Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 7 : Protection of ChildrenPart 2 : National Child Protection Register123. Consequences of entry of name in Part B of Register |
| (1) | No person whose name appears in Part B of the Register may— |
| (a) | manage or operate, or participate or assist in managing or operating, an institution providing welfare services to children, including a child and youth care centre, a partial care facility, a shelter or drop-in centre, a cluster foster care scheme, a school, club or association providing services to children; |
| (b) | work with or have access to children at an institution providing welfare services to children, including a child and youth care centre, a partial care facility, a shelter or drop-in centre, a school, club or association providing services to children, or in implementing a cluster foster care scheme, either as an employee, volunteer or in any other capacity; |
| (c) | be permitted to become the foster parent or adoptive parent of a child; |
| (d) | work in any unit of the South African Police Service tasked with child protection; |
| (e) | be employed in terms of the Public Service Act in a position where that person works with or has access to children; |
| (f) | be employed in terms of the Municipal Systems Act in a position where that person works with or has access to children; or |
| (g) | work in any other form of employment or activity as may be prescribed. |
| (2) | No person managing or operating or who participates or assists in managing or operating an institution providing welfare services to children, including a child and youth care centre, a partial care facility, a shelter or drop-in centre or a school may allow a person whose name appears in Part B of the Register to work with or have access to children at the centre, facility, shelter or school, either as an employee, volunteer or in any other capacity. |
| (3) | No designated child protection organisation may allow a person whose name appears in Part B of the Register to work with or have access to children on its behalf, either as an employee, volunteer or in any other capacity. |
| (4) | The South African Police Service may not allow a person whose name appears in Part B of the Register to work in a unit of the Service tasked with child protection. |
| (5) | The head of a state department may not allow a person whose name appears in Part B of the Register to be employed in a position where that person works with or has access to children. |
| (6) | The municipal council of a municipality may not allow a person whose name appears in Part B of the Register to be employed in a position where that person works with or has access to children. |