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Employment of Educators Act, 1998 (Act No. 76 of 1998)

Chapter 5 : Incapacity and Misconduct

19. Conducting business with State

 

(1) An educator may not—
(a) conduct business with the State; or
(b) be a director of a public or private company conducting business with the State.

 

(2) A contravention of subsection (1)—
(a) is an offence, and any person found guilty of such offence is liable, on conviction, to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or to both a fine and such imprisonment; and
(b) constitutes serious misconduct, and the employer must terminate the employment of any person who is alleged to have contravened the subsection and who, during a disciplinary process, is found guilty of such misconduct.

 

[Section 19 inserted by section 49 of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 32 of 2024), Notice No 5212, GG51258, dated 16 September 2024 – effective 24 December 2024 per Proclamation Notice 237 of 2024]