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Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act No. 7 of 2013)

Chapter 1 : Definitions, Interpretation and Objects of Act

2. Interpretation of certain expressions

 

(1) For purposes of this Act, a person is regarded as having knowledge of a fact if—
(a) that person has actual knowledge of the fact; or
(b) the court is satisfied that—
(i) the person believes that there is a reasonable possibility of the existence of the fact; and
(ii) the person has failed to obtain information to confirm the existence of that fact,

and "knows" or "knowing" must be construed accordingly.

 

(2) For purposes of this Act, a person ought reasonably to have known or suspected a fact if the conclusions that he or she ought to have reached are those which would have been reached by a reasonably diligent and vigilant person having both—
(a) the general knowledge, skill, training and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person in his or her position; and
(b) the general knowledge, skill, training and experience that he or she in fact has.

 

(3) A reference in this Act to any act, includes an omission and "acting"’ must be construed accordingly.