Merchant Shipping (Safe Containers Convention) Act, 2011
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Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 5 : Partial Care78. Provision of partial care |
(1) | The MEC for social development may, from money appropriated by the relevant provincial legislature, provide and fund partial care facilities and services for the province, taking into consideration the national and provincial strategies contemplated in section 77. |
(2) | A partial care facility referred to in subsection (1)— |
(a) | must be managed and maintained in accordance with this Act; and |
(b) | must comply with— |
(i) | the prescribed national norms and standards contemplated in section 79 and such other requirements as may be prescribed; and |
(ii) | the structural safety, health and other requirements of the municipality of the area where the partial care facility is situated. |
(3) | The owner or manager of a partial care facility or provider of a partial care service only qualifies for funding contemplated in subsection (1) if such owner, manager or provider complies with the prescribed national norms and standards contemplated in section 79 and such other requirements as may be prescribed. |
(4) | The funding of partial care facilities must be prioritised— |
(a) | in communities where families lack the means of providing proper shelter, food and other basic necessities of life to their children; and |
(b) | to make facilities accessible to children with disabilities. |