Professional and Technical Surveyors' Act, 1984 (Act No. 40 of 1984)19. Functions of education advisory committee |
| (1) | The functions of the education advisory committee shall be to: |
| (a) | investigate whether the syllabus of instruction prescribed and the standard of training provided by any university, technikon or college for— |
| (i) | the examinations for a degree or a diploma in surveying; |
| (ii) | any other examination conducted by that university, technikon or college in lieu of any examination mentioned in subparagraph (i), comply with the requirements for registration as professional surveyors, as professional surveyors in training, as technical surveyors and as survey technicians in training and for the respective posts, professions or callings for the appointment to or pursuit of which the passing of any such examination is in terms of any law a qualification; and |
| (b) | make recommendations to the council that recognition be granted by the council to any such examination conducted by a university, technikon or college, as the case my be, if in the opinion of the said committee the syllabus of instruction prescribed and the standard of training provided in respect of it by that university, technikon or college comply with such requirements; or |
| (c) | assist the council generally in the performance of its functions in terms of this Act and to inquire into and advise upon or make recommendations in regard to any matter which the council in the performance of its functions in terms of this Act may refer to the said committee or which the committee may of its own accord raise. |
| (2) | If in the opinion of the education advisory committee any examination other than an examination mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(i), conducted by any university, technikon or college, within or outside the Republic, as the case may be, is at least equivalent to any examination so mentioned, it may recommend to the council that, subject to such conditions as the council may deem fit, recognition he granted by the council to such examination as being so equivalent. |
| (3) | The education advisory committee may at any time recommend to the council that such recognition of any examination be withdrawn by the council, provided that if the withdrawal of any such recognition is contemplated, the council shall furnish its reasons for the proposed withdrawal to the university, technikon or college concerned, and afford it a reasonable opportunity to furnish reasons as to why such recognition should not be withdrawn, provided further that any recognition of any examination conducted prior to the withdrawal of such recognition shall be deemed to be valid. |