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Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)

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Regulations for the Registration of Private Higher Education Institutions, 2016

Chapter 5 : Registration Certificate

19. Registration name

 

(1) Subject to [this] these regulations, if the registrar grants registration or provisional registration, the institution must be registered under its legal name as contemplated in section 32 of the Companies Act, but the registrar may include in the registration certificate such translations, abbreviations, or acronyms that uniquely identify the institution.

 

(2) Despite (1), the registrar must not register an institution—
(a) under a name that the registrar considers to be fraudulent, false or misleading; or
(b) under the same name as another institution, or include in two certificates of registration the same translation, abbreviation, acronym or trade name.

 

(3) In the case of subregulation (2)(a) or (b), the registrar must agree on an acceptable alternative with the applicant.