| (1) | The Minister may detemine that the governance of two or more colleges must vest in a single council if— |
| (a) | it is in the best interests of education and the colleges; |
| (b) | it is in the public interest; or |
| (c) | he or she was so requested by the councils of those colleges. |
[Subsection (1) amended by section 6(a) of Act No. 3 of 2012]
| (2) | The Minister may not act in terms of subsection (1) unless he or she has— |
| (a) | given written notice to the colleges in question of the intention to merge them; |
| (b) | given notice in the Gazette of his or her intention so to act; |
| (c) | given the councils of the colleges in question and interested parties an opportunity to make written submissions to him or her within a period of not less than 90 days; and |
| (d) | considered all such submissions. |
[Subsection (2) amended by section 6(b) of Act No. 3 of 2012]
| (3) | The Minister must, by notice in the Gazette, detemine the composition of the single council in a manner that ensures that— |
[Subsection (3) amended by section 6(c) of Act No. 3 of 2012]
| (4) | Any council that is the subject of a notice in terms of subsection (2) continues to exist until the first meeting of the single council constituted in terms of this section. |
