In this Constitution, unless the context indicates otherwise, any word or phrase that is defined in the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998) has the same meaning as in that Act, and—

"Accounting Standards Board"

means the board established in terms of section 87 of the PFMA;

"Act"

means the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998);

"Authority"

means the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority;

"Chief Executive Oflicer"

means the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority appointed in terms of clause 14;

"Constitution"

means this Constitution and any Annexures to it;

"Department"

means the Department of Labour;

"Designated Groups"

means black people, women and people with disabilities;

"Director-General"

means the Director-General of Labour;

"Exempt Employers"

means those employers within the Sector who are exempt from paying levies in terms of section 4 of the SDLA;

"Learnership Agreement"

means an agreement as contemplated in section 17 of the Act;

"Minister"

means the Minister of Labour;

"NSA"

means the National Skills Authority established in terms of section 4 of the Act;

"Organised Employer"

means the State, any employer’s organisation registered as such in terms of the provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act 66 of 1995) and operative in the Sector, and any other association of employers in the Sector representing the interests of its members as employers;

"Organised Labour"

means any trade union or federation of trade unions registered as such in terms of the provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and operative in the Sector and any other association of employees in the Sector representing the interests of its members as employees;

"PFMA"

means the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999);

"prescribed"

means prescribed by a regulation made and in force in terms of the Act;

"Professional Councils"

means those councils in the Sector that have been established by Acts of Parliament;

"SAQA"

means the South African Qualifications Authority established in terms of section 3 of the South African Qualifications Authority Act, 1995 (Act No. 58 of 1995);

"SDLA"

means the Skills Development Levies Act, 1999 (Act No. 9 of 1999);

"Sector"

means the health and welfare sector as determined by the Minister in terms of section 9 of the Act and in Government Gazette No. 21012 of 20 March 2000 as amended and reproduced in Annexure A to this Constitution;

"SETA"

means a Sector Education and Training Authority contemplated in Chapter 3 of the Act;