting of and dealing with child victim of trafficking Reporting of and dealing with adult victim of trafficking 18. 19. - 17 Verify source ↗
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service or the National
AI-assisted research summary: Some authorities may help a foreign trafficking victim apply for permanent residence, and people or child protection organisations must immediately report suspected child trafficking to police.
17. The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service or the National Director of Public Prosecutions may assist a foreign victim of trafficking who has in any manner rendered assistance to either the South African Police Service or the National Prosecuting Authority before or during any criminal proceedings, to apply for the rights of permanent residence in terms of section 31(2)(b) of the Immigration Act, if, as a result of that victim’s assistance he or she may be harmed or killed if he or she is repatriated to his or her country of origin or the country from where he or she has been trafficked. 30 CHAPTER 4 IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING 35 Reporting of and dealing with child victim of trafficking 18. (1) (a) Despite any law, policy or code of conduct prohibiting the disclosure of personal information, any person who knows or ought reasonably to have known or suspected that a child is a victim of trafficking must immediately report that knowledge or suspicion to a police official for investigation. (b) A designated child protection organisation which comes into contact with a child who is suspected of being a victim of trafficking and who has not been reported as provided for in paragraph (a), must immediately report that child to a police official for investigation, whereafter the provisions of subsections (5) and (6) apply. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the right to legal professional privilege as between a legal practitioner and his or her client in respect of communications made in confidence between that legal practitioner and— 40 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 2525 No. 7 wa 2013 25 phenyo nekushushiswa kwelicala lekushushunjiswa kwebantfu, njengoba kungabe kubekiwe. (b) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Tindzaba Tasekhaya anganiketa kuphela ivisa yekuvakasha ngekwendzima (a) uma ngabe Nkhomishani Welive lonkhe weMsebenti Wemaphoyisa ase Ningizimu Afrika noma Umcondzisi Wavelonkhe weTekushushiswa Kwempha- lomuntfu uyadzingeka kwentela tizatfu katsi, ngalokubhaliwe, ucinisekisa kutsi tekuphenya kwemaphoyisa noma kushushiselwa bugebengu, njengoba kungabe kubekiwe, nekutsi lokuchubeka kube khona kwalomuntfu eNingizimu Afrika kubalulekile kwentela kuphumelela kwekushushiswa kwemuntfu lekucabangelwa kutsi wente licala ngaphansi kweSahluko 2. (c) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Tindzaba Tasekhaya anga ngaphandle kwekulandzela lemibandzela yeMtsetfo Wetifikanamtfwalo, akhulise noma amise ivisa yalovakashile lebalwe kundzima (a) uma ngabe aceliwe ngalokubhalwe phansi kutsi ente njalo nguNkhomishani Wavelonkhe weTemsebenti Wemaphoyisa ase Ningizimu Afrika noma Umcondzisi wavelonkhe Wetekushushiswa Kwemphakatsi ngendlela lebekiwe. (d) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Tindzaba Tasekhaya anga, ngaphandle kwemibandzela yalesigatjana, ale kuniketa ivisa yekuvakasha noma kukhuliselwa uma ngabe kunetizatfu leticindzetelako noma letivakalako kutsi ente njalo. (2) Ivisa yesivakashi lebalwe kusigatjana (1) inganiketwa kumuntfu loshushunjisiwe ngaphandle kwekubuka— simo sakhe; noma (a) (b) noma ivisa yekuvakasha beyiniketiwe ngekwesigaba 15 noma seyindlulelwe sikhatsi. (3) Nkhomishana Wavelonkhe Wemisebenti Yemaphoyisa ase Ningizimu Afrika noma Umcondzisi Jikelele Wetekushushiswa Kwemmango kufanele, ngalokubhaliwe, acele Umcondzisi Jikelele: Tindzaba Tasekhaya kutsi amise ivisa yalovakashile leniketwe ngekwalesigaba uma ngabe sidzingo saleyo visa yekuvakasha ingasadzingeki. Kufaka sicelo semalungelo ekuhlala eriphabhulikhi ngalokugcwele ngekwesigaba (31)(2)(b) seMtsetfo Wetifikanamtfwalo
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Appeals against decision of provincial head
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20. Appeals against decision of provincial head Provision of health care services to a foreigner who is a victim of trafficking 21. Criminal prosecution of victim of trafficking 22. - 23 Verify source ↗
Unauthorised access to and disclosure of information
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23. Unauthorised access to and disclosure of information CHAPTER 5 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 ACCREDITATION OF ORGANISATIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ADULT VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING 40 - 17 Verify source ↗
Nkhomishani weMsebenti Wemaphoyisa
AI-assisted research summary: The Police Commissioner or National Director of Public Prosecutions may help a trafficked person apply for permanent residence if the person assisted authorities and faces harm or re-trafficking if returned.
17. Nkhomishani weMsebenti Wemaphoyisa ase Ningizimu Afrika noma Umcondzisi Wavelonkhe wetekushushiswa kwebantfu bangasita umchamuki lotsi- ntsfwe kushushunjiswa uma nganoma yiphi indlela anikete lusito mhlawumbe kuMaphoyisa ase Ningizimu Afrika noma Kumsgushisi Wavelonkhe ngalesikhatsi noma ngembi kwetinchubo telicala lebugebengu, kutsi abhalele imvume yekuhlala ngalokuphelele ngekwesigaba 31(2)(b) seMtsetfo Wetifikanamtfwalo, uma ngabe, ngenca yelusito laloshushunjisiwe uma angahlukunyetwa, abulawe noma ashushu- njiswe futsi uma abuyiselwa eveni lakhe noma eveni ladzabuka kulo noma eveni lowashushunjiselwa kulo. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 SAHLUKO 4 KUTFOLAKALA KANYE NEKUVIKELWA KWALABAHLUKUNYETWE KUSHUSHUNJISWA 40 Kubika kanye nekuniketela ngemntfwana lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa 18. (1) (a) Noma ngabe ngumuphi umtsetfo, umgomo noma indlela yekutiphatsa levimbela kuvetwa kwemininingwane yemuntfu, losebentela lluphiko lolungamele kutfutsa, umseshi wetemisebenti, bosonhlalakahle, loceceshelwe umsebenti wempha- katsi, wetemphilo lolapha ngekwetemphilo, umhlengikati, thishela, wetemphilo lolapha ngekwendzabuko, lolapha ngekwesintfu noma umholi wendzabuko lonaletizatfu letivakalako, tekusola kutsi lowo mntfwana uhlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa kumele abikele emaphoyisa ngekushesha ngaleto tinsolo kute tiphenywe. (b) Inhlangano lebekelwe kuvikela bantfwana lotawuhlangana nemtfwana losolwa ngekutsi lowo mntfwana uhlukumetwe kushushunjiswa kantsi usengakabikwa ngekwesigatjana (a) kumele abikele emaphoyisa ngekushesha ngaleto tinsolo kuze tiphenywe, ngemuva kwaloko imibandzela yesigatjana (5) na (6) itawusebenta. (2) Sigatjana (1) asisebenti kumalungelo etisebenti temtsetfo njengoba loku kutawuba semkhatsini wakho nemmeli ngalokuphatselene nekuchumana lenibe nako ngekutitsemba emkhatsini walowo muntfu wemtsetfo kanye— 45 50 55 26 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 26 (a) his or her client for the purposes of legal advice or litigation which is pending or contemplated or which has commenced; or (b) a third party for the purposes of litigation which is pending or contemplated or which has commenced. (3) A person referred to in subsection (1)— (a) must provide reasons for that knowledge or suspicion to a police official; (b) who makes the report in good faith, is not liable to civil or disciplinary action on the basis of the report, despite any law, policy or code of conduct prohibiting the disclosure of personal information; and is entitled to have his or her identity kept confidential if his or her safety is at risk as a result of the report, unless the interests of justice require otherwise. (4) A police official to whom a report has been made in terms of subsection (1) or section 8(1)(b) or (2)(b)(i) or 9(2) in respect of a child or a police official who knows or ought reasonably to have known or suspected that a child is a victim of trafficking— (c) (a) may where necessary, and despite the proviso contained in section 26 of the Criminal Procedure Act, without a warrant, enter any premises if he or she, on reasonable grounds, believes that the safety of that child is at risk or that the child may be moved from those premises and may use such force as may be reasonably necessary to overcome any resistance against entry to the premises, including the breaking of any door or window of those premises, on condition that the police official must first audibly demand admission to the premises and notify the purpose for which he or she seeks to enter those premises; (b) must deal with that child in terms of section 110(4) of the Children’s Act, pending a police investigation into the matter; and (c) may place that child in temporary safe care in terms of section 152 of the Children’s Act, pending the transfer of the child to a designated child protection organisation or provincial department of social development. (5) The procedure provided for in section 110(5) to (8) of the Children’s Act applies in respect of a child who has been dealt with in terms of subsection (4)(b) or who has been referred in terms of section 22(2)(b) or section 33(b)(iv). (6) The provincial department of social development must without delay, in the prescribed manner, assess whether the child referred to in subsection (5) is a victim of trafficking, after taking into account the prescribed information obtained from the South African Police Service. (7) A child who has been found to be a victim of trafficking in terms of subsection (6)— 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 (a) must be referred to a designated social worker for investigation in terms of section 155(2) of the Children’s Act; and (b) may, pending such investigation, be placed in temporary safe care in terms of 40 section 151 of the Children’s Act. (8) A finding in terms of section 156 of the Children’s Act that an illegal foreign child who is a victim of trafficking is a child in need of care and protection, serves as authorisation for allowing the child to remain in the Republic for the duration of the children’s court order. (9) A person who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence. Reporting of and dealing with adult victim of trafficking 19. (1) (a) Despite any law, policy or code of conduct prohibiting the disclosure of personal information, any person who knows or ought reasonably to have known or suspected that an adult person who he or she comes into contact with during the execution of his or her duties, is a victim of trafficking, must immediately report that knowledge or suspicion to a police official for investigation. (b) An accredited organisation which comes into contact with an adult person who is suspected of being a victim of trafficking and who has not been reported as provided for in paragraph (a), must immediately report that person to a police official, whereafter the provisions of subsections (8) to (12) apply. 45 50 55 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 2727 No. 7 wa 2013 27 (a) iklayenti yakhe kwentela tinjongo tekubonisa ngekwemtsetfo noma kushushiswa lekusalindzele noma lokuvetiwe noma lokusacaliwe; noma; (b) umuntfu wesitsatfu kwentela tizatfu tekushushiswa lokusalindzele noma kuvetwe nomalesekucalile. (3) Umuntfu lobalwe kusigatjana (1)— (a) kufanele anikete tizatfu talolo lwati noma tinsolo kulosebenta emaphoyiseni; (b) ente lombiko ngekutsembeka, angeke wacondziswa tigwegwe ngaloku- semtsetfweni ngalokuvetwa ngulombiko, ngekunganaki noma muphi umtsetfo, inchubomgomo noma indlela yekutiphatsa levimbela kuvetwa kwelwatiso; kantsi (c) ufanele kutsi imvelaphi yakhe igcinwe ngalokuyimfihlo uma ngabe kuphepha kwakhe kusengotini ngenca yalombiko, ngaphandle kwekutsi uma ngabe umtsetfo unenshisekelo ngalenye indlela. (4) Liphoyisa lapho lekwentelwe kulo umbiko lowentiwe ngekwesigatjana (1) noma sigaba 8(1)(b) noma (2)(b)(i) noma 9(2) ngalokuphatselene nemtfwana noma liphoyisa lelatiko noma lekufanele ngabe liyati noma lisolele kutsi umntfwana ushushunjisiwe— (a) anga lapho kufanele khona, nangaphandle kwalemibandzela lekhona kusigaba 26 seCriminal Procedure Act, ngaphandle kwewaranti, angene noma kuphi uma ngabe, ngetizatfu letivakalako, akholelwa kutsi kuphepha kwlomtfwana kusengotini noma lowo mntfwana angasuswa kuleyo ndzawo noma angasebentisa lawo mandla ngendlela ledzingekako kuvikela noma kuphi kwalelwa kungena kuleyondzawo, kufaka ekhatsi kuphula umnyango noma lifasitelo laleyo ndzawo, uma ngabe lelo phoyisa licale ngekumemeta lavakala kutsi lifuna imvume yekungena lasho nesizatfu sekutsi kungani lifuna kungena kuleyo ndzawo; (b) kufanele asebente ngalomntfwana ngekuhambisana nesigaba 110(4) se- Children’s Act, kusamelwe luphenyo lwemaphoyisa ngaloludzaba; kanye (c) Nekutsi angabeka lomntfwana lephephile kwesikhashane ngekwesigaba 152 se-Childrens Act, ngalesikhatsi kusalindzelwe kudlu- liselwa kwalomntfwana kunhlangano lebekiwe yekuvikela bantfwana noma litiko letekutfutfukisswa kwetenhlalakahle esifundzeni. endzaweni (5) Lenchubo leniketiwe kulesigaba 110(5) kuya ku 8 se-Childrens’s Act siyasebenta ngalokuphatselene nemntfwana lekusetjentwe ngaye ngalokuphatselene nesigatjana (4)(b) noma lodluliselwe ngekwesigaba 22(2)(b) noma sigaba 33(b)(iv). (6) Litiko letenhlalakahle lasesifundzeni kufanele ngaphandle kwekupholisa emaseko, ngendlela lebekiwe, lihlole kutsi ngabe lomntfwana lobalwe kusigatjana (5) ushushunjisiwe, ngemuva kwekunaka lolwatiswe loluniketiwe lolubuya eMaphoyiseni aseNingizimu Afrika. (7) Umntfwana lotfolakele ashushunjisiwe ngekwesigatjana (6)— 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 (a) kufanele adluliselwe kusonhlalakahle lobekiwe kutsi aphenye ngekwesigaba 40 155(2) se-Children’s Act; kanye (b) anga, ngalesikhatsi kusaphenywa, abekwe lapho anganakekelwa khona kwesikhashane endzaweni lephephile ngekwesigaba 151 se-Children’s Act. (8) Kunalokutfolakele ngekuhambisanaq nesigaba 156 se-Children’s Act kutsi umntfwana longasuye wakuleli ngalokusemtsetfweni loshushunjisiwe ngumntfwana lodzinga kunakekelwa nekuvikelwa, kutawuba ngumtsetfo lotawudzinga kutsi (9) lomntfwana abe seRiphabhulikhi ngalesikhatsi salombandzela wenkhantolo. Umuntfu lohluleka kuhambisana nemibandzela yesigatjana (1) unelicala. (9) Umuntfu lohluleka kuhambisana nemibandzela yesigatjana (1) unelicala. 45 Kubika kanye nekuniketela ngemuntfu lomdzala lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa 50 19. (1) (a) Ngaphandle kwanoma muphi umtsetfo, inchubomgomo noma indlela yekutipohatsa levimbela kuvetwa kwelwatiso lwakho, umuntfu lowatiko noma lotsatfwa njengalebekati noma locabangele kutsi umuntfu lomdzala lahlangene naye ngalesikhatsi asemsebentini wakhe, ushushunjisiwe, kufanele abike leto tinsolo emaphoyiseni kute kucalwe luphenyo. (b) Inhlangano leniketwe imvume lehlanga nemuntfu lomdzala losolelwa kuba nguloshishunjisiwe longakabikwa njengoba kubalwe kundzima (a), kufanele kutsi abike lowo muntfu emaphoyiseni, lapho khona kutawusebenta imibandzela yesigatjana (8) kuya ku 12. 55 28 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 28 (2) Any person, other than the persons referred to in subsection (1)(a), who on reasonable grounds suspects that an adult person is a victim of trafficking, may report that suspicion to a police official for investigation. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the right to legal professional privilege as between a legal practitioner and his or her client in respect of communications made in confidence between the legal practitioner and— (a) his or her client for the purposes of legal advice or litigation which is pending or contemplated or which has commenced; or (b) a third party for the purposes of litigation which is pending or contemplated or which has commenced. (4) A person referred to in subsection (1) or (2)— (c) (a) must provide reasons for that knowledge or suspicion to a police official; (b) who makes the report in good faith, is not liable to civil or disciplinary action on the basis of the report, despite any law, policy or code of conduct prohibiting the disclosure of personal information; and is entitled to have his or her identity kept confidential if his or her safety is at risk as a result of the report, unless the interests of justice require otherwise. (5) A police official to whom a report has been made in terms of subsection (1) or (2), or section 8(1)(b) or (2)(b)(i) or 9(2) in respect of an adult person or a police official who knows or ought reasonably to have known or suspected that an adult person is a victim of trafficking— (a) (i) may where necessary, and despite the proviso contained in section 26 of the Criminal Procedure Act, without a warrant, enter any premises if he or she on reasonable grounds believes that the safety of that person is at risk or that the person may be moved from those premises and may use such force as may be reasonably necessary to overcome any resistance against entry to the premises, including the breaking of any door or window of those premises, on condition that the police official must first audibly demand admission to the premises and notify the purpose for which he or she seeks to enter those premises; (ii) must where necessary, as a measure of last resort and with the written consent of the person concerned, take him or her into protective custody if there is an immediate threat to the safety of that person, for a period until the station commander of the police station in question is satisfied that the threat has ceased to exist, whereafter the police official may place that person in temporary safe care referred to in subsection (6); (b) must, within 24 hours, refer the person to an accredited organisation and notify the provincial department of social development of that person; and (c) must inform the person suspected of being a victim of trafficking that he or she may apply for a visitor’s visa to remain in the Republic for a recovery and reflection period in terms of section 15 if he or she is a foreigner. (6) A police official may place an adult person referred to in subsection (5) in temporary safe care, pending the transfer of that person to an accredited organisation. (7) A police official must, if it is reasonably possible to do so, render such assistance to an adult person referred to in subsection (5), as may be necessary in the circumstances, including, but not limited to— (a) assisting that person to obtain medical treatment; and (b) transporting that person to a place of temporary safe care or an accredited organisation. (8) The provincial department of social development which has been notified as provided for in subsection (5)(b), or to which an adult person has been referred as provided for in section 22(2)(b) or section 33(b)(v), must without delay, in the prescribed manner, assess whether the person concerned is a victim of trafficking, after taking into account the prescribed information obtained from the South African Police Service. (9) An accredited organisation which has an adult person who is a victim of trafficking 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 2929 No. 7 wa 2013 29 (2) Noma ngabe ngubani, ngaphandle kwalomuntfu lobalwe kusigatjana (1)(a), ngalokuvakalako asole kutsi umuntfu lomdzala ushushusnjisiwe, angabika ngaleto tinsolo emaphoyiseni kutsi aphenye. (3) Sigatjana (1) asisebenti ngemalungelo ekuba nemmeli njengoba kusemkhatsini wesisebenti semtsetfo neklayenti yakhe ngalokuphatselene nekuchumana labakwentile ngekutsembana emkhatsini wemmeli kanye— (a) iklanyenti yakhe kwentela kuboniswa ngalokusemtsetfweni noma kutsetfwa kwelicala lokusamisiwe noma lokubekiwe, noma lesekuvele kucaliwe; noma (b) umuntfu wesitsatfu kwentela tizatfu tekutsetfwa kwelicala lelisamisiwe noma lelibekiwe noma leselivele licalile. (4) Umuntfu lobalwe kusigatjana (1) noma (2)— (a) kufanele anikete tizatfu talolo lwati noma tinsolo ephoyiseni; (b) lowente lombiko ngekutsembeka, angeke watsatselwa tinyatselo temtsetfo ngalokuphatselene nalombiko, nanoma kungasetjentiswa muphi umtsetfo, inchubomgomo noma indlela yekutiphatsa levimbela kuvetwa kwelwatiso; kanye (c) unelilungelo lekutsi angavetwa uma ngabe kuphepha kwakhe kusengotini ngenca yalombiko, ngaphandle kwekutsi inshisekelo yemtsetfo ikudzinga ngalenye indlela. (5) Liphoyisa lekwentiwe kulo umbiko ngekwesigatjana (1) noma (2), noma sigaba 8(1)(b) noma (2)(b)(i) noma 9(2) ngalokuphatselene nemuntfu lomdzala noma liphoyisa lelatiko noma lekufanele kutsi ngabe belati noma acabangele kutsi umuntfu lomdzala ushushunjisiwe— (a) (i) lapho kufanele khona, nangaphandle kwetigaba letikhona kusigaba 26 seCriminal Procedure Act, ngaphandle kwekuba newanti, angangena noma kuphi uma ngabe ngetizatfu letiphatsekako akholelwa ekutseni kuphepha kwalowo muntfu kusengcupheni nekutsi lowo muntfu angasuswa kuleyo ndzawo kantsi angasebentisa lawo mandla njengoba kungaba kudzingekile kuncoma noma kuphi kungavumeleki kutsi angene kuleyo ndzawo, kufaka ekhatsi kuphulwa kwanoma muphi umnyango noma lifasitelo laleyo ndzawo, uma ngabe lelo phoyisa kufanele lifune ngalokuvakalako kutsatfwa kulendzawo bese latisa ngesizatfu sekutsi kungani afuna kungena kuleyo ndzawo; (ii) Lapho kunesidzingo khona, njengentfo langayenta ekugcineni nange- mvume lebhalwe phansi yalomuntfu lotsitntsekako, amtsatse ayombeka endzaweni lephephile uma ngabe kunekusatjiswa lokuphutfumako kwalowo muntfu, sikhatsi lesitsite adzimate umphatsi siteshi walesiteshi semaphoyisa kutsi lokusatjiswa kwentiwe kube ngatsi kukhona, lapho ke leliphoyisa lingabeka lowo muntfu endzaweni lephephile kwesikhashane leyibalwe kusigatjana (6); (b) kufanele, kungakapheli emahora langema-24, ayise lomuntfu kunhlangano lesemtsetfweni abuye atise litiko letenhlalakahle esifundzeni ngalomuntfu; kanye (c) kufanele atise lomuntfu losolelwa ngekutsi uyatsintseka ekushushunjisweni kutsi angabhalela ivisa yetivakashi kutsi ahlale eRiphabhulikhi kute alulame kanye nesikhatsi sekubuyeketa ngekusho kwesigaba 15 uma ngabe angu- mchamuki. (6) Liphoyisa lingabeka umuntfu lomdzala lobalwe kusigatjana (5) endzaweni lephephile kwesikhashane, kutawuba kusalindzelwe kudluliselwe lowo muntfu kunhlangano lesemtsetfweni. (7) Liphoyisa kufanele, uma ngabe kufanele kutsi kwentiwe njalo, aniketwe lolo lusito kumuntfu lomdzala lobalwe kusigatjana (5), njengoba kungafanele ngaleso sikhatsi, kufaka ekhatsi, kungavaleli ngaphandle— (a) kusita lowo muntfu kutfola lusito lwetemphilo; kanye (b) kutfutsa lowo muntfu umyise endzaweni lephephile noma inhlangano leniketwe imvume. (8) Litiko letekutfutfukisa tenhlalakahle esifundzeni lelatisiwe njengoba kuniketiwe kusigatjana (5)(b), noma lapho umuntfu lomdzala lodluliselwe khona njengona kubekiwe kusigaba 22(2)(b) noma sigaba 33(b)(v), kufanele ngaphandle kwekucitsa sikhatsi, ngendlela lebekiwe, ahlole kutsi ngabe lomuntfu lotsintsekako uyatsintseka ekushushunjisweni, ngemuva kwekunaka lolwatiso lolubaliwe lolutfolakele kuma- Phoyisa ase Ningizimu Afrika. (9) Inhlangano leniketwe imvume lenemuntfu lomdzala lotsintseka ekushushu- 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 30 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 30 in its care and whose safety is at risk, must, where necessary, as a measure of last resort and with the written consent of the person concerned, request the South African Police Service to take the person into protective custody, for a period until the station commander of the police station in question is satisfied that the threat has ceased to exist, whereafter that person must, without delay, be returned to the accredited organisation. (10) If the provincial department of social development, after having completed the assessment referred to in subsection (8), is satisfied that the person is a victim of trafficking, the provincial head must immediately issue a letter of recognition, as prescribed, to the victim. (11) The provincial head may, at any time, withdraw a letter of recognition in the prescribed manner if he or she receives information that a person in respect of whom a letter of recognition was issued, was not a victim of trafficking at the time the letter of recognition was issued. (12) An adult person who— (a) (b) (c) is suspected of being a victim of trafficking referred to in subsection (1); in respect of whom a letter of recognition has— (i) not been issued; or (ii) been withdrawn as provided for in subsection (11); or in respect of whom the 14-day period referred to section 20(1)(b) has not yet expired; or (d) has lodged an appeal as provided for in section 20(1)(b), may be accommodated temporarily at an accredited organisation, pending a decision in terms of subsection (10) or section 20(2). (13) Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence. Appeals against decision of provincial head 20. (1) If a provincial head is not satisfied that the person referred to in section 19(8) is a victim of trafficking, or withdraws a letter of recognition in terms of section 19(11)— (a) that provincial head must provide written reasons to the person affected by his or her decision; and the person affected by the decision not to issue a letter of recognition in terms of section 19(10) or to withdraw a letter of recognition in terms of section 19(11) may, within 14 days of being informed of that decision, lodge an appeal in the prescribed manner to the MEC having jurisdiction. (b) (2) The MEC must, within 30 days of the appeal being lodged, finalise the appeal in the prescribed manner. (3) If the appeal is unsuccessful or the affected person does not lodge an appeal, and the affected person is an illegal foreigner, he or she must be referred by the provincial department of social development in the prescribed manner to the Department of Home Affairs, to be dealt with in terms of the Immigration Act. Provision of health care services to a foreigner who is a victim of trafficking - 21 Verify source ↗
A foreigner who is a victim of trafficking is entitled to public health care services
AI-assisted research summary: A foreigner who is a victim of trafficking is entitled to public health care services. Prosecutors must also consider trafficking-related circumstances before prosecuting, and in some cases must seek a postponement and make a referral.
21. A foreigner who is a victim of trafficking is entitled to public health care services as provided for in section 27 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. Criminal prosecution of victim of trafficking 22. (1) When deciding whether to prosecute a victim of trafficking, the prosecutor must give due consideration to whether the offence was committed as a direct result of the person’s position as a victim of trafficking. (2) If, during a criminal prosecution of a person, the prosecutor on reasonable grounds suspects that that person is a victim of trafficking and that the offence was committed as a direct result of the person’s position as a victim of trafficking that prosecutor must— (a) apply to the court for a postponement; and (b) in the prescribed manner, refer that person to the provincial department of 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 3131 No. 7 wa 2013 31 njisweni lonakekelwa nguye kanye nekuphepha kwakhe lekusengotini, kufanele, lapho kufanele khona, njengesento sekugcina lesingatsatfwa nangemvume lebhalwe phansi yalowo muntfu lotsintsekako, acele emaPhoyisa ase Ningizimu Afrika kutsi ayise lomuntfu endzaweni lephephile, sikhatsi lesitawugcina senelelise umphatsi siteshi waleso siteshi semaphoyisa kutsi lokusatjiswa akusekho, ngemuva kwaloko lowo muntfu kufanele, ngaphandle kwekucitsa sikhatsi, abuyiselwe kulenhlangano lese- mtsetfweni. (10) Uma ngabe litiko letekutfutfukisa tenhlalakahle esifundzeni, ngemuva kwekutsi kucedzelwe lokuhlola lokubalwe kusigatjana (8), uyaneliseka kutsi lomuntfu uyatsintseka ekushushunjisweni, inhloko yesifundza kufanele kutsi ikhiphe incwadzi yekunaka loko ngekushesha, njengoba kubekiwe, inikwe lolotsintsekako (11) Inhloko yesifundza inga, noma sikhatsini, ahocise incwadzi yekunaka ngale- ndlela lebekiwe uma ngabe atfola lwatiso lwekutsi umuntfu lekakhishjelwe incwadzi lencwadzi yekunakwa, bekangasuye lotsintseka ekushushunjisweni ngalesikhatsi yekunakwa lekhishwe ngaso. (12) Umuntfu lomdzala lo— (a) uyasolwa ngekutsi abe nguloshushunjiswako ngalokubalwe kusigatjana (1); (b) lowo incwadzi yekunakwa— (i) (ii) lapho khona lamalanga la-14 labalwe kusigaba 20(1)(b) sekaphelile; noma ingakakhishwa; noma ihocisiwe njengoba kubaliwe kusigatjana (11); noma (c) (d) ufake sikhalo njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 20(1)(b), 5 10 15 20 angabekwa kwesikhashane kunhlangano lesemtsetfweni, ngalesikhatsi asamele sincumo ngekwesigatjana (10) noma sigaba 20(2). (13) Noma ngabe ngubani lohluleka kuhambisana nemibandzela yalesigatjana (1) 25 unelicala. Tikhalo letimelana netincumo tenhloko yesifundza 20. (1) Uma ngabe lophetse sifundza akaneliseki kutsi lomuntfu lobalwe kusigaba 19(8) uyatsintseka ekushushunjisweni, noma ahocise incwadzi yekunakwa ngekwe- sigaba 19(11)— (a) kutsi inhloko yesifundza kufanele inikete tizatfu letibhalwe phansi (b) kulomuntfu lotsintsekako ngesincumo sakhe; kanye lomuntfu lotsintfwe ngulesincumo kutsi anganiketi incwadzi yekunakwa ngekwesigaba 19(10) noma kumisa incwadzi yekunakwa ngekwesigaba 19(11) anga, kungakapheli emalanga lali-14 atiswe ngalesincumo, afake sikhalo ngendlela lechaziwe ku-MEC lanemandla kuleyo ndzawo. (2) I-MEC kufanele, kungakapheli emalanga langema-30 ekufakwa kwalesicelo, acedzele lesikhalo ngendlela lebekiwe. (3) Uma ngabe lesikhalo singakavumeleki noma lomuntfu lotsintsekako akakafaki sicelo, kantsi lomuntfu lotsintsekako ungumchamuki, kufanele kutsi adluliselwe litiko lekutfutfukiswa kwetenhlakahle esifundzeni ngendlela lefanele kuLitiko Letasekhaya, kutsi kusetjentwe ngaye ngekusebentisa Umtsetfo Wetifikanamtfwalo. 30 35 40 Kuniketa tinsita tetemphilo - 21 Verify source ↗
Umchamuki lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa unelilungelo lekutfola temphilo
AI-assisted research summary: A trafficking victim has a right to health, and prosecutions must be handled with special checks and approvals.
21. Umchamuki lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa unelilungelo lekutfola temphilo ngendlela lebekwe kusigaba 27 seMtsetfosisekelo wase Riphabhulikhi neNingizimu Afrika. 45 Kushushiswa ngebugebengu kulohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa 22. (1) Uma ngabe uncuma kutsi ushushise lohlukunyetwe kushushujiswa, umshushisi kufanele anake kusenesikhatsi kutsi ngabe lelicala lentiwe njengemphumela locondzile kusimo salomuntfu njengemuntfu lohlukunyetiwe. (2) Uma, ngalesikhatsi kushushiswa umuntfu ngelicala lebugebengu, umshushisi ngetizatfu letivakalako asolela kutsi lomuntfu ushushunjisiwe nekutsi lelicala lentiwa lomshushisi njengemphumela walesimo salomuntfu njengaloshushunjisiwe kutsi kufanele— 50 (a) kufaka sicelo enkhantolo kutsi kuhociswe; kanye (b) nangendlela lebekiwe, adlulisele lomuntfu kulitiko letekutfutfukisa lasesifu- 55 32 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 32 social development, which must conduct an assessment in terms of section 18(6) or 19(8), as the case may be. (3) A letter of recognition that an adult person is a victim of trafficking or a finding by the provincial department of social development after an assessment referred to in section 18(6) that a child is a victim of trafficking serves as a ground for the withdrawal of the criminal prosecution or the discharge of the victim of trafficking if the prosecutor is satisfied that the offence was committed as a direct result of the person’s position as a victim of trafficking. (4) No criminal prosecution may be instituted against a person referred to in subsection (1) or be proceeded with against a person referred to in subsection (2) without the written authorisation of the Director of Public Prosecutions having jurisdiction. Unauthorised access to and disclosure of information - 23 Verify source ↗
Any person who—
AI-assisted research summary: Any person commits an offence if they let an unauthorised person access a trafficking victim or a child in that victim’s care, or disclose protected victim/prosecution information, unless the disclosure is for this Act or ordered by a competent court.
23. Any person who— (a) allows any unauthorised person to gain access to a victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking or to a child in the care of that victim or suspected victim; or (b) except for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act or required by a competent court to do so, discloses— (i) the identity of a victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking or the identity of a child in the care of that victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking; the place where a victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking or child in the care of that victim or suspected victim is accommodated or treated; (ii) (iii) any information which could lead to the identification of a victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking or child in the care of that victim or suspected victim or the place where the victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking or child is accommodated or treated; or (iv) any information which undermines or compromises or could undermine or compromise the investigation or prosecution of a case of trafficking, is guilty of an offence . CHAPTER 5 5 10 15 20 25 30 ACCREDITATION OF ORGANISATIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ADULT VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING 35 Accreditation of organisations to provide services 24. (1) Subject to section 49(2), an adult victim of trafficking may only be referred in terms of section 19(5)(b) to an organisation that has been accredited in terms of this section and has a valid certificate of accreditation, referred to in subsection (4)(a). (2) The Minister of Social Development must prescribe— 40 (a) a system for the accreditation of organisations which will provide services to (b) adult victims of trafficking; and the circumstances in which accredited organisations qualify for financial assistance, within available resources. (3) The system for accreditation referred to in subsection (2) must contain— 45 (a) criteria for the evaluation of the programmes offered by organisations to ensure that they comply with the norms and minimum standards referred to in section 25; (b) mechanisms to monitor the programmes in question; and (c) measures for the removal of organisations from the system, where appropri- 50 ate. (4) (a) The Director-General: Social Development must, in the manner prescribed by the Minister of Social Development and within the time limits set out in the system of accreditation, consider all applications by organisations for accreditation and issue a certificate prescribed by the Minister of Social Development to each organisation that is accredited in terms of this section. 55 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 3333 No. 7 wa 2013 33 ndzeni, lekufanele bente luhlolo ngekwesigaba 18(6) noma 19(8), njengoba kungabe kubekiwe. (3) Incwadzi yekunaka kutsi lomuntfu lomdzala uhlukunyetwe kushushumbisa noma lokutfolakele kulitiko letenhlalakahle esifundzeni ngemuva kwekuhlolwa lokubalwe kusigaba 18(6) kutsi umntfwana loshushunjisiwe usebenta njengesendlalelo sekuho- ciswa kwaletento tebugebengu noma kukhishwa kwalotsintsekako ekushushunjisweni uma ngabe umshushisi uyaneliseka kutsi lelicala lentiwa njengemphumela ngco walowo muntfu ngesimo sakhe njengaloshushunjisiwe. (4) Alikho licala lebugebengu lelitawusghushiswa lelingabekwa umuntsu lobalwe kusigatjana (1) noma lichubeke ngekumelana nemuntfu lobalwe kusigatjana (2) ngaphandle kwemvume lebhalwe phansi yeMcondzisi weTekushushiswa Kwempha- katsi lobusa kuleyo ndzawo. Kufinyelela lokungakavumeleki kanye nekuvetwa kwelwatiso
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CHAPTER 5
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Accreditation of organisations to provide services
AI-assisted research summary: Section 24 concerns accreditation of organisations to provide services.
24. Accreditation of organisations to provide services - 25 Verify source ↗
Norms and minimum standards
AI-assisted research summary: This section is titled “Norms and minimum standards.”
25. Norms and minimum standards 26. - 27 Verify source ↗
Access to programme offered by accredited organisation
AI-assisted research summary: Section 27 is titled “Access to programme offered by accredited organisation.”
27. Access to programme offered by accredited organisation 28. Programme offered by accredited organisation Plan to address needs of victim of trafficking 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 55 No. 7 wa 2013 Tigaba 5 KUHLELWA KWETIGABA SAHLUKO 1 TINCHAZELO, KUHUNYUSHWA NETINJONGO TEMTSETFO 1. 2. 3. Tinchazelo Kuhunyushwa kwemibhalo letsite Tinjongo teMtsetfo SAHLUKO 2 EMACALA, TIGWEBO KANYE NELLIGUNYA LEMAVE ANGAPHANDLE Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu Sibambiso sesikweleti Kuphatsa, kuphazamisa, kuphatsa, kufihla noma kulimata imibhalo Kusebentisa umuntfu loshushunjisiwe Tento tekushushunjiswa kwebantfu Licala lelitfweswe umshushumbisi 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. - 10 Verify source ↗
Kungenelela kumacala langaphansi kwaleSahluko.
AI-assisted research summary: This section is titled “Kungenelela kumacala langaphansi kwaleSahluko,” indicating intervention in cases under this Chapter.
10. Kungenelela kumacala langaphansi kwaleSahluko. - 11 Verify source ↗
Kuba nemtfwalo kubantfu ngemacala langaphansi kwaleSahluko
AI-assisted research summary: This section heading concerns persons’ liability for offences under the chapter.
11. Kuba nemtfwalo kubantfu ngemacala langaphansi kwaleSahluko 12. 13. 14. Ligunya lemave angaphandle Tinhlawulo Tindlela lekumele tilandzelwe uma kukhishwa sigwebo 5 10 15 20 SAHLUKO 3 SIMO SEBANTFU BEKUFIKA LABAHLUKUNYETWE KUSHUSHUNJISWA LABADZINGEKE KUTSI BASITE KULUPHENYO NEKUSHUSHISWA 15. Tindlela tekuvikela kwentela kuphenya nekushushisa ngalokuphatselene nalabatsintseka ekushushumbiseni basemaveni angaphandle 25 - 16 Verify source ↗
Kulawula luphenyo lwemaphoyisa noma kushushiswa uma ngabe kubofakazi
AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns the control of a police investigation or prosecution when there are foreign witnesses.
16. Kulawula luphenyo lwemaphoyisa noma kushushiswa uma ngabe kubofakazi bangaphandle - 17 Verify source ↗
Kufaka sicelo selilungelo lekuhlala ngalokugcwele eriphabhulikhi ngekwe-
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about applying for full permanent residence in the republic under section 31(2)(b).
17. Kufaka sicelo selilungelo lekuhlala ngalokugcwele eriphabhulikhi ngekwe- sigaba 31(2)(b) seMtsetfo weTifika Namtfwalo SAHLUKO 4 KUVETWA KANYE NEKUVIKELWA KWALABAHLUKUNYETWE KUSHUSHUNJISWA - 18 Verify source ↗
Kubika kanye nekuniketela ngemntfwana lohlukunyetwe kushushumbisa
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about kidnapping and handing over a child who has been abused for trafficking.
18. Kubika kanye nekuniketela ngemntfwana lohlukunyetwe kushushumbisa - 19 Verify source ↗
Kubika kanye nekuniketela ngemuntfu lomdzala lohlukunyetwe kushu-
AI-assisted research summary: This section refers to reporting and handing over an adult who has been abused, and to complaints against the head of the province.
19. Kubika kanye nekuniketela ngemuntfu lomdzala lohlukunyetwe kushu- shumbiswa Tikhalo letibekwe ngekumelana nenhloko yesifundza 20. - 21 Verify source ↗
Kuniketela ngetinsita
AI-assisted research summary: Health services are to be provided to an injured person in emergency treatment.
21. Kuniketela ngetinsita tetemphilo kumchamuki lotsintsekako ekushu- shunjisweni - 22 Verify source ↗
Kushushiswa kwelicala lebugebengu lekushushunjiswa
AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns prosecution of a criminal charge.
22. Kushushiswa kwelicala lebugebengu lekushushunjiswa - 23 Verify source ↗
Kufinyelela ngalokungekho emtsetfweni kanye nekuvetwa kwelwatiso
AI-assisted research summary: Section heading about unlawful access and disclosure of information.
23. Kufinyelela ngalokungekho emtsetfweni kanye nekuvetwa kwelwatiso SAHLUKO 5 KUNIKETWA KWETINHLANGANO IMVUME KUTSI TINIKETE TINSITA KUBANTFU LABADZALA LABAHLUKUNYETWE KUSHUSHUNJISWA - 24 Verify source ↗
Kugunyatwa kwetinhlangano letiniketa lusito
AI-assisted research summary: Section 24 is titled as a provision about the approval of organizations that provide assistance.
24. Kugunyatwa kwetinhlangano letiniketa lusito Tinkhambiso kanye nemigomo lefanele 25. 26. Tinhlelo Letiniketwa tinhlangano letligunyatiwe - 27 Verify source ↗
Kufinyelela etinhlelweni letiniketwa tinhlangano letligunyatiwe
AI-assisted research summary: Section 27 is a heading about access to arrangements or programmes provided by authorized organizations.
27. Kufinyelela etinhlelweni letiniketwa tinhlangano letligunyatiwe 28. Luhlelo lwekudzingidza tidzingo talohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa 30 35 40 45 6 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 6 CHAPTER 6 COMPENSATION 29. 30. Compensation to victim of trafficking Compensation to State CHAPTER 7 RETURN AND REPATRIATION OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING Repatriation of victim of trafficking from Republic 31. - 23 Verify source ↗
Noma bani lo—
AI-assisted research summary: This provision makes it an offence to access or disclose protected information about trafficked people, and it sets duties for accredited organisations and officials on accreditation, standards, reporting, and programmes.
23. Noma bani lo— (a) kuvumela noma bani longekho emtsetfweni kutsi afinyelele kumuntfu lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa noma losolwa njengaloshushusnjisiwe noma umntfwana lonakekelwa ngulowo lotsintsekako noma losoleka kutsi uyatsintsekako; noma (b) ngaphandle kwekwentela tizatfu tekuniketa umphulela wekusebenta kwale- mibandzela yaloMtsetfo noma kudzingwe yinkhantolo lesebentako kutsi kwentiwe njalo, kuvetwe— (i) buve bemuntfu loshushunjisiwe noma losolelwa kutsi ushushunjisiwe noma buve bentfwana lonakekela ngulowo loshushunjisiwe noma losolelwa kutsi ushushunjisiwe; indzawo lapho khona umuntfu loshushunjisiwe noma losolelwa kutsi ushushunjisiwe noma umntfwana lonakekelwa ngulowo lotsintsekako noma losoleka kutsi uyatsintsekako bahlaliswe khona noma balashwa khona; (ii) (iii) noma luphi lwatiso lolungaholela kutsi kutfolakale umuntfu loshushu- njisiwe noma losolelwa kutsi ushushunjisiwe noma umntfwana lonakekelwa ngulowo lotsintsekako noma losoleka kutsi uyatsintsekako bahlaliswe khona noma balashwa khona; noma (iv) noma luphi lwatiso lolubukela phansi noma luphatamisa luphenyo noma kushushisa licala lekushushumbisa, unelicala. SAHLUKO 5 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 KUGUNYATWA KWETINHLANGANO KUNIKETA TINSITA BANTFU LABADZALA LABAHLUKUNYETWE KUSHUSHUNJISWA Kugunyatwa kwaletinhlangano letiniketa lusito 24. (1) Ngekuya ngesigaba 49(2), umuntfu lomdzala lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa angayiswa ngekwemigomo yesigaba 19(5)(b) enhlanganweni legunyatiwe ngekwemi- gomo yalesigaba futsi lonencwadzi yekufakazela kugunyatwa, leshiwo sigatjana (4)(a). 40 (2) Ngcongcoshe weTekuphatfwa kweMiphakatsi kufanele abeke— (a) luhlelo lekugunyatwa kwaletinhlangano letitawuniketa lusito kubantfu labadzala labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa; futsi (b) ngetimo lapho tinhlangano letligunyatiwe tingathola lusito lwetimali, 45 ngaletinsita kusebenta letikhona. (3) Luhlelo lekugunyatwa lolushiwo sigatjana (2) kumele luhlanganise— (a) inchubo yekuhlola tinhlelo letiniketwa tinhlangano kucikelela kutsi tilandzela tinkhambiso kanye nemigomo lefanele leshiwo sigaba 25; tindlela tekucaphela tinhlelo lekukhulunywa ngato; futsi (b) (c) naletinyatselo tekususwa kwaletinhlangano ehlelweni uma kufanelekile. (4) (a) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Tekufutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi kumele,ngendlela lebekwe nguNgcongcosge weTekutfutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi kanye nemazinga etikhatsi letibekiwe ahlele kuleluhlelo lwekugunyata,atsatse tonkhe ticelo letiletfwe tinhlangano kutsi tigunyatwe bese akhiphe sitifiketi sekufakazela kugunyatwa loku- ncunyiwe enhlanganweni ngayinye nguNgcongcoshe weTekutfutfukiswa kwemipha- katsi kufakazela kutsi igunyatiwe ngekwemigomo yalesigaba. 50 55 34 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 34 (b) A certificate of accreditation referred to in paragraph (a) is valid for a maximum of four years from the date of accreditation. (5) A developmental quality assurance process must be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Minister of Social Development in respect of each accredited organisation. (6) (a) The Director-General: Social Development must compile and maintain a list containing the particulars of each accredited organisation or organisation placed on or removed from the system within 30 days of accreditation or removal. (b) The Director-General: Social Development must, without undue delay, provide a copy of the list referred to in paragraph (a) when it is compiled and every time it is amended in accordance with paragraph (a) to— (i) (ii) (iii) the relevant role players in his or her Department who are involved in the administration of this Act; the National Director of Public Prosecutions who must distribute the list to all prosecutors; and the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, who must distribute the list to all relevant role players in the South African Police Service. 5 10 15 Norms and minimum standards 25. (1) The Minister of Social Development must prescribe norms and minimum 20 standards for accredited organisations. (2) The norms and minimum standards referred to in subsection (1) must deal with— the safety of victims of trafficking, especially those at risk of harm; (a) (b) access to and provision of adequate health care; (c) (d) hygienic and adequate toilet facilities; (e) the provision of separate facilities for male and female victims of trafficking; (f) (g) access to refuse disposal services or other adequate means of disposal of refuse generated at the facility; the drawing up of action plans for emergencies; and the manner in which information— (i) (ii) referred to in subsection (4) is to be collected and collated; and relating to a victim of trafficking’s particulars must be kept confidential. (3) An accredited organisation that provides services to adult victims of trafficking who have children in their care must, in addition to the norms and minimum standards referred to in subsection (1), provide— (a) a safe environment for children; (b) proper care for sick children; and (c) safe storage of anything that may be harmful to children. (4) (a) An accredited organisation must, in the prescribed manner, collect information on victims of trafficking relating to— (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) the number of foreign victims of trafficking who have accessed a programme referred to in section 26; the number of South African citizens or permanent residents who are victims of trafficking and who have accessed a programme referred to in section 26; the number of victims who have accessed a programme referred to in section 26 and who have not been reported to the South African Police Service; the countries from which foreign victims have been trafficked; the countries to which South African citizens or permanent residents have been trafficked; the areas in the Republic to and from which victims have been trafficked; the purposes for which the victims have been trafficked; 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 3535 No. 7 wa 2013 35 (b) Incwadzi yekufakazela kugunyatwa leshiwo indzima (a) itawusebenta iminyaka lengadluli kwalemine kusukela ngelilanga leyagunyatwa ngalo. (5) Inchubo yekucinisekisa kusebenta kufanele yentiwe ngalendlela lebalwe nguNgcongcoshe Wekutfutfukisa Imiphakatsi ngalokuphatselene nesikhungo ngasinye lesigunyatiwe. (6) (a) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Ngcongcoshe wetekuTfutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi kumele ahlanganise umbiko locuketse imininingwane yenhlangano ngayinye leligunya- tiwe, noma inhlangano lekhishiwe kuluhlelo tingakapheli tinsuku letingema-30 ligunyatiwe noma likhishiwe. (b) NguMcondzisi-Jikelele: WetekuTfutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi kumele, ngaphandle kwekucitsa sikhatsi, aniketele ngekhophi yembiko loshiwo kundzima (a) uma ngabe seyentiwe nasonkhe sikhatsi uma ichitjiyelwe ngekuhambisana nendzima (a) ayi- nikete— (i) bantfu labacondzene neLitiko lakhe labatsintsekako ekulawulweni kwalo- Mtsetfo; (ii) nguMcondzisi-Jikelele wetekuShushiswa kwMphakatsi lekumele anikete bonkhe bashushisi lombiko; futsi (ii) nakuNkhomishana waVelonkhe weMnyango wetemisebenti yemaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika, lekumele awunikezele kubantu abacondene oPhikweni lwetemisebenti yemaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika, lababandzakanyekako ekusingatfweni kwaloMtsetfo. 5 10 15 20 Inkhambiso kanye nemigomo lefanele 25. (1) Ngcongcoshe weteKutfutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi kumele aniketele nge- nkhambiso kanye nemigomo lefanelekile etinhlanganweni. (2) Inkhambiso kanye nemigomo leshiwo sigatjana (1) kumele ibukane neku— 25 (a) phepha kwlabahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa, ikakhulukat labo lbasengcu- pheni yekulinyatwa; (b) finyelela kanye nekuniketwa ngetempilo letanele; (c) kuniketa lusito loluhlukene kubantfu besilisa kanye nabesifazane labahluku- nyetwe kushushunjiswa; (d) hlanteka kanye nangetindlu tangasese letanele; (e) finyelela etindzaweni tekulahla imfucuta noma kuletinye tindlela tekulahla imfucuta letfolakala kuleyo ndzawo; (f) kudvwetjwa kwetinhlelo letitawutsatfwa etimeni letiphutfumayo; kanye (g) nendlela letawusetjentiswa kuze ingadzalulwa imininingwane y abahluku- nyetwe kushushunjiswa. (i) (ii) ngalokuphatselelene nemininingwane yalotsintfwe kushushunjiswa lebalwe kusigatjana (4) kufanele ibutselwe futsi ihlanganiswe; kanye kufanele igcinwe ngalokuyimfihlo. (3) Inhlangano leligunyatiwe leniketa lusito kubantfu labadzala labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa labanebantfwana lekumele babanakekele kumele, kungeta enkhambi- sweni kanye nasemigomeni leshiwo sigatjana (1), inikete— (a) ngendzawo lephephile yebantfwana; (b) ngalokunakekelwa lokufanele kubantfwana labagulako noma kubantfwana labahlaselwa kugula; kanye (c) nendzawo lephephile yekugcina tintfo letingase tilimate bantfwana. (4) (a) Inhlangano legunyatiwe kumele ibutsele imininingwane yebantfu labahluku- nyetwe kushushunjiswa mayelana ne— (i) (ii) (iii) linani labangebekufika labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa abakwati kusebe- ntisa luhlelo lolushiwo sigaba 26; linani lebahlali baseNingizimu Afrika noma labahlala eNingizimu Afrika ngalokugcwele labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa futsi abakwati kusebentisa luhlelo lolushiwo sigaba 26; linani lalabahlukumetekile abakwati kusebentisa luhlelo lolushiwo sigaba 26 futsi lababikiwe kuMnyango wetemisebenti yemaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika; (iv) emave alabo labangebekufika labahlukumetekile labashushunjiselwa kuwo; (v) emave ebahlali baseNingizimu Afrika noma labahlala ngalokugcwele eNingizimu Afrika labashushunjiselwe kuwo; tindzawo eriphabhulikhi lapho bantfu bashushunjiselwa khona; injongo yekushushunjiswa kwalabahlukumetekile; (vi) (vii) 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 36 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 36 (viii) (ix) the methods used to recruit and transport the victims; the methods and routes used for trafficking the victims to and from and within the Republic; (x) methods used to keep victims of trafficking in exploitative situations; and (xi) the types of travel documents that victims have used or attempted to use to cross the borders of the Republic and how these documents were obtained. (b) An accredited organisation must provide an annual report on the information referred to in paragraph (a) to the Director-General: Social Development on a date determined by him or her. (c) The Director-General: Social Development must provide an annual report on the to the Director-General: Justice and information referred to in paragraph (b) Constitutional Development, as determined by him or her. Programme offered by accredited organisation 26. (1) An accredited organisation— (a) must offer a programme aimed at— (i) (ii) (iii) the provision of accommodation to adult victims of trafficking; the provision of counselling to adult victims of trafficking; and the reintegration of adult victims of trafficking into their families and communities; and (b) may offer a programme aimed at— (i) (ii) the provision of rehabilitation and therapeutic services to adult victims of trafficking; or the provision of education and skills development training to adult victims of trafficking. (2) An accredited organisation may refer an adult victim of trafficking to an organisation that offers a programme referred to in subsection (1)(b) for purposes of obtaining those rehabilitation and therapeutic services or education and skills development training. (3) An accredited organisation that provides services to an adult victim of trafficking who has a child in his or her care must offer a programme aimed at the reception, care and development of that child. (4) Subject to subsection (5), a child referred to in subsection (3) may be cared for at any other premises only with the explicit consent of the adult victim in whose care he or she is. (5) A child referred to in subsection (3) must be referred to a designated child protection organisation or the provincial department of social development for investigation in terms of section 155(2) of the Children’s Act, to determine whether the child is in need of care and protection. 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A person who has been issued with a letter of recognition is entitled to access a
AI-assisted research summary: A person with a letter of recognition may access a programme offered by an accredited organisation, and the organisation must prepare a plan for the victim’s immediate and reasonable future needs.
27. A person who has been issued with a letter of recognition is entitled to access a 40 programme offered by an accredited organisation. Plan to address needs of victim of trafficking 28. (1) An accredited organisation must, having due regard to the views of a person who has been issued with a letter of recognition, draw up a plan to address the immediate and reasonable future needs of that victim. (2) The plan referred to in subsection (1), which must conform as far as possible to the form as prescribed, must include an exit plan and be brought to the attention of the victim and be signed by him or her. 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 3737 No. 7 wa 2013 37 (viii) (ix) (x) tindlela letisetjentisiwe kutfola kanye nekutfutsa labahlukumetekile; tindlela kanye nemizila lesetjentisiwe kushushunjiswa kwalabahlukumetekile baletfwa eRiphabhulikhi futsi basuswa eRiphabhulikhi; kanye tindlela letisetjentiswako kugcina labatsintsfwe kushushunjiswa ngetindlela tekubahlukumeta; kanye (xi) naletinhlobo letincwadzi letligunyata kungena kwalamanye emave labahlu- kumetekile labatisebentisile noma batame kutisebentisa kweca imingcele yaseRiphabhulikhi kanye nendlela lekwatfolakala ngayo leto tincwadzi. (b) Inhlangano legunyatiwe kumele iniketwle ngembiko wemnyaka leneminini- iwunikete uMcondzisi-Jikelele: WeteKutfutfukisa ngwane leshiwo kundzima (a) kweMiphakatsi ngelilanga latalincuma. (c) NguMcondzisi-Jikelele: weteKutfutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi kumele aniketele ngembiko wenyaka lenemininingwane leshiwo indzima (b) awunikete Umcondzisi Jikelele: Tebulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo, njengoba kuncunywe nguye. Tinhlelo letiniketwa tinhlangano letligunyatiwe 26. (1) Inhlangano leligunyatiwe— (a) kumele inikete ngeluhlelo lekuhloswe ngalo ku— (i) niketela ngendzawo yekuhlala kubantfu labadzala labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa; (ii) niketa ngeteluleko kubantfu labadzala labahlukunyetwe kushushu- njiswa; kanye 5 10 15 20 (iii) nekuhlanganiswa kwebantfu labadzala labahlukunyetwe kushushu- njiswa nemindeni yabo kanye nemiphakatsi yabo; futsi (b) inganiketa ngeluhlelo lekuhloswe ngalo ku— (i) niketela lusito lekuhlunyeleliswa kwaletimilo kubantfu labadzala 25 labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa; noma (ii) niketela ngetemfundvo kanye nekucecesha ngamakhono ekutitfutfukisa (2) kubantfu labadzala labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa. inganiketela umuntfu lomdzala Inhlangano legunyatiwe lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa enhlanganweni leniketela ngeluhlelo lolushiwo sigatjana (1)(b) kute atfole lolo sito lekuhlunyeleliswa kwesimilo noma temfundvo kanye nekuceceshwa ngemakhono ekutitfutfukisa. (3) Inhlangano legunyatiwe leniketa lusito kumuntfu lomdzala lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa lonemntfwana lamnakekelako kumele aniketwe ngeluhlelo lekuhloswe ngalo kwamukela, kunakekela kanye nekutfutfukiswa kwalowo mntfwana. (4) Ngekwesigatjana (5), umnntfwana lashiwo sigatjana (3) anganakekelwa kunoma ngabe nguyiphi indzawo inkhani nje uma kuvume umuntfu lomdzala lohlukumetekile lekunguyena lamnakekelako lowo mntfwana. (5) Umntfwana loshiwo sigatjana (3) kumele aniketwe enhlanganweni lecokelwe kunakekela bantfwana noma kulitikoi lesifundza leteKutfutfukiswa kwemiphakatsi ngekwemigomo yesigaba 155(2) se-Children’s Act, kute incume kutsi ngabe lowo mntfwana uyakudzinga yini kunakekelwa kanye nekuvikelwa. Kufinyelela etinhlelweni letiniketwa tinhlangano letigunyatiwe 30 35 40 - 27 Verify source ↗
Umuntfu loniketwe incwadzi yekunakwa unelilungelo lekutfola lusito loluni-
AI-assisted research summary: This provision gives some victims a right to assistance and sets rules for planning support, compensation, and repatriation safety.
27. Umuntfu loniketwe incwadzi yekunakwa unelilungelo lekutfola lusito loluni- 45 ketwa inhlangano legunyatiwe. Luhlelo lekudzingidza tidzingo talohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa 28. (1) Inhlangano legunyatiwe kumele, ngemuva kwekubuka imibono yemuntfu lekucinisekisiwe kutsi uhlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa ngekwemigomo yesigaba 13(7)(a), advwebe phansi luhlelo lekudzingidza tidzingo tesikhashana kanye netesi- khatsi lesitako talowo muntfu lohlukumetekile. (2) Loluhlelo lolubalwe kusigatjana (1), lekufanele lihambisane nalelifomu lelibe- kiwe, kufanele lufake neluhlelo lwekuphuma kantsi kufanele lwatiswe kuloloshu- shunjisiwe lushicilelwe nguye. 50 38 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 38 CHAPTER 6 COMPENSATION Compensation to victim of trafficking 29. (1) (a) A court may, on its own accord or at the request of the victim of trafficking or the prosecutor, in addition to any sentence which it may impose in respect of any offence under Chapter 2, order a person convicted of that offence to pay appropriate compensation to any victim of the offence for— (i) damage to or the loss or destruction of property, including money; (ii) physical, psychological or other injury; (iii) being infected with a life-threatening disease; or (iv) loss of income or support, suffered by the victim as a result of the commission of that offence, whereafter the provisions of section 300(1)(a), (2), (3) and (4) of the Criminal Procedure Act apply with the necessary changes required by the context with regard to an order made under this section. (b) Appropriate compensation includes expenses reasonably expected to be incurred in relation to the matters referred to in paragraph (a)(i) to (iv). (2) In cases where the amount of the damage, injury or loss suffered exceeds an order for compensation which can be made by a magistrate’s court in terms of subsection (1), a civil action may be instituted by the victim for the recovery of the excess. Compensation to State 30. (1) The court may— (a) (b) in addition to any sentence, including any sentence of imprisonment, which it may impose in respect of any offence under Chapter 2; or in addition to any order for the payment of compensation to a victim in terms of section 29; or (c) in terms of section 9(4); and (d) upon application by the prosecutor, make an order for payment by the convicted person or the carrier as provided for in section 9(4) to the Criminal Assets Recovery Account established under section 63 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 (Act No. 121 of 1998), of an amount in compensation for expenses incurred or reasonably expected to be incurred in connection with the care, accommodation, transportation, return and repatriation of the victim of the offence. 5 10 15 20 25 30 (2) An order for the payment of compensation as provided for in subsection (1) has the 35 effect of a civil judgment of a magistrate’s court. CHAPTER 7 RETURN AND REPATRIATION OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING Repatriation of victim of trafficking from Republic 31. (1) The Director-General: Social Development may not repatriate a foreign child who is a victim of trafficking to his or her country of origin or the country from where he or she has been trafficked without giving due consideration to the— (a) best interests of the child standard as provided for in section 7 of the Children’s Act; safety of the child during the repatriation process; (b) 40 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 3939 No. 7 wa 2013 39 SAHLUKO 6 INHLAWULO Inhlawulo yalohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa 29. (1) (a) Inkhantolo ngalokuncuma kwayo noma ngesicelo semmangali noma semshushisi, kungeta sigwebo lengase isitfweswe ecaleni lelingaphansi kwaloMtsetfo, kumele incumele umuntfu lolahlwe licala kutsi akhokhe inhlawulo lefanele kulohlukunyetwe ngulelo cala nge— (i) monakalo noma kulahlekelwa noma kuphazamiseka kwemphahla yakhe, kubandzakanya imali; (ii) kulimala emtimbeni, engcondvweni noma lenye indlela yekulimala; (iii) kuhlaselwa sifo lesiyingoti kakhulu; noma (iv) kulahlekelwa imali latiphilisa ngayo noma kusekwa, lokuhlukumete lowo lohlukumetekile ngesizatfu sekwenta lelo cala, lapho khona ngemuva kwemibandzela yesigaba 300(1)(a), (2), (3) na (4) we-Criminal Procedure Act usebenta khona kanye naletingucuko letifanele letidzingeka kungcikitsi ngalokupha- tselene nemtsetfo lobekwe ngaphansi kwalesigaba. (b) Inhlawulo lefanelekile ibandzakanya tindleko lekulindzeleke kutsi tidalwe nguleto tinkinga letishiwo kudzima (a)(i) kuya (iv). (2) Esimeni lapho linani lemonakalo, kulimala noma kulahlekelwa lokwentekile kungetulu kwemyalelo wenhlawulo lowentiwe ngekwemigomo yesigatjana (1), lohlukumetekile angatsatsa tinyatselo temtsetfo kuze kukhokhwe leto tindleko. Inhlawulo lekhokhelwa Hulumende 30. (1) Inkhantolo— (a) kungeta kusigwebo noma siphi, kufaka ekhatsi noma siphi sigwebo sekuboshwa, lesinganiketwa noma nguliphi licala ngaphansi kwaleSahluko 2; noma (b) kungeta noma ngumuphi umyalelo wekukhokhwa kwenhlawulo yalohluku- metekile ngekwemigomo yesigaba 29; kanye (c) ngekwesigaba 9(4); kanye (d) nasekufakeni sicelo semshushisi, ingakhipha umyalelo wekutsi lowo muntfu lolahlwe licala akhokhe noma lomtfutsi njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 9(4) seCriminal Assets Recovery Account lesisungulwe ngaphansi kwesigaba 63 se-Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 (Umtsetfo Nom. 121 wanga 1998), samba semali leyinhlawulo yaletindleko letidalekile noma lokuli- ndzeleke kutsi tidaleke mayelana nekunakekelwa, kuhlaliswa, kutfutfwa kanye nekubuyisela eveni lakhe lowo lohlukumetekile kulelo cala. (2) Umyalelo wekukhokha inhlawulo njengoba uniketiwe kusigatjana (1) utawuncu- nywa ngekwemtsetfo inkhantolo yamantji. SAHLUKO 7 KUDZINGISA KANYE NEKUBUYISELA LABAHLUKUNYETWE KUSHUSHUNJISWA EMAVENI ABO 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Kubuyisela labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa emaveni abo basuswa eRipha- bhulikhi 31. (1) UMcondzisi-Jikelele: WeteKutfutfukisa kweMiphakatsi akumele abuyisele bantfwana labangebekufika labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa eveni labo labadzabuka kulo noma eveni lapho bashushunjiselwa khona ngaphandle kwekubuka— 45 (a) emazinga alokutawuzuva bantfwana njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 7 se- Children’s Act; (b) kuphepha kwemntfwana ngesikhatsi abuyiselwa eveni lakhe; 40 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 40 (c) availability and suitability of care arrangements and the safety of the child in the country to which the child is to be repatriated; and (d) possibility that the child might be harmed or killed. (2) The Director-General: Home Affairs— (a) may not repatriate an adult who is a victim of trafficking to his or her country of origin or the country from where he or she has been trafficked without giving due consideration to the— (i) (ii) safety of the person during the repatriation process; safety of the person in the country to which the person is to be repatriated; and (iii) possibility that the person might be harmed or killed; and (b) must— (i) before repatriating a person referred to in paragraph (a) to his or her country of origin or the country from where he or she has been trafficked, request the Director-General: Social Development to take reasonable steps as provided for in section 32(a); and inform a person referred to in paragraph (a), in the prescribed manner, of any arrangements that have been made for his or her reception in the country to which he or she is to be repatriated. (ii) (3) This section does not prohibit the voluntary repatriation of an adult who is a victim of trafficking to his or her country of origin or the country from where he or she has been trafficked on condition that the victim has been given— 5 10 15 20 (a) information on the protective measures offered to victims of trafficking in terms of this Act; and (b) a clear explanation of the procedures to be followed in respect of repatriation. 25 Assistance to foreign victim of trafficking
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Assistance to foreign victim of trafficking
AI-assisted research summary: This section is titled “Assistance to foreign victim of trafficking,” but the excerpt does not include the operative rule text.
32. Assistance to foreign victim of trafficking 33. 34. 35. Repatriation of suspected victim of trafficking to Republic Return of adult victim of trafficking within Republic Escorting of child victim of trafficking CHAPTER 8 GENERAL PROVISIONS 36. Trafficking of child by parent, guardian or other person who has parental responsibilities and rights in respect of child International cooperation Legitimacy and validity of documents 37. 38. - 32 Verify source ↗
The Director-General: Social Development must—
AI-assisted research summary: The Director-General: Social Development must try to find suitable family members or a victim-support organisation in the repatriation country, and must promptly give Home Affairs information about a request under section 31(2)(b)(i).
32. The Director-General: Social Development must— (a) take reasonable steps to find suitable family members or an institution or organisation that renders assistance to victims of trafficking in the country to which a person referred to in section 31(1) or (2) is to be repatriated and that is willing to provide assistance to such a person; and (b) without undue delay, provide the Director-General: Home Affairs with information in respect of a request made in terms of section 31(2)(b)(i). Repatriation of suspected victim of trafficking to Republic - 33 Verify source ↗
With due regard to the safety of the person and without delay—
AI-assisted research summary: The listed officials must help assess safety risks and arrange repatriation and reception for suspected trafficking victims, and Home Affairs must not return an adult victim without considering safety.
33. With due regard to the safety of the person and without delay— (a) (b) the Director-General: International Relations and Co-operation must— (i) in co-operation with the Director-General: Social Development assess the risks to the safety and life of a person who is a citizen or permanent resident of the Republic and who is suspected of being a victim of trafficking, if he or she is repatriated to the Republic; facilitate the repatriation of a person referred to in subparagraph (i) to the Republic; and (ii) (iii) advise the Director-General: Home Affairs on measures to secure the reception of a person referred to in subparagraph (i) at a South African port of entry; the Director-General: Home Affairs must— (i) issue travel documents or other authorisations as may be necessary to enable that person to travel to and enter the Republic; (ii) where necessary, take measures to secure the reception of a person referred to in paragraph (a) at a South African port of entry; (iii) at the request of another State that is a party to the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons or to an agreement relating to trafficking in persons to which the Republic is a party, verify 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 4141 No. 7 wa 2013 41 (c) kutfolakala kanye nekusimama kwaletinhlelo tekunakekela kanye nekuphepha kwemntfwana eveni lapho itawubuyiselwa khona; (d) ematfuba ekutsi bantfwana balinyatwe, babulawe noma bashushunjiswe futsi. (2) NguMcondzisi-Jikelele: WaletiNdzaba Tasekhaya— (a) akumele abuyisele umuntfu lomdzala lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa eveni lashushunjiselwe kulo ngaphandle lakhe ladzabuka kulo noma eveni kwekubuka— (i) kuphepha kwemuntfu ngalesikhatsi abuyiselwa eveni lakhe; (ii) kuphepha kwemuntfu eveni latawubuyiselwa kulo; kanye (iii) nematfuba ekutsi lowo muntfu alinyatwe, abulawe noma ashushunjiswe futsi; (b) kumele— (i) ngaphambi kwekubuyisa umuntfu loshiwo indzima (a) eveni lakhe ladzabuka kulo noma eveni lashushunjiswe kulo , acelwe nguMcondzisi- Jikelele: WeteKutfutfukisa kweMiphakatsi kutsi atsatse tinyatselo letivakalako njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 31(a); futsi (ii) atise umuntfu loshiwo indzima (a), ngendlela leniketiwe, ngaletinhlelo letentiwe kutsi amukelwe eveni latawubuyiselwa kulo. (3) Lesigaba asivimbeli umuntfu lomdzala lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa kutsi abuyiselwe eveni lakhe ladzabuka kulo noma eveni noma eveni lashushunjiselwe kulo lofisa kwenta njalo ngemibandzela leniketwe lona lotsintsekako. (a) (b) lwatiso ngetindlela letivikelako letiniketwe bantfu labatsintsekako eku- shushunjisweni ngekwaloMtsetfo; kanye inchazelo lecacile yetinkhambiso lekufanele tilandzelwe ngalokuphatselene nekubuyisela bachamuki emuva. Kusita umchamuki lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa - 32 Verify source ↗
UMcondzisi-Jikelele: WeteKutfutfukisa kweMiphakatsi kumele—
AI-assisted research summary: The General Manager for Community Development must take practical steps to find a suitable family member, institution, or organization willing to assist a person being returned, and must promptly give certain information to the Home Affairs General Manager.
32. UMcondzisi-Jikelele: WeteKutfutfukisa kweMiphakatsi kumele— (a) atsatse tinyatselo letibonakalako kutsi atfole emalunga emndeni lacondzene noma sikhungo noma inhlangano leniketela lusito kubantfu labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa eveni umuntfu loshiwo kusigaba 31(1) noma (2) lekumele abuyiselwe kulo futsi latimisele kuniketela lusito kulowo muntfu; futsi (b) ngaphandle kwekuchitsa sikhatsi, anikete uMcondzisi-Jikelele: wetiNdzaba Tasekhaya imininingwane lemayelana nesicelo lesentiwe ngekwemigomo yesigaba 31(2)(b)(i). Kubuyisa lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa abuyiselwa eRiphabhulikhi - 33 Verify source ↗
Ngalokubukela kuphepha kwemuntfu futsi kungacitfwa sikhatsi—
AI-assisted research summary: Officials must assess and help suspected trafficking victims at entry, provide documents or authorizations for entry, and refer child or adult victims to the appropriate social development or child protection bodies.
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Ngalokubukela kuphepha kwemuntfu futsi kungacitfwa sikhatsi— (a) UMcondzisi-Jikelele: WeteBudlelwano nemave eMhlaba kanye neku- Sebentisana kumele— (i) ngalokubambisana neMcondzisi-Jikelele: WeteKutfutfukisa kweMipha- katsi bahlole ingcuphe ngalokuphepha kanye nemphilo yemuntfu longumhlali noma longumhlali ngalokugcwele eRiphabhulikhi futsi lokunaletizatfu letivakalako tekutsi atsatfwe njengalohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa, uma abuyiselwa eriphabhulikhi; (ii) asite ekubuyiselweni kwemuntfu loshiwo indzinyana (i) eriphabhulikhi; futsi (iii) aluleke uMcondzisi-Jikelele: WaletiNdzaba Tasekhaya ngaletinyatselo letitlovikela kwamukela umuntfu loshiwo indzinyana (i) endzaweni lengenela eNingizimu Afrika; (b) UMcondzisi-Jikelele-WaletiNdaba Tasekhaya kumele— (i) aniketela ngaletincwadzi letligunyata kungena noma ngalokunye lokugunyatiwe njengoba kungadzingeka kusita lowo muntfu kutsi angene eriphabhulikhi; (ii) uma kunesidzingo, atsatse tinyatselo kuvikela kwamukelwa kwemuntfu loshiwo indzima (a) endzaweni lengenela eNingizimu Afrika; (iii) uma Live leliyiNhlangano yeNchubo ye-UN yekuVikela, kuNcandza kanye nekuJezisa Labashushumbisa Ngebantfu licala noma kunesi- vumelwano lesihlobene nekushushunjiswa kwebantfu iRiphabhuliki leyingcenye yako, kumele lihlolisise lowo muntfu llokubonakala 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 42 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 42 that a person who is suspected of being a victim of trafficking is a citizen or permanent resident of the Republic; (iv) upon entry into the Republic of a child who is suspected of being a victim of trafficking refer the child to a designated child protection organisation or provincial department of social development; and (v) upon entry into the Republic of a person who is suspected of being an adult victim of trafficking refer the person to the provincial department of social development. Return of adult victim of trafficking within Republic 34. (1) An accredited organisation may not return an adult victim of trafficking to the place within the Republic from where he or she was trafficked, without giving due consideration to the— safety of the person during the process of returning him or her; and (a) (b) possibility that the person might be harmed, killed or trafficked again if returned to that place. (2) An accredited organisation must— (a) (b) take reasonable steps to find suitable family members to whom a victim referred to in subsection (1) can be returned and who are willing to provide assistance to the victim, taking into consideration the views of the victim; and if the victim in question does not have the financial means to travel to the place from where he or she was trafficked, in the prescribed manner, facilitate the return of the victim to the place in question. Escorting of child victim of trafficking 35. (1) If it is considered to be in the best interests of a child who has been trafficked, the Director-General: Social Development must authorise an adult at State expense to escort the child from the place where the child was found to the place within the Republic from where the child was trafficked or to the child’s country of origin or the country from where the child was trafficked. (2) The Director-General may not act in terms of subsection (1) unless he or she is satisfied that the parent, guardian or other person who has parental responsibilities and rights in respect of the child does not have the financial means to travel to the place where the child is in order to escort the child back. 5 10 15 20 25 30 CHAPTER 8 GENERAL PROVISIONS Trafficking of child by parent, guardian or other person who has parental responsibilities and rights in respect of child 35 36. (1) If a children’s court has reason to believe that the parent or guardian of a child or any other person who has parental responsibilities and rights in respect of a child, has trafficked the child, the court may— (a) suspend all the parental responsibilities and rights of that parent, guardian or other person; and 40 (b) place that child in temporary safe care in terms of section 152 of the Children’s Act, pending an inquiry by a children’s court. (2) Any action taken by a children’s court in terms of subsection (1) does not exclude 45 a person’s liability for committing any offence under Chapter 2 of this Act. International co-operation 37. (1) The President may on the conditions as he or she deems fit— (a) enter into an agreement with a foreign State that is not a State Party to the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons in respect of any matter pertaining to trafficking in persons; or 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 4343 No. 7 wa 2013 43 kunaletizatfu letivakalako tekutsi losakhamuti noma uhlala ngalokugcwele eriphabhulikhi; (iv) bantfwana lokubonakala kunaletizathu letivakalako tekutsi ihluku- nyetwe kushushunjiswa ngesikhatsi ingena eriphabhulikhi kumele iniketelwe kusonhlalakahle locokiwe kutsi aphenye ngekwemigomo yesigaba 155(2) se-Children’s Act; futsi lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa (v) umuntfu lokubonakala kunaletizathu letivakalako tekutsi ungumuntfu lomdzala lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa ngesikhatsi angena eripha- bhulikhi noma emnyangweni enhlanganweni legunyatiwe aniketelwe kumele Kubuyisela umuntfu lomdzala lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa eRiphabhulikhi 34. (1) Inhlangano legunyatiwe akumele ibuyisele umuntfu lomdzala lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa endzaweni leseRiphabhulikhi lapho ashushunjiswe khona, ngaphandle kwekubuka— (a) kuphepha kwemuntfu ngesikhatsi abuyiswa; kanye (b) namatfuba ekutsi lowo muntfu angase alinyatwe, abulawe noma ashushu- njiswe futsi kuleyo ndzawo.wesifundza weteKutfutfukisa kwemiphakatsi. (2) Inhlangano lesemtsetfweni kufanele— (a) itsatse tinyatselo letifanele kutfola emalunga emndeni lafanele lapho lona lobalwe kusigatjana (1) angabuyiselwa emuvanalekufanele aniketwe lusito kulohlukumetiwe, kunakwe lemibono yalotsintsekile; kanye (b) uma ngabe lona lohlukunyetiwe akanayo indlela imali yekuhamba abuye lapho washushunjiswa khona, ngendlela lebekiwe, akunakwe kubuyiselwa kwalona lohlukunyetiwe lekukhulunywa ngaye. Kupheleketela bantfwana labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa 35. (1) Uma kubonakala kutsi kutamsita umntfwana loshushunjisiwe, uMcondzisi- Jikelele: WeteKutfutfukisa kweMiphakatsi kumele agunyate umuntfu lomdzala lotawukhokhelwa hulumende lotawupheleketela bantfwana labasusa endzaweni lapho yatfolakala khona ayihambise endzaweni lapho lowo mntfwana bekashushunjiswe khona. (2) UMcondzisi-Jikelele angayekela angayisebentisi imigomo yesigatjana (1) ngaphandle uma aneliseka kutsi umtali, umondli noma lomunye umuntfu logade bantfwana njengemtali futsi loneligunya ngalowo mntfwana akanayo imali yekuya endzaweni lapho bantfwana akhona khona kuze ayikhaphe ibuyele emuva. SAHLUKO 8 TIMISO LETIJWAYELEKILE Kushushunjiswa kwebantfwana bashushunjiswa umtali, ngumondli, noma lomunye umuntfu loyigade njengemtali futsi lonemalungelo ngalowo mntfwana 36. (1) Uma inkhantolo yebantfwana inesizatfu lesenta ikholwe kutsi umtali noma umcaphi wemntfwana noma lomunye umuntfu locaphe bantfwana njengemtali futsi lonelingunya ngalowo mntfwana, ushushumbisa bantfwana, inkhantolo inga— (a) muka lilungelo lokugada bantfwana njengemtali kanye neligunya ngalowo mntfwana lowo mtali, umcaphi, noma lomunye umuntfu; futsi (b) beka lowo mntfwana endzaweni yesikhashana letamnakekela, ngesikhatsi inkhantolo letsetsa emacala ebantfwana isenta luphenyo. (2) Noma siphi sinyatselo lesitsatfwe inkhantolo letsetsa emacala ebantfwana ngekwemigomo yesigatjana (1) ayikhipheli eceleni licala ngaphansi kweSahluko 2 saloMtsetfo. Kusebentisana kwemave ngemave 37. (1) Mengameli ngalokubuka timo abona sengatsi tifanele— (a) angenta sivumelwano neLive langaphandle lelingasilo iNhlangano yemave yeNchubo ye-UN leVikela, iCedze futsi iJezise kushushunjiswa Kwebantfu mayelana neludzaba lekushushunjiswa kwebantfu; noma 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 44 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 44 (b) enter into an agreement with a foreign State that is a State Party to the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons in respect of any matter pertaining to trafficking in persons for the purpose of supplement- ing the provisions of that protocol or to facilitate the application of the principles contained therein. 5 (2) An agreement referred to in subsection (1) may not be in conflict with the provisions of the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons. (3) The President may agree to any amendment or revocation of an agreement referred to in subsection (1). (4) An agreement referred to in subsection (1) or any amendment or revocation thereof, is not of any force or effect until that agreement, amendment or revocation has been approved by Parliament. 10 Legitimacy and validity of documents
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Annual report on abuse or deliberate neglect of child and findings by children’s
AI-assisted research summary: Section 39 is titled “Annual report on abuse or deliberate neglect of child and findings by children’s court that child is in need of care and protection.”
39. Annual report on abuse or deliberate neglect of child and findings by children’s court that child is in need of care and protection CHAPTER 9 ADMINISTRATION OF ACT - 38 Verify source ↗
The Director-General: Home Affairs must, at the request of another State that is a
AI-assisted research summary: The Director-General: Home Affairs must, on request from certain foreign States, verify the validity of specified travel or identity documents within a reasonable time.
38. The Director-General: Home Affairs must, at the request of another State that is a party to the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons or to an agreement relating to trafficking in persons, verify, within a reasonable time, the legitimacy and validity of travel or identity documents issued or purported to have been issued by the Department of Home Affairs and suspected of being used in the commission of an offence under Chapter 2. 15 Annual report on abuse or deliberate neglect of child and findings by children’s court that child is in need of care and protection 20 - 39 Verify source ↗
The Director-General: Social Development must submit to the Director-General:
AI-assisted research summary: The Director-General: Social Development must submit an annual report to the Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development about certain child abuse, neglect, and related children’s court findings involving child victims of trafficking.
39. The Director-General: Social Development must submit to the Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development, as determined by him or her, an annual report on all cases of abuse or deliberate neglect of a child and all findings by a children’s court that a child is in need of care and protection because of abuse or deliberate neglect of the child as contained in Part A of the National Child Protection Register provided for in Part 2 of Chapter 7 of the Children’s Act insofar as those cases and findings relate to child victims of trafficking. CHAPTER 9 ADMINISTRATION OF ACT National Policy Framework 40. (1) The Minister must, after consultation with the Minister in The Presidency responsible for performance monitoring and evaluation, the Ministers of Finance, Home Affairs, Health, International Relations and Cooperation, Labour, Police, Social Development, State Security, and Women, Children and People with Disabilities and the National Director of Public Prosecutions approve a national policy framework, relating to all matters dealt with in this Act, in order to— (a) ensure a uniform, coordinated and cooperative approach by all government departments, organs of state and institutions in dealing with matters relating to the trafficking of persons; (b) guide the implementation and administration of this Act; and (c) enhance service delivery as envisaged in this Act by the development of a plan within available resources. (2) The Minister must— 25 30 35 40 (a) within one year after the commencement of this Act, approve and table the 45 policy framework in Parliament; (b) publish the policy framework in the Gazette within two months after it has (c) been tabled in Parliament; review the policy framework within three years after its publication in the Gazette and at least once every five years thereafter; and 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 4545 No. 7 wa 2013 45 (b) ente sivumelwano neLive langaphandle leliyiNhlangano yemave yeNchubo ye-UN leVikela, iNcandze futsi iJezise labashushumbisa ngebantfu mayelana nanoma ngabe nguluphi ludzaba lekushushunjiswa kwebantfu ngenhloso yekungeta imibandzela yeNchubo noma yekusita ngalokusebentisa imigomo leyicuketse. 5 (2) Sivumelwano lesishiwo sigatjana (1) akumele sishayisane naletimiso teNchubo ye-UN yekuVikela, kuNcandza kanye nekuJezisa kushushunjiswa Kwebantfu. (3) Mengameli angavumela tichibiyelo noma kuhociswa kwesivumelwano lesishiwo kusigatjana (1). (4) Sivumelwano lesishiwo sigatjana (1) noma sichibiyelo noma kuhociswa kwaso, ngeke siphocelelwe noma ngeke sisetjentiswe kuze leso sivumelwano, sichibiyelo noma lokuhociswako kugunyata iPhalamende. 10 Tincwadzi letisemtsetfweni futsi letisebentako
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National Policy Framework
AI-assisted research summary: Section 40 is titled “National Policy Framework,” with nearby headings about coordination of responsibilities, implementation of the Act, reporting to Parliament, and regulations.
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National instructions and directives
AI-assisted research summary: Section 44 is titled “National instructions and directives.”
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Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by Director-General to senior
AI-assisted research summary: The Director-General may delegate powers and assign duties to a senior official.
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Assignment of powers and duties by Director-General to provincial head
AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns the Director-General assigning powers and duties to a provincial head.
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Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by provincial head
AI-assisted research summary: This section is titled “Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by provincial head.”
47. Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by provincial head CHAPTER 10 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 48. 49. 50. Laws repealed or amended Transitional arrangements Short title and commencement 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 77 No. 7 wa 2013 7 SAHLUKO 6 SINCEPHETELISO 29. 30. Sincepheteliso salohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa Sincepheteliso lesikhokhelwa Umbuso SAHLUKO 7 KUDZINGISWA KANYE NEKUBUYISWA LABAHLUKUNYETWE KUSHUSHUNJISWA EMAVENI ABO - 38 Verify source ↗
UMcondzisi-Jikelele: WaletiNdzaba Tasekhaya kumele, ngalokucela lenye
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister of Home Affairs must, when requested by the relevant UN anti-trafficking body or in a trafficking-related treaty context, check whether certain travel documents or visas are valid and effective within the stated time. The text also refers to an annual report about child abuse/neglect and court decisions on children needing care and protection.
38. UMcondzisi-Jikelele: WaletiNdzaba Tasekhaya kumele, ngalokucela lenye iNhlangano yeLive leNchubo ye-UN yekuVikela, kuNcandza kanye nekuJezisa kushu- shunjiswa Kwebantfu noma live liyingcenye yesivumelwano lesihlobene neku- shushunjiswa kwebantfu, lihlole, esikhatsini lesiniketiwe, kutsi ngabe tisemtsetfweni futsi tiyasebenta yini tincwadzi letigunyata kuvakashela lamanye emave noma bomatisi labakhishiwe noma lekumele bakhishwe Mnyango w aletiNdzaba Tasekhaya lekusolwa kutsi basetjentisiwe ekwenteni licala ngekwemigomo yaloMtsetfo. Umbiko wemnyaka lomayelana nekuhlukumeta noma kulahla bantfwana kanye naletincumo letikhishwa inkhantolo letsetsa emacala ebantfwana ekutsi bantfwana badzinga kunakekelwa kanye nekuvikelwa - 39 Verify source ↗
UMcondzisi-Jikelele: WeteKutfutfukisa kweMiphakatsi kumele ahambise
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister must adopt, review, and publish a national policy framework, and the Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development must help develop and implement related coordination, guidelines, information systems, and public awareness measures.
39. UMcondzisi-Jikelele: WeteKutfutfukisa kweMiphakatsi kumele ahambise Umcondzisi Jikelele: Litiko Letebulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo, njengoba kwancuma Likomidi Lelicondzisako, umbiko wemnyaka lomayelana nawo onkhe emacala ekuhlukumeta, kulahlwa kwebantfwana kanye nako konkhe lokutfolwe inkhantolo letsetsa emacala ebantfwana lamayelana nekutsi lowo mntfwana udzinga kunakekelwa kanye nekuvikelwa ngoba ihlukumetekile futsi yalahlwa ngenhloso njengoba kucuketfwe iNcenye A yeLuhlu lwaVelonkhe lekuVikelwa kwebantfwana njengoba kuniketiwe iNcenye 2 yeSahluko 7 se-Children’s Act kanye nalawo macala kanye nalokutfoliwe lokuhlobene nekuhlukumeta kwekudayiswa kwemntfwana. SAHLUKO 9 KUSINGATFWA KWEMTSETFO Luhlaka lweMigomo yaVelonkhe 40. (1) Ngcongcoshe kumele, ngemuva kwekucocisana naNgcongcoshe wetiNdzaba Tasekhaya, Temphilo, Budlelwano bemave ngemave kanye nekuSebentisana, teMise- benti, luphiko lwetemisebenti yemaphoyisa kanye nekuTfutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi kumele bamukele luhlaka lwemigomo yavelonkhe, lehlobene naletindzaba lekubu- kwanana nato kuloMtsetfo, kute ku— lehleliwe futsi (a) cinisekiswe indlela lefanako, lenekusebentisana eminya- ngweni yonkhe yahulumende, tinhlaka takahulumende kanye naletikhungo letibukene naletindzaba letihlobene nekushushunjiswa kwebantfu; (b) caphelwe kusetjentiswa kanye nekusingatfwa kwaloMtsetfo; futsi (c) chakambiswe kuniketelwa kwaletidzingo njengoba kubekiwe kuloMtsetfo ngalokutfutfukiswa kweluhlelo lwaletinsita letikhona. (2) Ngcongcoshe kumele— (a) ingakapheli iminyaka lemibili ngemuva kwekucala kusebenta kwaloMtsetfo, amukele futsi atfulele iPhalamende luhlaka lwemigomo; (b) ashicilele luhlaka lwemigomo kuGazethi etinyangeni letimbili ngemuva (c) kwekutsi yetfuliwe ePhalamende; abuyekete luhlaka lwemigomo ingakapheli iminyaka lemitsatfu ngemuva kwekutsi ishicilelwe kuGazethi futsi lokungenani kanye ngemuva kwemi- nyaka lesihlanu; futsi 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 46 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 46 (d) amend the policy framework when required, in which case the amendments must be tabled in Parliament and published in the Gazette within two months after it has been tabled in Parliament. Coordination of responsibilities, functions and duties relating to implementation of Act 5 41. (1) The Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development, after consultation with the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, the the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Government Communication and Information System, the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service and the Directors-General: Health, Home Affairs, Interna- tional Relations and Cooperation, Labour, Social Development, State Security Agency and Women, Children and People with Disabilities, is responsible for— the Chief Executive Officer of (a) developing a draft national policy framework, referred to in section 40(1), which must include guidelines for— (i) the implementation of the priorities and strategies contained in the national policy framework; (ii) measuring progress on the achievement of the national policy framework objectives; (iii) ensuring that the different organs of state comply with the roles and responsibilities allocated to them in terms of the national policy framework and this Act; and (iv) monitoring the implementation of the national policy framework and this Act; (b) (iii) the establishment of an integrated information system to facilitate the effective monitoring and implementation of this Act and to recommend interventions relating to trafficking in persons by collating and analysing the information obtained in terms of sections 25(4)(c), 39, 44(1)(d), 44(3), 44(5)(c), 44(7)(c) and 44(9)(c) with the view to determining, among others— from which countries victims are being trafficked to the Republic; (i) to which countries South African citizens and other residents are being (ii) trafficked; the nationality of victims transiting the Republic and the countries to which they are being trafficked; the number of victims that have been repatriated to the Republic and the countries to which they were trafficked; the areas in the Republic to and from which victims are being trafficked; the purposes for which persons who have been identified as victims of trafficking have been trafficked; the profiles of the traffickers and their victims, including the age, gender, nationality and sex of the victims; (v) (vi) (iv) (vii) (viii) which routes are used by traffickers to cross the borders of the Republic; (ix) which routes are used by traffickers to enter the countries to which South (x) (xi) (xii) (xiii) African citizens and other residents were trafficked; the methods used by traffickers to recruit and transport their victims; the methods and routes used for trafficking victims within the Republic; the methods used by traffickers to keep victims in exploitative situations; the types of travel documents traffickers and their victims have used or attempted to use to cross the borders of the Republic and to enter the countries to which South African citizens and other residents were trafficked and how these documents were obtained; (xiv) whether there is a link between trafficking operations and those involved (xv) in other forms of organised crime; the number of trafficking prosecutions, convictions and the form of sentences imposed on perpetrators; 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 4747 No. 7 wa 2013 47 (d) achibiyele luhlaka lwemigomo uma kunesidzingo, ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi tichibiyelo kumele titfulwe ePhalamende futsi tishicilelwe kuGazethi. Kuhlanganiswa kwemisebenti, lokwentiwako nalokuniketiwe ngalokuphatselene nekusetjentiswa kwaloMtsetfo 41. (1) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Tebulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo, ngemuva kwekutsintsana naNkhopmishana weMsebenti weMaphoyisa Velonkhe, Umcondzisi weTekushushisa Velonkhe, Umphatsi Lophakeme weTekuchumana kuhulumende neTelwatiuso, Nkhomishana weTentsela yase Ningizimu Afrika kanye Nebacondzisi Jikelele: Temphilo, Tasekhaya, Tebudlelwano bangaphandle neKusebe- ntisana, Temisebenti, Kutfutfukiswa Kwemphakatsi, Kuvikelwa kweMbuso Nabomake, Bantfwana Nebantfu labaphila nekukhubateka, kufanele— (a) kutfutfukisa luhlaka lwenchubomgomo, lolubalwe kusigaba 40(1), lokunga- faka ekhatsi imihlahlandlela ye— (i) kwentiwa kwalokuhambembili nemasu lacuketfwe kuluhlaka lwenchu- bogomo yavelonkhe; (ii) kulinganisa inchubekela phambili ngekuphumelela kwetinjongo telu- hlaka lwenchubomgomo yavelonkhe; (iii) kucinisekisa kutsi imitimba yembuso iyahambisana nemisebenti kanye nemitfwalo leniketwe bona ngekuya nngeluhlaka lwemnchubomgomo yaloMtsetfo; kanye (iv) kulawula lokusebenta kweluhlaka lwenchubomgomo kanye nalo- Mtsetfo; (b) lokusungulwa kweluhlelo lwelwatiso lolucubile kuhambisa kahle kulawulwa nekusetjentiswa kwaloMtsetfo nekuphakamisa kungenelela lokuphatselene nekushushunjiswa kwebantfu ngekuhlanganisa nekuhlatiya lolwatiso lolu- tfolakele ngekwetigaba 25(4)(c), 39, 44(1)(d), 44(3), 44(5)(c), 44(7)(c) na 44(9)(c) ngembono wekuncuma, kulokunye— (i) kusuka kumave lapho labashushunjisiwe basuka khona kuta eRipha- 5 10 15 20 25 bhulikhi; (ii) emave lapho khona bantfu baseNingizimu Afrika nalamanye emave 30 bashushunjiselwa khona; (iii) buve bebantfu labashushunjiswako labaphuma eRiphabhulikhi kanye (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) nalamave labashushunjiselwa kuwo; inombolo yebantfu lababuyiselwe eRiphabhulikhi kanye nakumave lebebashushunjiselwe kuwo; tindzawo eRiphabhulikhi lapho khona bantfu bashushunjiselwa khona; tizatfu bantfu lababonekele njengalabashushu jisiwe bashushunjiselwe khona; imininingwane yalaba labashushunjisiwe kanye nalabahlukumetiwe, ekhatsi umnyaka, bulili, buve kanye nebulili balaba kufaka labahlukunyetiwe; (viii) ngutiphi tindlela letisetjentiswa ngulabashushunjisiwe kuwela imincele yase Riphabhulikhi; (x) (xi) (ix) ngutiphi tindlela letisetjentiswa bashushumbisi kungena emaveni lapho khona bahlali base Riphabhulikhi kanye nalabanye bahlali lebebashu- shunjisiwe; tindlela letisetjentiswa ngulabashushumbisako kumema nekuhambisa labashushunjiswako; tindlela kanye nemigwaco lesetjentiselwa kushushumbisa ekhatsi eRiphabhulikhi; tindlela letisetjentiswa bashushumbisi kugcina labashushunjiswe bahlu- kumeteka; tinhlobo tetincwadzi tekuhamba letisetjentiswa bashushumbisi kanye nalababashushumbisako noma labazame kutisebentisa kweca imincele yase Riphabhulikhi nekungena emaveni lapho bahlali baseNingizimu Afrika kanye nalabanye bahlali bebashushunjiselwa khona nekutsi letincwadzi titfolakele njani; (xii) (xiii) (xiv) mhlawumbe kunekuchumana ekhatsini wemisebenti yekushushumbisi (xv) nalabo labafaka ekhatsi ngaletinye tindlela tebugebengu lobuhleliwe; inombolo yemacala lashushisiwe ekushushumbisa, naloluhlobo lwetigwebo letiniketiwe kulaba lababhebhetseklisako; tigwebo kanye 35 40 45 50 55 60 48 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 48 (xvi) (xvii) the number of victims of trafficking who are awarded compensation orders in terms of section 29 of the Act; and the number of cases the courts refrained from providing compensation orders and the reasons for doing so: Provided that information which identifies victims of trafficking must be kept confidential; (c) developing and reviewing guidelines on the identification of victims of 5 trafficking and traffickers; and (d) establishing public awareness programmes or other measures for prevention and combating of trafficking in persons designed to— (i) inform and educate members of the public, especially those who are vulnerable or at risk of becoming victims of trafficking, foreigners who apply for South African visas who may be victims of trafficking, and South African citizens or permanent residents who apply for South African passports or who depart abroad, on issues relating to trafficking in persons, including— the 10 (aa) common recruitment techniques used by traffickers; (bb) practices used to keep victims of trafficking in exploitative (cc) situations; the forms of abuse to which victims of trafficking may be subjected; and (dd) organisations, institutions or law enforcement agencies that may be approached for assistance or information; (ii) inform and educate victims of trafficking on— (aa) (bb) their rights as victims; legal or other measures in place to ensure their safety, recovery, return and repatriation; and (cc) organisations, institutions or law enforcement agencies that may be approached for assistance of information; and 15 20 25 (iii) discourage the demand for and the supply of victims of trafficking that foster the exploitation of those victims, especially women and children. 30 (2) (a) The programmes or other measures referred to in subsection (1)(d) must— include appropriate measures aimed at reaching rural communities; (i) (ii) where possible, be provided in a language understood by the persons at whom they are directed; and (iii) be reviewed every second year in order to determine their effectiveness. (b) The Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development must take all reasonable steps within available resources to ensure that the programmes or other measures referred to in subsection (1)(d) are implemented throughout the Republic. (3) The Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development may, after consultation with the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, the the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Government Communication and Information System, the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service and the Directors-General: Health, Home Affairs, Interna- tional Relations and Cooperation, Labour, Social Development, State Security Agency and Women, Children and People with Disabilities make recommendations to the Minister with regard to the amendment of the national policy framework. the Chief Executive Officer of (4) The Minister may make regulations establishing and regulating the functioning of a mechanism to facilitate the implementation of this Act and to coordinate the responsibilities, functions and duties referred to in this section. 35 40 45 50 Report to Parliament - 42 Verify source ↗
The Minister must, after consultation with the Minister in The Presidency
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister must consult listed ministers before acting under this section, and the Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development must help ensure the section’s programmes or measures are carried out.
42. The Minister must, after consultation with the Minister in The Presidency responsible for performance monitoring and evaluation, the Ministers of Home Affairs, International Relations and Cooperation, Labour, Police, Social Development, State GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 4949 No. 7 wa 2013 49 (xvi) (xvii) inombolo yebantfu labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa labancephete- lisiwe ngekwesigaba 29 saloMtsetfo; kanye inombolo yemacala inkhantolo leyekele kuwaniketa sincepheteliso netizatfu tekwenta loko: lwatiso kutsi labahlukunyetwe lukhombise lekufanele Kwentelwa kushushunjiswa kufanele lube yimfihlo; (c) kutfutfukisa nekubuyeketa imihlahlandlela ekukhonjweni kwalabashushu- njisiwe; kanye (d) kusungulwa kweluhlelolwekwatisa ummango noma letinye tindlela noma labatsintsekako tekuvikela nekulwisana nekushushusnjiswa kwebantfu leluhlelelwe— (i) kwatisa nekufundzisa emalunga emmango, ikakhulukati labo labase- ngotini bantfu bangaphandle labafaka sicelo sekuba nemaVisa ase Ningizimu Afrika labangahle babe ngulabangashushunjiswa, kanye nebahlali base Ningi- zimu Afrika noma bahlali ngalokugcwele labafaka sicelo semaphosi- photi ase Ningizimu Afrika noma labaya phesheya, ngetindzaba letiphatselene nekushushunjiswa kwebantfu, kufaka ekhatsi— letisetjentiswa bangashushunjiswa, letetayelekile (aa) tindlela tekucasha bashu- kutsi 5 10 15 shumbisi; (bb) tindlela tekugcina labahulukunyetwe kushushumbisa etimeni 20 letibahlukumetako; (cc) indlela yekuhlukunyetwa bantfu labashushunjisiwe labanga- hlangabetana nayo; kanye (dd) tinhlangano, tikhungo noma tikhungo temitsetfo letinga- tsintfwa kute tinikete lusito noma lwatiso; (ii) kwatisa nekufundzi labashushunjisiwe nge— (aa) emalungelo abo njengalabahlukunyetiwe; (bb) tindlela temtsetfo kanye naletinye letikhona kucinisekisa kuphepha kwabo, kubuyela esimeni, kubuyiselwa emuva emakhaya; kanye (cc) tinhlangano, tikhungo noma tinhlangano temtsetfo lekufanele titsintfwe ngelusito lwelwatiso; knaye (iii) kudvumata kufuneka nekuniketwa kwebantfu labashushunjisiwe lokubangela kuhlukunyetwa kwalabo bantfu, ikakhulukati bantfwana nabomake. (2) (a) Letinhlelo noma letinye tindlela letibalwe kusigatjana (1)(d) kufanele— (i) (ii) tifake tindlela letifanele letihlose kufinyelela kumimmango yasemakhaya; lapho kufanele khona, kuniketwe ngelulwimi loluvisiswa ngulowo muntfu lekucondziswe kuye; kanye 25 30 35 (iii) kubuyeketwe njalo ngemuva kweminyaka lemibili kute kutsi kuncunywe 40 imphumelelo yalo. (b) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Bulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo kufanele atsatse tonkhe tinyatsele letifanele ngetinsita letikhona kucinisekisa kutsi letinhlelo noma letinye tindlela letibalwe kusigatjana (1)(d) tiyentiwa kuyo yonkhe iRipha- bhulikhi. (3) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Bulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo anga, ngemuva kwekutsintsana aNkhomishana Wavelonkhe Wemisebenti Yemaphoyisa ase Ningizimu Afrika, Umcondzisi Jikelele Wetekushushisa Wevelonkhe, Umphatsi Losetulu Wetekuchumana Kuhulumende netinhlelo Telwatiso, Nkhomishana Wete- ntselo yase Ningizimu Afrika kanye nebacondzisi Jikelele: Temphilo, Tasekhaya, Tangaphandle neTekusebentisana, Temisebenti, Tekutfutfukiswa Kwemphakatsi, Tekuvikelwa Kwembuso kanye naBomake, Bantfwana Nebantfu labaphila nekukhu- bateka ente tiphakamiso kuNgcongcoshe ngalokuphatselene nekuchitjiyelwa kwalolu- hlaka lwemchubomgomo yavelonkhe. (4) Ngcongcoshe angenta imitsetfo lesungula ibuye ilawule kusebenta kwendlela imitfwalo lokusetjentiswa kwaloMtsetfo nekuhlanganisa imisebenti, yekuhlola nalokwentiwako lokubalwe kulesigaba. 45 50 55 Umbiko locondziswe ePhalamende - 42 Verify source ↗
Ngcongcoshe kumele, ngemuva kwekucocisana naNgcongcoshe wetiNdzaba
AI-assisted research summary: This provision requires reporting to Parliament and authorizes several ministers and officials to make regulations or issue directives on trafficking-related procedures.
42. Ngcongcoshe kumele, ngemuva kwekucocisana naNgcongcoshe wetiNdzaba Tasekhaya, weteBudlelwano bemave ngemave kanye nekuSebentisana, wetemisebenti, 60 50 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 50 Security and Women, Children and People with Disabilities and the National Director of Public Prosecutions— (a) within one year after the commencement of this Act, submit— (i) reports to Parliament by each Department or institution referred to in this section on the implementation of this Act; and 5 (ii) a report to Parliament reflecting information relating to trafficking in persons referred to in subsection 41(1)(b); and (b) every year thereafter submit reports referred to in paragraph (a)(i) and a report referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) to Parliament. Regulations 10 43. (1) (a) The Minister must make regulations regarding the manner in which prosecutors must refer children and adult persons suspected of being victims of trafficking for assessment as provided for in section 22(2)(b). (b) The Minister may make regulations regarding the establishment and regulation of a mechanism to facilitate the implementation of this Act as provided for in section 41(4). 15 (2) The Minister of Home Affairs must make regulations regarding— (a) (b) (c) (d) the manner in which a foreigner referred to in section 15(1) will be issued with a visitor’s visa to remain in the Republic for a recovery and reflection period and the conditions upon which that visa is issued, as provided for in section 15(1); the manner in which the Director-General: Social Development must request an extension of the recovery and reflection period as provided for in section 15(4); the manner in which any extension of the recovery and reflection period must be granted as provided for in section 15(4); and the manner in which a person must be informed of arrangements that have been made for his or her reception in the country to which he or she is to be repatriated as provided for in section 31(2)(b)(ii). (3) The Minister of Social Development must make regulations regarding— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) the assessment of a person to determine whether he or she is a victim of trafficking as provided for in sections 18(6) and 19(8) as well as the information to be obtained from the South African Police Service as provided for in those subsections; the letter of recognition to be issued to a person who has been found to be a victim of trafficking as provided for in section 19(10); the manner in which a provincial head may withdraw a letter of recognition as provided for in section 19(11); the manner in which a person must lodge an appeal as provided for in section 20(1)(b); the manner in which the MEC must deal with an appeal as provided for in section 20(2); the manner in which the provincial department of social development must refer a person referred to in section 20(3) to the Department of Home Affairs; the system of accreditation of organisations to provide services to adult victims of trafficking as provided for in section 24(2)(a); the circumstances in which accredited organisations qualify for financial assistance as provided for in section 24(2)(b); the manner in which the applications for accreditation of organisations must be considered and the form of the certificate of accreditation to be issued to an organisation which provides services to adult victims of trafficking as provided for in section 24(4)(a); the manner in which the developmental quality assurance process must be conducted in respect of each accredited organisation, as provided for in section 24(5); the norms and minimum standards for accredited organisations as provided for in section 25(1); the manner in which information on victims of trafficking must be collected as provided for in section 25(4); (m) the form of the plan referred to in section 28(2); and (n) the manner in which an adult victim of trafficking is to be returned as provided for in section 34(2)(b). 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 5151 No. 7 wa 2013 51 weLuphiko lwetemisebenti yemaphoyisa, kuTfutfukiswa kweMtsetfosisekelo kanye neMcondzisi-Jikelele wetekuShushiswa kweMphakatsi— (a) ungakapheli umnyaka munye ngemuva kwekucala kuseben ta kwaloMtsetfo, bahambise— (i) umbiko ePhalamende weMnyango ngamunye noma wesikhungo lesi- 5 shiwo kulesigaba ngalokusetjen tiswa kwaloMtsetfo; (ii) umbiko loya ePhalamende love ta imininingwane lehlobene nekushu- shunjiswa kwebantfu labashiwo kusigatjana 41(1)(b); futsi (b) yonkhe iminyaka bahambise imibiko leshiwo indzima (a)(i) kanye nembiko loshiwo indzima (a)(ii) bawuhambise ePhalamende. 10 Umbiko locondziswe ePhalamende Timiso temtsetfo 43. (1) (a) Ngcongcoshe kufanele ente imitsetfo lephatselene nedlela bashushisi lekufanele kudluliselwe ngayo bantfwana nebantfu labadzala labasolelwa ngekutsi bashushunjisiwe kute bahlolwe njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 22(2)(b). (b) Gcingcoshe angamisa imitsetfo ngalokuphatselene nekusungulwa nekulawulwa 15 kwendlela yekuhambisa lokusetjentiswa kwaloMtsetfo lekuniketiwe kusigaba 41(4). (a) (b) (2) Ngcongcoshe weLitiko Lasekhaya kufanele amise imitsetfo ngalokuphatselene— indlela lekutawuvunyelwa ngayo umchamuki lobalwe kusigaba 15(1) kutsi utawuniketwa ivisa yekuvakasha kutsi ahlale eRiphahbhulikhi kute alulame abuye abuyekete nemibandzela levisa leniketwa ngaphansi kwayo, njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 15(1). lekumele indlela uMcondzisi-Jikelele: WeteKutfutfukisa kweMiphakatsi acele ngayo kunwetjwa kwesikhatsi sekululama kanye nesekuhlala eripha- bhulikhi njengoba kuniketiwe sigaba 15(4); indlela lekumele kunikezwe ngayo sikhatsi sekululama kanye nesekuhlala eriphabhulikhi njengoba kuniketiwe sigaba 15(4); indlela lekumele umuntfu aziswe ngayo ngamalungiselelo enziwe okwamu- kelwa kwakhe eveni azobuyiselwa kulo, njengoba kuniketiwe sigaba 31(2)(b)(ii). (d) (c) 20 25 (3) UNgcongcoshe weteKutfutfukisa koMtsetfosisekelo kumele ente timiso temtsetfo 30 letimayelana— (f) (c) (b) (g) (d) (e) (a) kuhlolwa kwemuntfu lotawuncuma kutsi ngabe umuntfu uhlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 18(6) na 19(8) kanye nalolwa- tiso lekufanele lutfolakale eMaphoyiseni ase Ningizimu Afrika njengoba kubekiwe kuleto tigatjana; luhlobo lwencwadzi leligunyatiwe letitawuketwa inhlangano kugunyatwa kutsi inganiketela lusito kubantfu labadzala labahlukunyetwe kushushu- njiswa, njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 10(10); indlela umphatsi wesifundza langahocisa ngayo incwadzi yekunakwa njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 19(1); indlela umuntfu lekufanele afake ngasyo sikhalo lebekwe kusigaba 20(1)(b); indlela MEC lekufanele asebenta ngayo nakasebenta ngesikhalo njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 20(2); indlela litiko letenhlalakahle yebantfu lasesifundzeni lekufanele lihlukanise umuntfu lodlulisiwe kusigaba 20(3) kuLitiko Letasekhaya; luhlelo lwekuniketwa imvume kwetinhlangano letivunyelwe kutfola lusito lwetimali njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 24(2)(b); tindlela tinhlangano letisemtsetfweni lwetimali njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 24(2)(b); indlela lekufakwa ngayo sicelo sekuba semtsetfweni kwetinhlangano kufanele kubonwe kanye nendlela yesitifiketi sekuba semtsetfweni lekufanele siniketwe inhlangano leniketa tinsita tekushushunjiswa kwebantfu labadzala njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 24(4)(a); indlela yeluhlelo lekuhlola lizinga lekumele yentiwe enhlanganweni ngayinye leligunyatiwe, njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 24(5); imihambo nemazinga etinhlangano letisemtsetfweni njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 25(1); indlela lwatiso lwalabahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa kufanele balandvwe ngayo njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 25(4); (m) lifomu leluhlelo lolubalwe kusigaba 28(2); kanye (n) nendlela lapho khona umuntfu lomdzala loshushunjisiwe kufanele abuyi- letivunyelwe ngayo kutfola lusito (h) (k) (j) (i) (l) selwe emuva njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 34(2)(b). 35 40 45 50 55 60 52 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 52 (4) Any regulations made under this section— (a) must be submitted to Parliament for approval 60 days prior to publication thereof in the Gazette; (b) which are not approved within the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (a) are deemed to have been approved by Parliament; and (c) which may result in expenditure for the State, must be made in consultation with the Minister of Finance. National instructions and directives 44. (1) (a) The Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development must issue directives regarding the following matters with which all police officials, members of the prosecuting authority and officials of the Departments of Home Affairs, Labour and Social Development must comply in the execution of their functions in terms of this Act, after consultation with the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, the National Director of Public Prosecutions, the Chief Executive Officer of the Government Communication and Information System, the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service and the Directors-General: Health, Home Affairs, Interna- tional Relations and Cooperation, Labour, Social Development, State Security Agency and Women, Children and People with Disabilities, where such consultation is necessary and relevant: 5 10 15 (i) The manner in which the reporting of cases related to trafficking in persons 20 must be dealt with; (ii) measures to be taken in instances where foreign victims of trafficking are not conversant with any of the official languages of the Republic; and (iii) measures to be taken to ensure the safety of victims of trafficking or other potential witnesses if there is a likelihood that harm might result to them as a result of the reporting and consequent investigation of and prosecution of the case. (b) The Minister must submit all directives provided for in paragraph (a) to Parliament 30 days before they are issued. (c) The Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development must, after the expiry of the 30-day period, publish the directives on the website of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. (d) The functionaries referred to in paragraph (a) must provide any relevant information to the Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development as he or she may require in preparing the directives referred to in paragraph (a). (2) The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service must issue national instructions as provided for in section 25 of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995), regarding the following matters with which all police officials must comply in the execution of their functions in terms of this Act, after consultation with the Directors-General: Health, Home Affairs, International Relations and Cooperation, Justice and Constitutional Development, Labour, Social Develop- ment, State Security Agency and Women, Children and People with Disabilities, the Chief Executive Officer: Government Communication and Information System, the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service and the National Director of Public Prosecutions, where such consultation is necessary and relevant: (a) The division or divisions within the police to be tasked with the investigation (b) (c) of trafficking cases; the manner in which trafficking cases are to be investigated; the circumstances in which consultation with the prosecuting authority is required with the view to guiding the investigation of trafficking cases for purposes of obtaining the required evidence and to identify relevant witnesses; (d) measures to be taken in order to ensure the detection of trafficking in persons (e) (f) at South African ports of entry and borders; the kind of information that must be obtained from a victim of trafficking with the view to provide such information to the prosecuting authority for purposes of determining the quantum of the damages suffered by the victim for which he or she may claim compensation in terms of section 29; and the collection and analysis of information on reported cases of trafficking in persons, including information relating to— (i) (ii) the countries from which victims are being trafficked to the Republic; the countries to which South African citizens and other residents are being trafficked; 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 5353 No. 7 wa 2013 53 (4) Noma siphi simiso semtsetfo lesentiwe ngaphansi kwalesigaba— (a) kumele sihanjiswe ePhalamende ngaphambi kwekuba sishicilelwe kuGazethi; lekangakavunyelwa kulamalanga langema-60 labalwe kundzima (a) bekufa- (b) nele kutsi avunyelwe yiPhalamende; kanye lesingenta Hulumende acitse timali, kumele sentiwe ngalokucocisana naNgcongcoshe weteTimali. (c) Imiyalelo kanye netiyalo tavelonkhe ekushushisa kanye netisebenti 44. (1) (a) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Bulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo kufanele anikete imiyalelo lephatselene netindzaba lekufanele emaphoyisa onkhe, emalunga tasekhaya, Temisebenti Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemphakatsi lekufanele bahambisane nato ekwenteni imisebenti yabo ngekwaloMtsetfo, ngemuva kwekucocisana nebaCondzisi-Jikelele: WeteMphilo, tiNdzaba Tasekhaya, weteBudlelwano bemave ngemave kanye nekuSebentisana, wetemisebenti, kuTfutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi kanye neMcondzisi-Jikelele weteku- Shushiswa kweMphakatsi, Kuphepha Kwetekuvikela kanye naBomake, Bantfwana Nebantfu labaphila nekukhubateka, lapho lokutsintsana kubukeka kufanele khona: teTindzaba (i) (ii) (iii) indlela lekuphenywa ngayo emacala ekushushumbisa; tinyatselo letitawutsatfwa etimweni lapho lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa angewekufika angakwati kukhuluma tilimi letisemtsetfweni taseriphabhu- likhi; tinyatselo letititawutsatfwa kucikelela kuphepha kwalabahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa noma kanye nafakazi uma kungenteka kutsi balinyatwe ngesizatfu sekubika futsi nangeluphenyo lolulandzelako lekushushiswa kwelicala; 5 10 15 20 (b) Ngcongcoshe kufanle amikise yonkhe imiyalelo leniketwe kundzima (a) 25 ePhalamende ngembi kwemalanga langema-30 kuniketiwe. (c) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Bulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo kufanele, lesingemalanga langema-30, akhiphe lemiyalelo ngemuva kwekuphela lesikhatsi kuwebhusayithi yeLitikho Letebulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo. (d) Lemisebenti lebalwe kundzima (a) kufanele inikete noma luphi lwatiso lolufanele kuMcondzisi Jikelele: Bulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo lekangalu- dzinga ngalesikhatsi alungiselela lemiyalelo lebalwe kundzima (a). (2) Nkhomishana Wavelonkhe Wemisebenti Yemaphoyisa ase Ningizimu Afrika kumele khiphe imiyalelo yavelonkhe njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 25 seMtsetfo Wemsebenti Wemaphoyisa Velonkhe, 1995 (Umtsetfo Nom. 68 wanga 1995), ngalokuphatselene netindzaba lapho khona onkhe emaphoyisa kufanele ahambisane ekwenteni kwemsebenti wawo ngekwaloMtsetfo, ngemuva kwekucocisana neba- Condzisi-Jikelele: weTemphilo, weteBudlelwano bemave ngemave kanye nekuSebenti- sana, weteBulungiswa kanye nekuTfutfukiswa kweMtsetfosisekelo, weTemisebenti, kuTfutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi kanye neMcondzisi waVelonkhe wetekuShushiswa kweMphakatsi kanye naNkhomishana waVelonkhe weluPhiko lwetemisebenti yemaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika, lapho kufanele kube khona loku kutsintsana: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) sikhungo noma tikhungo ngekhatsi emaphoyiseni letitawuniketwa luphenyo lwemacala ekushushumbisa; indlela lekutawubukwa ngayo kubikwa kwaletinsolo temacala ekushushu- mbisa; tindlela lekutawutsintfwana ngato nelitsemba lebashushisi iyadzingeka ngalo- mbono wekuhola luphenyo lwemacala ekushushumbisa kwentela kutfola bufakazi lobudzingekako nekutfola bofakazi labafanele; tinyatselo letitawutsatfwa kwentela kulandzelela kwalohlukunyetiwe kuma- chweba aseNingizimu Afrika kanye nemincele; luhlobo lwelwatiso lekufanele lutfolakale kulabahlukunyetwe kushushu- njiswa kwentela kuniketa lolo lwati kubetekushushisa kwentela kuncuma bukhulu bemonakalo lohlangabetane nalomuntfu lapho angacela kuncephete- liswa khona ngekwesigaba 9; nekucokelelwa kanye nekuhlatiywa kwemininingwane yalabahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa labasuswe eriphabhulikhi ngekwemigomo yesigaba 32 lehlobene ne— (i) lamave lapho khona labahlukunyetiwe bashushujiselwa eRiphabhulikhi; (ii) emave lapho khona bantfu baseNingizimu Afrika bashushunjiselwa khona nalabanye bahlali bashushunjiselwa khona; 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 54 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 54 (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) (xi) (xii) the nationality of victims transiting the Republic and the countries to which they are being trafficked; the areas in the Republic to and from which victims are being trafficked; the purposes for which the persons who have been identified as victims of trafficking have been trafficked; the profiles of the traffickers and their victims, including their age, gender, nationality and sex; the routes used by traffickers to enter and exit the Republic; the methods used by traffickers to recruit and transport their victims; the methods used by traffickers to keep victims in exploitative situations; the methods and routes used for trafficking victims within the Republic; the types of travel documents that traffickers and their victims have used or attempted to use to cross the borders of the Republic and how those documents were obtained; and the link between trafficking operations and those involved in other forms of organised crime. (3) The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service must provide an annual report on the information referred to in subsection (2)(f) or any other relevant information to the Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development, as determined by him or her. (4) The Director-General: Home Affairs must, after consultation with the Directors- General: Health, International Relations and Cooperation, Justice and Constitutional Development, Labour, Social Development, State Security Agency and Women, the Chief Executive Officer: Government Children and People with Disabilities, Communication and Information System, the National Director of Public Prosecutions and the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, where such consultation is necessary and relevant, issue directives regarding the collection and analysis of information on victims of trafficking who have been repatriated from the Republic in terms of section 31 and victims who have been repatriated to the Republic in terms of section 33, relating to— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) the number of victims who have been repatriated to the Republic and the countries to which they have been trafficked; the profiles of the victims, including the age, gender, nationality and sex of the victims; the purposes for which the victims were trafficked; the routes used by traffickers to exit the Republic and to enter the countries to which the victims were trafficked; the methods used by traffickers to recruit and transport the victims; the methods used by traffickers to keep victims in exploitative situations; and the types of travel documents that traffickers and their victims have used or attempted to use to exit the Republic and to enter the countries to which the victims were trafficked and how these documents were obtained. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 (5) (a) The Minister of Home Affairs must submit all directives provided for in subsection (4) to Parliament 30 days before they are issued. (b) The Director-General: Home Affairs must, after the expiry of the 30-day period, 45 publish the directives on the website of the Department of Home Affairs. (c) The Director-General: Home Affairs must provide an annual report on the information referred to in subsection (4) or any other relevant information to the Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development, as determined by him or her. (6) The Director-General: Social Development must issue directives regarding the following matters with which all police officials, members of the prosecuting authority and other functionaries must comply in the execution of their functions in terms of this Act, after consultation with the Directors-General: Health, Home Affairs, International Relations and Cooperation, Justice and Constitutional Development, Labour, State Security Agency and Women, Children and People with Disabilities, the Chief Executive Officer: Government Communication and Information System, the National 50 55 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 5555 No. 7 wa 2013 55 (iii) buve bebantfu labahlukunyetiwe labasuka eRiphabhulikhi nalamave (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) labashushunjiselwa kuwo; linani lalabahlukumetekile basuswa eriphabhulikhi kanye nasemaveni labashushunjiselwe kuwo; tinjongo tekushushunjiswa kwalabahlukumetekile; imininingwane yalabahlukumetekile, kubandzakanya bulili kanye neminyaka yabo; imizila lesetjentiswe bashushumbisi kuphuma eriphabhulikhi kanye nekungena emaveni labahlukumetiwe labashushunjiselwa kuwo; tindlela labahlukumetekile; tindlela bacashatwa; tindlela kanye nemizila lesetjentiselwa kushushusmbisela bantfu eRiphabhulikhi letisetjentiswe bashushumbisi kutfola kanye nekutfutsa letisetjentiswa bashushumbisi kugcina labahlukunyetiwe (xi) naletinhlobo letincwadzi letigunyata kungena kulamanye emave letisetjentiswe bashushumbisi kanye nalabo labashushunjisiwe noma labazame kutisebentisa kuphuma eriphabhulikhi kanye nekungena emaveni lekwashushunjiselwa kuwo labahlukumetekile nekutsi ngabe letincwadzi tatfolakala njani. (xii) Kuchumana kwekushushunjiswa kanye nemisebenti yebugebengu lobuhleliwe. (3) UMcondzisi-Jikelele: weTemisebenti Yemaphoyisa Velonkhe kumele anikete umbiko wemnyaka mayelana nemininingwane leshiwo kusigatjana (2)(f) noma ngaleminye imininingwane lecondzene ihanjiswe kuMcondzisi jikelele: Bulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo, njengoba kuncunywe nguye. (4) UMcondzisi-Jikelele: Wetemisebenti kumele, ngemuva kwekucocisana neba- Condzisi-Jikelele: weTemphilo, Budlelwano bemave ngemave kanye nekuSebentisana, Bulungiswa kanye nekuTfutfukiswa kweMtsetfosisekelo, kuTfutfukiswa kweMipha- katsi, kanye neMcondzisi wavelonkhe wetekuShushiswa kweMiphakatsi kanye neNkhomishana yaVelonkhe yeLuphiko lwetemisebenti yemaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika, lapho khona lokutsintsana kufanele khona, bakhiphe imiyalelo lemayelana naletindzaba eRiphabhulikhi ngekwesigaba 31 kanye nalabashushunjisiwe labayiswe ngaphandle kweRiphabhulikhi ngekuya ngesigaba 33, kucondziswe ku— tekushushunjiswa kwalabo lababuyiselwe emuva (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) iminyaka, bulili, nebuve baloshu- sizatfu laba labahlukunyetiwe lebebashushunjiselwa sona; imininingwane yabo kufaka ekhatsi shunjisiwe; tizatfu lapho labahlukunyetiwe bebashushunjisiwe; imizila lesetjentiswe ngulabashushumbisako kuphuma eRiphabhulikhi neku- ngena emaveni lapho bekushushunjiselwe khona labahlukunyetiwe; tindlela letisebentiswa ngulabashushumbisako kutfutsa nekumema labashu- shunjisiwe; tindlela letisetjentiswe bashushumbisi kugcina labashushunjisiwe basesimeni sekuhlukunyetwa; kanye (g) netinhlobo temaphepha bashushumbisi nalabashushunjisiwe noma labazame kutisebentisa kuphuma eRiphabhulikhi kanye nekungena emaveni lapho khona labashushunjisiwe bashushunjiselwe khona nekutsi lamaphepha atfolakele njani. lasetjentiswe ekuhamba (5) (a) Ngcongcoshe weTasekhaya kufanele etfule yonkhe imiyalelo leniketiwe kwentela sigatjana (4) ePhalamende ngembi kwemalanga langema-30 ngembi kwekutsi ikhishwe. (b) Umcondzisi Jikelele: weTasekhaya kufanele, ngemuva kwekuphela kwalama- langa langema-30, akhibphe lemiyalelo kuwebhusayithi yeLitiko leTasekhaya. (c) Umcondzisi Jikelele: weTasekhaya kufanele etfule umbiko wemnyaka kulolwatiso lolubalwe kusigatjana (4) noma lolunye lwatiso lolufanele kuMcondzisi Jikelele: Bulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo, njengoba kuncunywe nguye. (6) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Tekutfutfukiswa Kwemphakatsi kufanele anikete imiyalelo lephatselene netindzaba letilandzelako kutsi onkhe emaphoyisa, emalunga ekushushisa kanye netisebenti tekushushisa kufanele tibambisane nekucalwa kwalomsebenti ngekwaloMtsetfo, ngemuva kwekucocisana nebaCondzisi-Jikelele: WeteMphilo, tiNdzaba Tasekhaya, weteBudlelwano bemave ngemave kanye nekuSebentisana, 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 56 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 56 Director of Public Prosecutions, the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service and the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, where such consultation is necessary and relevant: (a) The manner in which victims of trafficking must be identified, interviewed and treated, with particular attention to the vulnerability of children; and the referral of victims of trafficking to social, health care and psychological services. (b) (7) (a) The Minister of Social Development must submit all directives provided for in subsection (6) to Parliament 30 days before they are issued. (b) The Director-General: Social Development must, after the expiry of the 30-day period, publish the directives on the website of the Department of Social Development. (c) The Director-General: Social Development must provide an annual report on any relevant information to the Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development, as determined by him or her. (8) The National Director of Public Prosecutions must issue directives regarding all matters which are necessary or expedient to be provided for and which are to be complied with by all members of the prosecuting authority who are tasked with the institution and conducting of prosecutions in cases relating to trafficking in persons, in consultation with the Minister and after consultation with the Directors-General: Health, Home Affairs, International Relations and Cooperation, Justice and Constitutional Development, Labour, Social Development, State Security Agency and Women, Children and People with Disabilities and the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service and the Chief Executive Officer: Government Communication and Information System, where such consultation is necessary and relevant, including the following: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) the manner in which cases relating to trafficking in persons should be dealt with; the criteria to be used and the circumstances in which the prosecution must apply to court for an order that a witness and, in particular, child witnesses give evidence by means of closed circuit television as provided for in section 158 of the Criminal Procedure Act, if the court does not make an order on its own accord in terms subsection (2)(a) of that section or if an application in terms of subsection (2)(b) of that section is not made; the criteria to be used and the circumstances in which the prosecution must request the court to consider appointing a competent person as an intermedi- ary as provided for in section 170A of the Criminal Procedure Act, in respect of a child witness; the circumstances in which the prosecution must request the court to consider directing that the proceedings may not take place in open court as provided for in section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Act; the circumstances in which the prosecution must request the court to consider directing that the identity of a witness should not be revealed or that it should not be revealed for a period specified by the court as provided for in section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Act; the circumstances in which the prosecution must request the court to consider prohibiting the publication of the identity of the complainant in the case as provided for in section 154 of the Criminal Procedure Act or of the complainant’s family, including the publication of information that may lead to the identification of the complainant or the complainant’s family; the need to inform victims of trafficking about their right to and the process to claim compensation in terms of section 29; the kind of information that must be obtained from a victim of trafficking for purposes of determining the quantum of the damages suffered by the victim for which he or she may claim compensation in terms of section 29; and the collection and analysis of information relating to— (i) the number of trafficking prosecutions, convictions and the form of sentences imposed on traffickers; the number of victims of trafficking awarded compensation orders in terms of section 29; and the number of cases where the courts did not provide compensation orders in terms of section 29 and the reasons for doing so. (ii) (iii) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 5757 No. 7 wa 2013 57 wetemisebenti, kuTfutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi kanye neMcondzisi-Jikelele weteku- Shushiswa kweMphakatsi, Kuphepha Kwetekuvikela kanye naBomake, Bantfwana Nebantfu labaphila nekukhubateka, lapho lokutsintsana kubukeka kufanele khona: (a) Lendlela lapho khona bantfu labashushunjisiwe kufanele babonwe, yekutsuntseka ngekubanakekela balashwe, ngenca futsi bacociswe kwebantfwana babo; neku (b) dlulisela kwebantfu labashushunjisiwe ngetekuhlala, nemisebenti lephatselene netemisebenti yengcondvo. temphilo kanye (7) (a) Ngcongcoshe weTekutfutfukiswa Kwemphakatsi kumele ahambise yonkhe imiyalelo leniketwe sigatjana (5) ePhalamende etinsukwini letingema-30 ngaphambi kwekutsi ikhishwe. (b) UMcondzisi-Jikelele: weTekutfutfukiswa Kwemphakatsi kumele, uma ngabe sekuphele lamalanga langema-30, aniketele ngembiko wenyaka lomayelana nemini- ningwane lecondzene awunikete eKomidini lelicondzisako lelisungulwe ngekwesigaba 40, njengoba kuncunywe yiKomidi lecondzisako. (c) UMcondzisi-Jikelele: weTekutfutfukiswa Kwemphakatsi kumele kufanele anikete umbiko wemnyaka nganoma luphi lwatiso lolubalulekile kuMcondzisi Jikelele: Bulungiswa Nekuitfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo, njengoba kuncunywe nguye. (8) UMcondzisi waVelonkhe: WetekuShushiswa kweMiphakatsi kumele, ngemuva kwekucocisana naNgcongcoshe, Nkhomishana waVelonke weLuphiko lwetemisebenti yemaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika kanye neMcondzisi-Jikelele: WeteBulungiswa kanye nekuTfutfukiswa kweMtsetfosisekelo, wetiNdzaba Tasekhaya, Budlelwano bemave ngemave kanye nekuSebentisana, wetemisebenti kanye neweTemphilo, bakhiphe imiyalelo lemayelana naletindzaba letifanelekile noma emasu ekusita lokufanele eluphiko lwetekushushisa advutjwe nesikhungo futsi ashushisa emacala lahlobene nekushu- shunjiswa kwebantfu, kubandzakanya loku lokulandzelako: emalunga onkhe alandzelwe aniketelwe lekumele futsi (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (2)(b) sicelo ngekwemigomo yesigatjana Indlela yekubukana nemacala lahlobene nekushushunjiswa kwebantfu; inchubo letawusetjentiswa kanye naletimo lekutawushushiswa ngaphansi kwato enkhantolo umyalelo wekutsi fakazi, lowo, bammangali lababantfwana labaniketa bufakazi ngalokusebentisa imifanekiso lecoshiwe yamabonakudze njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 158 se-Criminal Procedure Act, kutsetfwa kwemacala nekugwetjwa kwetigebengu, uma inkhantolo ingawukhiphi umyalelo wentsandvo yayo ngekwemigomo yesigatjana (2)(a) saleso sigaba noma uma saleso sigaba singakentiwa; inchubo letawusetjentiswa kanye naletimo lapho luphiko lekushushisa kumele lucele inkhantolo kutsi icashe umuntfu lowati umsebenti ltawusebenta njengomchumanisi njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 170A se-Criminal Procedure Act, mayelana nemntfwana longufakazi; timo lapho luphiko lwetekushushisa lekumele lucele inkhantolo kutsi incume kutsi kuchutjwa kwelicala kungentelwa enkhantolo levulelekile njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 153 se-Criminal Procedure Act; timo lapho luphiko lwetekushushisa kumele lucele inkhantolo kutsi incume lesincunywe kutsi inkhantolo njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 153 se-Criminal Procedure Act; timo lapho luphiko lwetekushushisa kumele lucele inkhantolo kutsi ivimbele kushicilelwa kwekudzalulwa kwemmangali ecaleni njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 154 se-Criminal Procedure Act noma kumndeni wemmangali, ekuveteni kubandzakanya ummangali noma umndeni wemmangali; sidzingo sekwatisa labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa ngelilungelo labo kanye nendlela yekucela inkokhelo yenhlawulo ngekwemigomo yesigaba 29; luhlobo lwemininingwane lekumele itfolakale kulohlukunyetwe kushushu- njiswa ngenjongo yekutfola bungako bemonakalo lowenteke kulohlukume- tekile lapho angafaka sicelo sekutsi akhokhelwe inhlawulo ngekwemigomo yesigaba 27; kucokelelwa kanye nekuhlatiywa kwemininingwane lehlobene ne— (i) fakazi angadzalulwa noma angadzalulwa sikhatsi linani lekushushiswa kwekushushumbisa , labalahlwa ngemacala kanye neluhlobo lwetigwebo letitfweswa bashushumbisi; linani lalabahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa labaniketa umyalelo weku- khokhelwa inhlawulo ngekwemigomo yesigaba 27 kanye linani lemacala lapho inkhantolo inganiketanga imiyalelo yekukho- khelwa inhlawulo ngekwemigomo yesigaba 27 kanye naletizatfu taloko. kwemininingwane kudzalulwa lengaholela (ii) (iii) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 58 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 58 (9) (a) The Minister must submit any directives provided for in subsection (8) to Parliament 30 days before they are issued. (b) The National Director of Public Prosecutions must, after the expiry of the 30-day period, publish the directives on the website of the National Prosecuting Authority. (c)The National Director of Public Prosecutions must provide an annual report on the information referred to in subsection (8)(i) or any other relevant information to the Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development as determined by him or her. (10) The Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development, the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, the National Director of Public Prosecutions and the Directors-General: Home Affairs, Labour and Social Development must each develop training courses which must— (a) include training, also incorporating social context training, on the national instructions or directives, as the case may be, referred to in this section; and (b) provide for and promote the use of uniform norms, standards and procedures, to ensure that all police officials, prosecutors and other functionaries are able to deal with matters relating to trafficking in persons in an appropriate, efficient and sensitive manner. (11) The national instructions or directives referred to in this section must provide that adequate disciplinary steps are taken against any police official, prosecutor or other functionary who fails to comply with any duty imposed on him or her in terms of this Act or the national instructions or directives issued in terms of this Act. (12) Any national instruction or directive issued under this section may be amended 5 10 15 20 or withdrawn in like manner. Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by Director-General to senior official 25 45. (1) Any Director-General referred to in this Act may, subject to subsection (4), delegate any power or assign any duty conferred on or assigned to him or her by this Act to an official in the employ of his or her Department above the rank of director. (2) A delegation or assignment in terms of subsection (1)— (a) is subject to any limitations, conditions and directions which a Director- General may impose; 30 (b) must be in writing; and (c) does not divest a Director-General of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty. (3) A Director-General may— 35 (a) confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken in consequence of a delegation or assignment in terms of this section, subject to any rights that may have accrued to a person as a result of the decision; and (b) at any time withdraw a delegation or assignment. (4) A Director-General may not delegate a power or assign a duty conferred on or 40 assigned to him or her by section 15, 16, 31, 38, 39, 41 or 44 of this Act. Assignment of powers and duties by Director-General to provincial head 46. (1) Any Director-General referred to in this Act may, subject to subsection (4), assign any power or duty conferred on or assigned to him or her by this Act to a provincial head of the corresponding provincial department, by agreement with that provincial head. (2) An assignment in terms of subsection (1)— (a) is subject to any limitations, conditions and directions which a Director- General may impose; (b) must be in writing; 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 5959 No. 7 wa 2013 59 (9) (a) Ngcongcoshe kumele ahambise imiyalelo leniketiwe kusigatjana (7) ayihambise ePhalamende etinsukwini letingema-30 ngaphambi kwekutsi ishicilelwe; futsi (b) UMcondzisi waVelonkhe wetekuShushiswa kweMiphakatsi kufanele, ngemuva lesemtsetfweni kwaletinsuku letingema-30, akhiphe lemiyalelo kuwebhusayithi weLihhovisi Letekushushisa Velonkhe. (c) UMcondzisi waVelonkhe wetekuShushiswa kweMiphakatsi kumele anikete umbiko wenyaka mayelana nemininingwane leshiwo kusigatjana (8)(i) noma leminye imininingwane lebalulekile layinikete Umcondzisi Jikelele: Bulungiswa Nekutfutfu- kiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo njengoba kuncume Likomidi Lelicondzisako. (10) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Bulungiswa Nekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo, Nkhomishana waVelonkhe weluPhiko lwetemisebenti yemaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika, nguMcondzisi waVelonkhe wetekuShushiswa kweMiphakatsi kanye neba- tiNdzaba Tasekhaya kanye Condzisi-Jikelele: beteKutfutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi, newetemisebenti kumele ngamunye lekumele ihlanganise— indlela yekucecesha asungule (a) kufaka ekhatsi kucecesha, lokubandzakanya imiyalelo yavelonkhe noma tiyalo, noma lokunye kwalokhu, lokushiwo kulesigaba; futsi (b) akukhutsate kwekusetjentiswa kwenkhambiso, imigomo kanye nenchubo lefanako, kucikelela kutsi bonkhe basebenti beluphiko lwetemisebenti yemaphoyisa, bashushisi, kanye nalabenta leminye imisebenti bayakwati kubukana naletindzaba letihlobene likhono kanye nekushushunjiswa kwebantfu ngendlela nalekhombisa simo lesibucayi. lekhombisa lefanele, (11) Imiyalelo yavelonkhe noma tiyalo letishiwo kulesigaba kumele tiniketwe ngekutsi tinyatselo letanele tekucondzisa tigwegwe titsatselwa umsebenti weluphiko lwetemisebenti yemaphoyisa, umshushisi noma lowenta lomunye umsebenti lohluleka kwenta umsebenti aniketwe wona ngekwemigomo yaloMtsetfo noma lohluleka kulandzela imiyalelo yavelonkhe noma tiyalo ngekwemigomo yaloMtsetfo. 5 10 15 20 25 (12) Noma ngumuphi umyalelo wavelonkhe noma umyalo lokhishwe ngaphansi 30 kwalesigaba ungachitjiyelwa noma uhociswe ngendlela lefanako. Kuniketela emandla kanye nekwabela timfanelo nguMcondzisi Jikelele abela basebenti labasetikhundleni letisetulu 45. (1) Noma muphi Umcondzisi Jikelele loshiwo kuloMtsetfo, ngekwesigatjana (4), angagunyata emandla noma tibopho laniketwe tona ngekwemigomo yaloMtsetfo kunoma ngubani locashwe emnyangweni wakhe noma lowenta umsebenti longetulu kwesikhundla seMcondzisi. (2) Kuniketela ngemandla ngekwemigomo yesigatjana (1)— imikhawulo, (a) kutawulandzela imibandzela kanye nemiyalelo lebekwe nguMcondzisi-Jikelele noma Nkhomishana waVelonkhe; futsi (b) kumele kubhalwe phansi; futsi (c) akugunyati uMcondzisi-Jikelele noma Nkhomishana waVelonkhe etimisweni letihambisana nekusetjentiswa kweligunya noma kwentiwa kwetibopho. (3) UMcondzisi-Jikelele anga— (a) vumela, ahluke noma ahocise sincumo lesitsatfwe ngesizatfu salowo lebenikaniketwe emandla ngekwemigomo yalesigaba, mayelana nemalungelo laniketwe umuntfu ngesizatfu saleso sincumo; futsi (b) ahocise lowo loniketwe emandla. (4) UMcondzisi-Jikelele angayekela anganiketeli ngemandla noma tibopho aniketwe tona ngekwemigomo yesigaba 16, 16, 31, 38, 39, 41 noma 44 saloMtsetfo. Kuniketela emandla kanye nemsebenti kweMcondzisi-Jikelele abela inhloko yesifundzave 46. (1) Noma ngumuphi uMcondzisi-Jikelele loshiwo kuloMtsetfo, ngekwesigatjana (4), anganiketela ngemandla noma abelane ngaletimfanelo latfweswe tona noma laniketwe tona nguloMtsetfo atabele inhloko yesifundza lasebenta ngendlela lefanako neyelitiko lesifundza noma atiniketele ngulophetse sifundza, ngendlela lefanako, ngalokuvumelana nenhloko yalowo mnyango. (2) Kwabela ngaletibopho ngekwemigomo yesigatjana (1)— imikhawulo, (a) kutawulandzela imibandzela kanye nemiyalelo lebekwe nguMcondzisi-Jikelele noma Nkhomishana wavelonkhe; (b) kumele kubhalwe phansi; 35 40 45 50 55 60 60 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 60 (c) may include the power to delegate or assign; and (d) does not divest a Director-General of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty. (3) A Director-General may— (a) confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken in consequence of an assignment in terms of this section, subject to any rights that may have accrued to a person as a result of the decision; and (b) at any time withdraw an assignment. (4) A Director-General may not assign a power or duty conferred on or assigned to him or her by section 15, 16, 31, 38, 39, 41 or 44 of this Act. Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by provincial head 47. (1) A provincial head to whom a power or duty has been assigned in terms of section 46 or upon whom a power or duty has been conferred or assigned by this Act, may, subject to subsection (4), delegate that power or assign that duty to an officer at director level or above in the employ of the provincial department concerned. (2) A delegation or assignment in terms of subsection (1)— (a) is subject to any limitations, conditions and directions which the provincial head may impose; (b) must be in writing; and (c) does not divest a provincial head of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty. (3) A provincial head may— (a) confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken in consequence of a delegation or assignment in terms of this section, subject to any rights that may have accrued to a person as a result of the decision; and (b) at any time withdraw a delegation or assignment. (4) A provincial head may not delegate a power or assign a duty conferred on or assigned to him or her by section 19(10) or (11). CHAPTER 10 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS Laws repealed or amended
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CHAPTER 10
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Kudzingiswa lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa kungakancunywa ngekwe-
AI-assisted research summary: The provision says torture or unlawful punishment is not allowed before a person has been sentenced by law.
31. Kudzingiswa lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa kungakancunywa ngekwe- mtsetfo akukavumelekile - 32 Verify source ↗
Kubuyisela labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa emaveni abo
AI-assisted research summary: Section 32 is titled about returning people who were mistreated or persecuted to their homes.
32. Kubuyisela labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa emaveni abo - 33 Verify source ↗
Kusita lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa longumchamuki
AI-assisted research summary: Section 33 is titled “Kusita lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa longumchamuki”.
33. Kusita lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa longumchamuki - 34 Verify source ↗
Kubuyisa lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa abuyiselwa eriphabhulikhi
AI-assisted research summary: Section 34 is titled “Kubuyisa lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa abuyiselwa eriphabhulikhi.”
34. Kubuyisa lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa abuyiselwa eriphabhulikhi - 35 Verify source ↗
Kupheleketela umntfwana lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa
AI-assisted research summary: Section 35 is titled “Kupheleketela umntfwana lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa.”
35. Kupheleketela umntfwana lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa SAHLUKO 8 IMIBANDZELA LETAYELEKILE - 36 Verify source ↗
Kushushunjiswa kwemntfwana ashushunjiswa ngumtali, umondli, noma
AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns child abuse by a parent, guardian, or a person with rights over the child.
36. Kushushunjiswa kwemntfwana ashushunjiswa ngumtali, umondli, noma lonemalungelo lomunye umuntfu longumondli wakhe njengemtali ngalowo mntfwana futsi Tincwadzi letisemtsetfweni futsi letisebentako - 37 Verify source ↗
Kusebentisana kwemave ngemave
AI-assisted research summary: Section 37 is titled “Kusebentisana kwemave ngemave.”
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Umbiko wenyaka lomayelana nekuhlukunyetwa noma kulahla umntfwana
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about an annual report on child abuse or abandonment and court orders about a child’s need for care and protection.
39. Umbiko wenyaka lomayelana nekuhlukunyetwa noma kulahla umntfwana kanye netincumo letikhishwa yinkhantolo letsetsa emacala ebantfwana lamayelana nekutsi umntfwana udzinga kunakekelwa kanye nekuvikelwa SAHLUKO 9 KUPHATFWA KWEMTSETFO Luhlaka LweNchubomgomo yaVelonkhe 40. - 41 Verify source ↗
Kuhlanganiswa kwemitfwalo,
AI-assisted research summary: Section heading about the consolidation of responsibilities, work, and related tasks for implementing the Act.
41. Kuhlanganiswa kwemitfwalo, imisebenti kanye nemsebenti lohambisana nekusetjentiswa kweMtsetfo - 42 Verify source ↗
Umbiko locondziswe ePhalamende
AI-assisted research summary: This section is titled “Umbiko locondziswe ePhalamende” (report directed to Parliament).
42. Umbiko locondziswe ePhalamende 43. 44. - 45 Verify source ↗
Kuniketela emandla kanye nokwabela timfanelo Ngumcondzisi Jikelele
AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns the Director-General’s power to confer powers and assign duties.
45. Kuniketela emandla kanye nokwabela timfanelo Ngumcondzisi Jikelele Timiso temtsetfo Imiyalelo netinkhomba tavelonkhe aniketa baphatsi labasetulu - 46 Verify source ↗
Kuniketa emandla kanye nemisebenti mhuMcondzisi Jikelele kubaholi
AI-assisted research summary: This provision is about the Director-General’s powers and duties in relation to provincial leaders.
46. Kuniketa emandla kanye nemisebenti mhuMcondzisi Jikelele kubaholi betifundza - 47 Verify source ↗
Kudlulisela emadla kanye nemsebenti baholi betifundza
AI-assisted research summary: This section is titled “Transfer of powers and functions of provincial heads.”
47. Kudlulisela emadla kanye nemsebenti baholi betifundza SAHLUKO 10 TINDZABA LETICUBILE 48. 49. 50. Imitsetfo lecitsiwe noma lechitjiyelwe Emalungiselelo lasemkhatsini Sihloko lesifushane nekucala kusebenta 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 8 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 8 SCHEDULE Laws repealed or amended CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS, INTERPRETATION AND OBJECTS OF ACT Definitions - 48 Verify source ↗
The laws referred to in the second column of the Schedule are hereby repealed or
AI-assisted research summary: This section repeals or amends the laws listed in the Schedule, to the extent set out there.
48. The laws referred to in the second column of the Schedule are hereby repealed or amended to the extent indicated in the third column of the Schedule. Transitional arrangements 49. (1) Criminal proceedings instituted in terms of any law, in respect of conduct which constitutes an offence provided for in Chapter 2, but which were instituted prior to the commencement of this Act, must be continued and concluded as if this Act had not been passed. (2) Every organisation which existed at the time of the commencement of this Act and which — (a) provided services to victims of trafficking; and (b) the Minister of Social Development has listed by notice in the Gazette, may continue to operate and provide such services after the commencement of this Act until the first application procedure as provided for in section 24(4)(a) has been finalised. Short title and commencement 50. (1) This Act is called the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013, and takes effect on a date fixed by the President by proclamation in the Gazette. (2) Different dates may be fixed in respect of different provisions of this Act. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 6161 No. 7 wa 2013 61 (c) kungabandzakanya kuniketela ngemandla noma kwabela ngemandla; futsi (d) akugunyati nguMcondzisi-Jikelele noma Nkhomishana wavelonkhe etimi- sweni letihambisana nekusetjentiswa kweligunya noma kwentiwa kwaleti- bopho. (3) UMcondzisi-Jikelele anga— 5 (a) vumelana, ahluke noma ahocise sincumo lesitsetfwe ngulowo lebekaniketwe emandla ngekwemigomo yalesigaba, mayelana nemalungelo laniketwe umuntfu ngekwaleso sincumo; futsi (b) ahocise kuniketela ngemandla noma kwabela ngemandla. (4) UMcondzisi-Jikelele noma Nkhomishana wavelonkhe anganiketeli ngamandla noma anganiketeli ngaletibopho atfweswe tona ngekwemigomo yesigaba 15, 16, 31, 38, 39, 41 noma 44 saloMtsetfo. 10 Kuniketela emandla kanye nekwabela timfanelo tinhloko tesifundza 47. (1) Inhloko yesifundza leniketwe emandla noma ancunyelwe tibopho nge- kwemigomo yesigaba 46 inganiketela, ngekuya ngesigatjana (4) ngemandla noma yabele tibopho kumuntfu losebentako losezingeni leMcondzisi noma lelingetulu kweMcondzisi locashwe emyangweni wesifundza lesicondzene. (2) Kuniketelwa kwemandla kanye nekwabela ngemandla ngekwemigomo 15 yesigatjana (1)— (a) kutawulandzela imikhawulo, imibandzela kanye nemiyalelo lengabekwa 20 inhloko yesifundza noma Nkhomishana wesifundza; (b) kumele kubhalwe phansi; futsi (c) akugunyati inhloko yesifundza noma Nkhomishana wesifundza letimisweni letihambisana nekusetjentiswa kwemandla laniketiwe noma kwetibopho letabiwe. (3) Inhloko yesifundza noma Nkhomishana wesifundza anga— (a) vumelana, ahluke noma ahocise sincumo lesitsatfwe ngulowo lebekaniketwe emandla ngekwemigomo yalesigaba, mayelana nemalungelo laniketwe umuntfu ngaleso sincumo; futsi (b) ahocise loniketwe emadla. (4) Inhloko yesifundza angeke yaniketela ngemandla noma inikete umsebenti locinisekiswe noma loniketwe yena ngekwesigaba 19(10) noma (11). SAHLUKO 10 TINDZABA LETICUBILE Imitsetfo lecitsiwe noma lechitjiyelwe - 48 Verify source ↗
Ngako-ke
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends and repeals laws listed in the Second Schedule, keeps certain pre-commencement criminal proceedings going as if the Act had not been passed, and allows specified existing institutions to keep providing services until the first commencement date is completed.
48. Ngako-ke imitsetfo leseluhlwini lwesibili lweShejuli iyacitfwa noma iyachitjiyelwa ngendlela lekhonjiswe eluhlwini lwesitsatfu lweShejuli. Emalungiselelo lasemkhatsini 25 30 35 49. (1) Inchubo yebugebengu lebekwe ngekusebentisa noma muphi umtsetfo, ngalokuphatselene nekutiphatsa lokubangela licala leliniketwe kuSahluko 2, kodvwa lelibekwe ngembi kwekucala kwaloMtsetfo, kufanele lichubeke libuye licedzelelwe kwangatsi loMtsetfo awukaphasiswa. 40 (2) Tonkhe tinhlangano lebetikhona ngalesikhatsi kucalwa loMtsetfo naleti— (a) niketwe imisebenti yalabashushunjisiwe; kanye (b) naNgcongcoshe weTekutfutfukisa Umphakatsi lekakubale ngekwesatiso 45 kuGazethi, angachubeka nekusebenta anikete leto tinsita ngemuva kwekucala kusebenta kwaloMtsetfo kute kufike kusebenta kwekucala njengoiba kuboniswe kusigaba 24(4)(a) sekucedziwe. Sihloko lesifishane kanye nekucala kusebenta 50 50. (1) LoMtsetfo ubitwa ngekutsi uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushu- njiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013, futsi uutawucala kusebenta ngelilanga lelitawuncu- nywa nguMengameli ngesimemetelo kuGazethi. (2) Tinsuku letihlukene tingabekwa ngekuhambisana nemibandzela yaloMtsetfo. 62 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 62 SCHEDULE Laws repealed or amended (Section 48) Number and year of law Act No. 68 of 1969 Prescription Act, Short title 1969 Act No. 51 of 1977 Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 Extent of repeal or amendment The amendment of section 12 by the substitution for subsection (4) of the following subsection: ‘‘(4) Prescription shall not com- mence to run in respect of a debt based on the commission of an al- leged sexual offence as contemplated in sections 3, 4, 17, 18(2), 20(1), 23, 24(2) and 26(1) [and 71(1) or (2)] of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007, and an alleged offence as pro- vided for in sections 4, 5, and 7 and involvement in these offences as pro- vided for in section 10 of the Preven- tion and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013, during the time in which the creditor is unable to insti- tute proceedings because of his or her mental or psychological condition.’’. - 1 Verify source ↗
The amendment of section 18 by the
AI-assisted research summary: This section replaces paragraph (h) so it now refers to specified offences in sections 4, 5 and 7, and involvement in those offences under section 10.
1. The amendment of section 18 by the substitution for paragraph (h) of the fol- lowing paragraph: ‘‘(h) [trafficking in persons for sexual purposes by a person] offences as provided for in section [71(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007] 4, 5 and 7 and involvement in these offences as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Traf- ficking in Persons Act, 2013;’’. - 2 Verify source ↗
The insertion of the following section
AI-assisted research summary: This section inserts a new trafficking-in-persons section and defines “Basic Conditions of Employment Act” for that section.
2. The insertion of the following section after section 261: ‘‘Trafficking in persons 261A. (1) In this section— ‘Basic Conditions of Employment Act’ means the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997); GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 6363 No. 7 wa 2013 63 ISHEJULI 1 Imitsetfo lecitsiwe noma lechitjiyelwe (Sigaba 47) Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Act No. 68 of 1969 Sihlokwana lesifushane Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo Prescription Act, 1969 Kuchibiyela sigaba 12 ngekufaka endzaweni yaso sigatjana (4) salesigatjana lesilandzelako: Act No. 51 of 1977 Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 ‘‘(4) Lokwancunywa lokumayelana nesikweleti lekusolwa kutsi sakhiwa kwentiwa kwelicala lekuhlukumeta ngekwemacansi njengoba kushiwo akumele kucale kusebenta njengoba kuvetwe tigaba 3, 4, 17, 18(2), 20(1), 23, 24(2) kanye 26(1) [kanye 71(1) noma (2)] se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007, kanye nelicala lelisolwako njengoba kuniketiwe tigaba 4, 5 kanye nesi-7 semtsetfo lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushu- shunjiswa Kwebantfu , wanga-2013 ngesikhatsi lapho lokweletwako angakwati kutsatsa tinyatselo temtsetfo ngesizatfu sekungaphili kahle ngekwengcondvo.’’. - 1 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela sigaba 18 ngekufaka
AI-assisted research summary: Section 18 replaces item (h) with wording about trafficking of persons for sexual exploitation, related offences, and intervention under the 2013 trafficking law.
1. Kuchibiyela sigaba 18 ngekufaka endzaweni yaso indzima (h) yalendzima lelandzelako: ‘‘(h) [kushushunjiswa kwebantfu ngenhloso yekubasebentisa bantfu ngekwemacansi] ngemacala njengoba kuniketiwe sigaba [71(1) noma (2) se- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007] 4, 5 na 7 kanye nekungenelela kulamacala njengoba kuniketiwe kusigala 10 Semtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013;’’. - 2 Verify source ↗
Kufakwa kwalesigaba lesilandzelako
AI-assisted research summary: This section says that if trafficking charges are not proved, but evidence proves one of several listed related offences, the accused may still be found guilty of the proved offence.
2. Kufakwa kwalesigaba lesilandzelako ngemuva kwesigaba 261: ‘‘Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu 261A. (1) Kulesigaba—‘Basic Conditions of Employment Act’ ichaza i-Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997); 64 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 64 Number and year of law Short title Extent of repeal or amendment ‘Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act’ means the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007); ‘Immigration Act’ means the Immi- gration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002; and ‘Prevention and Combating of Traf- ficking in Persons Act’ means the Prevention and Combating of Traf- ficking in Persons Act, 2013. (2) If the evidence on a charge of trafficking in persons provided for in section 4 or any involvement in the offence as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, does not prove the offence of trafficking in per- sons or the involvement in the of- fence, but the offence of— (a) assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm; (b) common assault; (c) rape as provided for in section 3 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Of- fences and Related Matters) Amendment Act; (d) compelled rape as provided for in section 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act; (e) sexual assault as provided for in section 5 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act; (f) compelled sexual assault as pro- vided for in section 6 of the Crimi- nal Law (Sexual Offences and Re- lated Matters) Amendment Act; (g) compelled self-sexual assault as provided for in section 7 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act; GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 6565 No. 7 wa 2013 65 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Sihlokwana lesifushane Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo ‘Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act’)’ ichaza i-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007); ‘Immigration Act’ ichaza i-Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002; futsi ‘UMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu’ uchaza uMtsetfo lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013. (2) Uma bufakazi ecaleni lekushushunjiswa kwebantfu lelishiwo sigaba 4 noma Kuphi kungenelela kulelicala njengoba kuniketiwe kusuigaba 10 semtsetfo lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu noma ngabe ngumuphi umzamo wekwenta lelo cala, longaveti licala lekushushunjiswa kwebantfu, kodvwa loveta licala loku— (a) shaya ngenhloso yekulimata; (b) shaya; (c) dlwengula njengoba kushiwo sigaba 3 se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act) noma ngumuphi umzamo wekwenta lelo cala; (d) phoca kuya emacansini nemuntfu njengoba kuniketiwe sigaba 4 se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act noma ngabe ngumuphi umzamo wekwenta lelo cala; (e) shaya ngalokuhlukumeta ngekwemacansi njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 5 se- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act noma ngabe ngumuphi umzamo wekwenta lelo cala; (f) kuphocelela kuya ecansini ngalokushaya njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 6 se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act) noma lomunye umzamo wekwenta lelo cala; (g) phoca ngalokushaya kanye nekuhlukumeta ngekwemacansi njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 7 se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act noma ngabe ngumuphi umzamo wekwenta lelo cala; 66 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 66 Number and year of law Short title Extent of repeal or amendment (h) debt bondage as provided for in section 5 or any involvement in the offence as provided for in sec- tion 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Per- sons Act; (i) the possession, destruction, confis- cation, concealment of or tamper- ing with documents as provided for in section 6 or any involve- ment in the offence as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Per- sons Act; (j) using the services of a victim of trafficking as provided for in sec- tion 7 or any involvement in the offence as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combat- ing of Trafficking in Persons Act; (k) conduct facilitating trafficking in persons as provided for in section 8 or any involvement in the of- fence as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act; (l) transporting a person within or across the borders of the Republic knowing that the person is a vic- tim of trafficking as provided for in section 9(1) or any involvement in the offence as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Per- sons Act; (m) entering or remaining in, or de- parting from the Republic as pro- vided for in section 49(1)(a) of the Immigration Act; (n) knowingly assisting a person to enter or remain in, or depart from the Republic as provided for in section 49(2) of the Immigration Act; (o) employing a child as provided for in section 43 of the Basic Condi- tions of Employment Act; or (p) forced labour as provided for in section 48 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, the accused may be found guilty of the offence so proved.’’. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 6767 No. 7 wa 2013 67 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Sihlokwana lesifushane Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo (h) bophetela ngesikweletu njengoba kuniketiwe sigaba 5 noma kuphi kungenelela kulelicala njegoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 10 Semtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu; (i) cekela phansi, kudla, kugcina, kufihla noma kulimata tincwadzi njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 6 noma kuphi kungenelela kulelicala njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 10 Semtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu; (j) sebentisa lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 7 noma kuphi kungenelela kulelicala njegoba kuiniketiwe kusigaba 10 Semtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu; (k) asebente ngekushushumbisa bantfu njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 8 noma kuphi kungenelela kulelicala njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 10; (l) kuhambisa umuntfu kuleki noma ngaphandle kwemingcele yakuleli laseRiphabhulikhi wati kahle kutsi lomuntfu uyatsintseka ekushushunjisweni njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 9(1) noma kuphi kungenelela kulelicala njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 10; (m) ngena noma kuhlala, noma kuphuma eriphabhulikhi njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 49(1)(a) se-Immigration Act; (n) sita ube nelwati lekutsi kulicala kusita umuntfu kutsi angene noma ahlale, noma aphume eriphabhulikhi njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 49(2) se- Immigration Act; (o) casha bantfwana njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 43 se- Conditions of Employment Act; noma (p) phocelela umuntfu kutsi asebente njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 48 se-Conditions of Employment Act, ummangalelwa angatfolakala anelicala uma kunebufakazi baloko.’’. 68 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 68 Number and year of law Short title Extent of repeal or amendment - 3 Verify source ↗
The amendment of section 299A by—
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends section 299A to replace paragraphs (e) and (f) and add a new paragraph (g).
3. The amendment of section 299A by— (a) the substitution in subsection (1) for paragraphs (e) and (f) of the follow- ing paragraphs: (e) kidnapping; [or] (f) any conspiracy, incitement or attempt to commit any offence contemplated in paragraphs (a) to (e)[,] ; or; and (b) the addition in subsection (1) of the following paragraph after paragraph (f): ‘‘(g) offences as provided for in section 4, 5 and 7 and involve- ment in these offences as pro- vided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.’’. - 4 Verify source ↗
The amendment of Schedule 1 by the
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Schedule 1 by replacing one listed trafficking item with a new trafficking reference.
4. The amendment of Schedule 1 by the substitution for the item ‘‘[Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes by a person contemplated in section 71(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ of the follow- ing item: ‘‘Trafficking in persons as provided for in section 4 and involvement in the offence as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.’’. - 5 Verify source ↗
The amendment of Part II of Schedule
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Part II of Schedule 2 by replacing one listed item with a new item about offences under sections 4, 5, 7, and related involvement under section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.
5. The amendment of Part II of Schedule 2 by the substitution for the item ‘‘[Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes by a person contemplated in section 71(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ of the following item: ‘‘Offences provided for in section 4, 5 and 7 and involvement in these of- fences as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.’’. - 6 Verify source ↗
The amendment of Part III of Sched-
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Part III of Schedule 2 by adding an item covering offences under sections 4, 5 and 7, and involvement in those offences under section 10, of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.
6. The amendment of Part III of Sched- ule 2 by the insertion of the following item after the item of ‘‘Childstealing’’: ‘‘Offences as provided for in section 4, 5 and 7 and involvement in these offences as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.’’. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 6969 No. 7 wa 2013 69 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Sihlokwana lesifushane Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo - 3 Verify source ↗
Kuchitjiyelwa kwesigaba 299A
AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends section 299A by removing two listed items and adding a new item about offences in sections 4, 5, and 7, and interference with those offences under section 10 of the named Act.
3. Kuchitjiyelwa kwesigaba 299A ngeku— (a) khipha kufakwe kusigatjana (1) kundzima (e) na (f) kuletindzima letilandzelako: (e) kutfumba; [noma] (f) noma liphi luzungu, kugcugcutela noma kutama kwenta noma liphi licala lelivetwe kutindzima (a) kuya ku (e)[,] ; noma; kanye (b) lokungetwa kusigatjana (1) kwalendzima lelandzelako ngemuva kwendzima (f): ‘‘(g) emacala njengoba aniketiwe kusigaba 4, 5, na 7 nekungenelela kulamacala njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 10 seMtsetfo Lovikela futsi Ulwisane Nekushushnunjiswa Kwebantfu, 2013.’’. - 4 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela sigaba 299A ngalekufaka
AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends section 299A by replacing a quoted phrase with a reference to the definition of human trafficking in the 2013 trafficking law.
4. Kuchibiyela sigaba 299A ngalekufaka endzaweni yeku—‘‘[kushushunjiswa kwebantfu kute basetjentiswe ngekowemacansi umuntfu lovetwe kusigaba 71(1) noma (2) se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act , 2007]’’ kwafakwa loku lokulandzelako: ‘‘Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu njengoba kuvetwe kusigaba 4 semtsetfo lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga- 2013.’’. - 5 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela iNgcenye II yeSheduli 2
AI-assisted research summary: This section replaces the Schedule 2 wording for the listed trafficking-related reference.
5. Kuchibiyela iNgcenye II yeSheduli 2 ngalekufaka [‘‘Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu kuze basetjentiswe ngekwemacansi umuntfu lovetwe kusigaba 71(1) noma (2) se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act , 2007]’’ kwafakwa loku lokulandzelako: ‘‘Kushushunjiswa bantfu njengoba kuvetwe kusigaba 4 semtsetfo lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu , wanga-2013.’’. - 6 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela iNcenye III yeShejuli 2
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Schedule 2 by inserting a reference after the words “Kuntjontjwa kwebantfwana”.
6. Kuchibiyela iNcenye III yeShejuli 2 ngalokufaka loku lokulandzelako ngemuva kweligama lelitsi ‘‘Kuntjontjwa kwebantfwana’’: ‘‘Kushushunjiswa Kwebantfu lokuvetwe kusigaba 4 semtsetfo lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga- 2013.’’. 70 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 70 Number and year of law Short title Extent of repeal or amendment - 7 Verify source ↗
The amendment of Schedule 5 by the
AI-assisted research summary: This section replaces an item in Schedule 5 with a new item covering trafficking-related offences under specified sections of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.
7. The amendment of Schedule 5 by the substitution for the item ‘‘[Any traffick- ing related offence by a commercial carrier as contemplated in section 71 (6) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Of- fences and Related Matters) Amend- ment Act, 2007]’’ of the following item: ‘‘Offences as provided for in section 4, 5, 7 and 9(1) and involvement in these offences as provided for in sec- tion 10 of the Prevention and Combat- ing of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.’’. - 8 Verify source ↗
The amendment of Schedule 6 by the
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Schedule 6 by replacing one listed item with a new trafficking-related item.
8. The amendment of Schedule 6 by the substitution for the item ‘‘[Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes by a person as contemplated in section 71(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ of the follow- ing item: ‘‘Offences as provided for in section 4, 5 and 7 and involvement in these offences as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.’’. - 1 Verify source ↗
The amendment of Part I of Schedule
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Part I of Schedule 2 by replacing one listed item with a new trafficking-in-persons item.
1. The amendment of Part I of Schedule 2 by the substitution for the item ‘‘[Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes by a person as contemplated in section 71(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ of the following item: ‘‘Trafficking in persons as provided for in section 4(1) and involvement in the offence as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.’’. Act No. 105 of 1997 Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 7171 No. 7 wa 2013 71 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Sihlokwana lesifushane Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo - 7 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela ishejuli 5 ngekufaka
AI-assisted research summary: This section changes Schedule 5 by replacing one trafficking-related reference with a different trafficking-related reference.
7. Kuchibiyela ishejuli 5 ngekufaka ‘‘[Noma liphi licala lelihlobene nekushushumbisa lelentiwa umtfutsi ngenhloso yekushushunjiswa njengoba kuvetwe kusigaba 71(6) se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ kwafakwa loku lokulandzelako: ‘‘Noma liphi licala lelihlobene nekushushunjiswa lelentiwe umtfutsi njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 9 semtsetfo lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga- 2013.’’. - 8 Verify source ↗
Kuchitjiyelwa kweShejuli 6
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Schedule 6 by replacing one listed reference with another reference to offences under the Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.
8. Kuchitjiyelwa kweShejuli 6 ngekukhipha lomucu lolandzelako ‘‘[Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu kwentwela tizatfu temuntfu njengoba kuvetwe kusigaba 71(1) noma (2) se-Criminal Law) Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ kufakwe lomucu lolandzelako: Emacala njengoba abekiwe kutigaba 4, 5 na 7 kanye nekungenelela kulamacala njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 10 SeMtsetfo Wekuvikela Nekulawula Kushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, 2013’’. - 1 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela iNcenye I yeShejuli 2
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Schedule 2 by replacing one trafficking-related reference with a reference to section 4 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.
1. Kuchibiyela iNcenye I yeShejuli 2 ngalokususa ‘‘[Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu kuze basetjentiswe ngekwemacansi umuntfu lovetwe kusigaba 71(1) noma (2) se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ kwafakwa lokhu lokulandzelako: ‘‘Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 4 semtsetfo lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu , wanga-2013.’’. Act No.105 of 1997 Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997 72 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 72 Number and year of law Short title Extent of repeal or amendment Act No. 112 of 1998 Witness Protection Act, 1998 - 2 Verify source ↗
The amendment of Part III of Sched-
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends several schedules by removing some trafficking-related items and replacing them with broader references to offences under the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.
2. The amendment of Part III of Sched- ule 2 by the deletion of the item ‘‘[Any trafficking related offence by a com- mercial carrier as contemplated in section 71 (6) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’. The amendment of the Schedule by the substitution for item 10A of the follow- ing item: ‘‘10A. [Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes by a person or commercial carrier as contemplated in section 71 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Mat- ters) Amendment Act, 2007] Any offence under Chapter 2 of the Pre- vention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.’’. Act No. 121 of 1998 Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 The amendment of Schedule 1 by the insertion after item 33 of the following item: Act No. 56 of 2001 Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 ‘‘33A. Any offence under Chapter 2 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013;’’. The amendment of the Schedule by the substitution for the item ‘‘[Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes by a person contemplated in section 71 (1) or (2) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ of the follow- ing item: ‘‘Any offence under Chapter 2, except section 9(3), of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.’’. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 7373 No. 7 wa 2013 73 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Sihlokwana lesifushane Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo Act No.112 of 1998 Witness Protection Act, 1998 Act No. 121 of 1998 Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 Act No. 56 of 2001 Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 - 2 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela iNgcenye III yeSheduli 2
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Schedule 2 by deleting one existing reference and replacing it with updated references to trafficking-related offences.
2. Kuchibiyela iNgcenye III yeSheduli 2 ngalokususa ‘‘[Noma liphi licala lelihlobene nekushushunjiswa lelentiwe ngumuntfu ngenhloso yekushushunjiswa njengoba kuvetwe kusigaba 71(6) se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’. Kuchibiyela ishejuli ngalokususa lencenye lelandzelako yeluhlamvu 10A: ‘‘10A. Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu [kuze basetjentiswe ngekwemacansi umuntfu noma umtfutsi ngenhloso yekushushunjiswa njengoba kuvetwe kusigaba 71 se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ noma liphi licala lelingaphasi kweSahluko 2 Semtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu , wanga-2013.’’. - 1 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela ishejuli 1 ngalokufaka
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Schedule 1 by replacing an item so it refers to offences under Chapter 2 of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.
1. Kuchibiyela ishejuli 1 ngalokufaka loku lokulandzelako ngemuva keluhlamvu 33: ‘‘33A. Noma liphi licala lelingaphasi kweSahluko 2 Semtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu , wanga-2013.’’. Kuchibiyela ishejuli ngalokususa ‘‘[Kushushunjiswa bantfu kuze basetjentiswe ngekwemacansi umuntfu lovetwe kusigaba 71(1) noma (2) se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ kwafakwa loku lokulandzelako: ‘‘Noma liphi licala lelingaphasi kweSahluko 2 Semtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013.’’. 74 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 74 Number and year of law Act No. 13 of 2002 Short title Extent of repeal or amendment Immigration Act, 2002 - 1 Verify source ↗
The amendment of section 29 by—
AI-assisted research summary: Relevant authorities may bring a person to the Republic for prosecution if an arrest warrant is outstanding in the Republic.
1. The amendment of section 29 by— (a) the insertion of the following sub- sections after subsection (1): ‘‘(1A) A port of entry visa is- sued to a foreigner before he or she became a prohibited person in terms of subsection (1)(b) must be withdrawn. (1B) Subsection (1)(b) does not prohibit the relevant authorities from bringing a person to the Re- public for prosecution if a warrant for his or her arrest is outstanding in the Republic.’’. - 2 Verify source ↗
The amendment of section 35 by—
AI-assisted research summary: An immigration officer who suspects a passenger is a trafficking victim must immediately report it to a police official.
2. The amendment of section 35 by— (a) the addition of the following para- graph in subsection (5): ‘‘(e) a list of all the children on board of the conveyance indi- cating which children are unac- companied.’’; and (b) the insertion after subsection (5) of the following subsection: ‘‘(5A) If an immigration officer has reason to believe that any pas- senger on board the conveyance is a victim of trafficking, he or she must immediately report the mat- ter, in terms of section 18(1) or 19(1) of the Prevention and Com- bating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013, to a police official.’’. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 7575 No. 7 wa 2013 75 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Act No. 13 of 2002 Sihlokwana lesifushane Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo Immigration Act, 2002 - 1 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela kusigaba 29 ngaloku—
AI-assisted research summary: A visa or warrant authorising delivery of a temporary resident to a person before that resident becomes unlawful must be withdrawn, and the concerned council may not return a person to the republic for prosecution once an arrest warrant has been issued.
1. Kuchibiyela kusigaba 29 ngaloku— (a) nangalokufakwa kwaletigatjana letilandzelako ngemuva kwesigatjana (1): ‘‘(1A) Ivisa noma incwadzi legunyata kutsi umhlali wesikhashana aniketwe umuntfu umchamuki ngaphambi kwekutsi abe ngumhlali longavumelekile kuhlala kuleli ngekwemigomo yesigatjana (1)(b) kumele ihociswe. (1B) Sigatjana (1)(b) asaleli umkhandlu locondzene kutsi ubuyise umuntfu eriphabhulikhi kutsi atoshushiswa uma seyikhishiwe incwadzi yakhe legunyata kutsi aboshwe eriphabhulikhi.’’. - 2 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela sigaba 35 ngaloku—
AI-assisted research summary: An immigration control officer who reasonably suspects a passenger on a vehicle is being trafficked must report it immediately to the police branch, under the referenced sections.
2. Kuchibiyela sigaba 35 ngaloku— (a) nangalokungeta lendzima lelandzelako esigatjeni (5): ‘‘(e) luhla lwabo bonkhe bantfwana labagibele sitfutsi loluveta labo bantfwana labangakakhishwa.’’; kanye (b) nangalokufaka lesigatjana lesilandzelako ngemuva kwesigatjana (5): ‘‘(5A) Uma losebentela luphiko lolulawula kufuduka anesizatfu lesenta akholwe kutsi kukhona umgibeli lokusitfutsi loshushunjiswako, kumele ngalokushesha abike loludzaba, ngekwemigomo yesigaba 18(1) noma 19(1) semtsetfo lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013, abikele losebentela ligatja letemisebenti yemaphoyisa.’’. 76 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 76 Number and year of law Short title Extent of repeal or amendment - 3 Verify source ↗
The amendment of section 49 by the
AI-assisted research summary: A person commits an offence if they possess, destroy, confiscate, conceal, or tamper with another person's passport, travel document, or identity document in furtherance of a crime.
3. The amendment of section 49 by the addition in subsection (15) of the follow- ing paragraph: ‘‘(c) has in his or her or its possession or intentionally destroys, confis- cates, conceals or tampers with any actual or purported passport, travel document or identity document of another person in furtherance of a crime, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to impris- onment for a period not exceeding 15 years without the option of a fine.’’. - 4 Verify source ↗
The amendment of Schedule 1 by the
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Schedule 1 by replacing one listed item with a broader reference to offences under Chapter 2, except section 9(3).
4. The amendment of Schedule 1 by the substitution for the item ‘‘[Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes by a person as contemplated in sections 71 (1), (2) or (6) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ of the follow- ing item: ‘‘Any offence under Chapter 2 except section 9(3) of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013’’. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 7777 No. 7 wa 2013 77 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Sihlokwana lesifushane Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo - 3 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela sigaba 49 ngalokususa
AI-assisted research summary: A person who intentionally destroys, eats, carries, hides, or tampers with a genuine or intended passport, travel document, or another person's stamp for fraud commits an offence and may be imprisoned for up to 15 years.
3. Kuchibiyela sigaba 49 ngalokususa sigatjana (15) kulendzima lelandzelako: (c) letfolakala kumuntfu noma lecekelwe phansi ngamabomu futsi, yadliwa, yaphatfwa, yafihlwa noma yaphambaniseka nephasiphothi mbamba noma lebekumele kube iphasiphothi, incwadzi leligunyata kuvakashela lamanye emave, noma namatisi walomunye umuntfu kuchuba bulelesi, kumele atfolakale anelicala, futsi atfweswe sigwebo avalelwe ejele sikhatsi lesingadluli eminyakeni leli-15 ngaphandle kwekutsi akhokhe inhlawulo.’’. - 4 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela ishejuli 1 ngalokususa
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends Schedule 1 by replacing an earlier reference with a new one about offences under Chapter 2, except section 9(3), of the 2013 anti-trafficking Act.
4. Kuchibiyela ishejuli 1 ngalokususa ‘‘[Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu kuze basetjentiswe ngekwemacansi umuntfu njengoba kuvetiwe tigaba 71(1), (2) noma (6) se-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007]’’ kwafakwa loku lokulandzelako: ‘‘Noma liphi licala ngaphansi kweSahluko 2 ngaphandle kwesigaba 9(3) Semtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013.’’. 78 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 78 Number and year of law Act No. 38 of 2005 Children’s Act, Short title 2005 Extent of repeal or amendment - 1 Verify source ↗
The amendment of the Table of Con-
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the table of contents by deleting the listed Chapter 18 entry.
1. The amendment of the Table of Con- tents by the deletion of the following: (a) ‘‘CHAPTER 18 International co-operation TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN - 281 Verify source ↗
Purposes of Chapter
AI-assisted research summary: This section states the purposes of the chapter.
281. Purposes of Chapter - 282 Verify source ↗
UN Protocol to Prevent
AI-assisted research summary: This section says the UN Protocol to Prevent Trafficking in Persons has force of law.
282. UN Protocol to Prevent Trafficking in Persons to have force of law 283. - 284 Verify source ↗
Trafficking in children
AI-assisted research summary: Trafficking in children is prohibited.
284. Trafficking in children prohibited - 285 Verify source ↗
Behaviour facilitating
AI-assisted research summary: Behaviour that facilitates trafficking in children is prohibited.
285. Behaviour facilitating trafficking in children prohibited - 286 Verify source ↗
Assistance to child who is
AI-assisted research summary: 286. Assistance to child who is victim of trafficking
286. Assistance to child who is victim of trafficking - 287 Verify source ↗
Trafficking of child by par-
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about trafficking of a child by a parent, guardian, or another person with parental responsibilities and rights.
287. Trafficking of child by par- ent, guardian or other person who has parental responsibilities and rights in respect of child - 288 Verify source ↗
Reporting of child who is
AI-assisted research summary: Section heading: reporting of a child who is a victim of trafficking.
288. Reporting of child who is victim of trafficking - 289 Verify source ↗
Child who is victim of
AI-assisted research summary: 289. Child who is victim of trafficking found in Republic
289. Child who is victim of trafficking found in Republic - 290 Verify source ↗
Repatriation of child who is
AI-assisted research summary: Section title only: “Repatriation of child who is victim of trafficking.”
290. Repatriation of child who is victim of trafficking - 291 Verify source ↗
Extra-territorial jurisdic-
AI-assisted research summary: This text appears to be a heading or amendment reference to section 291, “Extra-territorial jurisdiction,” and Schedule 3, rather than a substantive rule.
291. Extra-territorial jurisdic- tion’’ and (b) ‘‘Schedule 3’’. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 7979 No. 7 wa 2013 79 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Act No. 38 of 2005 Children’s Act, 2005 1. Kuchibiyela Lokucuketfwe kwasuswa Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo Sihlokwana lesifushane loku lokulandzelako: (a) ‘‘SAHLUKO 18 KUSHUSHUNJISWA KWEBANTFWANA - 281 Verify source ↗
Injongo yaleSahluko
AI-assisted research summary: This section states the purpose of the Chapter.
281. Injongo yaleSahluko - 282 Verify source ↗
Inchubo ye-UN yemtsetfo
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about the UN law protecting people from torture.
282. Inchubo ye-UN yemtsetfo leVikela kushushunjiswa Kwebantfu - 283 Verify source ↗
Kusebentisana kwemave
AI-assisted research summary: Section heading: “Kusebentisana kwemave eMhlaba.”
283. Kusebentisana kwemave eMhlaba - 284 Verify source ↗
Akuvumelekanga
AI-assisted research summary: Abusing children is prohibited.
284. Akuvumelekanga kushushunjiswa kwebantfwana - 285 Verify source ↗
Tento tekusita
AI-assisted research summary: Section 285 is titled “Tento tekusita kushushunjiswa kwebantfu.”
285. Tento tekusita kushushunjiswa kwebantfu - 286 Verify source ↗
Kusita bantfwana
AI-assisted research summary: Section 286 concerns children who have been abused or mistreated.
286. Kusita bantfwana labahlukumetwe kushushunjiswa - 287 Verify source ↗
Kushushunjiswa bantfwana
AI-assisted research summary: The provision refers to a child being with a parent, guardian, or another person who cares for the child as a parent.
287. Kushushunjiswa bantfwana bashushunjiswa umtali, loyigadile noma lomunye umuntfu loyigade njengemtali lonetibopho kanye namalungelo ngalowo mntfwana - 288 Verify source ↗
Kubika bantfwana
AI-assisted research summary: Section title about children who have been abused or mistreated.
288. Kubika bantfwana labahlukumetwe kushushunjiswa - 289 Verify source ↗
Bantfwana labahlukumetwe
AI-assisted research summary: Children who have been abused are to be found in the Republic.
289. Bantfwana labahlukumetwe kushushunjiswa atfolakale eriphabhulikhi - 290 Verify source ↗
Kubuyisela bantfwana
AI-assisted research summary: Section title about returning children who were mistreated or abused to their own country.
290. Kubuyisela bantfwana labahlukumetwe kushushunjiswa eveni labo - 291 Verify source ↗
Ligunya lemave
AI-assisted research summary: This entry concerns the extent of repeal or amendment and refers to Schedule 3.
291. Ligunya lemave angaphandle’’ kanye (b) ‘‘Ishejuli 3’’. 80 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 80 Number and year of law Short title Extent of repeal or amendment - 2 Verify source ↗
The amendment of section 1 by—
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends section 1 by replacing the definition of “commercial sexual exploitation” and repealing two definitions.
2. The amendment of section 1 by— (a) the substitution for the definition of ‘‘commercial sexual exploitation’’ of the following definition: ‘‘commercial sexual exploita- tion’’, in relation to a child means [— (a)] the procurement of a child to perform sexual activities for financial or other re- ward, including acts of pros- titution or pornography, irre- spective of whether that reward is claimed by, pay- able to or shared with the procurer, the child, the par- ent or care-giver of the child, or any other person [; or (b) trafficking in a child for use in sexual activities, includ- ing prostitution or pornog- raphy]’’; and (b) the repeal of the definitions of ‘‘trafficking’’ and ‘‘UN Protocol to Prevent Trafficking in Persons’’. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 8181 No. 7 wa 2013 81 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Sihlokwana lesifushane Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo - 2 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela sigaba 1 ngaloku—
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends a definition by replacing the wording for the child exploitation term and repealing two related definitions.
2. Kuchibiyela sigaba 1 ngaloku— (a) susa inchazelo ‘‘kucaphata ngalokusetjentiswa ngekwemacansi ngenhloso yekushushunjiswa’’ yalokhu lokulandzelako: ‘‘kucaphata ngalokusetjentiswa ngekwemacansi ngenhloso yekushushunjiswa’’ emntfwaneni kuchaza[— (a)] kutfola bantfwana latawusetjentiswa ngekwemacansi kute kuzuzwe imali noma kutfolwe lenye inzuzo, loku kubandzakanya tento tebuyengandvodza noma tekwenta imifanekiso yebantfu labangenalutfo, noma ngabe leyo nzuzo itfolwa, ikhokhelwa noma yabelwa lowo lowenta loko, bantfwana, umtali noma lonakekela bantfwana, noma lomunye umuntfu [; noma (b) kushushunjiswa bantfwana kuze isetjentiswe ngekwemacansi, kubandzakanya buyengandvodza noma imifanekiso yetemacansi]’’; kanye (b) kucitfwa kwenchazelo ‘‘kushu- shunjiswa’’ kanye ‘‘Inchubo ye-UN yekuVikela kushushunjiswa Kwebantfu’’. 82 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 82 Number and year of law Short title Extent of repeal or amendment - 3 Verify source ↗
The repeal of Chapter 18.
AI-assisted research summary: Chapter 18 is repealed.
3. The repeal of Chapter 18. - 4 Verify source ↗
The amendment of section 305 by—
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends section 305 by repealing some subsections and replacing subsection (6). It also sets the penalty for certain convictions at a fine, imprisonment up to 10 years, or both.
4. The amendment of section 305 by— (a) the repeal of subsection (1)(r) and (s); (b) the substitution for subsection (6) of the following subsection: ‘‘(6) [Subject to subsection (8), a] A person convicted of an offence in terms of subsection (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) is liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a pe- riod not exceeding ten years, or to both a fine and such imprison- ment.’’ ; and (c) the repeal of subsection (8). - 5 Verify source ↗
The repeal of Schedule 3.
AI-assisted research summary: This section states that Schedule 3 is repealed.
5. The repeal of Schedule 3. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 8383 No. 7 wa 2013 83 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Sihlokwana lesifushane Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo - 3 Verify source ↗
Kucitfwa kweSahluko 18.
AI-assisted research summary: Section 3 is a heading referring to Chapter 18.
3. Kucitfwa kweSahluko 18. - 4 Verify source ↗
Kuchitfwa kwesigaba 305 ngeku—
AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends section 305 by repealing some paragraphs, replacing subsection (6), and repealing subsection (8). It also sets a penalty of up to 10 years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both for a person convicted under section 305 subsections (1) to (5).
4. Kuchitfwa kwesigaba 305 ngeku— (a) citsa sigatjana (1)(r) na (s); (b) Kukhishwa kufakwe kusigatjana (6) lesigatjana lesilandzelako: ‘‘(6) [ngekuya ngesigatjana (8), a] umuntfu lotfolwe anelicala ngekwesigatjana (1), (2), (3), (4) noma (5) utawuhlawuliswa noma avalelwe ejele sikhatsi lesingadluli iminyaka lelishumi, noma kokubili inhlawulo nekuvalelwa ejele.’’; kanye (c) kuctfwa kwesigatjana (8). ne-(s) kanye nesigatjana (8). - 5 Verify source ↗
Kucitfwa kweShejuli 3.
AI-assisted research summary: This section appears to deal with Schedule 3 and its repeal or amendment.
5. Kucitfwa kweShejuli 3. 84 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 84 Number and year of law Act No. 32 of 2007 Criminal Law Short title (Sexual Offences and Related Mat- ters) Amendment Act, 2007 Extent of repeal or amendment - 1 Verify source ↗
The amendment of the long title by
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the long title by deleting a specified phrase about interim provision relating to trafficking in persons for sexual purposes.
1. The amendment of the long title by the deletion of the following ‘‘* making interim provision relating to the traf- ficking in persons for sexual pur- poses;’’. - 2 Verify source ↗
The amendment of the Index by the
AI-assisted research summary: This provision deletes the listed entry from the Index in Chapter 7 Part 6.
2. The amendment of the Index by the deletion in Chapter 7 Part 6 of the fol- lowing: ‘‘Transitional provisions relating to trafficking in persons for sexual purposes - 70 Verify source ↗
Application and interpretation
AI-assisted research summary: 70. Application and interpretation
70. Application and interpretation - 71 Verify source ↗
Trafficking in persons for
AI-assisted research summary: This provision is titled “Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes.”
71. Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes’’. - 3 Verify source ↗
The amendment of section 1 by the
AI-assisted research summary: This section replaces the definition of “sexual offence” in section 1.
3. The amendment of section 1 by the substitution for the definition of ‘‘sexual offence’’ of the following definition: ’’ ‘sexual offence’ means any offence in terms of Chapters 2, 3 and 4 and sec- tion[s] 55 [and 71(1), (2) and (6)] of this Act and any offence referred to in Chapter 2 of the Prevention and Com- bating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013, which was committed for sexual purposes;’’.
Part
CHAPTER 1
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In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—
AI-assisted research summary: This section defines key terms used in the Act.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise— ‘‘abuse of vulnerability’’ for purposes of section 4(1), means any abuse that leads a person to believe that he or she has no reasonable alternative but to submit to exploitation, and includes but taking advantage of the vulnerabilities of that person resulting from— (a) the person having entered or remained in the Republic illegally or without proper documentation; limited to, is not any disability of the person; (b) pregnancy; (c) (d) addiction to the use of any dependence-producing substance; (e) being a child; (f) social circumstances; or (g) economic circumstances; ‘‘accredited organisation’’ means an organisation, including a government institution, accredited in terms of section 24 to provide services to adult victims of trafficking; ‘‘body part’’ for purposes of this Act, means any blood product, embryo, gamete, gonad, oocyte, zygote, organ or tissue as defined in the National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003); ‘‘carrier’’ includes a person who is the owner or employee of the owner, an agent, an operator, a lessor, a driver, a charterer or a master, of any means of transport; ‘‘child’’ means a person under the age of 18 years; ‘‘Children’s Act’’ means the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005); ‘‘children’s court’’ means a children’s court referred to in section 42 of the Children’s Act; ‘‘court’’ means a High Court or a magistrate’s court for any district or for any regional division; ‘‘Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act’’ means the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007); ‘‘Criminal Procedure Act’’ means the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977); ‘‘debt bondage’’ means the involuntary status or condition that arises from a pledge by a person of— (a) his or her personal services; or (b) as security for a debt owed, or claimed to be owed, including any debt incurred or claimed to be incurred after the pledge is given, by that person if the— the personal services of another person under his or her control, (i) debt owed or claimed to be owed, as reasonably assessed, is manifestly (ii) excessive; length and nature of those services are not respectively limited and defined; or (iii) value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied towards the liquidation of the debt or purported debt; ‘‘designated child protection organisation’’ has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of the Children’s Act; ‘‘electronic communications’’ means the emission, transmission or reception of information, including without limitation, voice, sound, data, text, video, anima- tion, visual images, moving images and pictures, signals or a combination thereof 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 99 No. 7 wa 2013 9 ISHEJULI Imitsetfo lecitsiwe noma lechitjiyelwe SAHLUKO 1 TINCHAZELO, KUHUNYUSHWA NETINJONGO TEMTSETFO Tinchazelo - 1 Verify source ↗
KuloMtsetfo, ngaphandle uma ingcikitsi iveta ngalenye indlela—
AI-assisted research summary: This provision defines key trafficking-related terms and explains how knowledge and “acting” are interpreted under the Act.
1. KuloMtsetfo, ngaphandle uma ingcikitsi iveta ngalenye indlela— ‘‘kuhlukumeta loswelako’’ kwentela tinjongo tesigaba 4(1), kuchaza noma ngabe nguluphi luhlobo lwekuhlukumeta emtimbeni noma engcondvweni lekuholela ekutseni umuntfu akholelwe ekutseni akanako llokunye langakwenta ngaphandle kwekuniketela kutsi acaphatwe, akugcini lapho kuphindze kubandzakanye kusebentisa ngalokungafanele kuswela kwalowo munftu lokuholela ekutseni— (a) umuntfu angeniswe noma agcinwe eRiphabhulikhi ngaphandle kwetincwadzi abe nemtfwana; timo tenhlalo; kanye letifanele; (b) akhulelwe; (c) akhubateke; (d) asebenzise tinto letilawula umtimba nengcondo; (e) (f (g) netimo temnotfo; ‘‘inhlangano leligunyatiwe’’ ichaza inhlangano leligunyatiwe ngekwemigomo yesigaba 24 kutsi isite bantfu labadzala labahlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa; ‘‘incenye yemtimba’’ kwentela tizatfu taloMtsetfo, kushiwo noma muphi umkhicito wengati, lokusengakabi mtfwana esuswini, igamethi, igonadi, i-oocyte, izayigothi, sitfo noma ithishu njengoba kuchazwe ku-National Health Act, 2003 (Umtsetfo nom. 61 wanga 2003); ‘‘umtfutsi’’ kufaka ekhatsi umuntfu lomnikati, inhloli, umsebenti, lobolekile, luhlobo umshayeli, umcashi wesittutsi noma umnikati wanoma nguluphi lwesitfutsi; ‘‘umntfwana’’ ichaza umuntfu loneminyaka lengaphansi kwema-18; ‘‘Children’s Act’’ ichaza i-Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005); ‘‘inkhantolo letsetsa emacala ebantfwana’’ ichaza inkhantolo letsetsa emacala ebantfwana lleshiwo sigaba 42 se-Children’s Act; ‘‘inkhantolo’’ ichaza iNkhantolo leNkhulu noma inkhantolo yamantji yesigodzi noma yesifundza lesihlukene; ‘‘Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amandment Act’’ ichaza i-Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007); ‘‘Criminal Procedure Act’’ ichaza i-Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977); ‘‘sibambiso sesikweleti’’ sichaza indlela noma simo lesibangelwa kufunga kwemuntfu— (a) ngalakwentako; noma (b) kute kube sibambiso sesikweleti lesikweletwako, noma lekutsiwa kuyakweletwa, kubandzakanya noma siphi sikweleti lesentiwe noma lokutsiwa sentiwe ngemuva kwekuniketa sifungo, ngulowo muntfu uma ngabe— lokwentiwa ngumunye umuntfu lamlawulako, (i) (ii) (iii) linani laloko lakwentako uma kuhlolwa lingeke likwati kuvala sikweleti noma kutsatfwa njengesikweleti; noma budze besikhatsi kanye nemsuka waloko lakwentako kungenaso sincumo lesitsite futsi kungakachava; ne linani tjentiswa sikweleti; laleyo misebentinjengoba ihlolwe ngalokuvakalako akuse- noma nekuhlakatwa ngalokuphatselene kwesikweleti ‘‘inhlangano lekhetselwe kuvikela bantfwana’’ inenchazelo leniketwe yona kusigaba 1 se-Children’s Act; ‘‘tekuchumana nge-elektronikhi’’ kushiwo kudlulisa, kutsintsana noma kwamukelwa kwelwatiso, kufaka ekhatsi livi, umsindvo, idatha, umbhalo, ividiyo, bopopayi, titfombe letibukelwako, titfombe indlela lengenamkhawulo, 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 10 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 10 by means of magnetism, radio or other electromagnetic waves, optical, electro- magnetic systems or any agency of a like nature, whether with or without the aid of tangible conduct; ‘‘electronic communications identity number’’ means a technical identification label which represents the origin or destination of electronic communications traffic, as a rule clearly identified by a logical or virtual identity number or address assigned to a customer of an electronic communications service provider (such as a telephone number, cellular phone number, e-mail address with or without a corresponding address, web address with or without a corresponding IP address or other subscriber number); ‘‘electronic communications service provider’’ means a person who is licensed or exempted from being licensed in terms of Chapter 3 of the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005), to provide an electronic communications service; ‘‘exploitation’’ includes, but is not limited to— (a) all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery; (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) sexual exploitation; servitude; forced labour; child labour as defined in section 1 of the Children’s Act; the removal of body parts; or the impregnation of a female person against her will for the purpose of selling her child when the child is born; in the Republic in ‘‘forced labour’’ means labour or services of a person obtained or maintained— (a) without the consent of that person; and (b) through threats or perceived threats of harm, the use of force, intimidation or other forms of coercion, or physical restraint to that person or another person; ‘‘forced marriage’’ means a marriage concluded without the consent of each of the parties to the marriage; ‘‘foreigner’’ means a person who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the Republic; ‘‘guardian’’ has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of the Children’s Act; ‘‘illegal foreign child’’ means a child who is present contravention of the Immigration Act; ‘‘immediate family member’’ means the spouse, civil partner or life partner and dependant family members of a victim of trafficking; ‘‘Immigration Act’’ means the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002); ‘‘letter of recognition’’ means a formal written recognition that an adult person is a victim of trafficking issued in terms of section 19(10); ‘‘MEC’’ means the member of the Executive Council of a province to whom the powers and functions relating to social development in that province have been assigned by the Premier of that province; ‘‘Minister’’ means the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of justice; ‘‘National Director of Public Prosecutions’’ means the person referred to in section 179(1)(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and appointed in terms of section 10 of the National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 32 of 1998); ‘‘parent’’ has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of the Children’s Act; ‘‘parental responsibilities and rights’’, responsibilities and rights referred to in section 18 of the Children’s Act; ‘‘person’’, for purposes of this Act, includes a natural person, a juristic person and a partnership, unless the context indicates otherwise; ‘‘police official’’ means a member of the South African Police Service as defined in the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995); ‘‘prescribe’’ means prescribe by regulation in terms of section 43 of this Act; ‘‘protective custody’’, for purposes of section 19, means the detention or confinement of a person by the South African Police Service for the purpose of protecting that person in any place which is used for the reception, detention or confinement of a person who is in custody of the South African Police Service and includes all land, buildings and premises adjacent to that place and used in connection therewith; in relation to a child, means the 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 1111 No. 7 wa 2013 11 lengumatisi wekuchumana nge-elektronikhi’’ lelihambisanako noma lelingahambisani nelikheli inhlanganisela yako konkhe timphawu noma letihambako nemifanekiso, lekushokako, iwayilesi noma emagagasi elektronikhi, lokubukelwako, tinhlelo te-elektronikhi noma lesinye sikhungo lesifana naleso, noma ngabe sinentfo lephatsekako nalengaphatseki; ‘‘inombolo kushiwo lokuyikhomba yetetheknikhilokukhumbisa imvelaphi noma lapho i-elektronikhi icondze khona ngekuhamba kwetekuchumana, njengoba kumgumtsetfo kutsi kukhonjiswe ngemombolo leyinkhomba noma likheli leliniketwe likhasimende lelingumphakeli wetekuchumana nge-elektronikhi (njengenombolo yelucingo, makhalekhukhwini, i-imeyili lenelikheli lelihambisanako noma lelingahambisani, likheli le-IP noma lenye inombolo yalomunye umphakeli); ‘‘Umphakeli ngetinsita tekuchumana nge-elektronikhi’’ kushiwo umuntfu nelayisensi imvume lonelayisensi ngekuhambisana neSahluko 3 se-Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Umtsetfo Nom. 36 wanga 2005), kuniketa tinsita tekuchumana nge-elektronikhi; ‘‘kucaphatwa’’ kubandzakanya, kodvwa akugcini— (a) ngetindlela tekugcilatwa noma tento letifana nebugcila; (b) kucaphatwa ngekwemacansi; (c) bugcila; (d) kuphocwa kutsi usebente; (e) kusebentisa bantfwana njengoba kuchazwe esigabeni 1 se-Children’s Act; (f) (g) nekukhulelisa umuntfu wesifazane ngaphandle kwentsando yakhe ngenhloso kucwiywa titfo temtimba; kanye loniketwe angabhi yekutsi noma yekushushumbisa bantfwabakhe uma sebatelwe; ‘‘kuphocwa kutsi usebente’’ kuchaza umsebenti noma lokwentiwa muntfu akwenta noma lokutfolakala— (a) Ngaphandle kwemvume yalowo muntfu; kanye (b) ngekusatjiswa kucindzetelwa, kusatjiswa noma letinye tindlela tengcindzetelo, noma kwalelwa kwalowo muntfu noma lomunye umuntfu; ngekusongelwa ngekulinyatwa, noma longekho emtsetfweni’’ kuchava bantfwana ‘‘kushadiswa ngenkhani’’ kuchaza umshado lowentiwe ngalokungasiyo intsa- ndvo noma ngaphandle kwekuvuma kwebanftu lababili labashadanako, noma uma umuntfu aphocelelwe emshadweni ngencindzetelo, ngekumgcugcutela ngaloku- ngakafaneli, kumsabisa, kusongelwa noma ngekumlimata emtimbeni noma ngekwengcondvo; ‘‘umchamuki’’, kuloMtsetfo, kuchava umuntfu lokunguye noma lokungasuye umhlali ngalokugcwele eriphabhulikhi; ‘‘umondli’’ unenchazelo laniketwe yona kusigaba 1 se-Children’s Act; ‘‘umntfwana longumchamuki lokhona eriphabhulikhi ngekuphula i-Immigration Act; ‘‘lilunga lemndeni lelisondzelene’’ kushiwo umlingani, umlingani ngalokuse- mtsetfweni noma sofa silahlane kanye nemalunga londliwa kulomndeni walona loshushunjisiwe; ‘‘Immigration Act’’ ichaza i-Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002); ‘‘incwadzi yekubonakala’’ kushiwo incwadzi yekubonakala lebhalwe ngalokuse- mtsetfwenikutsi umuntfu lomdzala ube yincenye yekushushunjiswa lekhishwe ngekwesigaba 19(10); ‘‘MEC’’ kushiwo lilunga Lemkhandlu Wesigungu Lesiphakeme esifundzeni lapho khona emandla nemsebenti lophatselene nekutfutfukiswa kwemmango kuleso sifundza uniketwe yena nguMphatsi sifundza waleso sifundza; ‘‘Ngcongcoshe’’ uchaza lilunga leSigungu sesiShayamtsetfo lelibukene nekusi- ngatfwa kwetebulungiswa; ‘‘uMcondzisi waVelonkhe wetekuShushiswa kweMphakatsi’’ uchaza umuntfu loshiwo kusigaba 179(1)(a) seMtsetfosisekelo waseRiphabuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika, wanga-1996, futsi lokhetfwe ngekwemigomo yesigaba 10 se-National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 32 of 1998); ‘‘umtali’’ unenchazelo laniketwe yona kusigaba 1 se-Children’s Act; ‘‘tibopho kanye nemalungelo emtali’’, mayelana nemntfwana, kuchaza tibopho kanye namalungelo lashiwo kusigaba 18 se-Children’s Act; ‘‘umuntfu’’, kuloMtsetfo, ubandzakanya umuntfu lojwayelekile, umuntfu longamangalela noma amangalelwe kanye nalosebentisana naye, ngaphandle uma ingcikitsi iveta ngalenye indlela; 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 12 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 12 ‘‘provincial department of social development’’ means the department within a provincial administration responsible for social development in the province; ‘‘provincial head’’ has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994); ‘‘removal of body parts’’ means the removal of or trade in any body part in contravention of any law; ‘‘servitude’’ means a condition in which the labour or services of a person are provided or obtained through threats of harm to that person or another person, or through any scheme, plan or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that, if the person does not perform the labour or services in question, that person or another person would suffer harm; ‘‘sexual exploitation’’ means the commission of— (a) any sexual offence referred to in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act; or (b) any offence of a sexual nature in any other law; ‘‘slavery’’ means reducing a person by any means to a state of submitting to the control of another person as if that other person were the owner of that person; ‘‘social worker’’ means a person registered as a social worker in terms of section 17 of the Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978); ‘‘temporary safe care’’ for purposes of section 19, means care of an adult person suspected of being a victim of trafficking in a shelter, private home or any other place approved by the Director-General: Social Development where that person can be accommodated safely pending the placement of that person in an accredited organisation; ‘‘trafficking in persons’’ has the meaning assigned to it in section 4(1); ‘‘UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons’’ means the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, 2000; and ‘‘victim of trafficking’’ means— (a) a child who is found to be a victim of trafficking after an assessment in terms of section 18(6); or (b) an adult person who has been issued with a letter of recognition as provided for in section 19(10). Interpretation of certain expressions 2. (1) For purposes of this Act, a person is regarded as having knowledge of a fact if— (a) (b) that person has actual knowledge of the fact; or the court is satisfied that— (i) the person believes that there is a reasonable possibility of the existence of the fact; and the person has failed to obtain information to confirm the existence of that fact, (ii) and ‘‘knows’’ or ‘‘knowing’’ must be construed accordingly. (2) For purposes of this Act, a person ought reasonably to have known or suspected a fact if the conclusions that he or she ought to have reached are those which would have been reached by a reasonably diligent and vigilant person having both— (a) the general knowledge, skill, training and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person in his or her position; and 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 1313 No. 7 wa 2013 13 takhiwo nemagceke ‘‘sisebenti lesiliphoyisa’’ Kushiwo lilunga Lemaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika njengoba lichaziwe kuMtsetfo weMsebenti Wemaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika, 1995 (Umtsetfo Nom. 68 wanga 1995); ‘‘kuncuma’’ kuchava kuncunywa ngemtsetfo wesigaba 43 saloMtsetfo; ‘‘indzawo levikelekile’’ kwentela tinjongo tesigaba 19, kushiwo kuvalelwa noma kuhlaliswa kwemuntfu Maphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika kwentela kumvikela lowo muntfu kunoma yiphi indzawo lesetjentiselwa kufikela, kuvalela noma kuhlalisa umuntfu lovikelwe ngeMaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika kantsi kufaka ekhatsi wonkhe umhlaba, lakuleyo ndzawo nalasetjentiswa ngekuhambisana naloko; ‘‘litiko lesifundza lekutfutfukiswa kwemphakatsi’’ unenchazelo leniketwe yona kusigaba 1 se-Children’s Act; ‘‘inhloko yesifundza’’ inenchazelo leniketwe yona kusigaba 1 se-Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994); ‘‘kucwiya titfo temtimba’’ kuchaza kucwiywa noma kutsengiswa kwelilunga lemtimba ngekungahambisani nemtsetfo; ‘‘bugcila’’ buchaza simo sekusebenta kanye nesekwentiswa lokutsite kumuntfu ngekumsabisa nangekumlimata lowo muntfu noma lomunye umuntfu, noma lowo muntfu ngelicebo, ngelisu noma ngelluhlelo lekuhloswe ngalo kutsi akholelwe kutsi, uma angawenti umsebenti noma loko lokutsiwa akakwente, lowo muntfu noma lomunye umuntfu utawulinyatwa; ‘‘kucaphatwa ngekwemacansi’’ kuchaza kwenta— (a) noma nguliphi llicala lekuhlukumeta ngekwelicansi ngekwemigomo ye- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, noma (b) Noma ngabe nguliphi licala lekuhlukunyetwa ngemacansi kunoma ngabe ngumuphi umtsetfo; umuntfu lobhalise ngalokusemtsetfweni ‘‘kungcilatwa’’ kuchaza ukubukela phansi umuntfu nganoma ngaluphi luhlobo kute kufike esimeni lapho atinikela ekulawulweni ngulomunye umuntfu sengatsi lowo muntfu atinikela kuye ungumnikati wakhe; ‘‘sonhlalakahle’’ kutsi uchaza ngsonhlalakahle ngekwemigomo yesigaba 17 se-Social Service Proffessions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978); ‘‘kunakekelwa ngalokuphephile kwesikhashane’’ kwentela tinjongo tesigaba 19, kushiwo kunakekelwa kwemuntfu lomdzala losolwa ngatsi uyatsintseka ekushushunjisweni indzawo levunyelwe nguMcondzisi Jikelele: Bekutfutfukisa Kwetenhlalo lapho lomuntfu anganiketwa khona indzawo ngalokuphephile ngalesikhatsi kusalindzelwe kutsi lomuntfu ayohlaliswa edzaweni legunyatiwe; ‘‘kushushunjiswa kwebantfu’’ kunalenchazelo lekuniketwe yona kusigaba 4(1); ‘‘iNchubo yeMave Elubumbano yekuVikela, Kuvimbela kanye Nekujezisa Kushushunjiswa Kwebantfu’’ ichaza iNcubo yeMave Elubumbano yekuVikela, Kucedza kanye Nekujezisa Kushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, Lengeta ku-United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, 2000, kanye ‘‘kuba nguloshushunjisiwe’’ kushiwo— (a) umtfwana lotfolakele atsintseka ekushushujisweni ngemuva kwekuhlolwa lelingasese noma endzaweni, likhaya lenye 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 ngekwalesigaba 18(6); noma (b) umuntfu lomdzala loniketwe incwadzi yekubonakala njengoba kuniketiwe kusigaba 19(10). Kuchazwa kwemibhalo letsite 2. (1) Kwentela tinjongo taloMtsetfo, umuntfu ubonakala njengalonelwati leliciniso 50 uma ngabe— (a) (b) lowo munfu unelwati loluliciniso; noma inkhantolo icinisekisile kutsi— (i) lomuntfu utsembela kwekutsi kunesizatfu lesivakalako salokuba khona kwaleliciniso; kanye lomuntfu uhlulekile kutfola lwatiso lwekucinisekisa lokuba khona kwaleliciniso, (ii) kantsi ‘‘uyati’’ noma ‘‘bekati’’ kufanele kuvisiwe ngendlela. (2) kwentela tinjongo taloMtsetfo, umuntfu kufanele abe bekati noma asolele liciniso uma ngabe siphetfo lekufinyelelwe kuso nguleso lebekungafinyelelwa kuso ngumuntfu lonakako nalohlakaniphile noma abe nako kokubili— (a) lwati lolwetayelekile, likhono, kuceceshwa nelwati lwemsebenti lolungadzi- ngeka kumuntfu lasesikhundleni sakhe; kanye 55 60 14 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 14 (b) the general knowledge, skill, training and experience that he or she in fact has. (3) A reference in this Act to any act, includes an omission and ‘‘acting’’ must be construed accordingly. Objects of Act - 3 Verify source ↗
The objects of this Act are to—
AI-assisted research summary: This section states the Act’s purposes and creates trafficking-related offences for conduct involving exploitation, including trafficking, exploitative adoption, and forced marriage.
3. The objects of this Act are to— 5 (a) give effect to the Republic’s obligations concerning the trafficking of persons in terms of international agreements; (b) provide for the prosecution of persons who commit offences referred to in this Act and for appropriate penalties; (c) provide for the prevention of trafficking in persons and for the protection of 10 and assistance to victims of trafficking; (d) provide services to victims of trafficking; (e) provide for effective enforcement measures; (f) provide for the co-ordinated implementation, application and administration of this Act, including the development of a draft national policy framework; and (g) combat trafficking in persons in a co-ordinated manner. CHAPTER 2 OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND EXTRA-TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION Trafficking in persons 4. (1) Any person who delivers, recruits, transports, transfers, harbours, sells, exchanges, leases or receives another person within or across the borders of the Republic, by means of— (a) a threat of harm; (b) the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion; (c) the abuse of vulnerability; (d) fraud; (e) deception; (f) abduction; (g) kidnapping; (h) (i) the abuse of power; the direct or indirect giving or receiving of payments or benefits to obtain the consent of a person having control or authority over another person; or the direct or indirect giving or receiving of payments, compensation, rewards, benefits or any other advantage, (j) aimed at either the person or an immediate family member of that person or any other person in close relationship to that person, for the purpose of any form or manner of exploitation, is guilty of the offence of trafficking in persons. (2) Any person who— (a) adopts a child, facilitated or secured through legal or illegal means; or (b) concludes a forced marriage with another person, within or across the borders of the Republic, for the purpose of the exploitation of that child or other person in any form or manner, is guilty of an offence. Debt bondage 15 20 25 30 35 40
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Any person who intentionally engages in conduct that causes another person to
AI-assisted research summary: Any person who intentionally causes another person to enter debt bondage commits an offence.
5. Any person who intentionally engages in conduct that causes another person to 45 enter into debt bondage is guilty of an offence. Possession, destruction, confiscation, concealment of or tampering with documents - 6 Verify source ↗
Any person who has in his or her possession or intentionally destroys, confiscates,
AI-assisted research summary: Any person is prohibited from possessing, destroying, confiscating, concealing, or tampering with an actual or purported identification document or passport, though the text is truncated.
6. Any person who has in his or her possession or intentionally destroys, confiscates, conceals or tampers with any actual or purported identification document, passport or GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 1515 No. 7 wa 2013 15 (b) lwati lolwetayelekile, likhono, kuceceshwa nelwati lwemsebenti lolungadzi- ngeka lekavele analo. (3) Kubukisa kuloMtsetfo kubuketwe kulomunye umtsetfo, kufaka ekhatsi lokukhishiwe kanye ‘‘nekwenta’’ kufanele kuvisiswe kahle. Tinjongo teMtsetfo - 3 Verify source ↗
Tinjongo taloMtsetfo—
AI-assisted research summary: This section states the Act’s aims and makes human trafficking-related conduct an offence, including trafficking a person by threats, force, fraud, coercion, abuse of power, or similar means, and related conduct involving a child or forced marriage.
3. Tinjongo taloMtsetfo— (a) kufinyelela kumtfwalo wase Ningizimu Afrika lophatselene nekushushu- njiswa kwebantfu ngalokufaka ekhatsi tivumelwano tamhlabawonkhe; (b) ukushusisa kanye netigwebo letifanele kubantfu lababandzakanyekako ekushushunjisweni kwebantfu; (c) kugwema kanye nekuvikela kushushunjiswa kwebantfu kanye nekuvikela kanye nekusita bantfu labashushunjisiwe; (d) kuniketa bantfu labashushunjisiwe labakudzingako; (e) kuniketela tinyatselo letibonakalako letiphocako, (f) kuniketela ngekusebentisa lokuhlanganyelwe, kusetjentiswa nekulawulwa kwaloMtsetfo, kufaka ekhatsi kutfutfukiswa kweluhlaka lwenchubomgomo yavelonkhe; kanye (g) nekulwisana nekushushunjiswa kwebantfu ngendlela lehlelekile. SAHLUKO 2 5 10 15 EMACALA, TIGWEBO KANYE NELIGUNYA LEMAVE ANGAPHANDLE 20 Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu inkhohlakalo 4. (1) Noma ngabe ngubani lowetfula, afune, ahambise, andlulisele, agcine, atsengise, antjintjelane, acashise noma atfole lomunye umuntfu lobuya kum incele yangaphandle kwaseRiphabhulikhi, ngekusebentisa— (a) kumsabisa ngekumlimata; (b) kumsabisa noma kusebentisa emandla noma lenye indlela yeludlame; (c) kuhlukumeta kuba nemtselela; (d) (e) kukhohlisa (f) (g) kumvalela ngaphandle kwentsandvo yakhe; (h) (i) sebentisa kabi emandla esikhundla; kuniketa ngco noma lokweyamilee noma kutfola imali noma tinzuzo tekutfola imvume yemuntfu lophetse noma kuba nemandla ngetulu kwalomunye umuntfu; noma kuniketa ngco noma lokweyamile noma kukhokhelwa imali, sincepheteliso, imiklomela, tinzuzo noma lokunye lokunganiketa ematfuba, kutsatsa ngenkhani (j) Lokucondziswe kulomuntfu noma emalunga emndeni lasondzelene naye noma lomunye umuntfu lonebudlelwano nalowo muntfu, ngenjongo lenganoma luphi luhlobo noma indlela yekucaphata, unelicala lekushushunjiswa kwebantfu. (2) Noma ngabe ngubani lo— (a) lotsatsa umntfwana kute amnondle, lokwentiwe ngetindlela letisemtsetfweni noma letingekho emtsetfweni kushiwo, noma lowenta umshado wekushadiswa ngenkhani nalomunye umuntfu, kuleli noma kuletinye tindzawo tase Riphabhulikhi, kwentela kucaphata lowo mntfwana noma lomunye umuntfu ngalenye indlela, unelicala. (b) Sibambiso sesikweletu - 5 Verify source ↗
Noma ngngubani lonemcondvo wekutimbhandzakanya kusento asenta lomunye
AI-assisted research summary: Anyone who intends to involve another person in becoming bound for a debt security commits an offence. The section also mentions interfering with, taking, handling, hiding, or destroying documents.
5. Noma ngngubani lonemcondvo wekutimbhandzakanya kusento asenta lomunye umuntfu abopheleke kusibambiso sesikweletu unelicala. Kuphazamisa, kutsatsa, kuphatsa, kufihla noma kona tincwadzi - 6 Verify source ↗
Noma ngubani lotfolakala noma lobukela phansi, logodla, lophetse, lofihla noma
AI-assisted research summary: Anyone who handles or uses a trafficking victim’s travel document to help trafficking in persons commits an offence.
6. Noma ngubani lotfolakala noma lobukela phansi, logodla, lophetse, lofihla noma lowenta lokungakalungi ngamatisi noma lokutsatfwa njengbomatisi, incwadzi lekhombisa kutsi usakhamuti saleyo ndzawo letsize futsi lekugunyata kutsi ungaya 25 30 35 40 45 50 16 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 16 other travel document of a victim of trafficking in facilitating or promoting trafficking in persons is guilty of an offence. Using services of victims of trafficking - 7 Verify source ↗
Any person who intentionally benefits, financially or otherwise, from the services
AI-assisted research summary: Any person must not intentionally benefit from, use, or enable the use of a trafficking victim’s services when they know or should reasonably suspect the person is a victim of trafficking.
7. Any person who intentionally benefits, financially or otherwise, from the services of a victim of trafficking or uses or enables another person to use the services of a victim of trafficking and knows or ought reasonably to have known or suspected that such person is a victim of trafficking, is guilty of an offence. Conduct facilitating trafficking in persons 8. (1) Any person who— (a) (b) (c) intentionally leases or subleases any room, house, building or establishment for facilitating or promoting trafficking in persons or allows it to be used or ought reasonably to have known or suspected that it will be used to facilitate or promote trafficking in persons; subsequent to the lease or sublease of any room, house, building or establishment, becomes aware or ought reasonably to have known or suspected that it is being used to facilitate or promote trafficking in persons and fails to report that knowledge to a police official; intentionally advertises, publishes, prints, broadcasts, distributes or causes the advertisement, publication, printing, broadcast or distribution of information that facilitates or promotes trafficking in persons by any means, including the use of the internet or other information technology; or (d) finances, controls or organises the commission of an offence under this Chapter, is guilty of an offence. (2) (a) An electronic communications service provider operating in the Republic must take all reasonable steps to prevent the use of its service for the hosting of information referred to in subsection (1)(c). (b) An electronic communications service provider that is aware or becomes aware of any electronic communications which contain information referred to in subsection (1)(c) and which is stored upon or transmitted over its electronic communications system must— (i) without delay report the electronic communications identity number from which those electronic communications originated and any other particulars available to such electronic communications service provider which can be used to identify the person or electronic communications service provider (including an electronic communications service provider operating outside the Republic) from who or from which those electronic communications originated, to the South African Police Service; take such reasonable steps as are necessary to preserve evidence as may be required by the relevant investigation and prosecuting authorities, for purposes of investigation and prosecution by the relevant authorities; and (ii) (iii) without delay take such reasonable steps as are necessary to prevent continued access to those electronic communications— (aa) by any of the customers of that electronic communications service provider; or 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 (bb) by any person if they are stored on the system of the electronic communications service provider. (3) An electronic communications service provider which fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (2)(a) or (b) is guilty of an offence. (4) Nothing in this section places a general obligation on an electronic communica- 50 tions service provider to— (a) monitor the data which it transmits or stores; or (b) actively seek facts or circumstances indicating an unlawful activity. (5) An electronic communications service provider is not liable for any loss sustained by or damage caused to any person as a result of any action taken in good faith in terms of subsection (2)(b)(iii). 55 Liability of carriers 9. (1) A carrier who transports a person within or across the borders of the Republic, and who knows that the person is a victim of trafficking or ought reasonably to have GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 1717 No. 7 wa 2013 17 kulamanye emave noma incwadzi lekugunyaza kutsi ungahamba nemuntfu lohluku- nyetwe kushushunjiswa unelicala. Kusebentisa lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa - 7 Verify source ↗
Noma ngubani lohlose kuzuza, imali noma ngalenye indlela, kulokwentiwa
AI-assisted research summary: This provision creates trafficking-related offences and duties, including reporting suspicions to police and certain obligations for electronic communications providers.
7. Noma ngubani lohlose kuzuza, imali noma ngalenye indlela, kulokwentiwa ngumuntfu noma kusebentisa noma lovumela kutsi kusetjentiswe lowo muntfu lamatiko noma abe ati ngalokuphelele kutsi uhlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa unelicala. 5 Tento tekushushunjiswa kwebantfu 8. (1) Noma ngabe ngubani— (a) locashisa ngendlu ngalokuyinhloso, umuti, sakhiwo noma ngesikhungo noma isetjentiswe noma acashisa ngendzawo layicashile noma avuma kutsi lowatiko kutsi loko kutawusetjentiswa kusita noma kukhutsata kushushu- njiswa kwebantfu; (c) (b) afune kucashisa noma kucashiswa kwanoma liphi likamelo, indlu, sakhiwo noma indzawo letfutfukisiwe, ati noma kucatjangwe kutsi bekati noma kusolelwe kutsi beyisetjentiselwa kushushunjiswa kwebantfu ahluleke kubika lolo lwati emaphoyiseni; akhangisa ngamabomu, amemetela, abhala, asakata, aphakela noma enta tikhangiso, simemetelo, kubhala, kusakatwa noma kuphakela ngeminini- ngwane lesita noma lekhutsata kushushunjiswa kwebantfu nganoma nguyiphi indlela, kubandzakanya nekusebentisa i-inthanethi noma lenye indlela yelwati lwetebuchwepheshe; noma (d) anikete timali, alawule noma ahlele ikhomishini yesigwebo ngaphansi kwaleSahluko. (2) (a) Umphakeli lophakela ngekushumana nge-elektronikhi losebentela eRipha- bhulikhi kufanele atsatse tinyatselo letifanele kuvikela kusetjentiswa kwetinsita takhe kubeka lwatiso lekukhulunywa ngalo kusigatjana (1)(c). (b) Umphakeli ngetekuchumana nge-elektronikhi lowatiko noma lotfola lwati lanoma kuphi kuchumana nge-elektronikhi lokucuketse lwatiso lolubalwe kusigatjana (1)(c) nalolugcinwe noma loludluliswa ngetinsita takhe tekuchumana kufanele— (i) ngaphandle kwekucitsa sikhatsi abike lenombolo yekuchumana nge-elektro- nikhi lapho kuvele khona lokuchumana nge-elektronikhi lokungasetjenti- selwa kutfola lomuntfu noma lomphakeli walokuchumana nge-elektronikhi losebentela (kufaka ekhatsi umphakeli wetekuchumana nge-elektronikhi ngaphandle kweRiphabhulikhi) lapho khona lokuchumana kwe-elektronikhi kucale khona, kumaPhoyisa ase Ningizimu Afrika; (ii) atsase leti tinyatselo letifanele kugcina bufakazi njengoba kungabe kudzingwa nguloluhlobo lwekuphenya kanye nalabashushisako, kwentela tizatfu tekuphenya nekushushisa ngulaba labasemtsetfweni; kanye (iii) ngaphandle kwekubambeleleka atsatse letinyatselo letifanele njengoba tingafanela kuvimbela kuchubeka basebentise lokuchumana kwe-elektro- nikhi— (aa) ngunoma nguliphi likhasimende lalowo lophakela ngetinsita tekuchu- mana nge-elektronikhi; noma (bb) ngunoma ngabe ngubani uma ngabe babekwe kuloluhlelo lwemphakeli lwale-eletronikhi yekuchumana. (3) Noma ngabe ngumuphi umphakeli wetinsita tekuchumana lohluleka kulandzelela lemibandzela yesigatjana (2)(a) noma (b) unelicala. (4) Akukho kulesigaba lokubeka umtfwalo lowetayelekile kumphakeli ngetinsita tekuchumana kutsi— (a) ahlole lolwati lolukhishwako noma lolugcinwako; noma (b) abuke emaciniso lahambisana nesento lesingekho emtsetfweni. (5) Umphakeli ngetinsita tekuchumana angeke abe nelicala lekulahleka lokuba- ngelwe noma kulimala lokwenteke kunoma bani ngenca yanoma siphi sento lesitsetfwe ngesihle ngenca yesigatjana (2)(b)(iii). Licala lelitfweswe batfutsi 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 9. (1) Umtfutsi loletsa umuntfu kumincele noma ekhatsi kwemincele yase- Riphabhulikhi, ati kahle kutsi lomuntfu uhlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa noma bekufa- 18 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 18 known that the person is a victim of trafficking, is guilty of an offence. (2) A carrier who, on reasonable grounds, suspects that any of its passengers is a victim of trafficking must immediately report that suspicion to a police official for investigation. (3) A carrier who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (2) is guilty of an 5 offence. (4) A carrier is liable to pay the expenses incurred or reasonably expected to be incurred in connection with the care, accommodation, transportation and repatriation or return of the victim to his or her country of origin or country or place from where he or she was trafficked, if the court finds, on a balance of probabilities, that the carrier has knowingly transported a victim of trafficking or ought reasonably to have known or suspected that it was transporting a victim of trafficking. 10 Involvement in offences under this Chapter 10. (1) Any person who— (a) attempts to commit or performs any act aimed at participating in the 15 (b) commission of; incites, encourages or procures any other person to commit; or conspires with any other person to commit, an offence under this Chapter is guilty of an offence. (c) instigates, commands, directs, aids, promotes, advises, recruits, (2) A person who is found guilty of an offence referred to in subsection (1) is liable, on conviction, to the penalties for the offence in question, as provided for in section 13. Liability of persons for offences under this Chapter 11. (1) It is no defence to a charge of contravening section 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9(1) or 10 that— (a) a child who is a victim of trafficking or a person having control or authority over a child who is a victim of trafficking has consented to the intended exploitation, or the action which was intended to constitute an offence under this Chapter or that the intended exploitation or action did not occur, even if none of the means referred to in section 4(1)(a) to (j) have been used; or (b) an adult person who is a victim of trafficking has consented to the intended exploitation, or the action which was intended to constitute an offence under this Chapter or that the intended exploitation or action did not occur, if one or more of the means referred to in section 4(1)(a) to (j) have been used. (2) In order to establish liability in terms of section 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9(1) or 10 of an employer or principal, the conduct of an employee or agent of, or any other person acting on behalf of the employer or principal may be attributed to the employer or principal if that person is acting— (a) within the scope of his or her employment; (b) within the scope of his or her actual or apparent authority; or (c) with the express or implied consent of a director, member or partner of the employer or principal. (3) Subsection (2) does not exclude the liability of an employee or agent of, or any other person acting on behalf of the employer or principal for committing an offence under this Chapter. (4) (a) A finding by a court that an employer or principal has contravened section 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9(1) or 10 serves as a ground for the revocation or cancellation of any licence or registration that the employer or principal may require in order to conduct its business. (b) The clerk or registrar of the court which makes the finding referred to in paragraph (a) must, in writing, notify the South African authority that granted the licence or registration of the finding. (c) The South African authority that granted the licence or registration may review the licence or registration and, where necessary, revoke or cancel the licence or registration. Extra-territorial jurisdiction 12. (1) A court of the Republic has jurisdiction in respect of an act committed outside the Republic which would have constituted an offence under this Chapter had it been committed in the Republic, regardless of whether or not the act constitutes an offence at the place of its commission, if the person to be charged— 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 1919 No. 7 wa 2013 19 nele kutsi ngabe uyati kutsi lomuntfu ushushunjisiwe, unelicala. (2) Umtfutsi, ngetindlela letivakalako, losola ngatsi munye webantfu bakhe uyashushunjiswa kufanele kutsi abike ngekushesha loko kusolela emaphoyiseni kute baphenye. (3) Umtfutsi lohluleka kuhambisana nemibandzela yesigatjana (2) unelicala. (4) Umtfutsi utawubukana nekukhokhela tindleko letidalwe noma lokulindzeleke tidalwe kunakekela, kugcina, kutfutswa kanye nekubuyiselwa eveni kwemuntfu lohlukunyetwe kushushunjiswa, uma ngabe inkhantolo itfola kutsi, ngematfuba lalinganene, kutsi lomtfutsi bekati uma atfutsa lomuntfu kutsi uyashushunjiswa noma ucabangele kutsi utfutsa umuntfu loshushunjiswako. Kubandzakanyeka kumacala langaphansi kwaleSahluko 10. (1) Noma bani lo— (a) alinge kwenta noma ente sento lesihlose kungenelela kunkhomishana we; (b) ucala, ubhebhetselisa, ugunyata, uhola, usita, utfutfukisa, ubonisa, ubita, ukhutsata noma ente lomunye muntfu kutsi ente; noma; (c) ubopha lizungu nanoma bani kutsi bente licala ngaphansi kwaleSahluko, unelicala. (2) Umuntfu lotfolwe anelicala lelishiwo kusigatjana (1) utawutfweswa sigwebo, lesitawuniketwa ngalelo cala lanalo, njengoba kubekiwe kusigaba 13. Umtfwalo webantfu labanemacala ngaphansi kwaleSahluko - 11 Verify source ↗
Akukho kumelwa uma ubekwe licala lekwephula sigaba 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9(1) noma
AI-assisted research summary: The section limits liability in some trafficking-related cases, gives courts and prosecutors special jurisdiction rules for offences committed outside the Republic, and allows licence or registration consequences after certain convictions.
11. Akukho kumelwa uma ubekwe licala lekwephula sigaba 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9(1) noma 10 lesitsi— (a) umntfwana loshushunjisiwe noma umuntfu lolawula umntfwana loshushunji- siwe abe afakazele lokucaphatwa lokuhlosiwe, noma lesento lebesihloswe kwenta licala ngaphansi kwaleSahluko noma sento asikenteki, noma ngabe akukho kwaloku lokubalwe kusigaba 4(1)(a) kuya ku (j) lokusetjentisiwe; noma (b) umuntfu lomdzala loshushunjisiwe ucinisekisile kulokucashatwa, noma lebekuhlolswe kuchubeka nelicala ngaphansi kwaleSahluko noma lokuhlo- swe kucaphata noma sento asikenteki, uma ngabe kunye noma ngetulu kwalemitamo lebalwe kusigaba 4(1)(a) kuya ku (j) kusetjentisiwe. (2) Kute kutsi kusungulwe umtfwalo ngekwesigaba 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9(1) noma 10 wemcashi noma umholi, kutiphatsa kwemsebenti noma sitfunywa, noma ngabe bani losebenta ngekumelela umcashi noma umphatsi angabika kumcashi noam umphatsi uma ngabe lowo muntfu alibambela— (a) kulomsebenti lawentako yena (b) kundzawo lapho aphetse khona ngempela; noma (c) ngebufakazi jikelele, lobuvetwe ngumcondzisi lilunga noma umlingani walomsebenti noma umphatsi. (3) Sigatjana (2) asikhiphi lomtfwalo wemsebenti noma sitfunywa se, noma lomunye umuntfu losebenta ngekumelela umcashi noma umphatsi longadzinga kwentela kwenta umsebenti wakhe. (4) (a) Lokutfolwe yinkhantolo kutsi umcashi noma umsebenti uphule sigaba 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, (1) noma 10 kusebenta njengesisusa sekucitsa noma kunisa noma yiphi imvume noma kubhaliswa kanye, lapho kufanele khona, kucitfwe noma kusulwe lemvume noma kubhaliswa. (b) Mabhalane noma nobhala wenkhantolo lekatfole loku lekukhulunywa ngako kundzinyana (a) kufanele, ngalokubhalwe phansi, atise baphansi baseNingizimu Afrika labanikete ilayisensi noma kubhaliswa kwaloku lokutfolakele. (c) Baphatsi baseNingizimu Afrika labanikete ilayisensi noma lokubhaliswa bangabuyeketa lelayisensi noma lokubhaliswa kanye, lapho kufanele khona, bacitse noma basule lelayisensi noma lokubhaliswa. Ligunya lemave angaphandle 12. (1) Inkhantolo yaseriphabhulikhi inemandla eligunya lesento lesentiwe ngaphandle kwaseriphabhulikhi lebesingaba licala ngekwemigomo yaloMtsetfo kube besentiwe eriphabhulikhi, noma ngabe leso sento sibandzakanya licala noma asilibandzakanyi endzaweni lapho sentelwe khona, uma lowo lobekwe licala— 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 20 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 20 is a citizen of the Republic; is ordinarily resident in the Republic; (a) (b) (c) has committed the offence against a citizen of the Republic or a person who is (d) (e) (f) ordinarily resident in the Republic; is, after the commission of the offence, present in the territory of the Republic, or in its territorial waters or on board a ship, vessel, off-shore installation, a fixed platform or aircraft registered or required to be registered in the Republic; is, for any reason, not extradited by the Republic or if there is no application to extradite that person; or is a juristic person or a partnership registered in terms of any law in the Republic. (2) Only a High Court has jurisdiction in respect of a person referred to in subsection 5 10 (1)(d). (3) A person who commits an offence referred to in subsection (1) is liable on 15 conviction to the penalty prescribed for that offence. (4) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), the National Director of Public Prosecutions must, in writing, designate an appropriate court in which to conduct a prosecution against any person accused of having committed an offence under this Chapter in a country outside the Republic as provided for in subsection (1). (b) For the purposes of determining the jurisdiction of a court to try the offence, the 20 offence is deemed to have been committed— (i) at the place where the accused person is ordinarily resident; or (ii) at the accused person’s principal place of business. (5) The institution of a prosecution in terms of this section must be authorised in 25 writing by the National Director of Public Prosecutions. Penalties - 13 Verify source ↗
A person convicted of an offence referred to in—
AI-assisted research summary: People convicted of certain listed offences face fines, imprisonment, or both, with maximum penalties varying by the referenced section.
13. A person convicted of an offence referred to in— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) section 4(1) is, subject to section 51 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997 (Act No. 105 of 1997), liable to a fine not exceeding R100 million or imprisonment, including imprisonment for life, or such imprisonment without the option of a fine or both; section 4(2) is liable to a fine not exceeding R100 million or imprisonment, including imprisonment for life, or such imprisonment without the option of a fine or both; section 5, 7 or 23 is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 years or both; section 6 or 8(1) is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years or both; or section 8(3), 9, 18(9) or 19(13) is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or both. 30 35 40 Factors to be considered in sentencing - 14 Verify source ↗
If a person is convicted of any offence under this Chapter, the court that imposes
AI-assisted research summary: If a person is convicted of an offence under this Chapter, the sentencing court must consider listed aggravating factors.
14. If a person is convicted of any offence under this Chapter, the court that imposes the sentence must consider, but is not limited to, the following aggravating factors: (a) The significance of the role of the convicted person in the trafficking process; (b) previous convictions relating to the offence of trafficking in persons or related 45 offences; (c) whether the convicted person caused the victim to become addicted to the use of a dependence-producing substance; (d) the conditions in which the victim was kept; (e) whether the victim was held captive for any period; (f) whether the victim suffered abuse and the extent thereof; (g) (h) whether the offence formed part of organised crime; (i) whether the victim was a child; (j) the physical and psychological effects the abuse had on the victim; the nature of the relationship between the victim and the convicted person; 50 55 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 2121 No. 7 wa 2013 21 (a) angumhlali waseriphabhulikhi; (b) angumhlali ngalokujwayelekile waseriphabhulikhi; (c) ente licala kulomunye umhlali waseriphabhulikhi noma kumuntfu longu- mhlali lojwayelekile waseriphabhulikhi; (d) ngemuva kwekwenta licala, sekakuleli laseriphabhulikhi, noma emantini aseriphabhulikhi noma sekagibele umkhumbi, umkhumbi noma sikebhe, lesisegwini laseNingizimu Afrika noma lokubhaliswe njengekwase Ningizimu Afrika; losesitimeleni noma ngebhanoyi laselwandle, (f) (e) kunesizatuu, lesenta lowo lowente licala angabuyiswa eriphabhulikhi noma uma singekho sicelo sekubuyisa lowo lowente licala kulelinye live; noma angumuntfu longamangalelwa futsi naye amangalele noma losebentisana nalobhalisiwe ngalokusemtsetfweni ngekwemigomo yanoma ngumuphi umtsetfo waseriphabhulikhi. 5 10 (2) Inkhantolo Lenkhulu kuphela leneligunya ecaleni lelishiwo sigatjana (1)(d). (3) Umuntfu lowenta licala lelishiwo sigatjana (1) utawutfweswa sigwebo 15 lesitawuniketwa ngalelo cala. (4) (a) Ngekuya ngendzima (b), Umcondzisi Wavelonkhe Wetekushushiswa Kwe- mphakatsi futsi, babhale incwadzi, bakhetse inkhantolo lefanele letawushushisa noma ngumuphi umsolwa losolwa ngekwenta licala ngaphandle kwaseriphabhulikhi njengoba kuniketiwe kusigatjana (1). (b) Kwentela tizatfu tekuncuma ngalokulawulakwenkhantolo kushushisa lelicala, 20 lelicala libukeka njengalentiwe— (i) endzaweni lapho lona lobekwe licala ungumhlali lowetayelekile; noma (ii) kulendzawo yalomuntfu lophetse lobekwe licala labhizinisela kuyo. (5) Sikhungo lesishushisako ngekwemigomo yalesigaba kumele sigunyatwe 25 ngalokubhalwe phansi nguMcondzisi waVelonkhe wetekuShushiswa kweMphakatsi. Tinhlawulo - 13 Verify source ↗
Umuntfu lotfolakele anelicala lobalwe—
AI-assisted research summary: A person convicted of the listed offences may face a fine, imprisonment, or both, with different maximum penalties depending on the section breached.
13. Umuntfu lotfolakele anelicala lobalwe— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) sigaba 4(1), ngekuya ngesigaba 51 se-Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997 (Umtsetfo Nom. 105 wanga 1997), kutawufanele ahlawule imali lengadluli tigidzi leti-100 noma kuboshwa, kufaka ekhaya kugwetja kudzilikela lijele, noma kuboshwa lokunjalo ngaphandle kwekuniketwa inhlawulo; sigaba (4) ungahlawuliswa imali lengadluli tigidzi leti-100 noma uboshwe, kufaka ekhatsi kudzilikelwa lijele, noma kuboshwa lokunjalo ngaphandle kwekuniketwa inhlawulo noma kokubili; sigaba 5, 7 noma 23 ungahlawuliswa noma uboshwe sikhatsi lesingadluli iminyaka leli-15 noma kokubili; sigaba 6 noma 8(1) ungahlawuliswa noma uboshwe sikhatsi lesingadluli iminyaka leli-10 noma kokubili; noma sigaba 8(3), 9, 18(9) noma 19(13) ungahlawuliswa noma aboshwe sikhatsi lesingadluli iminyaka lesihlanu noma kokubili. 30 35 40 Imigomo lekumele ilandzelwe uma kukhishwa sigwebo - 14 Verify source ↗
Uma umuntfu alahlwa licala ngaphansi kwaleSahluko, inkhantolo letfwese leso
AI-assisted research summary: The court must consider specified victim-related factors when sentencing, and officials may issue or extend special visitor visas for foreign trafficking victims or witnesses who can assist investigations and prosecutions.
14. Uma umuntfu alahlwa licala ngaphansi kwaleSahluko, inkhantolo letfwese leso sigwebo kumele ibuke, bubi baletimo letilandzelako: (a) Kufakwa kwendzima ledlalwe ngumuntfu lolahlwe licala ekushushunjisweni 45 kwebantfu; (b) emacala aphambilini lahlobene nebugebengu bekushushunjiswa kwebantfu noma emacala lahambelanako; (c) uma lowo lolahlwe licala abangela kutsi lowo lohlukumetekile abe sigcila saletidzakamiva; (d) timo lowo lohlukumetekile bekagcinwe ngaphansi kwato; (e) noma ngabe lowo lohlukumetekile bekatfunjwe sikhatsi lesitsite; (f) (g) noma ngabe lowo lohlukumetekile bekahlukunyetwa kufinyelela lapho; lomtselela lokuhlukunyetwa lokube nawo emtimbeni nasengcondvweni yalohlukunyetiwe; (h) noma ngabe lelo cala liyincenye yebugebengu lobuhleliwe; (i) noma ngabe lowo lohlukumetekile bekangumntfwana; (j) simo sebudlelwano emkhatsini walomuntfu lobekwe licala nalolohluku- nyetiwe; 50 55 22 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 22 (k) the state of the victim’s mental health; and (l) whether the victim had any physical disability. CHAPTER 3 STATUS OF FOREIGN VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING REQUIRED TO ASSIST IN INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS 5 Protective measures for purposes of investigation and prosecution in respect of foreign victims of trafficking 15. (1) Despite the provisions of the Immigration Act, the Director-General: Home Affairs may, in the prescribed manner and subject to the prescribed conditions, issue, a foreigner in respect of whom— (a) a report has been made to a police official as provided for in section 19; and (b) the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service has, in writing, confirmed to be a person who might be able to assist in a police investigation relating to an offence under Chapter 2, a visitor’s visa in terms of section 11(1)(a) of the Immigration Act to remain in the Republic for a recovery and reflection period not exceeding three months which may be extended once in terms of subsection (4) for a further period not exceeding three months for the purpose of accessing the programmes referred to in section 26 with the view to enabling the foreigner to make informed decisions regarding his or her cooperation with law enforcement and prosecuting authorities in the investigation and prosecution of a case of trafficking in persons as referred to in section 16(1)(b). (2) If a foreigner referred to in subsection (1), after a period of 30 days after he or she has been issued with a visitor’s visa to remain in the Republic for a recovery and reflection period, is unwilling or unable to co-operate with law enforcement and prosecuting authorities in the investigation of and the prosecution of a trafficker, an investigation into his or her circumstances must be conducted by the Director-General: Social Development in order to determine whether it is safe to repatriate him or her to his or her country of origin or the country from where he or she has been trafficked. (3) If a foreigner referred to in subsection (2) is still unwilling or unable to co-operate with law enforcement and prosecuting authorities in the investigation of and the prosecution of a trafficker upon expiration of the visitor’s visa the person must be dealt with in terms of sections 31(2) and 32. If (4) the Director-General: Social Development is unable to complete an investigation referred to in subsection (2) before the expiration of the recovery and reflection period, he or she must, in the prescribed manner, request the Director-General: Home Affairs to extend, in the prescribed manner, that period for a further period not exceeding three months. (5) The issuing of a visitor’s visa as provided for in subsection (1) does not prevent or prejudice the competent authority from conducting any relevant investigation, provided that due regard is given to the emotional state of the victim. (6) A foreigner referred to in subsection (1) in respect of whom a decision by the Director-General: Home Affairs in terms of subsection (1) or (4) is pending, may not be deported. Facilitation of police investigation or prosecution in case of foreign witnesses 16. (1) (a) The Director-General: Home Affairs may, despite the provisions of the Immigration Act, and subject to paragraph (b), issue a visitor’s visa in terms of section 11(1)(b)(iv) of the Immigration Act to a victim of trafficking if that person is present in the Republic and has agreed in writing to cooperate with the law enforcement or 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 2323 No. 7 wa 2013 23 (k) (l) simo sekuphila kwengcondvo salona lohlukunyetiwe; kanye uma ngabe lolohlukunyetiwe uchwalile emtimbeni. SAHLUKO 3 SIMO SEBACHAMUKI LABAHLUKUNYETWE KUSHUSHUNJISWA LESIDZINGEKAKO KUTSI BASITE KULUPHENYO NASEKUSHUSHISWENI Tindlela tekuvikela kwentela kuphenya nekushushiswa ngalokuphatselene nalaba- shushunjisiwe 15. (1) Noma kunemibandzela ye-Immigration Act, uMcondzisi-Jikelele: wetiNdzaba taseKhaya, ngendlela lencunyiwe futsi nangaletimo letincunyiwe, kumele avumele umchamuki lokucinisekisiwe lapho khona— (a) umbiko wentiwe ephoyiseni njengoba kushiwo kusigaba 19; kanye (b) Nkhomishana waVelonkhe weTemsebenti Wemaphoyisa ase Ningizimu Afrika, ngalokubhaliwe, acinisekise kuba ngumuntfu loingahle akhone kusita kuluphenyo lwemaphoyisa lokuphatselene nemacala ngaphansi kweSahluko 2, ivisa yalovakashile ngalokuhambisana nesigaba 11(1)(a) seMtsetfo weTifikanamtfwa- lokutsi uhlale eRiphabhulikhi kute welulame kanye nesikhatsi sekubuyeketa lesingadluli kutinyanga letintsatfu letingakhuliswa kanye ngekwesigatjana (4) lesinye sikhatsi tinyanga letintsatfu kwentela inchubo yekuhlola letinhlelo letibalwe kusigaba 26 ngembono wekuvumelalomchamuki kutsi ente sincumo lesifanele ngalokupjatselene nekuchumana kwakhe nemtsetfo kanye nebashushisi kuluphenyo nekushushiswa kwelicala lekushushumbisa umuntfu njengoba kubalwe kusigaba 16(1)(b). lesingadluli (2) Uma lowo mchamuki loshiwo sigatjana (1), ngemuva kwaletinsuku letingema-30 aniketwe imvume yekuvakasha kutsi ahlale eRiphabhulikhi sikhatsi sekululama nekubuyeketa, utimisele kusebentisana nemtsetfo kanye neluphiko lwetekushushisa kuluphenyo lekushushiswa kwalowo loshushumbisa ngebantfu, luphenyo mayelana nesimo sakhe kumele lwentiwe nguMcondzisi-Jikelele: WetekuTfutfukiswa kwe- Miphakatsi kute kuncunywe kutsi ngabe kuphephile uma abuyiselwa eveni lakhe ladzabuka kulo noma kuleyo ndzawo lashushunjiselwe kuyo. (3) Uma lowo mchamuki loshiwo sigatjana (2) angakatimiseli futsi kusebentisana nemtsetfo kanye neluphiko lwetekushushisa ekuphenyeni kanye nasekushushisweni kwalowo loshushumbisa bantfu ngemuva kwekuphela kwesikhatsi semvume yekuhlala kuleli, imininingwane letfolakele ngesikhatsi kuphenywa leshiwo kusigatjana (2) kumele iniketelwe kuMcondzisi-Jikelele: WaletiNdzaba taseKhaya kuze ibukwe kusenesikhatsi kutsatfwa sincumo sekutsi ngabe lowo mchamuki kumele yini lakhe. Ngemuva kwekuphela kwalevisa yekuvakasha lomuntfu abuyiselwe eveni kufanele kusetjentwe ngaye ngekwesigaba 31(2) na 32. (4) Uma uMcondzisi-Jikelele: WetekuTfutfukiswa kweMiphakatsi angakwatanga kucedzela luphenyo lolushiwo kusigatjana (2) ngaphambi kwekuba kuphele sikhatsi semvume yekuhlala kuleli, kumele, ngendlela lencunyiwe, acele uMcondzisi-Jikelele: WetiNdzaba taseKhaya kutsi anwebe sikhatsi sekuhlala kuleli, ngendlela lencunyiwe, asinwebe sibe tinyanga letintsatfu. (5) Kuniketela ngevisa yekuvakasha kuleli nesekululama lokushiwo sigatjana (1) vimbeli noma kubandlulule lwati leluphiko lwabosolwati kutsi luphenye ngendlela lefanele, ngesizatfu sekutsi loludzaba selubucayi kulohlukumetekile. (6) Umchamuki lobalwe kusigatjana (1) lapho khona sincumo lesiphatselene nayesentiwe nguMcondzisi Jikelele: Tindzaba Tasekhaya ngekwesigatjana (1) noma (4) silengisiwe, angeke watfunyelwa emuva. Kuhanjiswa kweluphenyo lwemaphoyisa noma kushushiswa kwafakazi longu- mchamukiKuhlala kwesikhashana eriphabhulikhi (1) 16. (a) Umcondzisi Jikelele: Tindzaba Tasekhaya anga, ngekungabuki imibandzela yeMtsetfo Wetifikanamtfwalo, nangekuya ngesugaba (b), anganiketa ivisa yekuvakasha ngekwesigaba 11(1)(b)(iv) seMtsetfo Wetifikanamtfwalo kulohluku- nyetwe kushushunjiswa uma ngabe lowo muntfu ukhona eRiphabhulikhi kantsi uvumule ngalokubhalwe phansi kubambisana nebemtsetfo noma bashushisi kulu- 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 24 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 24 prosecuting authorities in the investigation of and the prosecution of a case of trafficking in persons, as the case may be. (b) The Director-General: Home Affairs may only issue a visitor’s visa in terms of paragraph (a) if the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service or the National Director of Public Prosecutions, in writing, confirms that the person is required for purposes of a police investigation or criminal prosecution, as the case may be, and that the continued presence of the person in South Africa is essential for the successful prosecution of a person who is alleged to have committed an offence under Chapter 2. (c) The Director-General: Home Affairs may despite the provisions of the Immigration Act, extend or withdraw a visitor’s visa referred to in paragraph (a) if he or she is requested in writing to do so by the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service or the National Director of Public Prosecutions in the prescribed manner. (d) The Director-General: Home Affairs may, despite the provisions of this subsection, refuse to issue a visitor’s visa or the extension thereof if there are substantial and compelling reasons to do so. (2) A visitor’s visa referred to in subsection (1) may be issued to a victim of trafficking regardless of— (a) his or her status; or (b) whether a visitor’s visa as provided for in section 15 was issued or has expired. (3) The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service or the National Director of Public Prosecutions must, in writing, request the Director-General: Home Affairs to withdraw a visitor’s visa issued in terms of this section when the need for that visitor’s visa no longer exists. 5 10 15 20 Application for rights of permanent residence in terms of section 31(2)(b) of Immigration Act 25
Part
Chapter 2 of the Prevention and Com-
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The amendment of Chapter 7 by the
AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends Chapter 7 by deleting the heading of Part 6.
4. The amendment of Chapter 7 by the deletion of the heading of Part 6. - 5 Verify source ↗
The repeal of sections 70 and 71.
AI-assisted research summary: Sections 70 and 71 are repealed.
5. The repeal of sections 70 and 71. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 8585 No. 7 wa 2013 85 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Act No. 32 of 2007 Criminal Law Sihlokwana lesifushane (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo - 1 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela sihloko lesicacisako
AI-assisted research summary: This section gives a title or description for a temporary measure related to the prosecution of people used for sexual purposes.
1. Kuchibiyela sihloko lesicacisako ngalokusa lokhu lokulandzelako ‘‘* kwenta umbandzela wesikhashana lohambisana nekushushunjiswa kwe- bantfu kuze basetjentiswe ngekwemacansi;’’. - 2 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela luhlu lwenhloko ngalo-
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the heading by removing Part 6 of Chapter 7 from the following text.
2. Kuchibiyela luhlu lwenhloko ngalo- kususa iNcenye 6 yeSahluko 7 saloku lokulandzelako: ‘‘Imibandzela yesikhatsi samanje lehambisana nekushushunjiswa kwebantfu kuze basetjentiswe ngekwemacansi - 70 Verify source ↗
Kusebenta kanye nekuchaza
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about how the provision operates and how it is interpreted.
70. Kusebenta kanye nekuchaza kwawo - 71 Verify source ↗
Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu
AI-assisted research summary: This provision refers to the trafficking of people for sexual exploitation.
71. Kushushunjiswa kwebantfu kuze basetjentiswe ngekwemacansi’’. - 3 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela sigaba 1 ngalokususa
AI-assisted research summary: Section 3 replaces the definition of “licala lekuhlukumeta ngekwemacansi” with a broader one covering specified offences and related trafficking offences committed for sexual exploitation.
3. Kuchibiyela sigaba 1 ngalokususa inchazelo ‘‘licala lekuhlukumeta ngekwemacansi’’ yalenchazelo lelandzelako: ‘‘ ‘licala lekuhlukumeta ngekwemacansi’ lichaza noma liphi licala ngekwemigomo yeSahluko 2,3 kanye na 4 kanye nesigaba[s] 55 [kanye 71(1), (2) kanye ne (6)] taloMtsetfo kanye nanoma nguliphi licala lelishiwo sahluko 3 semtsetfo lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushu- shunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga- 2013, lelentiwa ngaletinjongo tekuhlu- kumeta ngekwemacansi;’’. - 4 Verify source ↗
Kuchibiyela sahluko 7 ngalokususa
AI-assisted research summary: This section removes the heading of Part 6.
4. Kuchibiyela sahluko 7 ngalokususa sihloko seNcenye 6. - 5 Verify source ↗
Kucitsa tahluko 70 kanye nama-71.
AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends Schedule 3 by replacing item 13 with a reference to offences in sections 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, and involvement in those offences under section 10, of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.
5. Kucitsa tahluko 70 kanye nama-71. 86 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013 86 Number and year of law Act No. 75 of 2008 Child Justice Act, Short title 2008 Extent of repeal or amendment The amendment of Schedule 3 by the substitution for item 13 of the following item: ‘‘[Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes referred to in section 71(1) and involvement in trafficking in persons for sexual purposes re- ferred to in section 71(2) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007] Any offence provided for in sections 4, 5, 6, or 7 or involvement in these offences as provided for in section 10 of the Prevention and Com- bating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013.’’. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 uMtsetfo Lovikela futsi uLwisane Nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga-2013 No. 36715 8787 No. 7 wa 2013 87 Inombolo kanye nemnyaka wemtsetfo Act No. 75 of 2008 Child Justice Act, Sihlokwana lesifushane 2008 Indlela locitfwa ngayo noma lochitjiyelwa ngayo Kuchibiyela ishejuli 3 ngalokususa umbhalo lobhalwe kuli-13 waloku lokulandzelako: ‘‘[Kushushunjiswa bantfu kuze basetjentiswe ngekwemacansi lokushiwo sigaba 71(1) kanye nekubandzakanyeka ekushushunjisweni kwebantfu kuze basetjentiswe ngekwemacansi lokushiwo kusigaba 71(2) se- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007] Noma liphi licala leliniketwe tigaba 4, 5, 6, 7 noma 8 temtsetfo lovikela futsi uLwisane nekushushunjiswa Kwebantfu, wanga- 2013.’’. 88 No. 36715 Act No. 7 of 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Traffi cking in Persons Act, 2013
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