Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007/2014-01-22/Chapter 6

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Enquiries for purposes of expungement applications in terms of Criminal Procedure Act, 1977

44A. (1) For the purposes of section 271B of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), the Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development may enquire from the Registrar whether or not the particulars of a person are contained in the Register and whether or not that person's particulars have been removed from the Register in terms of section 51(1) or (3)(c), as the case may be.

(2) Subject to section 52, the Registrar must respond to the enquiry contemplated in subsection (1) in writing within 21 working days and must indicate whether or not the particulars of the person concerned are contained in the Register or whether or not that person's particulars have been removed from the Register in terms of section 51(1) or (3)(c), as the case may be.

