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MANUAL PREPARED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 51 OF THE PROMOTION
OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT NO. 2 OF 2000 FOR:
UPLANDS PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Reg nr 05/16725/08)
Overview:
Established in 1928, Uplands Preparatory School
is an Anglican co-educational boarding and day
school situated in a country setting outside
White River, Mpumalanga. It offers a
broad-based education to children from Grade 000
to Grade 7.
At Uplands we strive for excellence, and pride
ourselves on a forward-thinking and progressive
programme based on Christian principles. Our
holistic curriculum of academic, sporting and
cultural activities is offered within a
supportive and disciplined environment. We aim
to develop independent, responsible and caring
young people who are empathetic to the needs of
the wider community and who can make a
difference in our ever-changing society.
Uplands Preparatory School is a member of the
Independent Schools Council.
Section 51(1)(a)
Name: Uplands
Preparatory School
Physical Address: Extension Danie Joubert
Street
White
River, Mpumalanga
1240
Postal Address: P.O. Box 244
White River,
Mpumlanaga
1240
Head of Body: Headmaster: Gavin
Sinclair
Contact Person: Maeve Sidey (Bursar)
Telephone No: 013-7513806
Fax No: 013-7512765
E-mail address:
sinclair@uplands.co.za
bursar@uplands.co.za
Section
51(1)(b)
To gain access to the Human Rights Commission’s
guide to the Act, browse using an Internet
browser to
http://www.sahrc.org.za,
e-mail :
PAIA@sahrc.org.za.
Alternatively,
call the Human Rights Advice Line on
086-012-0120.
Section 51(1)(c)
At this stage no notice(s) has/have been
published.
Section 51(1)(d)
Records are kept in accordance with such other
legislation as is applicable to UPLANDS
PREPARATORY SCHOOL, which includes but is
not limited to, the following legislation:
The South
African Schools Act of 1996
Companies Act 61 of 1973 (Association
incorporated under Section 21)
Income Tax Act 58 of 1962
Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and
Diseases Act 130 of 1993
Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993
Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995
Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997
Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998
Skills development Levies Act 9 of 1999
Electronic Communications and Transactions Act
No. 25 of 2002
Promotion of Access to Information Act No. 2 of
2000
Pensions Fund Act No. 24 of 1956
Regional Services Council Act No. 109 of 1985
Section 51(1)(e)
A: Records that
may be Requested
i)
Operational
Information
The
availability of the following is to be
determined upon receipt of request:
Employment contracts
Domain Name Registration
School Registration
Agreements with Suppliers
Data Base of Pupils & Parents
Annual Financial Statements
Minutes of all Management, Executive and
sub-committee meetings
Parent Teacher’s Association Constitution
School Policy Documents
School fees
Licenses
ii.
Communications
Correspondence
between persons within and without UPLANDS
PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
iii.
Website
UPLANDS
PREPARATORY SCHOOL’s
Website address is
www.uplands.co.za and is accessible to
anyone who has access to the internet.
B: The Request
Procedures
i.
Form of request
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The
requester must use the prescribed form to make
the request for access to a record. This must
be made to the Bursar of the school. This
request must be made to the address, fax number
or electronic mail address of the body
concerned.
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The
requester must provide sufficient detail on the
request form to enable the Bursar of the School
to identify the record and the requester. The
requester should also indicate which form of
access is required and specify a postal address
or fax number in the Republic. The requester
should also indicate if, in addition to a
written reply, any other manner is to be used to
inform the requester and state the necessary
particulars to be so informed.
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The requester must identify the right that is
sought to be exercised or protected and provide
an explanation of why the requested record is
required for the exercise or protection of that
right.
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If a
request is made on behalf of another person, the
requester must submit proof of the capacity in
which the requester is making the request to the
satisfaction of the head and the bursar of the
school.
Section
51(1)(f)
Fees in respect of Requests for
Information
Fees in respect of Private Bodies
1.
The fee for a copy of the manual as contemplated
in regulation 9(2)(c) is R1.10 for every
photocopy of an A4 size or part thereof.
2.
The fees for reproduction referred to in
regulation 11(1) are as follows:
(a)
For every photocopy of an A4-sized page or part
thereof R1.10
(b)
For every printed copy of an A4-sized page or
part thereof held
on a computer or in electronic or
machine-readable form
R0.75
(c)
For a copy in a computer-readable form on
(i)
stiffy
disk
R7.50
(ii) compact disk
R70.00
(d) For a copy of visual
images, for an A4-sized page or part
thereof R60.00
3.
The request fee payable by a requester, other
than a personal requester,
referred to
in regulation 11(2) is
R50.00
4.
The access fees payable by a requester referred
to in regulation 11(3)
are as
follows:
(1)
(a) For every photocopy of an A4-sized
page or part thereof
R1.10
(b) For
every printed copy of an A4-sized page or part
thereof
held on a computer or in electronic or
machine-readable
form
R0.75
(c) For a copy in a computer-readable form
on
(i) stiffy disk
R7.50
(ii) compact disk
R70.00
(d) For a copy of visual images, for an A4-sized page
or
part thereof
R60.00
(e)
To search for and prepare the record for
disclosure, R30.00
for each hour or part of an hour
(2)
For purposes of section 54(2) of the Act, the
following applies:
(a)
Six hours as the hours to be exceeded before a
deposit is payable; and
(b)
One third of the access fee is payable as a
deposit by the requester.
(3)
The actual postage is payable when a copy of a
record must be posted to a requester.
Section 53(1)
of the Promotion of Access to Information Act,
200 (Act No. 2 of 2000)
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