Fund-raising Amendment Act 115 of 1991

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115 of 1991

Fund-raising Amendment Act,1991 (No. 115 of 1991)

GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE:
[ ] Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from existing enactments.
__ Words underlined with a solid line indicate insertions in existing enactments.

Act

to amend the Fund-raising Act, 1978, so as to establish a fund for the temporary rendering of aid to members of communities being victims of violence; and
to provide for matters connected therewith.

(English text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 27 June 1991.)

BE IT ENACTED by the State President andt he Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:-

Substitution of heading to Chapter II of Act 107 of 1978

1. The following heading is hereby substituted for the heading to Chapter II of the Fund-raising Act, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act):

“DISASTER RELIEF FUND, SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE FUND, [AND] REFUGEE RELIEF FUND, STATE PRESIDENT’S FUND AND SOCIAL RELIEF FUND”.

Amendment of section 15 of Act 107 of 1978, as amended by section 3 of Act 41 of 1980

2. Section 15 of the principal Acits hereby amendedb y the deletion of the word “and” at the end of the definition of “Fund”, and the addition of the following definition:

“‘social relief of distress’ means the alleviation of the need of persons by means of the temporary rendering of material assistance to them;”

Substitution of section 16 of Act 107 of 1978, as substituted by section 1 of Act 82 of 1983

3. The following section is hereby substituted for section 16 of the principal Act:

“Establishment of Disaster Relief Fund, South African Defence Force Fund, Refugee Relief Fund, State President’s Fund and Social Relief Fund

16. There are hereby established-

(a) a fund to be known as the Disaster Relief Fund;

(b) a fund to be known as the South African Defence Force Fund;

(d) a fund to be known as the State President’s Fund;

(e) a fund to be known as the Social Relief Fund.”.

Amendment of section 18 of Act 107 of 1978, as amended by section 4 of Act 41 of 1980, section 1 of Act 19 of 1981 and section 2 of Act 82 of 1983

4. Section 18 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following paragraph:

"(e) the board of the social Relief Fund shall be, with due regard to the financial position of that Fund and the requirements of each case, to make money in the Fund available to organizations that in the opinion of the board are capable of rendering social relief of distress that the board may deem fair and reasonable to members of communities that in the, opinion of the board are victims of violence.”.