Adult Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act No. 52 of 2000)Chapter 2 : Public Centres6. Closure of public centre |
| (1) | The Member of the Executive Council may, by notice in the Provincial Gazette close a public centre. |
| (2) | Before closing a public centre, the Member of the Executive Council must— |
| (a) | inform the governing body of the centre of his or her intention and his or her reasons therefor; |
| (b) | grant the governing body of the centre a reasonable opportunity to make representations to him or her in relation to such actions; |
| (c) | conduct a public hearing after 90 days from the date of the notice referred in subsection (1) to enable the community to make representations to him or her in relation to such actions; and |
| (d) | give due consideration to any such representations received. |
| (3) | If a public centre is closed down in terms of subsection (1), all assets and liabilities of such a centre must be dealt with in accordance with the law the Member of the Executive Council in consultation with the governing body and any assets remaining after payment of all liabilities vest in the State, |