Law Development Commission, Zimbabwe 34 Provincial education advisory boards (1) The Minister may establish for any area a provincial education advisory board consisting of a chairman and not fewer than four and not more than seven other members appointed for their ability and experience in administration or education or their professional qualifications or their suitability otherwise for appointment: Provided that the Minister shall ensure that so far as possible local authorities, church organizations and the different sectors of the economy within the area are represented on every provincial education advisory board. (2) A provincial education advisory board shall advise the Board on all matters which arise within its area and which relate to primary and secondary education. (3) Sections thirty to thirty-three shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to a provincial education advisory board and its members as they apply to the Board and members of the Board. [Section amended by Act 2 of 2006] PART IX FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 35 Grants to schools, colleges, etc. (1) Subject to this section, the Minister— (a) shall, in respect of each school year, make a grant to or in respect of every eligible registered school; and [Paragraph amended by Act 2 of 2006] (b) may make a grant— (i) to or in respect of any registered correspondence college or independent college referred to in Part X; (ii) to any group of students which the Minister is satisfied is properly organized by the responsible authority of any school and which meets in suitable premises to study by correspondence with or without the assistance of a teacher; (iii) in respect of any work in furtherance of education. (2) A grant referred to in subsection (1) shall be of such amount as the Minister, after consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, may fix in respect of each school, college, group or person or any class thereof: Provided that any differentiation in the grants paid to or in respect of different registered schools in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall be directed towards redressing, where practicable, inequalities in the financial resources of the responsible authorities of the schools concerned. (3) A grant referred to in subsection (1) shall be disbursed— (a) to such school development committee as may be approved by the Minister; or (b) to such other person and in such manner and subject to such conditions; as the Minister may determine in each individual case. (4) A grant made to or in respect of a registered school in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall be made within four months of the commencement of the school year to which it relates. [Proviso repealed by Act 2 of 2006] (5) Where a grant has been paid to or in respect of any school or college in terms of this section and the registration of the school or college is cancelled or the school or college closes down before the expiry of the period in respect of which the grant was made, the Minister may recover from the responsible authority or person who operated and maintained the school or college such part of the total amount of the grant as represents to such total amount the same proportion as the unexpired part of the period in respect of which the grant was made bears to the whole of that period. (6) Where any person to whom or institution to which a grant has been paid in terms of this section fails to comply with any condition fixed by the Minister in terms of subsection (3), the Minister may recover the amount of the grant from that person or institution. 36 School Parents Assembly and School Development Committee (1) Parents or guardians with children at any school shall constitute a School Parents Assembly. (2) The responsible authority of any registered school shall cause the School Parents Assembly to establish a School Development Committee. (3) The composition, functions, duties, procedure and powers of the School Development Committee shall be as contained in the constitution of the School Parents Assembly: Provided that where the School Parents Assembly has not made a constitution satisfactory to the Minister, the composition, functions, duties, procedure and powers of the School Development Committee, shall be as prescribed. [Section substituted by Act 2 of 2006]