Regulations 3, 4 and 5 stipulate the following:

Any person intending to establish and maintain a private higher education institution must complete an Application for Registration as a Private Higher Education (Form APX-01) and submit it to the registrar at least 18 (eighteen) months before the institution commences its operations.

An institution wishing to amend its registration or provisional registration in terms of section 58 of the Act must complete an Application for Amendment (Form APX-02) and submit it to the registrar at least 12 (twelve) months before the proposed amendment cones into effect.

An institution wishing to have its provisional registration converted to registration in terms of section 54(1)(c) of the Act must complete an Application for Conversion (Form APX-03) and submit 'it to the registrar by the date determined by the registrar.