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Department: Social DevelopmentIn addressing challenges of social distress, the department will be building conscious and capable communities in the Eastern Cape as stable, healthy families are at the heart of strong societies. 1.6 The Acts, rules and regulations The mandate of the department is derived from the Constitution, sections 27 and 28 of the country. The functional responsibilities are further articulated in policies and legislative frameworks that facilitate the execution of the mandate of the department, namely: %uf0b7 Constitution of the RSA Act 106 of 1996, %uf0b7 Child Justice Amendment Act 28 of 2019, %uf0b7 Children%u2019s Act 38 of 2005, as amended, %uf0b7 Children%u2019s Amendment Act 17 of 2022, %uf0b7 Cooperatives Act, 14 of 2005, %uf0b7 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 13 of 2021, %uf0b7 Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1997 as amended, Domestic Violence Amendment Act 24 of 2021, %uf0b7 Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 13 of 2005, %uf0b7 Mental Health Act, 17 of 2002, %uf0b7 National Youth Development Agency Act 54 of 2008, %uf0b7 Non-Profit Organisations Act, 1997, %uf0b7 Older Persons Act 13 of 2006, %uf0b7 Prevention and Combatting of Trafficking in Persons Act, 7 of 2013, %uf0b7 Prevention and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 70 of 2008, %uf0b7 Probation Services Act, 116 of 1991, %uf0b7 Probation Services Amendment Act, 35 of 2002, %uf0b7 Public Finance Management Act, 1999, %uf0b7 Skills Development Act, 97 of 1998, Social Assistance Act, 59 of 1992, %uf0b7 Social Service Practitioners Act 2018, Social Work Amendment Act 102 of 1998, %uf0b7 White Paper on Population Policy for South Africa, 1998, %uf0b7 White Paper on Social Welfare, 2015, %uf0b7 Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill of 2012 and the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002. Furthermore, the department derives its mandate from the following policies: %uf0b7 Generic Norms and Standards for Social Welfare Services (2011), %uf0b7 Household food and nutrition security strategy for South Africa, National Development Plan, Vision 2030 (Outcome 13: Social Protection), National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence and Femicide (2020-2030), %uf0b7 National and Provincial Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS, STI%u2019s and TB, %uf0b7 National Youth Policy (2015 %u2013 2020), %uf0b7 National Skills Development Strategy III (2011-2016), %uf0b7 National policy for food and nutrition security, %uf0b7 Policy on Financial Awards to Service Providers, %uf0b7 White Paper on Disability, %uf0b7 Policy on Disability, %uf0b7 Population Policy of South Africa 1998, %uf0b7 South African Policy for Older Persons, %uf0b7 Victim Support Services Policy (2020), %uf0b7 National Childcare and Protection Policy (2019), 244