In these regulations "the Act" means the Nursing Act, 1978 (Act No. 50 of 1978), and any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear such meaning and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"academic year"

means a period of at least 44 weeks in any calendar year;

"course"

means a programme of education and training approved by the council which is offered by an approved nursing school referred to in regulation 3 and which leads to a qualification which convers on the holder thereof the right to enrolment as a nursing auxiliary in terms of section 16 of the Act;

"General Nursing Science and Art I"

means a subject prescribed for the first year by Government Notices Nos. R. 879 of 2 May 1975, as amended, R. 881 of 2 May 1975, as amended, or R. 882 of 2 May 1975, as amended or in regulations published in terms of the Nursing Act, 1984 (Act No. 13 of 1984) (Ciskei), under Government Notice No. 36 of 1987, as amended;

"portion"

means a part of an examination for which a result is published in the examination results, and which is taken as a whole;

"practical portion"

means a portion consisting of a practical examination which may include an oral examination and also the marks obtained in a system of continuous assessment;

"Psychiatric Nursing Science and Art I"

means a subject prescribed for the first year in the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 880 of 1 May 1975, as amended;

"written portion"

means a portion consisting of one written paper.