Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)Chapter 6A : National Institutes for Higher Education49L. Functions of national institute for higher education |
| (1) | The functions of a national institute for higher education relate to its specific scope of application and may include one or more of the following— |
| (a) | to provide services to higher education within its specific scope of application; |
| (b) | to advance learning within its specific scope or application by ensuring collaboration and co-ordination of the work of higher education institutions and other national institutes for higher education; and |
| (c) | to advise the Minister on matters relating to its specific scope of application, or to higher education generally. |
| (2) | Subject to subsection (1) and the provisions of section 49K, the Minister must prescribe the functions of each national institute for higher education by notice in the Gazette. |
[Section 49L inserted by section 29 of Notice No. 21, GG 40548, dated 17 January 2017]