
Witness Protection Act, 2017
Witness Protection Regulations, 2023
Government Notice 341 of 2023
- Published in Government Gazette 8239 on 20 October 2023
- Assented to on 12 October 2020
- Commenced on 20 October 2023
- [This is the version of this document from 20 October 2023 and includes any amendments published up to 1 December 2023.]
1. Definitions
In these regulations a word or an expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has the same meaning, and unless the context indicates otherwise-“appropriate authority” means an entity mandated by a sending country or sending agency to deal with witness protection matters; and“the Act” means the Witness Protection Act, 2017 (Act No. 11 of 2017).2. Application for admission to Programme
3. Refusal to apply for admission to Programme
4. Admission of minor to Programme in absence of parental consent
Where the Director admits a minor into the Programme in the circumstances contemplated in section 39(2) of the Act, the report that the Director must submit to a judge of the High Court for consideration of the admission in terms of section 39(3)(b)(i) of the Act must contain the following information:5. Admission of witnesses from other countries
Where the Minister refers to the Director a request from an appropriate authority of a foreign country in terms of section 40(1) of the Act or an international court, tribunal, institution or organisation in terms of section 41(1) of the Act, such a referral must include-6. Notice of termination
For purposes of section 45(6) of the Act, where the Director is considering the termination of protection for a protected person in terms of section 45(2) and (3) of the Act, and before the Director gives final notice of termination as contemplated under regulation 7(b) the Director must-7. Suspension or termination of protection
Where the Director-8. Financial assistance to protected person
9. Access to places of safety and to protected person
10. Application for security clearance certificate
11. Relocation
History of this document
20 October 2023 this version
Commenced
12 October 2020
Assented to