Acts and Regulations

2011, c.140 - Degree Granting Act

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Authority to grant degrees
2(1)No educational institution located in the Province shall directly or indirectly
(a) grant a degree,
(b) provide a program of post-secondary study leading to a degree,
(c) advertise a program of post-secondary study leading to a degree, or
(d) sell, offer for sale or provide by agreement for a fee, reward or other remuneration, a diploma, certificate, document or other material that is, or that indicates or implies the granting or conferring of, a degree,
unless the educational institution, having made application to the Minister and having met the requirements set out in the regulations,
(e) is designated by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council as a degree-granting institution, or
(f) is authorized by an Act of the Legislature to grant degrees.
2(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to an educational institution subsisting on March 1, 2001, that was established under an Act of the Legislature.
2(3)An educational institution subsisting on March 1, 2001, that is located in the Province and that was not established under an Act of the Legislature must, within six months after March 1, 2001, comply with the requirements of this Act.
2000, c.D-5.3, s.2
Authority to grant degrees
2(1)No educational institution located in the Province shall directly or indirectly
(a) grant a degree,
(b) provide a program of post-secondary study leading to a degree,
(c) advertise a program of post-secondary study leading to a degree, or
(d) sell, offer for sale or provide by agreement for a fee, reward or other remuneration, a diploma, certificate, document or other material that is, or that indicates or implies the granting or conferring of, a degree,
unless the educational institution, having made application to the Minister and having met the requirements set out in the regulations,
(e) is designated by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council as a degree-granting institution, or
(f) is authorized by an Act of the Legislature to grant degrees.
2(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to an educational institution subsisting on March 1, 2001, that was established under an Act of the Legislature.
2(3)An educational institution subsisting on March 1, 2001, that is located in the Province and that was not established under an Act of the Legislature must, within six months after March 1, 2001, comply with the requirements of this Act.
2000, c.D-5.3, s.2