Adult Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act No. 52 of 2000)Chapter 2 : Public Centres4. Provision of facilities |
| (1) | The Head of Department must provide facilities for use by the Public centre to perform its functions in terms of this Act. |
| (2) | If no facilities are available to be used by the public centre, the Head of Department must in terms of section 20(1)(k) of the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996), request the governing body of a public school to allow reasonable use of the facilities of the school by the public centre. |
| (3) | After the request contemplated in subsection (2) has been made, the Head of Department and the school governing body must enter into an agreement providing among other things for the— |
| (a) | Amount of time, and the time of day or night that the school facilities may be used by the public centre; |
| (b) | manner in which resources and the costs must be shared between the school and the public centre; |
| (c) | responsible authority to be liable for payment of the costs referred to in paragraph (b); |
| (d) | maintenance and improvement of the school facilities |
| (e) | access to school facilities by all interested persons; |
| (f) | security of the facility; and |
| (g) | relationship between the school governing body and the public centre governing body. |
| (4) | The Head of Department must consult with the governing body of the public centre in question before entering into the agreement contemplated in subsection (3). |
| (5) | The Minister may, after consultation with the Council of Education Ministers make regulations regarding the minimum requirements for an agreement contemplated in subsection (3). |