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Coloured Persons Education Amendment Act, 1980 (No. 15 of 1980)
GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE:
[ ] Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from existing enactments.
__ Words underlined with solid line indicate insertions in existing enactments.
Act
- to amend the Coloured Persons Education Act, 1963, regarding the definition of "nursery school"; and
- to provide for the establishment, erection and maintenance of nursery schools for the education of Coloured persons; and
- for matters connected therewith.
(English text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 21 March 1980.)
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:-
Amendment of section 1 of Act 47 of 1963, as amended by section 1 of Act 76 of 1967, section 1 of Act 53 of 1973, section 1 of Act 29 of 1976 and section 1 of Act 95 f 1976.
1. Section 1 of the Coloured Persons Education Act, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (1) for the definition of "nursery school" of the following definition:
"'nursery school' means a school for the education of Coloured persons above the age of [two] three years who have not yet attained the age at which [they may be admitted to an ordinary school] regular and section 1 of attendance at an ordmary school shall be compulsory and includes a class which is attached to an ordinary school in which Coloured persons receive education in the year preceding the year in which regular attendance by them at an ordinary school shall be compulsory;".
Amendment of section 3 of Act 47 of 1963, as amended by section 2 of Act 29 of 1976.
2. Section 3 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of the following paragraph:
"(a) establish, erect and maintain training-colleges, training-schools, senior secondary schools, junior secondary schools, primary schools, nursery schools, agricultural schools, vocational schools, special schools and homes;".
Short title and commencement.
3. This Act shall be called the Coloured Persons Education Amendment Act, 1980, and shall conie into operation on a date to be fixed by the State President by proclamation in the Gazette.
Commencement
1 June 1983 (Gazette 8732 of 25 May 1983)
