Adult Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act No. 52 of 2000)Chapter 5 : Private Centres29. Subsidies to registered private centre |
| (1) | The Minister may, by notice in the Government Gazette, determine norms and standards or conditions for the granting of subsidies to private centres after consultation with the Council of Education Ministers and with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. |
| (2) | The Member of the Executive Council may, out of funds appropriated by the provincial legislature for that purpose, grant a subsidy to a private centre subject to subsection (1). |
| (3) | If conditions contemplated in subsection (1) under which a subsidy was granted have not been complied with, the Head of Department may terminate or reduce the subsidy from a date determined by him or her. |
| (4) | The Head of Department may not terminate or reduce a subsidy under subsection (3) unless – |
| (a) | the owner of such private centre has been furnished with a notice of the intention to terminate or reduce the subsidy and the reasons therefor; |
| (b) | such owner has been granted an opportunity to make written representations as to why the subsidy should not be terminated or reduced; and |
| (c) | any such representations received have been duly considered. |
| (5) | The owner of a private centre may appeal to the Member of the Executive Council against the termination or reduction of a subsidy to such centre. |