Maintenance Act, 1998
R 385
Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 7 : Protection of ChildrenPart 4 : Other protective measures141. Child labour and exploitation of children |
| (1) | No person may— |
| (a) | use, procure or offer a child for slavery or practices similar to slavery, including but not limited to debt bondage, servitude and serfdom, or forced or compulsory labour or provision of services; |
| (b) | use, procure, offer or employ a child for purposes of commercial sexual exploitation; |
| (c) | [Section 141(1)(c) deleted by section 34 of Act No. 8 of 2017 - effective 31 January 2020 as per Proclamation No. R. 5, GG42987, dated 31 January 2020] |
| (d) | use, procure or offer a child or attempt to do so for the commission of any offence listed in Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977); or |
| (e) | use, procure, offer or employ a child for child labour. |
| (2) | A social worker or social service professional who becomes aware of— |
| (a) | any instance of a contravention of subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) must report it to a police official; and |
| (b) | any instance of child labour or a contravention of the provisions of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997) must report it to the Department of Labour. |
