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(c) any representations made by or on behalf of parents or pupils relating to the
proposed increase; and
(d) any other relevant economic factors justifying the proposed increase;
he or she may(i) approve the increase; or
(ii) amend the figure representing the increase and fix a new figure
which shall not be below the fee fixed in terms of subsection (2);
or
(iii) reject the application for the increase.
(6) If at any time the Secretary is satisfied that(a) his or her approval of any fee or levy or increase thereof was granted in terms
of subsection (2) or subsection (5) on the basis of false or incorrect
information supplied by the responsible authority of the non-Government
school concerned; or
(b) amounts received by a responsible authority by way of any fee or levy or
increase thereof approved in terms of subsection (2) or (5) have not been
applied(i) to any purpose which was specified by the responsible authority in
the application in terms of subsection (2) or (5) as the purpose to
which the fee or levy or increase thereof, as the case may be,
would be applied; or
(ii) in the interests of pupils attending the non-Government school
concerned;
or
(c) the school has charged unauthorised fees or levies or both;
the Secretary may, by written notice to the responsible authority concerned, do any one
or more of the following, as may appear to him or her to be appropriateA. revoke his or her approval of the fee or levy or increase therein;
B. fix the amount of any fee and additionally, or alternatively, any
levy that may be charged by the responsible authority concerned;
C. fix the purpose to which any fee or levy or increase thereof may be
applied by the responsible authority concerned;
D. cause the excess amount to be refunded to parents or credited to
the following term;
and the responsible authority concerned shall comply with any such notice.
(7) Any person who contravenes this section or fails to comply with any notice in
terms of subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine equivalent to
the excess amount charged or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or
to both such fine and such imprisonment.".
Act 2/2006