Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998)RegulationsSETA Work-Based Learning Programme Agreement Regulations, 2018Chapter 3 : Registration of Agreement13. Suspension of agreement |
| (1) | A SETA may suspend a learning programme agreement for a specified period if the employer or the learner has requested, on good cause, to suspend the agreement and the other parties to the agreement have had the opportunity to make representations as to why the agreement should not be suspended. |
| (2) | An application to suspend an agreement in terms of subregulation (1) must be submitted to the SETA in writing together with— |
| (a) | the reasons for requesting the suspension; and |
| (b) | proof that the other parties to the agreement have had the opportunity to make representations as to why the agreement should not be suspended. |
| (3) | On approval of the suspension the SETA must— |
| (a) | attach the application to suspend the agreement as an annexure to the agreement; |
| (b) | extend the registered agreement completion date by the period of the suspension agreed by the parties or as determined by the SETA in subregulation (1); |
| (c) | suspend any grant payments that may be associated with the agreement; and |
| (d) | notify each party to the agreement of the suspension period and the date on which the agreement will recommence. |
| (4) | The employer must inform the SETA in writing of the re-commencement of the agreement within seven calendar days of re-commencement. |
| (5) | The SETA must resume any outstanding grant payments on receipt of proof that the agreement has been re-commenced. |