Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)RegulationsRegulations for the Registration of Private Higher Education Institutions, 2016Chapter 5 : Registration Certificate20. Certificate of registration |
| (1) | The certificate of registration or provisional registration must include the following— |
| (a) | the registered name of the institution and, where applicable, any approved translation, abbreviation, acronym or trade name; |
| (b) | the institution's registration number as a private higher education institution; |
| (c) | approved programmes. |
| (d) | the respective sites at which registered programmes are to be offered; |
| (e) | the date by which all the requirements for registration must be met, if the institution is provisionally registered in terms of section 54(3) and (4) of the Act; |
| (f) | any condition imposed in terms of section 60 of the Act; and |
| (ff) | the coat of arms of the Republic of South Africa; and |
| (g) | the registrar's name, signature and date of signature. |
| (2) | The registrar must issue an amended certificate of registration to an institution if its registration is amended— |
| (a) | in terms of sections 58 or 59 of the Act; |
| (b) | by a new condition or an amended condition imposed in terms of section 60 of the Act; or |
| (c) | in terms of section 61 of the Act. |
| (3) | On receipt of the amended certificate of registration, the institution must within 14 days return the previous certificate of registration to the registrar. |
| (3A) | If an institution requests the replacement of a lost registration certificate it must provide the registrar with an original affidavit certified by the South African Police Service (SAPS) stating that its registration certificate is lost. |
| (3B) | The registrar must issue an institution with a new registration certificate within 30 working days after the receipt of the original affidavit as contemplated in the above regulation. |
| (4) | A certificate of registration is not transferable from one institution to another. |