• Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act No. 7 of 2013)
  • Notice No. 544 of 2013
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • Chapter 1 : Definitions, Interpretation and Objects of Act
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Interpretation of certain expressions
    • 3. Objects of Act
  • Chapter 2 : Offences, Penalties and Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction
    • 4. Trafficking in persons
    • 5. Debt bondage
    • 6. Possession, destruction, confiscation, concealment of or tampering with documents
    • 7. Using services of victims of trafficking
    • 8. Conduct facilitating trafficking in persons
    • 9. Liability of carriers
    • 10. Involvement in offences under this Chapter
    • 11. Liability of persons for offences under this Chapter
    • 12. Extra-territorial jurisdiction
    • 13. Penalties
    • 14. Factors to be considered in sentencing
  • Chapter 3 : Status of Foreign Victims of Trafficking Required to Assist in Investigations and Prosecutions
    • 15. Protective measures for purposes of investigation and prosecution in respect of foreign victims of trafficking
    • 16. Facilitation of police investigation or prosecution  in case of foreign witnesses 
    • 17. Application for rights of permanent residence in terms of section 31(2)(b) of Immigration Act
  • Chapter 4 : Identification and Protection of Victims of Trafficking
    • 18. Reporting of and dealing with child victim of trafficking
    • 19. Reporting of and dealing with adult victim of trafficking
    • 20. Appeals against decision of provincial head
    • 21. Provision of health care services to a foreigner who is a victim of trafficking
    • 22. Criminal prosecution of victim of trafficking
    • 23. Unauthorised access to and disclosure of information
  • Chapter 5 : Accreditation of Organisations to Provide
    • 24. Accreditation of organisations to provide services
    • 25. Norms and minimum standards
    • 26. Programme offered by accredited organisation
    • 27. Access to programme offered by accredited organisation
    • 28. Plan to address needs of victim of trafficking
  • Chapter 6 : Compensation
    • 29. Compensation to victim of trafficking
    • 30. Compensation to State
  • Chapter 7 : Return and Repatriation of Victims of Trafficking
    • 31. Repatriation of victim of trafficking from Republic
    • 32. Assistance to foreign victim of trafficking
    • 33. Repatriation of suspected victim of trafficking to Republic
    • 34. Return of adult victim of trafficking
    • 35. Escorting of child victim of trafficking
  • Chapter 8 : General Provisions
    • 36. Trafficking of child by parent, guardian or other person who has parental responsibilities and rights in respect of child
    • 37. International cooperation
    • 38. Legitimacy and validity of documents
    • 39. Annual report on abuse or deliberate neglect of child and findings by children’s court that child is in need of care and protection
  • Chapter 9 : Administration of Act
    • 40. National Policy Framework
    • 41. Coordination of responsibilities, functions duties by Director-General to senior official
    • 42. Report to Parliament
    • 43. Regulations
    • 44. National instructions and directives
    • 45. Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by Director-General to senior official
    • 46. Assignment of powers and duties by Director-General to provincial head
    • 47. Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by provincial head
  • Chapter 10 : Miscellaneous Matters
    • 48. Laws repealed or amended
    • 49. Transitional arrangements
    • 50. Short title and commencement
  • Schedule
    • Laws repealed or amended
• Regulations
  • Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Regulations relating to Prosecutor's Referral of Suspected Victims of Trafficking in Persons, 2015
    • Notice No. R. 737 of 2015
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Referral of children and adult persons suspected of being victims of trafficking in terms of section 22(2)(b) of the Act
    • 3. Short title
    • Annexure : Form
  • Regulations under section 43(3)
    • Notice No. R. 1006 of 2015
    • Part 1 : Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Assessment of a child suspected of being a victim of trafficking
      • 3. Assessment of whether an adult person is a victim of trafficking
      • 4. Letter of recognition to be issued to an adult person who has been found to be a victim of trafficking
      • 5. Withdrawal of letter of recognition
      • 6. Appeals against decision of provincial head
      • 7. Application for condonation for late appeal
      • 8. Referral of illegal foreigner to Department of Home Affairs
      • 9. Application for accreditation of organisation to provide services to adult victims of trafficking
      • 10. Arrangements prior to closure of or withdrawal of services by accredited organisation
      • 11. Removal of accredited organisation
      • 12. Admission of victim of trafficking to accredited organisation
      • 13. Financial assistance to accredited organisations
      • 14. Developmental quality assurance process in respect of each accredited organisation
      • 15. Norms and minimum standards for accredited organisations
      • 16. The manner in which information on victims of trafficking must be collected
      • 17. Plan to address needs of victim of trafficking
      • 18. Return of adult victim of trafficking within Republic
    • Part 2 : Forms
      • Form 1 : Reporting of child suspected to be a victim ...
      • Form 2 : Notification of placing victim of trafficking at an...
      • Form 3 : Assessment whether adult person is a victim ...
      • Form 4 : Letter of recognition as a victim of trafficking
      • Form 5 : Appeal to the MEC against decision of the ...
      • Form 6 : Application for condonation for late lodging ...
      • Form 7 : Application for accreditation of organisation to ...
      • Form 8 : Certificate of accreditation of organisation ...
      • Form 9 : Granting certificate of accreditation, accreditation ...
      • Form 10 : 90 days written notice of termination of services
      • Form 11 : 90 days written notice of termination of services
      • Form 12 : Collection of information on victims of ...
      • Form 13 : Assessment of the needs of a suspected ...
      • Form 14 : Referral of illegal foreign national to ...
    • Annexure A : Norms and minimum standards for accredited organisations rendering services to victims of trafficking
      • 1. Introduction
      • 2. Victims have the following rights according to the Victims' Charter
      • 3. Requirements: Service providers have a duty to ensure that they meet all the requirements of the Act to render services to adult victims of trafficking
      • 4. Norms, Standards, Outcomes and Programme Practices
        • 4.1 Norm 1: An organisation must be accredited
        • 4.2 Norm 2: Service providers must ensure the ...
        • 4.3 Norm 3: Victims of trafficking must have access ...
        • 4.4 Norm 4: Provision of separate toilets 
        • 4.5 Norm 5: Provision of privacy in rooms
        • 4.6 Norm 6: Victims' information must be treated ...
        • 4.7 Norm 7: Enabling environment for children ...
        • 4.8 Norm 8: Provision of proper care for sick ...
        • 4.9 Norm 9: Safe storage of anything that may ... 
        • 4.10 Norm 10: An organisation providing accommodation ...
        • 4.11 Norm 11: All victims to be reintegrated into ...
        • 4.12 Norm 12: Provision of Rehabilitation Programme ...
        • 4.13 Norm 13: Provision of education and skills ...
        • 4.14 Norm 14: Parents with children are accommodated
        • 4.15 Norm 15: Organisations must provide accommodation ...
        • 4.16 Norm 16: Victims' rights to a hygienic and safe ...
        • 4.17 Norm 17: Preparation and provision of food ...
        • 4.18 Norm 18: Provision made for recreational and ...
        • 4.19 Norm 19: Administrative office must be available ...
        • 4.20 Norm 20: Assets secured and well managed
        • 4.21 Norm 21: Human resources must be adequately ...