means any institution that provides higher education on a full-time, part-time or distance basis and which is—
| (a) | converted, merged, established or deemed to be established as a public higher education institution under this Act; or |
[Paragraph (a) substituted by section 1(j) of Notice No. 21, GG 40548, dated 17 January 2017]
| (b) | declared as a public higher education institution under this Act; or |
| (c) | registered or provisionally registered as a private higher education institution under this Act; |