Maintenance Act, 1998
R 385
South African Council for Educators Act, 2000 (Act No. 31 of 2000)Chapter 3 : Registration of Educators23. Removal of name from register |
| (1) | The council may direct the chief executive officer to remove the name of an educator from the register if— |
| (a) | after having been registered, the relevant qualification of the educator is withdrawn or cancelled by the higher education institution which issued it; |
| (b) | the educator was registered by error or by means of fraud; |
| (c) | the educator was found guilty of a breach of the code of professional ethics; |
| (d) | the educator requests de-registration, permanently or for a specified period; |
| (e) | the educator fails to pay the fees prescribed by the council within a specified period; or |
| (f) | the educator dies. |
| (2) | Notice of the removal of the name of an educator from the register must be given by the chief executive officer to the educator concerned by way of certified mail addressed to the relevant address appearing in the register. |
| (3) | The name of an educator contemplated in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) may not be removed from the register unless the educator was given a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the council. |
| (4) | As from the date on which notice contemplated in subsection (2) has been given to the educator any registration certificate issued to the educator concerned is regarded to be cancelled. |
