VIDEO: Lockdown level 3 and the movement of children

South Africa will move into level 3 lockdown on June 1, 2020.

Since the country was placed under lockdown on March 26, there have been various rules regulating the movement of both adults and children.

Parents have had to ensure that their own moves and that of their children are compliant. Many have been wondering what level 3 will demand from South Africans as far as the comings and goings of minors are concerned.

Caxton Local Media summarises what parents must know.

Children who go to school

In terms of the latest regulations, children who go to school (when this is allowed) will have to carry permits with them if they need to travel across district or metropolitan boundaries in order to get to school. These permits are issued by the head of the relevant school or educational institution.

GET THE PERMIT: Click here for the relevant regulations and scroll to page 16 for form 3A.

Adults who transport children to school

These adults must bear permits issued by the head of the school or educational institution that the child attends.

GET THE PERMIT: Click here for the relevant regulations and scroll to page 17 for form 3B.

Children whose parents do not live together

To legally transport your child, you will have to be either a co-holder of parental rights and responsibilities or an officially appointed caretaker of the child.

The regulations distinguish between children who are moved within district and metropolitan boundaries, and those who need to cross such boundaries.

To move a child legally from one residence to another within the same district or metropolitan area, an adult must have:

• A court order indicating why the movement of the child is necessary, or
• A parenting plan setting out why the child is being moved, or
• A permit issued by a magistrate corresponding with the template on page 30 of the PDF document linked to below.

GET THE PERMIT: Click here to access the relevant regulations and scroll to page 30.

To move a child legally from one residence to another located in a different district or metropolitan areas, an adult must have:

• A permit issued by a magistrate corresponding with the template linked to above.

The video below explains how such a permit is obtained.

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