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Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)

Chapter 5 : Community-Based Services

16. Registration of mental health practitioners providing community-based services

 

(1) All mental health practitioners must be registered with the appropriate statutory body responsible for the relevant profession.

 

(2) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both a fine and such imprisonment.