General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 58 of 2001)Chapter 4 : General29. Repeal of laws, savings and transitional arrangements |
| 1) | Subject to this section, the South African Certification Council Act, 1986 (Act No. 85 of 1986), the South African Certification Council Amendment Act, 1992 (Act No. 89 of 1992), section 65 of the General Law Third Amendment Act, 1993 (Act No. 129 of 1993), and sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Education Laws Amendment Act, 1999 (Act No. 48 of 1999), are hereby repealed. |
| 2) | The South African Certification Council established by section 2 of the South African Certification Council Act, 1986 (Act No. 85 of 1986), continues to perform the functions which it performed prior to the commencement of this Act but ceases to exist on the day immediately before the date of the first meeting of the Council, and all rights, obligations, assets and liabilities acquired or incurred by the South African Certification Council immediately vest in the Council and the Council must be regarded as having acquired or incurred such rights, obligations, assets and liabilities in terms of this Act. |
| 3) | Any regulations made or anything done under any provision of any law repealed by subsection (1) must be regarded as having been made or done under the corresponding provision of this Act. |
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| a) | Existing agreements of employment between the South African Certification Council and its employees on the date contemplated in subsection (2) must be regarded as agreements entered into between those employees and the Council, and continue to exist subject to applicable labour laws. |
| b) | The employees contemplated in paragraph (a) must be regarded as having been serving continuously under the same employer without interruption. |