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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Employment of Educators
Act, No.
76 of 1998
Long title
To provide for the employment of educators by the State, for the regulation of the conditions of service, discipline, retirement and discharge of educators and for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
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Long title
To provide for the employment of educators by the State, for the regulation of the conditions of service, discipline, retirement and discharge of educators and for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| CHAPTER 1. INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF ACT | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Application of Act |
| 3. | Employers of educators and other persons |
| CHAPTER 2. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND EDUCATOR ESTABLISHMENTS | |
| 4. | Salaries and other conditions of service of educators |
| 5. | Educator establishments |
| CHAPTER 3. APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS | |
| 6. | Powers of employers |
| 6A. | First appointment or appointment after break in service of educator [...inserted by Act 2002_050_010_20021126] |
| 6B. | Conversion of temporary employment to permanent employment [...inserted by Act 2005_024_008_20060126] |
| 7. | Appointments and filling of posts |
| 8. | Transfer of educators |
| 9. | Secondment of educators |
| CHAPTER 4. TERMINATION OF SERVICES | |
| 10. | Retirement |
| 11. | Discharge of educators |
| 12. | Discharge on account of ill-health |
| 13. | Discharge of educators appointed on probation |
| 14. | Certain educators deemed to be discharged |
| 15. | Resignations |
| CHAPTER 5. INCAPACITY AND MISCONDUCT | |
| 16. | Incapable educators |
| 17. | Serious Misconduct [...Title amended by Act 2000_053_010_20001122 - was entitled "Misconduct"] |
| 18. | Misconduct [...Title amended by Act 2000_053_011_20001122 - was entitled "Preliminary investigation of misconduct"] |
| 19. | ... [...removed by Act 2000_053_011_20001122 - was entitled "Charge of misconduct"] |
| 20. | ... [...removed by Act 2000_053_011_20001122 - was entitled "Suspension of educators"] |
| 21. | ... [...removed by Act 2000_053_011_20001122 - was entitled "Inquiry by disciplinary tribunal"] |
| 22. | ... [...removed by Act 2000_053_011_20001122 - was entitled "Procedure at inquiry"] |
| 23. | ... [...removed by Act 2000_053_011_20001122 - was entitled "Finding of disciplinary tribunal"] |
| 24. | ... [...removed by Act 2000_053_011_20001122 - was entitled "Steps after inquiry"] |
| 25. | Appeals |
| 26. | Furnishing South African Council for Educators with records |
| CHAPTER 6. SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR EDUCATORS | |
| 27. | ... [...repealed by Act 2000_031_028_20000802 - was entitled “Establishment”] |
| 28. | ... [...repealed by Act 2000_031_028_20000802 - was entitled “Functions and powers of South African Council for Educators”] |
| 29. | ... [...repealed by Act 2000_031_028_20000802 - was entitled “Registration with South African Council for Educators”] |
| 30. | ... [...repealed by Act 2000_031_028_20000802 - was entitled “Composition, administration and functioning of South African Council for Educators”] |
| 31. | ... [...repealed by Act 2000_031_028_20000802 - was entitled “Funds of South African Council for Educators”] |
| 32. | ... [...repealed by Act 2000_031_028_20000802 - was entitled “Annual report”] |
| CHAPTER 7. GENERAL | |
| 33. | Performance of other work by educators |
| 34. | Offences and penalties |
| 35. | Regulations |
| 36. | Assignment of functions |
| 37. | Repeal of Act promulgated under Proclamation 138 of 1994, and savings |
| 38. | Transitional arrangements in respect of certain colleges |
| 38A. | Transitional arrangements in respect of disciplinary proceedings [...inserted by Act 2000_053_014_20001122] |
| 39. | Short title |
| Sch.1. | SCHEDULE 1. INCAPACITY CODE AND PROCEDURES FOR POOF WORK PERFORMANCE [s1; s12; s16; s18] [...inserted by Act 2000_053_015_20001122] |
| Sch.2. | SCHEDULE 2. DISCIPLINARY CODE AND PROCEDURES FOR EDUCATORS [s17; s18; s25; Sch2] [...inserted by Act 2000_053_015_20001122] |
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