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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
National Student Financial
Aid
Scheme Act, No. 56 of 1999
Long title
To establish the National Student Financial Aid Scheme; to provide for the management, governance and administration of the scheme; to provide for the granting of loans and bursaries to eligible students at public colleges and public higher education institutions and for the administration of such loans and bursaries; to provide for the recovery of loans; to provide for the repeal of the Provision of Special Funds for Tertiary Education and Training Act, 1993; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To establish the National Student Financial Aid Scheme; to provide for the management, governance and administration of the scheme; to provide for the granting of loans and bursaries to eligible students at public colleges and public higher education institutions and for the administration of such loans and bursaries; to provide for the recovery of loans; to provide for the repeal of the Provision of Special Funds for Tertiary Education and Training Act, 1993; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Purpose of Act |
| CHAPTER 2. ESTABLISHMENT, COMPOSITION, GOVERNANCE AND FUNCTIONS OF NSFAS | |
| 3. | Establishment
of National Student Financial Aid Scheme |
| 4. | Functions
of NSFAS |
| 4A. | Intervention by Minister [...inserted by Act 2011_021_005_20111214] |
| 4B. | ... [sic - no text labeled
"4B" was inserted by Act 2011_021_004_20111214] |
| 5. | Composition
of board |
| 6. | Term
of office of chairperson and members |
| 7. | Vacation
of office |
| 8. | Filling
of vacancies |
| 9. | Executive
officer and employees of NSFAS |
| 10. | Executive
committee |
| 11. | Finance
committee |
| 12. | Other
committees |
| 13. | Meetings
of board and committees |
| 14. | Funds
of NSFAS |
| 15. | Annual
audit |
| 16. | Annual
report |
| 17. | Remuneration and allowances of members of board and committees |
| CHAPTER 2A. [sic - no title] | |
| 17A. | ...Appointment of administrator [...inserted by Act 2011_021_005_20111214] |
| 17B. | Assistance to administrator [...inserted by Act 2011_021_005_20111214] |
| 17C. | Remuneration and allowances [...inserted by Act 2011_021_005_20111214] |
| 17D. | Dissolutoin of board [...inserted by Act 2011_021_005_20111214] |
| CHAPTER 3. ADMINISTRATION OF LOANS AND BURSARIES | |
| 18. | Application
for loan or bursary |
| 19. | Conditions
of loans and bursaries |
| 20. | Designated public college or designated higher education institution [...Act 2011_021_0000_ - was entitled "Designated higher education institution"] |
| CHAPTER 4. RECOVERY OF LOANS | |
| 21. | Repayment
of loans |
| 22. | Obligations
of borrower |
| 23. | ... [...repealed
by Act 2011_021_006 - was entitled "Obligations
of employer"] |
| 24. | Obligations of South African Revenue Service |
| CHAPTER 5. GENERAL | |
| 25. | Information
to be provided to NSFAS |
| 26. | Delegation
of powers |
| 27. | Regulations |
| 28. | Repeal
of law |
| 29. | Transitional
arrangements |
| 30. | Short title |
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