Unless the context indicates otherwise—

alternate

means any person appointed as an alternate to a member under item 8(10);

Authority

means the Mining Qualifications Authority established by section 41(3);

chairperson

means any person who chairs any meeting of the Authority or a committee;

clear day

means any day of the week except Sundays and public holidays;

committee

means any committee, ad hoc committee or subcommittee of the Authority;

consensus

means unanimous agreement;

education and training standards

means registered statements of desired education and training outcomes and their associated assessment criteria as defined in section 1 of the SAQA Act;

establishing Authority

means—

executive officer

means the executive officer appointed in terms of item 10(1) or designated in terms of item 10(4);

learning

means a process by which a person gains skills, knowledge and values;

member

means any member of the Authority or any committee and includes any alternate designated by such member to attend a meeting of the Authority or any committee on behalf of such member;

National Qualifications Framework

means the National Qualifications Framework as defined in section 1 of the SAQA Act;

other committee

means—

[If a function of the Authority needs to be performed on a permanent basis by a committee, the Authority may either delegate or assign the function to a committee or establish a new committee to perform the function.]

party

means employers, employees, or the State, as the case may be;

qualification

means the formal recognition of the achievement of the required number and range of credits and such other requirements at specific levels of the National Qualifications Framework as may be proposed by the Mining Qualifications Authority and determined by the South African Qualifications Authority as defined in section 1 of the SAQA Act; and

SAQA Act

means the South African Qualifications Authority Act, 1995 (Act No. 58 of 1995).