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Identification Act, 1997 (Act No. 68 of 1997)

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Identification Regulations, 1998

3. Identity number

 

 

The identity number referred to in section 7 shall consist of 13 digits, which shall be compiled as follows:

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

 

of which—

 

(a) the first six digits shall represent the date of birth of the person as follows: Digits 1 and 2, the year of birth; digits 3 and 4 the month of birth; and digits 5 and 6, the day of birth;
(b) digit 7 shall indicate the gender of the person, namely the serial numbers 0 to  which are allocated to female person and serial numbers 5 to 9 which are allocated to male persons;
(c) digits 8 to 10, inclusive, shall represent a serial number;
(d) digit 11 shall represent the citizen of the person as follows:

 

S A Citizen

Non-SA Citizen

0

1

 

(e) digit 12 shall represent the index number 8, under which the person's particulars have been included in the population register; and
(f) digit 13 shall be a control figure determined by the computer.