Military Veterans Act, 2011 (Act No. 18 of 2011)

In these Regulations any word or expression to which the meaning has been assigned in the Act has a meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"birth certificate"

means an official document of the child reflecting the particulars of both parents, including their identity numbers;

"dependents"

is defined in terms of the definition as defined in the Military Veterans Act 18 of 2011.

"identity document"

means the identity document or card referred to in the Identification Act, 1997 (Act No. 68 of 1997);

"means test"

means the evaluation of the income and assets of the person applying to determine whether the person's means are below a stipulated amount. The means test is a way of determining whether a person qualifies to receive this Military veteran's pension benefit;

"national military veterans database"

means the official computerised information system established and maintained by the Department of Military Veterans containing the names and personal information of verified military veterans and the list of the dependents rgistered;

"reserve force"

means a voluntary, part-time component of the South African National Defence Force

"the Act"

means the Military Veterans Act, 2011 (Act No.18 of 2011).

"the Agency"

means the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA).