Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, 1995 (Act No. 34 of 1995)

Regulations

Regulations relating to Assistance to Victims in respect of Higher Education and Training, 2014

2. Objects and application of Regulations
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(1)The objects of these Regulations are to—
(a)provide assistance in respect of adult education and training, further education and training, higher education and skills development, to victims and relatives and dependant of victims who meet the conditions, criteria and requirements set out in these Regulations; and
(b)extend and supplement in respect of victims and relatives and dependants of victims, to the extent provided for in these Regulations, the assistance provided by organs of state, including the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and an institution as contemplated in the Skills Development Act, in respect of higher education and training to members of the public in general.

 

(2)Assistance to a victim or a relative or dependant of a victim may only be provided in respect of higher education and training offered at a public higher education and training institution.

[Regulation 2(2) substituted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 1285, GG 42740, dated 4 October 2019]

 

(3)Assistance to a victim or a relative or dependant of a victim may, subject to regulations 2(6), 5(2)(b), 6(2), 7(2), 8(3) and 22(1), be provided in respect of more than one category of assistance referred to in regulations 5, 6, 7 and 8.

 

(4)Assistance to a victim or a relative or dependant of a victim may be provided in respect of full-time or part-time studies or distance learning, provided that no assistance in respect of accommodation and transport may be provided in the case of distance learning.

 

(5)Assistance may only be provided to a victim or a relative or dependant of a victim for the purposes of obtaining a qualification.

 

(6)Assistance may only be provided in respect of an undergraduate qualification.

 

(7)The period determined by the Department or a higher education and training institution for the completion of a qualification for which a victim or a relative or dependant of a victim is enrolled is not affected by the period of assistance provided for in these Regulations.