Law Development Commission, Zimbabwe (b) publish or cause to be published in any publication circulating mainly within Zimbabwe any advertisement in relation to a correspondence college or independent college which is not registered in terms of this Act; or (c) broadcast or exhibit or cause to be broadcast or exhibited to the public view in any place within Zimbabwe, or send or cause to be sent through the post to any address within Zimbabwe, any advertisement relating to a correspondence college or independent college which is not registered in terms of this Act. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) a person shall be deemed to operate or maintain a correspondence college within Zimbabwe if he supplies a correspondence course or provides tuition by correspondence to a person who is resident in Zimbabwe. (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six. [Subsection amended by section 4 of Act 22 of 2001] 43 Registration of correspondence colleges and independent colleges (1) Any person who wishes to establish, operate or maintain any correspondence college or independent college, for reward within Zimbabwe, shall make a written application to the Secretary for the registration of such correspondence college or independent college, as the case may be, under this Act. (2) An application in terms of subsection (1) shall— (a) be made in the prescribed form; and (b) be accompanied by the prescribed fee: Provided that the Minister may, in any deserving case, waive the payment of such fee. (3) If in relation to an application in terms of subsection (1), the Secretary is satisfied that— (a) the application is bona fide; and (b) there is a need for the correspondence college or independent college concerned; and (c) the financial resources of the applicant are sufficient for the proper conduct of the affairs of the correspondence college or independent college in accordance with the provisions of this Act; he shall grant the application and register the correspondence college or independent college, specifying the scope of its registration, and issue to it a certificate of registration in the prescribed form. (4) The Secretary shall not register any correspondence college or independent college— (a) if he has reasonable grounds for believing that the application for its registration does not meet the requirements of subsection (3); or (b) whose previous registration was cancelled— (i) in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section fifty, unless the annual registration fee owed by such college has been fully paid; or (ii) in terms of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section fifty, unless the grounds for cancellation of the previous registration no longer exist, and the Minister has authorized the registration of such college. 44 Annual registration and guarantee fund fee (1) Every registered correspondence college or independent college shall in each year, not later than the date prescribed by the Secretary, pay to the Secretary such annual registration fee as may be prescribed. (2) In addition to the registration fee referred to in subsection (1)— (a) every registered correspondence college shall pay to the Secretary for the benefit of the Correspondence Colleges Guarantee Fund; (b) every registered independent college shall pay to the Secretary for the benefit of the Independent Colleges Guarantee Fund; such annual guarantee fund as may be prescribed. 45 Correspondence Colleges Guarantee Fund (1) The fund established in terms of section thirty-seven of the Correspondence Colleges Act [Chapter 81 of 1974] shall on and after the fixed date continue in existence and shall be known as the Correspondence Colleges Guarantee Fund. (2) The moneys of the fund referred to in subsection (1) shall consist of— (a) the moneys which had accrued to and had formed part of the fund before the fixed date; (b) the fees which have been paid for the benefit of the fund in terms of subsection (2) of section forty-four; (c) any other moneys that may accrue to the fund by way of grants, donations or otherwise. (3) The fund referred to in subsection (1) shall vest in the Minister and shall, subject to his general or specific direction, be applied— (a) to defray any expenses that may be incurred by the Secretary in ensuring that acceptable standards of education are maintained in all registered correspondence colleges; and