Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)Chapter 8 : General66. Offences |
| (1) | Any person other than a higher education institution who, without the authority of a higher education institution— |
| (a) | offers or pretends to offer any higher education programme or part thereof; |
| (b) | purports to confer a qualification granted by a higher education institution, or in collaboration with a higher education institution; or |
| (c) | purports to perform an act on behalf of a higher education institution, |
is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a sentence which may be imposed for fraud.
| (1A) | Any person contravening the provisions of section 51 or 65D is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a sentence which may be imposed for fraud. |
[Section 66(1A) inserted by section 39 of Notice No. 21, GG 40548, dated 17 January 2017]
| (2) | Any person who pretends that a qualification has been awarded to him or her by a higher education institution, whereas in fact no such qualification has been so awarded, is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a sentence, which may be imposed for fraud. |
| (3) | Any person who contravenes section 51(1)(a), 54(7) or 55(2) is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both such fine and imprisonment. |
[Section 66(3) amended by section 10 of Act No. 54 of 2000]
| (4) | Any private higher education institution, which does not comply with section 55(1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R20 000. |