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Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

Social Assistance Amendment Act, 2008

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Jurisdiction: South Africa
Structure: 3 provisions
Citation: Act 6 of 2008
Dates: updated 14 Jul 2008

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“This section amends the Social Assistance Act so that men qualify at younger ages on specified dates.”

This section amends the Social Assistance Act so that men qualify at younger ages on specified dates. The Minister can confirm, vary, set aside, or send an appeal to an independent tribunal, and if a tribunal is appointed, appeals must be heard by it. This section states the short title of the Act: the Social Assistance Amendment Act, 2008.

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Section 10 of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (hereinafter referred to as the

This section amends the Social Assistance Act so that men qualify at younger ages on specified dates.

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Section 18 of the principal Act is hereby amended—

The Minister can confirm, vary, set aside, or send an appeal to an independent tribunal, and if a tribunal is appointed, appeals must be heard by it.

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This Act is called the Social Assistance Amendment Act, 2008.

This section states the short title of the Act: the Social Assistance Amendment Act, 2008.

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§ 1Section 10 of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (hereinafter referred to as theSubstitution

This section amends the Social Assistance Act so that men qualify at younger ages on specified dates.

1. Section 10 of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (b) of the following paragraph: 5 "(b) in the case of a man, he has [attained the age of 65 years]— (i) after 1 April 2008, attained the age of 63 years; (ii) after 1 April 2009, attained the age of 61 years; or (iii) after 1 April 2010, attained the age of 60 years.". 10 Amendment of section 18 of Act 13 of 2004

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§ 2Section 18 of the principal Act is hereby amended—Short title

The Minister can confirm, vary, set aside, or send an appeal to an independent tribunal, and if a tribunal is appointed, appeals must be heard by it.

2. Section 18 of the principal Act is hereby amended— (a) by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection: "(2) The Minister may[, after considering]— (a) upon receipt of the applicant's written appeal and the Agency's 15 reasons for the decision [— (a)] confirm, vary or set aside that decision; or (b) appoint an independent tribunal to consider [the] an appeal contemplated in subsection (1) in accordance with such conditions as the Minister may prescribe by notice in the Gazette, and that 20 tribunal may, after consideration of the matter, confirm, vary or set aside that decision or make any other decision which is just."; and (b) by the addition of the following subsection: "(3) If the Minister has appointed an independent tribunal in terms of subsection (2)(b) all appeals contemplated in subsection (1) must be 25 considered by that tribunal.". Short title

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§ 3This Act is called the Social Assistance Amendment Act, 2008.Short title

This section states the short title of the Act: the Social Assistance Amendment Act, 2008.

3. This Act is called the Social Assistance Amendment Act, 2008.

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