Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesStandard Institutional Statute62. Transitional provisions |
| (1) | Once the council is established in terms of this standard Statute the interim council must dissolve. |
| (2) | The council established in paragraph 9 takes over the governance of the institution in terms of the Act. |
| (3) | In the case of a merger of two or more public institutions— |
| (a) | all academic programmes offered by such institutions before the merger, continue to be offered under the same rules by the new institution, until such programmes and rules are amended by the council; |
| (b) | the new institution awards degrees, diplomas and certificates to a student that qualifies for such qualification, in its own name, but such degrees, diplomas or certificates must also reflect the name of the institution where the student has initially registered for the programme; |
| (c) | all contracts of employment and collective agreements that existed at the institutions before the merger are transferred to the new institution; |
| (d) | the disciplinary code and rules that existed at the institutions before the merger are transferred to the new institution and students must comply with the specific disciplinary code and rules of the institution where he or she had entered the programme, until amended by the council. |