Refugees Act, 1998 (Act No. 130 of 1998)

Rules

Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs (SCRA) Rules, 2018

1. Definitions
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In these rules a word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear the meaning so assigned to it, unless the context otherwise indicates:

 

1."applicant" means any refugee who has made any application to SCRA;

 

2."application" means an application for certification in terms of section 27 (c) or an application for withdrawal of Refugee Status in terms of section 36 of the Act;

 

3."chairperson" means a member of SCRA designated by the Minister of Home Affairs as Chairperson of SCRA in terms of section 9B (a) of the Act;

 

4."claimant" means an asylum seeker who has made any application to SCRA;

 

5."Department" means the National Department of Home Affairs;

 

6."Member" means a member of SCRA appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs as a member in terms of section 9B(b) of the Act;

 

7."Office Manager" shall mean the official delegated by the Director General in terms of section 9 (H) to fulfill that function;

 

8."Review" means any review directed to SCRA in terms of Section 24 of the Act;

 

9.''RRO" means the Refugee Reception Office where the asylum application was lodged;

 

10."RSDO" means the Refugee Status Determination Officer as contemplated in the Act;

 

11."SCRA" means  the  Standing  committee  for  Refugee  Affairs, established in terms of section 9 of the Act;

 

12."serve" or "lodge" has the same meaning within the context of these rules;

 

13."the Act" means the Refugees Act 1998 (Act No.130 of 1998) as amended; and

 

14.Any reference to a rule in these Rules is a reference to a Rule contained herein.