Unless the context indicates otherwise--
means any person appointed as an alternate to a member under item 8(10);
means the Mining Qualifications Authority established by section 41(3);
means any person who chairs any meeting of the Authority or a committee;
means any day of the week except Sundays and public holidays;
means any permanent committee, ad hoc committee or subcommittee of the Authority;
means unanimous agreement;
means registered statements of desired education and training outcomes and their associated assessment criteria as defined in section 1 of the SAQA Act;
means--
i) in the case. of. the Authority, Parliament by legislation;
ii) in the case of a permanent or ad hoc committee, the Authority; and
iii) in the case of a subcommittee, the Authority or any permanent or ad hoc committee that establishes the subcommittee;
means the executive officer appointed in terms of item 10(1) or designated in terms of item 10(4);
means a process by which a person gains skills, knowledge and values;
means any member of the Authority or any committee and includes any alternate designated by such member to attend a meeting of the Authority or any committee on behalf of such member;
means the National Qualifications Framework as defined in section 1 of the SAQA Act;
means--
a) an ad hoc committee established for a limited term to perform any function of the Authority which is not a function of any permanent committee; and
b) a subcommittee established by--
i) the Authority to perform a function which is not assigned by or under this Act to a permanent committee; and
ii) a permanent or an ad hoc committee to perform any function of that committee;
(If a function of the Authority needs to be performed on a permanent basis by a committee, the Authority may either delegate or assign the function to a permanent committee or establish a new permanent committee to perform the function.)
means employers, employees, or the State, as the case may be;
means the formal recognition of the achievement of the required number and range of credits and such other requirements at specific levels of the National Qualifications Framework as may be proposed by the Mining Qualifications Authority and determined by the South African Qualifications Authority as defined in section 1 of the SAQA Act; and
means the South African Qualifications Authority Act, 1995 (Act No. 58 of 1995).