National Student Financial Aid Scheme Act, 1999 (Act No. 56 of 1999)

WHEREAS it is desirable to-

•	redress past discrimination and ensure representivity and equal access;

•	respond to human resource development needs of the nation; and

•	Establish an expanded national student financial aid scheme that is affordable and sustainable,

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:-

Preamble