Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)RegulationsRegulations relating to Children's Courts and International Child Abduction, 2010Chapter IV : International Child Abduction32. Surrender of passport documents |
Where a High Court grants an order restraining the removal of a child from the Court's jurisdiction and the child or potential abductor holds a South African passport, the Court may—
| (a) | order the surrender of any passport issued to, or which contains particulars of, that child; and |
| (b) | notify the Department of Home Affairs in every case in which the surrender of a South African passport has been ordered, to prevent the re-issue of such a passport. |