Military Veterans Act, 2011 (Act No. 18 of 2011)RegulationsRegulations for the implementation of the Burial Support, 20253. Criteria to qualify for burial support |
| (1) | A Military Veteran qualifies for burial support at the expense of the State if he or she, at the time of his or her death:— |
| (a) | Is a Military Veteran who is registered in the National Military Veterans Database |
| (b) | Must be a Military Veteran who was a recipient of the pension upon his/her death in terms of the Special Pensions Act 69 of 1996. |
| (c) | Has a force number or prison number and confirmed by their association or other government documentation should benefit. |
| (d) | Passed on in exile and the remains are repatriated. |
| (e) | Is Posthumous registered |
| (2) | In case the Military Veterans dies without verification or completed database registration, the Database Policy will prevail. |
| (3) | Confirmation by association should be acceptable, if the deceased is a former non-statutory force member. |