Further Education and Training Act, 1998 (Act No. 98 of 1998)Regulations for the Registration of Private Further Education and Training InstitutionsChapter 5 : Responsibility of an Institution29. Lapse or cancellation of registration |
| 1) | Any institution that has been notified by the registrar that its provisional registration has lapsed in terms of regulation 3 or that its provisional registration has been cancelled in terms of regulation 18 must- |
| a) | inform its students within 14 days from the date of the registrar’s notice that its registration has lapsed or been cancelled and notify the students of the arrangements that will be made to safeguard their interests in terms of this regulation; |
| b) | issue to each enrolled student a copy of his or her academic transcript; |
| c) | reimburse or compensate any enrolled student who has a lawful claim on the institution as a consequence of its ceasing to operate or make adequate arrangements for affected students to complete their programmes at a comparable public or private institution; and |
| d) | cease to operate no later than the end of that academic year, and any institution that fails to comply is guilty of an offence in terms of section 44 of the Act. |