Adult Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act No. 52 of 2000)Chapter 2 : Public Centres5. Merger of public centres |
| (1) | Subject to subsection (2) the Member of the Executive Council may by notice in the Provincial Gazette, merge two or more public centres into a single centre. |
| (2) | Before merging two or more public centres, the Member of the Executive Council must— |
| (a) | give written notice to the centres in question of the intention to merge them; |
| (b) | publish a notice giving reasons for the proposed merger in one or more newspapers circulating in the area in which the centres are situated; |
| (c) | give the governing bodies of the centres in question and any other interested persons an opportunity to make representations within 90 days from the date of the notice referred to in paragraph (b); |
| (d) | consider such representations; and |
| (e) | be satisfied that the employers of staff at the public centres in question have complied with their obligations in terms of the applicable labour law. |
| (3) | The assets, liabilities, rights and obligations of the centres that are merged vest in the single centre contemplated in subsection (1). |
| (4) | The governing bodies of the centres referred to in subsection (1) must have a meeting before the merger to constitute a single interim governing body. |
| (5) | The interim governing body must decide on the budget and differences in the code of conduct and fees, as well as any issue that is relevant to the merger or which is prescribed, until a new governing body is constituted in terms of section 8. |
| (6) | The governing body of any public centre to be merged under subsection (1), may appeal to the Minister against the merger. |