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This Act may be cited as the Educational Institutions (Discipline)
Act 1976.
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*EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976
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*EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 174 1976, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1976.
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to provide for matters related to discipline in educational institutions, and for matters connected therewith. [1 June 1976] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Part I
PART I
Short title
Section 2
Interpretation
“Executive Head” means the officer or member of the staff of the
Institution who functions as the principal executive officer of the
Institution;
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“Institution” means any institution, other than a University, which provides education, instruction or training of any description to any person, and which is specified or described in the First Schedule;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for education or the
Minister responsible for higher education, as the case may require;
“registrable offence” has the meaning assigned to it under the
Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969 [Act 7];
“staff” includes any person employed by or in an Institution;
“student” means a person receiving education, instruction or training of any description from or in an Institution;
“Students’ Affairs Officer” means a member of the staff of an
Institution who is designated as such by the Minister under subsection 5(1);
“Students’ Representative Committee” or “SRC” means the
Students’ Representative Committee provided under section 7;
“University” means a University or a University College established under the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971
[Act 30].
Section 3
Power of Minister to decide any question as to Executive Head
Where any question arises as to who is the Executive Head of any particular Institution the question shall be decided by the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final.
Part II
PART II
DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIES
Section 4
(Deleted by Act A1375).
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Section 5
Disciplinary authority in respect of students of an Institution
(1)
The disciplinary authority of an Institution in respect of every student of an Institution shall be such member of the staff as the Minister may designate; the member of the staff so designated shall be known as the Students’ Affairs Officer.
(2)
The Students’ Affairs Officer shall have the power to take such disciplinary action and impose such disciplinary punishment as provided under the Second Schedule.
(3)
The Students’ Affairs Officer may delegate his disciplinary functions, powers or duties to any member of the staff or any board of members of the staff, in respect of any particular student or any class or category of the students of the Institution.
(3A)
The Students’ Affairs Officer, or the member of the staff or the board of members of the staff delegated with the functions, powers or duties under subsection (3), shall inform the student in writing of the grounds on which it is proposed to take action against him and shall afford him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(3B)
A student of an Institution shall have the right to be represented by a staff or another student of the Institution in any disciplinary proceedings taken against him.
(3C)
A student of an Institution shall be allowed to make a written or an oral representation in any disciplinary proceedings taken against him.
(3D)
The decision of the Students’ Affairs Officer, the member of the staff or the board of members of the staff, as the case may be, in any disciplinary proceedings taken against a student of an Institution shall be communicated in writing to the student within fourteen days from the date of the decision.
(4)
Any student who is dissatisfied with the decision of the
Students’ Affairs Officer, the member of the staff or the board of members of the staff, as the case may be, under subsection (3D) may, within fourteen days from the date of receipt of the decision, submit
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an appeal in writing to the Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee established by the Minister under subsection (5).
(5)
The Minister shall establish a Student Disciplinary Appeal
Committee to hear and determine any appeal submitted by a student of an Institution under subsection (4).
(6)
The Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee shall comprise three members to be appointed by the Minister from within or outside the Institution, one of them to be the chairman of the Student
Disciplinary Appeal Committee.
(7)
No person who had exercised the powers under subsection (2)
or (3) shall be a member of the Student Disciplinary Appeal
Committee.
(8)
A student of an Institution who has submitted an appeal under subsection (4) shall have the right to be represented by a staff or another student of the Institution in any proceedings before the
Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee.
(9)
A student of an Institution who has submitted an appeal under subsection (4) shall be allowed to make a written representation in any proceedings before the Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee.
(10)
The Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee hearing an appeal under subsection (5) shall decide on the appeal within thirty days from the date of receipt of the appeal.
(11)
The decision of the Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee on an appeal shall be communicated in writing to the student within fourteen days from the date of its decision.
Students’ disciplinary rules
Section 6
The Educational Institutions (Discipline of Students) Rules 1976
in the Second Schedule shall apply to an Institution, provided that the
Minister may, in his absolute discretion, make, by order published in
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the Gazette, such modifications, adaptations, additions, deletions or amendments thereto in the application thereof to any particular
Institution or class or description of Institutions as he may deem necessary or expedient.
Part III
PART III
THE STUDENTS’ REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE
AND OTHER STUDENT BODIES
Students’ Representative Committee
Section 7
An Institution shall have a Students’ Representative Committee and the Third Schedule shall apply to such Committee, provided that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, make, by order published in the Gazette, modifications, adaptations, additions, deletions or amendments thereto in the application thereof to any particular
Institution or class or description of Institutions as he may deem necessary or expedient.
Section 8
Establishment of other student bodies
(2)
The Third Schedule, except paragraphs 1 and 7 thereof, shall apply mutatis mutandis to a student body established under this section as they apply to the SRC.
Power of Executive Head to suspend or dissolve SRC or any organization, body or group of students
Section 9
(1)
If the SRC or any organization, body or group of students of an Institution established under this Act conducts itself in a
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manner which the Executive Head considers detrimental or prejudicial to the interests or well-being of the Institution, or to the interests or well-being of any of the students or staff of the
Institution, or to public order, safety or security, or if the SRC or organization, body or group of students violates any provision of any written law, the Executive Head may, after giving the SRC or organization, body or group of students of the Institution an opportunity to make a written representation, suspend or dissolve the
SRC or organization, body or group of students of the Institution.
(2)
The SRC or organization, body or group of students of the
Institution aggrieved by the suspension or dissolution made under subsection (1) may, within fourteen days from the date of receipt of the notice of the suspension or dissolution, appeal in writing to the
Minister.
Part IV
PART IV
OFFENCES
Activities of students or students’ society, organization, body or group
Section 10
(2)
A student of the Institution shall not—
(a)
become a member of any unlawful society, organization, body or group of persons, whether in or outside
Malaysia; or
(b)
become a member of any society, organization, body or group of persons, not being a political party, which the
Minister, after consultation with the Executive Head, determines and specifies in writing to the Executive
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Head to be unsuitable to the interests and well-being of the students or the Institution.
*(c) (Deleted by Act A1584).
(3)
A student of the Institution and any society, organization, body or group of students of the Institution which is established by, under or in accordance with the Constitution, shall not express or do anything which may reasonably be construed as expressing support for or sympathy with or opposition to—
(a)
any unlawful society, organization, body or group of persons, whether in or outside Malaysia; or
(b)
any society, organization, body or group of persons which the Minister, after consultation with the
Executive Head, determines and specifies in writing to the Executive Head to be unsuitable to the interests and well-being of the students or the Institution.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (3), a student of the Institution shall not be prevented from—
(a)
making a statement on an academic matter which relates to a subject on which he is engaged in study or research;
or
(b)
expressing himself on the subject referred to in paragraph (a) at a seminar, symposium or similar occasion that is not organized or sponsored by any unlawful society, organization, body or group of persons, whether in or outside Malaysia, or any society, organization, body or group of persons determined by the Minister under paragraph (3)(b) to be unsuitable to
*NOTE—See section 3 of the Educational Institutions (Discipline) (Amendment) Act 2019 [Act A1584]
for transitional provisions in relation to the application of paragraph 10(2)(c).
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the interests and well-being of the students or the
Institution.
(5)
The Institution shall regulate the activities of students and a society, an organization, a body or group of students of the Institution within the campus.
Prohibition on collection of money by a student or by an organization, body or group of students
Section 11
(2)
Any person who breaches subsection (1) shall be liable to disciplinary action.
(3)
The Executive Head may, in any particular case, grant exemption to any person from the application of subsection (1), subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.
(5)
This section shall be in addition to and not in derogation from the provisions of any written law relating to house to house and street collections, public collections, or collection of money or sale of badges.
Liability of students or students’ organization, body or group
Section 12
Where a registrable offence has been committed under any written law and such offence has been committed or purports to have been committed in the name or on behalf of any organization, body or
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group of students of an Institution which is established by, under or in accordance with this Act, every person convicted of such offence shall be liable to disciplinary action and such organization, body or group of students shall be dealt with in accordance with section 9.
Section 13
(Deleted by Act A1375).
Suspension of student charged with registrable offence and matters relating to detention, etc.
Section 14
(a)
he may, in the discretion of the Executive Head, be suspended from being a student; and
(b)
if so suspended, he shall not during the pendency of the criminal proceedings, remain in or enter the campus of that Institution.
(2)
Where a student charged with a registrable offence under subsection (1) is convicted of that offence, the student shall be liable to disciplinary action.
(3)
Where a student of an Institution is detained or is subjected to any order imposing restrictions on him under any written law relating to preventive detention or internal security, the student shall be liable to disciplinary action.
(4)
A student of an Institution who is detained or is subjected to any order imposing restrictions on him under any written law relating to preventive detention or internal security, or is imprisoned or detained for whatever reason, may, with the consent of the Executive Head, be permitted to sit for the examination of the Institution subject to such order made or approval given by the Minister responsible for internal security or any other competent authority, as the case may require.
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(5)
A student of an Institution who is suspended from being a student of the Institution under subsection (1) may, while he is so suspended, be admitted as a student of any other Institution or of any
University with the written approval of the Minister, and if the
Minister grants such approval, the Minister may impose such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.
(6)
A student of an Institution who ceases to be a student under this Act may be admitted as a student of that or any other Institution or of any University with the written approval of the Minister, and if the Minister grants such approval, the Minister may impose such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.
(7)
If the determination of any application, appeal or other proceedings by the court in respect of any criminal proceedings against a student of an Institution for a registrable offence, results in a discharge or acquittal, the student, if suspended from the Institution or has served his period of imprisonment, as the case may be, shall be allowed to resume his studies at the Institution and the period of suspension or imprisonment, as the case may be, shall not be taken into consideration in calculating the maximum duration permitted to complete the course of study and in the computation of his results.
(8)
If the determination of any application, petition, appeal or other proceedings by the court or any competent authority in respect of the detention order against or order imposing restrictions on a student of an Institution under any written law relating to preventive detention or internal security, results in his release or the restrictions imposed on him being revoked, the student shall be allowed to resume his studies at the Institution and the period of detention and restriction he was subjected to shall not be taken into consideration in calculating the maximum duration permitted to complete the course of study and in the computation of his results.
Section 15
(Deleted by Act A1375).
Section 16
(Deleted by Act A1375).
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Part V
PART V
TRANSITIONAL
Students who are members of an existing society
Section 17
(2)
An office-bearer of any society which, after the expiry of fourteen days from the commencement of this Act, purports to have a student of an Institution as its member in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to be punished with a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.
Existing societies of students
Section 18
(2)
Where a society is dissolved under subsection 17(1) of the
Societies Act 1966 shall apply in respect thereof mutatis mutandis as if it were a society the registration whereof had been cancelled under the said Act.
(3)
Where a co-operative society is dissolved under subsection (1) the relevant Registrar of Co-operative Societies shall appoint a competent person to be, subject to the direction and control of such Registrar of Co-operative Societies, liquidator of such co-operative society and the provisions of the relevant Co-operative
Societies Ordinance shall apply to such co-operative society as if it were a co-operative society the registration whereof had been cancelled under that Ordinance and the said liquidator had been appointed a liquidator thereof under section 41 of that Ordinance.
(4)
Where a person who was a member of a society or a co-operative society when he was a student of an Institution had continued to be a member thereof after he had ceased to be a student of an Institution, he shall, for the purpose of determining under this section whether the members of the society or co-operative society are wholly or predominantly students of one or more Institutions, be deemed to be a student of an Institution.
(5)
Any question as to whether the members of any society or co-operative society, as the case may be, are wholly or predominantly students of one or more Institutions shall be decided by the Registrar of Societies or the relevant Registrar of Co-operative Societies, as the case may be, and his decision thereon shall be final and shall not be questioned or reviewed in any court.
Sections 17 and 18 to prevail over Societies Act 1966 or relevant
Co-operative Societies Ordinance
Section 19
(2)
Section 18 shall apply in relation to a co-operative society notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the relevant one of the *Co-operative Societies Ordinances referred to in that section, and where there is any conflict between provisions of the the said section and the said relevant Ordinance, the provisions of the said section shall prevail.
Existing organizations and bodies of students in an Institution
Section 20
(2)
All moneys, properties, assets and rights whatsoever of all organizations and bodies of students existing in an Institution immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, on the date of commencement of this Act and without any conveyance, assignment or transfer whatever, vest in the following manner:
(a)
where the Institution is a corporation, or belongs to a corporation, whether a corporation sole or a corporation aggregate, they shall vest in the corporation;
(b)
where the Institution is neither a corporation nor belongs to a corporation, they shall vest in the person or persons to whom the Institution belongs, or to the trustee or trustees of the Institution, if any,
*NOTE—The Co-operative Societies Ordinance 1948 [F.M. Ord. 33 of 1948] has been repealed by
s. 95 of the Co-operative Societies Act 1993 [Act 502].
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and shall be used for the benefit of the students of the Institution in such manner as the Executive Head may, in his absolute discretion, direct.
(3)
Any person having in his possession or under his custody, control or charge any money, property, asset or right whatsoever referred to in subsection (2), or any document pertaining thereto, shall forthwith give delivery and possession of the same to the corporation, person, or trustee in whom the same are vested in accordance with subsection (2), and shall do all such acts or things as may be necessary to effect such delivery or possession.
(4)
The corporation, person, or trustee in whom the vesting is effected in accordance with subsection (2) shall not be responsible or liable to meet any dues, debts, obligations or liabilities whatsoever of any organization or body of students referred to in subsection (2):
Provided, however, that the Executive Head of the Institution may, in his absolute discretion, decide to use any money, property, asset or right whatsoever vested as aforesaid in accordance with subsection (2) to meet any due, debt, obligation or liability of any such organization or body of students if he deems it just and proper to do so.
(5)
In this section “person” includes the Government of Malaysia or a State Government.
(6)
The Minister may by order published in the Gazette make such provision as he may consider necessary or expedient for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this section or to remove any difficulties occasioned by them.
Part VI
PART VI
Delegation by Minister
Section 21
(2)
A delegation made under subsection (1) may be made either generally or in relation to any particular Institution or class or description of Institutions, and it may be made to any person or body of persons.
(4)
No delegation of any function, power or duty under this section shall affect or derogate from the power of the Minister to carry out such function or exercise such power or discharge such duty.
Application of Act to Institutions specified in the First Schedule, and Minister’s power to amend Schedules
Section 22
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(2)
The Minister may, from time to time, by order published in the Gazette, in his absolute discretion, add to, delete from or in any manner amend the First, Second or Third Schedule.
Minister’s power to apply provisions of Act to Institutions with modifications, etc.
Section 23
The Minister may, from time to time, in his absolute discretion, by order published in the Gazette, direct that such provisions of this
Act, including those of the Second or Third Schedule, as he may specify in the order, shall not apply to any particular Institution or class or description of Institutions, or that the same shall apply thereto with such modifications, adaptations, additions, deletions or amendments as he may deem necessary or expedient.
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Section 24
Branch itemized in First Schedule deemed to be a separate Institution
Where a branch or other subsidiary whatever of an institution is included in the First Schedule as a separate item of that Schedule, such branch or other subsidiary shall, for all purposes of this Act, be deemed to be a separate Institution from the institution of which it is a branch or other subsidiary.
Date of commencement of this Act in relation to an Institution subsequently included in the First Schedule
Section 25
Any reference in this Act to the date of commencement of this
Act shall, in its application to an Institution which is included in the
First Schedule after the date of coming into force of this Act, be read as a reference to the date on which the inclusion of such Institution in the First Schedule takes effect.
Section 26
This Act and subsidiary legislation made thereunder to prevail
In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of this Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder and the provisions of any other federal law or subsidiary legislation made thereunder relating to education or educational institutions or any particular educational institution, the provisions of this Act and the subsidiary legislation made thereunder shall prevail.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
[Sections 2, 22, 24 and 25]
INSTITUTIONS TO WHICH ACT IS APPLICABLE
First Column
Second Column
Third Column
Item No.
Name or description of Institution
Provisions of Act applicable 1.
Institut Teknologi MARA, established under section 3 of the
Institut Teknologi MARA Act 1976, and includes a Branch …
The whole Act 2–5.
(Deleted by P.U.(A) 165/1991)
Section 6
Politeknik Ungku Omar
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 7
Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 8
Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim
Mu’adzam Shah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 9–12.
(Deleted by P.U.(A) 165/1991).
Section 13
(Deleted by P.U. (A) 192/2017).
Section 14
Politeknik Kota Bharu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 15
Politeknik Kuching
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18 , 19 and 20
Section 16
Politeknik Port Dickson
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 17
Politeknik Kota Kinabalu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 18
Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul
Aziz Shah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 19
Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 20
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Perlis
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 21
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Darulaman
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 22
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Sultan Abdul Halim
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
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First Column
Second Column
Third Column
Item No.
Name or description of Institution
Provisions of Act applicable 23.
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Pulau Pinang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 24.
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Tuanku Bainun
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 25
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Ipoh
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 26
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Ilmu Khas
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 27
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Pendidikan Teknik
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 28
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Bahasa Antarabangsa
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 29
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Bahasa Melayu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 30
English Language Teaching Centre
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 31
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Pendidikan Islam
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 32
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Raja Melewar
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 33.
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Perempuan Melayu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 34
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Temenggong Ibrahim
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 35.
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Tun Hussein Onn
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 36.
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Tengku Ampuan Afzan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 37
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Sultan Mizan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 38
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Dato’ Razali Ismail
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 39.
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Kota Bharu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 40
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Keningau
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 41.
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
The whole Act except sections 4,
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First Column
Second Column
Third Column
Item No.
Name or description of Institution
Provisions of Act applicable
Gaya
17, 18, 19 and 20 42.
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Kent
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 43
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Tawau
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 44
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Batu Lintang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 45
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Sarawak
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 46.
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Rajang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 47
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus
Tun Abdul Razak
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 48.
(Deleted by P.U. (A) 266/2007).
Section 49
(Deleted by P.U. (A) 266/2007).
Section 50
(Deleted by P.U. (A) 266/2007).
Section 51
Politeknik Seberang Perai
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 52.
Politeknik Melaka
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 53
Politeknik Kuala Terengganu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 54
Maktab Perguruan Besut,
Terengganu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 55
Maktab Perguruan Perlis, Perlis
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 56
Maktab Perguruan Tun Abdul
Razak, Sarawak.
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 57
Kolej Matrikulasi Melaka
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 58
Kolej Matrikulasi Labuan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 59
Kolej Matrikulasi Negeri Sembilan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 60
Kolej Matrikulasi Pulau Pinang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
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First Column
Second Column
Third Column
Item No.
Name or description of Institution
Section 61
Provisions of Act applicable
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 62
Kolej Matrikulasi Perak
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 63
Kolej Matrikulasi Johor
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 64
Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal
Abidin, Terengganu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 65
Politeknik Merlimau, Melaka
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 66
Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah, Perak
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 67
Politeknik Tuanku Sultanah
Bahiyah, Kedah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 68
Kolej Komuniti Arau
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 69
Kolej Komuniti Bandar Darulaman
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 70
Kolej Komuniti Kepala Batas
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 71
Kolej Komuniti Teluk Intan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 72
Kolej Komuniti Sabak Bernam
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 73
Kolej Komuniti Jempol
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 74
Kolej Komuniti Bukit Beruang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 75
Kolej Komuniti Segamat
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 76
Kolej Komuniti Kuantan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 77.
Kolej Komuniti Kuala Terengganu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 78
Kolej Komuniti Tawau
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 79
Kolej Komuniti Kuching
The whole Act except sections 4,
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First Column
Second Column
Third Column
Item No.
Name or description of Institution
Provisions of Act applicable 17, 18, 19 and 20 80.
Kolej Komuniti Sungai Petani
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 81
Kolej Komuniti Bayan Baru
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 82
Kolej Komuniti Chenderoh
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 83
Kolej Komuniti Ledang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 84
Kolej Komuniti Mas Gading
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 85
Kolej Komuniti Temerloh
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 86
Kolej Komuniti Paya Besar
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 87
Kolej Komuniti Segamat 2
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 88
Kolej Komuniti Rompin
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 89
Kolej Komuniti Hulu Langat
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 90
Kolej Komuniti Masjid Tanah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 91
Kolej Komuniti Bentong
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 92
Kolej Komuniti Jelebu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 93
Kolej Komuniti Kuala Langat
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 94
Kolej Komuniti Selayang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 95
Kolej Komuniti Hulu Selangor
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 96
Kolej Komuniti Pasir Salak
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 97
Kolej Komuniti Selandar
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
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Second Column
Third Column
Item No.
Name or description of Institution
Provisions of Act applicable 98.
Kolej Komuniti Gerik
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 99
Kolej Komuniti Sungai Siput
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 100
Kolej Komuniti Jasin
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 101
Kolej Komuniti Bandar Penawar
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 102
Politeknik Sultan Idris Shah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 103
Politeknik Muadzam Shah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 104
Politeknik Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin,
Perlis
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 105
Politeknik Mukah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 106
Politeknik Balik Pulau
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 107
Politeknik Jeli, Kelantan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 108
Politeknik Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 109
Politeknik Banting, Selangor
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 110
Kolej Matrikulasi Pahang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 111
Kolej Matrikulasi Kedah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 112
Kolej Komuniti Pasir
Gudang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 113
Kolej Komuniti Kulim
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 114
Kolej Komuniti Langkawi
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 115
Kolej Komuniti Baling
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 116
Kolej Komuniti Tampin
The whole Act except sections 4,
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Second Column
Third Column
Item No.
Name or description of Institution
Section 117
Provisions of Act applicable 17, 18, 19 and 20
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 118
Kolej Komuniti Miri
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 119
Kolej Komuniti Kok Lanas
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 120
Kolej Komuniti Tanjong Karang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 121
Kolej Komuniti Klang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 122
Kolej Komuniti Tanjung Piai
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 123
Kolej Komuniti Muar
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 124
Kolej Komuniti Pagoh
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 125
Kolej Komuniti Bandar Baharu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 126
Kolej Komuniti Jerai
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 127
Kolej Komuniti Jeli
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 128
Kolej Komuniti Kota Melaka
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 129
Kolej Komuniti Nibong Tebal
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 130
Kolej Komuniti Bukit Mertajam
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 131
Kolej Komuniti Santubong
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 132
Kolej Komuniti Betong
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 133
Kolej Komuniti Raub
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 134
Kolej Komuniti Semporna
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
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Second Column
Third Column
Item No.
Name or description of Institution
Section 135
Provisions of Act applicable
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 136
Kolej Komuniti Kemaman
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 137
Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 138
Kolej Matrikulasi Selangor
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 139
Kolej Matrikulasi Kejuruteraan
Pahang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 140
Kolej Matrikulasi Kejuruteraan
Kedah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 141
Kolej Matrikulasi Kejuruteraan
Johor
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
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Section 142
Kolej Komuniti Padang Terap
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 143
Kolej Komuniti Tasek Gelugor
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 144
Kolej Komuniti Seberang Jaya
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 145
Kolej Komuniti Kuala Kangsar
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 146
Kolej Komuniti Tapah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 147
Kolej Komuniti RTC Gopeng
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 148
Kolej Komuniti Batu Gajah
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 149
Kolej Komuniti Taiping
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 150
Kolej Komuniti Shah Alam
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 151
Kolej Komuniti Rembau
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 152
Kolej Komuniti Tampin
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
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First Column
Second Column
Third Column
Item No.
Name or description of Institution
Section 153
Provisions of Act applicable
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 154
Kolej Komuniti Bandar Penawar
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 155
Kolej Komuniti Bandar Tenggara
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 156
Kolej Komuniti Pasir Gudang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 157
Kolej Komuniti Batu Pahat
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 158
Kolej Komuniti Kluang
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 159
Kolej Komuniti Lipis
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 160
Kolej Komuniti Bera
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 161
Kolej Komuniti Jerantut
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 162
Kolej Komuniti Pekan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 163
Kolej Komuniti Pasir Mas
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 164
Kolej Komuniti Lahad Datu
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 165
Kolej Komuniti Sandakan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 166
Kolej Komuniti Beaufort
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20 167.
Kolej Komuniti Tambunan
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 168
Kolej Komuniti Bagan Serai
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 169
Kolej Komuniti Kota Tinggi
The whole Act except sections 4,
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 170
Kolej Matrikulasi Sarawak
Section 171
The whole Act except sections 17, 18, 19 and 20
The whole Act except sections
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Second Column
Third Column
Item No.
Name or description of Institution
Provisions of Act applicable
17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 172
Politeknik Mersing, Johor
Section 173
The whole Act except sections 17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 174
The whole Act except sections 17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 175
The whole Act except sections 17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 176
The whole Act except sections 17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 177
The whole Act except sections 17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 178
The whole Act except sections 17, 18, 19 and 20
Section 179
The whole Act except sections 17, 18, 19 and 20
Pulau Pinang
Section 180
The whole Act except sections 17, 18, 19 and 20
Ismail, Johor
Section 181
The whole Act except sections 17, 18, 19 and 20
The whole Act except sections 17, 18, 19 and 20
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SECOND SCHEDULE
[Sections 6, 22 and 23]
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE
OF STUDENTS) RULES 1976
Citation
Section 1
These Rules may be cited as the Educational Institutions (Discipline of
Students) Rules 1976.
Section 2
Interpretation
“authorized person” means any person duly authorized to act on behalf of the
Institution;
“Bursar” means the principal financial officer of an Institution, regardless whether he is styled as Bursar or by any other designation;
“course” means any form of field of studies which is conducted by the Institution for a specified period determined by the Curriculum Board of Course of Study And
Training Programmes;
“disciplinary authority” means the Students’ Affairs Officer or, where applicable, any person or board delegated by the Students’ Affairs Officer with disciplinary functions, powers or duties under subsection 5(3);
“disciplinary offence” means a disciplinary offence under these Rules;
“disciplinary proceeding” means a disciplinary proceeding under these Rules;
“disciplinary room” means a room allocated for the purpose of the conduct of disciplinary proceedings generally or for the purpose of a particular disciplinary proceeding;
“drug” means any drug or substance which is for the time being comprised in the
First Schedule to the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234];
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“examination” means any form of assessment or evaluation or test or any part of it which brings marks and grades for a course or any part of the course;
“gaming” means the playing of any game of chance, or of skill, or of mixed chance and skill, for money or money’s worth, and includes any wagering, any betting or any lottery;
(a)
a government department means any officer who is responsible for any department, division or unit in the department and includes any other officer who is authorized in writing by the officer who is responsible for the department, division or unit in the department to act on his behalf;
(b)
an institution means any officer who is repsonsible for any institution, division or unit in the institution and includes a person who is authorized in writing by the officer who is responsible for the institution, division or unit in the institution to act on his behalf;
(c)
a private agency means any officer who is responsible for an agency, division or unit in the agency and includes a person who is authorized in writing by the officer who is responsible for the agency, division or unit in the agency to act on his behalf;
“hostel” means any accommodation, by whatever name called, provided by the
Institution for the residence of students;
“librarian” means any person duly in charge of the library in the Institution at any time;
“liquor” means any liquor of any alcoholic strength;
“motor vehicle” means every description of vehicle propelled by means of mechanism contained within itself and constructed or adapted so as to be capable of being used on roads, and includes any vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle whether or not part of the vehicle so drawn is superimposed on the drawing motor vehicle;
“officer” means a person holding any office in the Institution or in any body constituted by or under the Institution or functioning in the Institution, whether such office is voluntary, or for remuneration, or otherwise;
“parking” means the bringing of a vehicle to a stationary position and causing it to wait for any purpose other than that of immediately taking up or setting down persons, goods or luggage;
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“poison” means any substance specified by name in the first column of the
Poisons List to the Poisons Act 1952 [Act 366] and includes any preparation, solution, compound, mixture or natural substance containing such substance;
“practical training” means a pratical training which is necessary to be done, by a student in connection with his course for a specific period either inside or outside the Institution;
“resident student” means a student residing in a hostel;
“scholarship student” includes any student who is studying on a scholarship, bursary, loan, sponsorship, leave with or without pay, or on a grant of any other facility, from any Government, institution, statutory authority, commercial or business organization, or other body;
“staff” includes any employee of the Institution;
“traffic direction” means any order, direction or instruction given by an authorized person to any person using a road or a vehicle within the campus;
“traffic sign” includes any signal, warning sign post, direction post, sign, mark or device erected or provided on or near a road for the information, guidance or direction of persons using the road;
“vehicle” means a structure capable of moving or being moved or used for the conveyance of any person or thing and which maintains contact with the ground when in motion.
“Warden” means the officer in charge of a hostel and includes any person duly authorized to act on his behalf or to assist him;
GENERAL DISCIPLINE
General prohibitions
Section 3
“Head of Department” for the purpose of—
A student shall not—
(a)
conduct himself, whether within or without the campus, in any manner which is detrimental or prejudicial to the interests, well-being or good name of the Institution, or to the interests, well-being or good name of any of the students, staff, officers, or employees of the Institution, or to public order, safety or security, or to morality, decency or discipline;
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(b)
violate any provision of any written law, whether within or without the campus;
(c)
disrupt or in any manner interfere with, or cause to be disrupted or in any manner interfered with, any teaching, study, research, administrative work, or any activity carried out by or under the direction of or with the permission of the Institution, or do any act which may cause such disruption or interference;
(d)
prevent, obstruct, or interfere with, or cause to be prevented, obstructed or interfered with, any staff, officer or employee of the Institution or any person acting under the direction or permission of such staff, officer or employee, from carrying out his work, duty or function, or do any act which may cause such prevention, obstruction or interference;
(e)
prevent or obstruct, or cause to be prevented or obstructed, any student from attending any lecture, tutorial or class, or from engaging in any legitimate activity, or do any act which may cause such prevention or obstruction;
(f)
organize, incite or participate in the boycott of any examination, lecture, tutorial, class, or other legitimate activity carried out by or under the direction or with the permission of the Institution;
(g)
damage in any manner or cause to be damaged in any manner any property in the Institution, or do any act which may cause such damage;
(h)
tamper, interfere with, move, or in any manner deal with, any substance, object, article or property whatsoever, or knowingly do any act or cause any act to be done in the campus, so as to cause or be likely to cause any obstruction, inconvenience, annoyance, loss or damage to any person;
(i)
contravene or fail to comply with any instruction or requirement by the librarian, a member of the library staff or other library employee in respect of the use of the library, its books and other facilities therein;
(j)
take any book, paper, document or picture, except those authorized by the examiner, into or out of an examination room, or receive any book, paper, document or picture from any other person while in the examination room, except that a student may, while he is in the examination room, receive from the invigilator such books, papers, documents, pictures or other things as may be authorized by the
Executive Head of the Institution;
(k)
communicate with any other student during an examination by any means whatsoever.
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Attendance at lecture
Section 4
Where a student is required to attend any lecture, tutorial, class or other instruction relating to his course of study, he shall not absent himself therefrom without the prior permission in writing of the Head of Department, unless the circumstances do not permit such prior permission to be obtained and there is reasonable cause or excuse for the absence, in which case the student shall, as soon as possible thereafter, satisfy in writing to the Head of Department with regard to the absence and obtain approval in writing in respect thereof.
Section 5
Practical training
(2)
While undergoing the practical training, the student is subject to the regulations or directions of the place in which the training is conducted and also to the regulations or directions of the Institution.
(3)
In the event of inconsistency or conflict between the regulations of the
Institution and the regulations of the place in which the training is conducted, the regulations of the Institution shall prevail.
Attire and appearance
Section 6
A student shall be decently or appropriately attired while attending lecture, tutorial, examination, class, workshop or while involving or attending any activity either inside or outside campus or while present in any part of the campus.
Section 7
Appearance for examinations
Where a student’s course of study entails his appearance for an examination and he is not otherwise debarred from appearing for such examination, he shall not fail to appear for such examination without the prior permission in writing of the
Executive Head, unless the circumstances do not permit such prior permission to be obtained and there is reasonable cause or excuse for the nonappearance, in which case the student shall, as soon as possible thereafter in writing, satisfy the
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Executive Head, with regard to the absence and obtain approval in writing in respect thereof.
Section 7A
Conduct during examination
No student shall—
(a)
take any book, paper, document, picture or other things, except those authorized by the examiner, into or out of an examination room, or receive any book, paper, document, picture or other things from any other person while in the examination room, except that a student may, while he is in the examination room, receive from the invigilator such books, papers, documents, pictures or other things which have been recommended by the examiner or Board of Examiners, and authorized by the Vice-Chancellor;
(b)
write, or have it written by another person, any information or diagram which may be relevant to the examination he is sitting for, on his hand or on any other part of his anatomy, or on his apparel or clothing;
(c)
communicate with any other student during an examination by whatever means; or
(d)
cheat or attempt to cheat or conduct himself in a manner which can be construed as cheating or attempting to cheat in an examination, while the examination is being conducted.
Restriction on use of text of lecture, etc.
Section 8
(2)
Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to restrict the discretion of the Executive
Head to permit a student, or an organization, body or group of students, to make copies of the text of any such lecture or instruction under the control and direction of the Executive Head or such member of the staff of the Institution as the
Executive Head may authorize, and in giving such permission the Executive Head may impose such terms and conditions as he deems necessary or expedient.
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Prohibition against plagiarism
Section 8A
(2)
For the purposes of this rule, plagiarism includes—
(a)
the act of taking an idea, writing, data or invention of another person and claiming that the idea, writing, data or invention is the result of one’s own findings or creation; or
(b)
an attempt to make out or the act of making out, in such a way, that one is the original source or the creator of an idea, writing, data or invention which has actually been taken from some other source.
(3)
Without prejudice to the generality of subrule (2), a student plagiarizes when he—
(a)
publishes, with himself as the author, an abstract, article, scientific or academic paper, or book which is wholly or partly written by some other person;
(b)
incorporates himself or allows himself to be incorporated as a co-author of an abstract, article, scientific or academic paper, or book, when he has not at all made any written contribution to the abstract, article, scientific or academic paper, or book;
(c)
forces another person to include his name in the list of co-researchers for a particular research project or in the list of co-authors for a publication when he has not made any contribution which may qualify him as a co-researcher or co-author;
(d)
extracts academic data which are the results of research undertaken by some other person, such as laboratory findings or field work findings or data obtained through library research, whether published or unpublished, and incorporate those data as part of his academic research without giving due acknowledgement to the actual source;
(e)
uses research data obtained through collaborative work with some other person, whether or not that other person is a staff member or a student of the University, as part of another distinct personal academic research of his, or for a publication in his own name as sole author, without obtaining the consent of his co-researchers prior to embarking on his personal research or prior to publishing the data;
(f)
transcribes the ideas or creations of others kept in whatever form, whether written, printed or available in electronic form, or in slide form, or in whatever form of teaching or research apparatus, or in any
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other form, and claims whether directly or indirectly that he is the creator of that idea or creation;
(g)
translates the writing or creation of another person from one language to another whether or not wholly or partly, and subsequently presents the translation in whatever form or manner as his own writing or creation; or
(h)
extracts ideas from another person’s writing or creation and makes certain modifications without due reference to the original source and rearranges them in such a way that it appears as if he is the creator of those ideas.
Organizing, etc., of assemblies
Section 9
(2)
In granting the permission referred to in subrule (1) the Executive Head or the person authorized by him to grant such permission may impose such restrictions, terms or conditions in relation to the proposed assembly as he may deem necessary or expedient.
(3)
No student shall knowingly attend or participate in an assembly held in contravention of subrule (1) or (2).
Ownership, possession and use of loud-speakers, etc.
Section 10
No student, and no organization, body or group of students, shall own, or use, or have in his or its possession, custody or control, any loud-speaker, loud-hailer, amplifier, or other similar appliance:
Provided that the Executive Head, or a person authorized by him in writing, may permit in writing such appliance to be owned, used or possessed by a student or an organization of students for such purposes and subject to such restrictions, terms or conditions as the Executive Head or the person authorized by him as aforesaid may deem necessary or expedient to impose in granting such permission.
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Section 11
Making, using, displaying, owning, etc., of banners, placards, etc.
No student, and no organization, body or group of students, shall—
(a)
make or cause to be made or do any act towards making or causing to be made; or
(b)
fly, exhibit, display or in any manner make use of, or cause to be flown, exhibited, displayed or in any manner made use of; or
(c)
own or have in his or its possession, custody or control, any flag, banner, placard, poster, emblem or other device which is conducive to the promotion of indiscipline, disorder, disobedience or contravention of these Rules.
Publication, etc., of documents
Section 12
(2)
The permission required under this rule shall be in addition to any licence, permit or any other form of authorization which may be required under any other written law.
Student’s activities outside campus
Section 13
No student, and no organization, body or group of students, shall organize, carry out or participate in any activity outside the campus, except with the prior written permission of the Executive Head and in due compliance with any restriction, term or condition which the Executive Head may deem necessary or expedient to impose.
Section 14
Student engaging in occupation, etc.
No student shall, within or without the campus, engage in any occupation, employment, business, trade or other activity, whether whole-time or part-time, which in the opinion of the Executive Head is undesirable.
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Section 15
Representations relating to Institution, etc.
No student, and no organization, body or group of students, shall make, in relation to any matter pertaining to the Institution or to the staff or students thereof in their capacity as such, or to himself in his capacity as a student thereof except with the written permission from the Executive Head, any representation or other communication, whether orally or in writing or in any other manner, to any public officer, or to the press, or to the public in the course of any lecture, speech or public statement or in the course of any broadcast by sound or vision.
Section 16
Student’s objection to entry, exclusion, etc., of persons from campus
No student, and no organization, body or group of students, shall make any objection orally or in writing or in any other manner to the entry into, or the presence in, or the exclusion from, or the expulsion from, the campus of any person, body or group of persons.
Section 17
Gaming in campus
No student, and no organization, body or group of students, shall organize, manage, run or assist in organizing, managing or running, or participate in, any gaming, wagering, lottery or betting within the campus.
Section 18
Consumption or possession of liquor and drunkenness
(2)
Any student who is found in a state of drunkenness within the campus shall be guilty of a disciplinary offence.
Obscene articles
Section 19
(2)
No student, and no organization, body or group of students, shall distribute, circulate or exhibit, or cause to be distributed, circulated or exhibited or be in any manner concerned with the distribution, circulation or exhibition of, any obscene article within the campus; a student shall be deemed to distribute, circulate or exhibit an obscene article, regardless whether such distribution, circulation or exhibition is to only one person or to more than one person and regardless whether or not such circulation, distribution or exhibition is for payment or for any other consideration.
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(3)
No student shall voluntarily view or hear any obscene article within the campus.
Drugs and poisons
Section 20
(1)
No student shall have in his possession or under his custody or control any drug or poison.
(2)
No student shall have in his possession or under his custody or control any utensil, instrument, apparatus or other article which, in the opinion of the disciplinary authority, is designed or intended to be used for consuming any drug or poison orally, or by smoking or inhaling, or by introduction into the body by injection or in any other manner whatsoever.
(3)
No student shall give, supply, provide or offer or propose to give, supply, provide or offer any drug or poison to any person.
(4)
No student shall consume orally, or smoke, or inhale, or introduce into his body by injection or in any other manner whatsoever, any drug or poison.
(5)
Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to prevent a student from undergoing any treatment by or under the prescription of a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act 1971 [Act 50].
(6)
Any student who is found using or taking or abusing or addicted to any drug or poison shall be guilty of a disciplinary offence.
Cleanliness within campus
Section 21
A student shall not do anything which may be prejudicial to the cleanliness and neatness of a student’s living accommodation within the campus, or of any hostel, lecture theatre, road, grounds or of any other part of the campus, or of any other building or structure within the campus.
Section 22
Making of annoying or disturbing noise
A student shall not make any sound or noise, or cause any sound or noise to be produced, by any means or in any manner, where such noise or sound causes or is likely to cause annoyance or disturbance to any person within the campus.
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Section 23
Living or sleeping in the campus
No student shall use or cause to be used any part of the campus or any part of any building within the campus as living or sleeping accommodation, except the accommodation provided for him in the hostel by the Institution.
Section 24
Entry into prohibited parts of campus or buildings
A student shall not enter any part of the campus or any part of any building within the campus the entry into which is prohibited to students generally or, in particular, to the student or class of students concerned.
Section 25
Student Card
(2)
Every student shall have his Student Card in his possession at all times within the campus and shall produce same when required to do so by an authorized person.
(3)
A student shall wear his Student Card on his person in such manner, on such occasions and at such times as may, from time to time, be directed by the Students’
Affairs Officer.
Disobedience
Section 26
Where a student fails to comply with or contravenes any legitimate instruction, direction or requirement given or made by any staff, officer or employee of the Institution authorized to give or make same in the campus, he shall be guilty of a disciplinary offence.
Section 26A
Summary disciplinary punishment by disciplinary authority
(2)
Upon imposition of the punishment referred to in paragraph (1), the disciplinary authority shall forthwith deliver to the student a written notice of such imposition in such form as the Students’ Affairs Officer may direct, and where the punishment imposed is a fine, the provisions of rules 63 and 64 shall apply.
HOSTEL DISCIPLINE
Entering or remaining in a resident student’s room
Section 27
(2)
It shall be the duty and responsibility of a resident student to ensure that the restrictions in subrule (1) are strictly observed in respect of the room occupied by him.
Obstruction, etc., to entry and carrying out of functions by officers, etc.
Section 28
A resident student shall not do anything to obstruct, impede or prevent a member of the staff, an officer, employee or agent of the Institution from entering the resident student’s room and carrying out his functions, duties or responsibilities therein.
Section 29
Remaining outside hostel at night
A resident student shall not, after 11.00 p.m., remain outside the hostel except with permission given by or on behalf of the Warden.
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Remaining within hostel premises after 11.00 p.m.
Section 30
After 11.00 p.m., save for resident students in their respective hostel, no other student shall remain within the hostel premises except with permission given by or on behalf of the Warden.
Section 31
Care in use of hostel premises and prohibitions
(2)
A student shall, in using the hostel premises and the facilities therein, take all care to ensure that he does not thereby cause any inconvenience, annoyance, obstruction or nuisance to any other person.
(3)
A resident student is absolutely prohibited from cooking in his room except in the room provided.
(4)
No student shall have in his possession or under his custody or control any type of animal in his room or the hostel premises.
Student not to change room without prior permission
Section 32
Where a student is allotted a room for his residence by the Institution, he shall not change his residence to any other room without the prior permission in writing given by or on behalf of the Warden
Resident student to vacate or transfer residence on being required by
Section 33
Institution
(2)
The Institution may require a resident student to vacate his residence or to transfer his residence to a different accommodation provided by the Institution at any time without assigning any reason.
(3)
Where a resident student is required under subrule (2) to vacate or transfer his residence, he shall do so within the time set by the Institution and shall within that time remove all his belongings from the accommodation which he is to vacate or from which he is to transfer his residence.
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Warden’s power to give orders, instructions or directions as regards good order and discipline
Section 34
The Warden or any other person authorized by him may, from time to time, give orally or in writing, such orders, instructions or directions as he may deem necessary or expedient for the maintenance of good order and discipline in the hostel, and such orders, instructions or directions may relate generally to all students or to a class or description of students or to a particular student, and it shall be the duty of every student to whom such orders, instructions or directions apply to comply with and give effect thereto.
ROAD TRAFFIC DISCIPLINE
Written authorization for students keeping, possessing or owning motor vehicles in campus
Section 35
(2)
Application for such permission shall be made by the student in writing specifying the description of the motor vehicle and shall be accompanied by the current motor vehicle licence and the current third party risks insurance policy in respect of the motor vehicle and a valid driving licence in respect of the applicant;
the application shall also set out any disciplinary offence in respect of which he may have been found guilty at any time.
(3)
The written authorization of the Students’ Affairs Officer shall be given in such form as he may direct and shall at all times be displayed conspicuously on the motor vehicle.
(4)
Such written authorization shall be renewed annually and the provisions of subrules (1) and (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to an application for such renewal.
(5)
The Students’ Affairs Officer may refuse to grant authorization under this rule or revoke any authorization granted under this rule if he is satisfied that it would not be in the interest of the Institution for the student to hold such authorization.
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Register of students’ motor vehicles
Section 36
The Students’ Affairs Officer shall cause to be maintained a register of all motor vehicles kept, possessed or owned by students in the campus in such form as the Students’ Affairs Officer may deem fit.
Section 37
Speed limit
No student shall drive a motor vehicle in the campus at a speed in excess of that indicated by a traffic sign.
Section 38
Motor vehicles to be driven only on carriageway of road
No student shall drive a motor vehicle on any place other than on that part of the road which is used as a carriageway for the passage of motor vehicles; in particular, no motor vehicle shall be driven by a student on the pavement, side-table, grass verge, footpath or other place, whether alongside the carriageway or otherwise, which is not ordinarily intended or specifically provided for the passage of motor vehicles.
Section 39
Driving vehicles on corridors, etc.
No student shall drive or ride any vehicle on any corridor, verandah, fivefoot way, courtyard or in any part of any building.
Section 40
Obstructive parking
No student shall park any vehicle at any place or in any manner so as to cause danger, obstruction or inconvenience to any other person or vehicle.
Section 41
Use of allotted parking bays
Where a parking bay is allotted for a particular motor vehicle no student shall park a different motor vehicle in such parking bay.
Section 42
Pillion riding
(2)
No student shall carry a person on a two-wheeled motorcycle unless such person is sitting astride the motorcycle behind the driver on a properly designed seat securely fixed to the motorcycle.
(3)
A student shall not allow himself to be carried on a two-wheeled motorcycle driven by any person, whether a student or not, in contravention of subrule (1) or (2).
Traffic directions and signs to be complied with
Section 43
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A student shall comply with all traffic directions and with all traffic signs.
Section 44
Production of driving licence and Student Card on demand
Any student who is driving or is in charge or control of a vehicle shall carry with him a valid driving licence issued to him under the Road Transport Act 1987
[Act 333] and his Student Card and shall produce same for inspection by an authorized person whenever required to do so.
Section 45
Obstruction to traffic flow
A student shall not conduct himself in any manner, or do any act, which obstructs or interferes with the smooth and orderly movement of traffic within the campus.
Section 46
Application of Road Transport Act 1987 in the campus
(2)
Nothing in subrule (1) shall derogate from the liability within the campus of any student or other person for any offence under the Road Transport Act 1987 or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder.
Summary disciplinary punishment by disciplinary authority
Section 47
(2)
Upon imposition of the punishment referred to in subrule (1), the disciplinary authority shall forthwith deliver to the student a written notice of such imposition in such form as the Students’ Affairs Officer may direct, and where the punishment imposed is a fine, rules 61 and 62 shall apply.
(3)
This rule shall apply notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in these Rules.
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
Disciplinary punishment
Section 48
A student who is found guilty of a disciplinary offence shall be liable to any one or any appropriate combination of two or more of the following punishments:
(c)
suspension from using any or all of the facilities of the Institution for a specified period;
(d)
suspension from following course of study at the Institution for a specified period;
(g)
explusion from the Institution, by the disciplinary authority.
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Attendance before disciplinary authority
Section 49
Where it appears to a disciplinary authority that a student has committed a disciplinary offence, the disciplinary authority shall, in writing, require the student to attend before it at such disciplinary room, on such date and at such time as it may specify.
Section 50
Consequence of failure to attend before disciplinary authority
Where a student fails to attend before the disciplinary authority in accordance with a requirement under rule 49 he shall immediately thereupon be suspended from being a student of the Institution and shall not thereafter remain in or enter the campus; such suspension shall continue until the student offers to attend before the disciplinary authority and does, in fact, attend before the disciplinary authority on the date and at the time which the disciplinary authority may specify after the student has offered to attend before the disciplinary authority.
Section 51
Facts of disciplinary offence to be explained and plea taken
At the disciplinary proceeding in the disciplinary room, the disciplinary authority shall explain to the student the facts of the disciplinary offence alleged to have been committed by the student and call upon him to plead thereto.
Section 52
Plea of guilty and consequential procedure
If the student pleads guilty the disciplinary authority shall explain to him the facts of the case; if he admits these facts the disciplinary authority shall pronounce him guilty of the disciplinary offence and invite him to make any plea he may wish to make for lenient punishment.
Section 53
Procedure for hearing where student pleads not guilty
If the student pleads that he is not guilty of the disciplinary offence or fails or refuses to plead or does not admit the facts of the case, the disciplinary authority shall examine any witness or any document or other article whatsoever in support of the case against the student; the student shall be given the chance to question such witness and inspect such document or article, and the disciplinary authority may re-examine such witness.
Section 54
Student’s evidence
After the evidence referred to in rule 53 has been received, the student shall be given the chance to give his evidence, call any witness or produce any document or
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other article whatsoever in his defence; the disciplinary authority may question the student or any of his witnesses and inspect any such document or article, and the student may re-examine any of his witnesses.
Section 55
Power of disciplinary authority to question or recall witness
The disciplinary authority may question or recall any witness at any time before it has pronounced its decision.
Section 56
Pronouncement of decision
After hearing the witnesses and examining the documents or other articles produced before it, the disciplinary authority shall pronounce its decision in the case, and if it decides that the student is guilty of the disciplinary offence it shall invite the student to make any plea he may wish to make for lenient punishment.
Section 57
Imposition of punishment
After the student has made his plea for leniency, if any, under rule 52 or 56, as the case may be, the disciplinary authority shall impose on the student one of the punishments specified in rule 48 or any appropriate combination of two or more such punishments.
Section 58
Custody and disposal of exhibits
(2)
The disciplinary authority shall, upon the conclusion of the disciplinary proceeding before it, make such order as it deems fit for the disposal of any document or other article whatsoever produced before it in the course of the disciplinary proceeding, and may direct that such order shall take effect either immediately or at such time as it may specify.
(3)
The power of the disciplinary authority under subrule (2) shall include a power to order the destruction of any such document or article or the forfeiture thereof to the Institution.
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Written notes of disciplinary proceedings to be made
Section 59
The disciplinary authority which takes disciplinary action against a student under rules 49 to 58 inclusive, shall make or cause to be made written notes of the proceeding, but those notes need not be verbatim.
Section 60
Custody of notes
The notes referred to in rule 59 shall be kept in the custody of the Students’
Affairs Officer.
Section 61
Register of disciplinary proceedings
The Students’ Affairs Officer shall maintain a register of all disciplinary proceedings taken under these Rules; such register shall record the name of the student, the particulars of the disciplinary offence, the progress of the proceeding, the result of the proceeding, and such other information or particulars as the said
Students’ Affairs Officer may direct.
Section 62
Report of proceedings to parent, Minister, etc.
(2)
The parent or guardian or his guarantors, or the scholarship-sponsoring or scholarship-granting authority or body, of such student, as the case may be, shall be entitled to a certified copy of the notes of the proceeding made under rule 59 upon payment of a fee determined by the Students’ Affairs Officer, which fee shall not, in any case, exceed one hundred ringgit.
(3)
A certified copy of the notes of the disciplinary proceeding made under rule 59 in respect of any particular case shall be supplied by the Students’ Affairs
Officer to the Minister if the Minister requires same.
Payment of fine
Section 63
Where the disciplinary authority imposes a punishment of a fine on the student, it shall specify the period within which the fine shall be paid and the student shall pay the fine within the said period to the Bursar.
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Section 64
Consequence of failure to pay fine
If the student fails to pay the fine within the period specified under rule 63, he shall immediately thereupon be suspended from being a student of the Institution and shall not thereafter remain in or enter the campus; such suspension shall continue until the fine is paid.
Section 65
Order to pay compensation
(2)
The amount of compensation fixed by the disciplinary authority under subrule (1) shall be a just and reasonable amount having regard to all the circumstances of the case and of the persons involved therein.
(3)
The compensation fixed under subrule (1) shall be paid by the student to the
Bursar within such period as the disciplinary authority may specify.
(4)
Rule 64 shall apply mutatis mutandis where the student fails to pay the compensation fixed under subrule (1) within the period specified under subrule (3).
(5)
The Bursar shall pay out the compensation paid by the student under subrule (3) to such person as the disciplinary authority may certify as being entitled to receive payment thereof.
(6)
Any compensation payable or paid under this rule shall be without prejudice to the right of any person to institute civil proceedings in a court of law for damages or compensation in respect of the damage, loss or injury referred to in subrule (1), or the right of any person to receive any payment or compensation under any other written law in respect of such damage, loss or injury.
Persons who may be present at a disciplinary proceeding
Section 66
No person shall be present at a disciplinary proceeding except—
(b)
the student against whom the disciplinary proceeding is taken;
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(d)
a witness while he is giving evidence, or when required by the disciplinary authority; and
(e)
such other person as the disciplinary authority may for any special reason authorize to be present.
APPEALS
Appeal
Section 67
(2)
The notice of appeal shall set out clearly the grounds of appeal.
Transmission of appeal to Minister
Section 68
The Students’ Affairs Officer shall, upon receiving the appeal, submit the same to the Minister together with a copy of the notes of the disciplinary proceeding in respect of which the appeal is given.
Section 69
Action by Minister on appeal
(1)
The Minister may, on receiving the notice of appeal and the notes of the disciplinary proceeding from the Students’ Affairs Officer, call for such further information or particulars in relation to the disciplinary proceeding as he may deem fit.
(2)
If the Minister summarily rejects the appeal under subsection 5(4), the decision of the Minister shall be conveyed to the student through the Students’
Affairs Officer.
(3)
Where the Minister appoints a committee under subsection 5(5) consider the appeal, the Minister’s decision on the appeal made after receiving the recommendations of the committee shall be communicated to the student through the Students’ Affairs Officer.
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Appeal not to operate as stay of execution
Section 70
An appeal by a student shall not operate as a stay of execution of the punishment imposed under rule 57 or as a stay of the payment of any compensation ordered to be paid under rule 65, unless the Students’ Affairs Officer or the
Minister otherwise directs.
Part VII
PART VII
Disciplinary liability of office-bearers, etc., of a students organization, body or group
Section 71
(2)
Any office-bearer of, or any student managing or assisting in the management of, any organization, body or group as referred to in subrule (1) shall be liable to be proceeded against under this rule, notwithstanding that he may not have taken part in the commission of the disciplinary offence.
(3)
In any disciplinary proceeding under this rule against an office-bearer of, or any student managing or assisting in the management of, any organization, body or group as referred to in subrule (1), any document found in the possession of any office-bearer of, or student managing or assisting in the management of, such organization, body or group, or in the possession of a member of such organization, body or group shall be prima facie evidence of the contents thereof for the purpose of proving that anything has been done or purports to have been done by or on behalf of such organization, body or group.
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Presumptions
Section 72
In any disciplinary proceeding against a student—
(a)
it shall not be necessary to prove that an organization, body or group of students possesses a name or that it has been constituted or is usually known under a particular name;
(b)
where any books, accounts, writings, lists of members, seals, banners or insignia of, or relating to, or purporting to relate to, any organization, body or group of persons are found in the possession, custody or under the control of any student, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such student is a member of such organization, body or group and such organization, body or group shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be in existence at the time such books, accounts, writings, lists of members, seals, banners or insignia are so found; and
(c)
where any books, accounts, writings, lists of members, seals, banners or insignia of, or relating to, any organization, body or group of persons are found in the possession, custody or under the control of any student, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such student assists in the management of such organization, body or group.
Disciplinary offences
Section 73
Any student who commits a breach of, or fails to comply with, or contravenes, any of these Rules or any restriction, condition or term imposed under these Rules or any order, instruction or direction given under these Rules shall be guilty of a disciplinary offence.
Section 74
These Rules not to derogate from criminal liability
Nothing in these Rules shall derogate from the liability of any student or other person for any offence under any written law.
Section 75
Service of notice, document, etc.
(2)
Any document, notice or communication left at, or posted by ordinary post to, the address for service furnished under subrule (1) shall be deemed to have been duly served upon or communicated to the student.
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THIRD SCHEDULE
[Sections 7, 8, 22 and 23]
STUDENTS’ REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE
Election of SRC
Section 1
(a)
in the case of an Institution providing a course of study only in one particular field extending over a period of years, the students of each particular year shall elect by secret ballot, conducted by the Students’
Affairs Officer, such uniform number of students studying in the respective year to be representatives in the SRC as may be determined by the Executive Head; or
(b)
in the case of an Institution providing several courses of study in different fields, the students of each particular field shall elect by secret ballot, or in any other manner determined by the Students’ Affairs
Officer, such uniform number of students studying in the respective field to be representatives in the SRC as may be determined by the
Executive Head; the division of the education provided in an Institution into various fields of study for the purposes of this subparagraph shall be made by the Executive Head with the approval of the Minister.
(2)
Any question as to whether subsubparagraph 1(a) or (b) applies to an
Institution shall be determined by the Minister and such determination shall be final.
Office-bearers of SRC
Section 2
The SRC shall elect from among its members a President, a Vice-President, a
Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall be its only office-bearers.
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Section 3
Term of office of SRC and its office-bearers
The members of the SRC and its office-bearers shall be elected for one year.
Section 4
Decisions by majority vote
The SRC’s decisions shall be taken by a majority vote with not less than two-third of the members being present and voting.
Section 5
Ad hoc committees
The SRC may form, from time to time, with the prior approval in writing of the
Students’ Affairs Officer, ad hoc committees from among its members for specific purposes or objects.
Section 6
Disqualification in respect of SRC, student body, student organization or committee
No student against whom disciplinary proceedings are pending, or who has been found guilty of a disciplinary offence, shall be elected or remain a member of the SRC or an office-bearer of any student body or committee, unless authorized in writing by the Executive Head.
Section 7
Objects and functions of the SRC
The objects and functions of the SRC shall be—
(a)
to assist and encourage, subject to the direction of the Executive Head, the development of facilities for students such as recreational facilities and the supply of meals and refreshments;
(b)
to make representations to the Executive Head on matters relating to the conditions in which the students live and study;
(c)
to undertake such other activities as may be determined by the
Executive Head from time to time;
(d)
to foster a spirit of corporate life among the students of the Institution;
and
(e)
to assist the Institution authorities to maintain discipline among students.
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Expenses of SRC
Section 8
The SRC shall not maintain any fund or make any collection of any money or property from any source whatsoever but such reasonable expenses as the SRC may be authorized in advance in writing by the Executive Head to incur may be paid by the Institution where reasonable written claims supported by receipts and vouchers are submitted by the SRC to the Executive Head and are approved by him.
Section 9
Accounts of SRC
The Treasurer shall keep proper accounts of the SRC and not later than three months after the end of every financial year, being a financial year as specified by the Executive Head, a copy of the said accounts which shall be audited by a person appointed by the Executive Head shall be submitted by the SRC for approval to the
Executive Head.
Section 10
Meetings of SRC
(2)
The SRC or an ad hoc committee of the SRC shall, not less than fortyeight hours before holding any meeting, give notice of the date and the time of the meeting and its agenda to the Executive Head.
(3)
Every meeting of the SRC or of an ad hoc committee of the SRC shall be held only at a place provided for the purpose of such meetings by the Executive
Head.
(4)
The Executive Head or his representative shall be present at each meeting of the SRC or of an ad hoc committee of the SRC, unless the Executive Head decides otherwise in respect of any particular meeting.
(5)
A copy of the minutes of each meeting of the SRC or of an ad hoc committee of the SRC shall be furnished by the SRC or the ad hoc committee to the Executive
Head within seventy-two hours of each meeting.
Inspection of records
Section 11
The records of the SRC or of an ad hoc committee of the SRC shall at all times be open to inspection by the Executive Head or his representative.
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Section 12
Definition of “student” for the purpose of this Schedule
For the purpose of this Schedule “student” means a person, other than a public officer, following a course of study in the Institution:
Provided that a person shall cease to be a student within the meaning of this paragraph from the date on which the final examination for his course of study commences, if he sits for such examination.
Section 13
Disputes as to elections
If any dispute arises as to whether any member or office-bearer of the SRC or of an ad hoc committee of the SRC has been duly elected or appointed, as the case may be, or is entitled to be or to remain a member or office-bearer thereof, the dispute shall be decided by the Executive Head or by a person appointed by him for the purpose, and the decision thereon of the Executive Head or of such person shall be final.
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LIST OF AMENDMENTS
Amending law
Short title
In force from
P.U. (A) 73/1980
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 1980
28-03-1980
P.U. (A) 247/1984
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 1984
06-07-1984
P.U. (A) 115/1985
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 1985
15-03-1985
P.U. (A) 376/1986
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 1986
31-10-1986
P.U. (A) 165/1991
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (Amendment) Order 1991
26-04-1991
P.U. (A) 57/1995
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (Amendment of First
Schedule) Order 1995
17-02-1995
P.U. (A) 536/1997
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 1997
01-01-1998
P.U. (A) 537/1997
Educational Institutions
(Discipline of Students) Rules
(Amendment) Order 1997
01-01-1998
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Amending law
Short title
In force from
P.U. (A) 538/1997
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (Third Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 1997
01-01-1998
P.U. (A) 160/1998
Educational Institutions
(Discipline of Students) Rules
(Amendment) Order 1997
31-12-1997
P.U. (A) 247/1999
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 1999
11-06-1999
P.U. (A) 345/2000
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 2000
01-01-2000
P.U. (A) 452/2000
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2000
01-01-2000
P.U. (A) 484/2000
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2000
29-12-2000
P.U. (A) 102/2001
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 2001
01-01-2000
P.U. (A) 103/2001
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 2001
01-01-2000
P.U. (A) 104/2001
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2001
13-04-2001
P.U. (A) 423/2002
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 2002
25-10-2002
P.U. (A) 468/2002
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2002
01-06-2002
P.U. (A) 484/2002
Educational Institutions 13-12-2002
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Amending law
Short title
In force from
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2002
P.U. (A) 23/2003
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 2003
24-01-2003
P.U. (A) 24/2003
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2003
01-04-2002
P.U. (A) 299/2003
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2003
08-08-2003
P.U. (A) 322/2006
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 2006
01-09-2006
P.U. (A) 266/2007
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 2007
02-08-2007
P.U. (A) 436/2007
Educational Institutions
(Discipline of Students) Rules
(Amendment) Order 2007
28-12-2007
P.U. (A) 256/2008
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 2008
25-07-2008
P.U. (A) 308/2008
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008
12-09-2008
P.U. (A) 341/2009
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) Order 2009
18-09-2009
P.U. (A) 358/2009
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (First Schedule)
(Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009
09-10-2009
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Amending law
Short title
In force from
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (Amendment) Act 2010
01-12-2010
P.U. (A) 260/2011
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (Amendment of First
Schedule) Order 2011
See para.1 of
P.U. (A) 260/2011
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (Amendment) Act 2012
01-08-2012
P.U. (A) 124/2015
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (Amendment of First
Schedule) Order 2015
16-06-2015
P.U. (A) 45/2016
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (Amendment of First
Schedule) Order 2016
02-03-2016
P.U. (A) 192/2017
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (Amendment of First
Schedule) Order 2017
08-07-2017
P.U. (A) 125/2019
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (Amendment of First
Schedule) Order 2019
23-05-2018
Act A1584
Educational Institutions
(Discipline) (Amendment) Act 2019
15-03-2019
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LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED
Section
Amending authority
In force from
2
01-12-2010 01-08-2012 4
01-12-2010 5
01-12-2010 9
01-12-2010 10
Act A1584 01-12-2010 01-08-2012 15-03-2019
11
01-12-2010 12
01-12-2010 13
01-12-2010 14
01-12-2010 15
01-12-2010 16
01-12-2010 21
01-12-2010
First Schedule
P.U. (A) 73/1980
P.U. (A) 247/1984
P.U. (A) 115/1985
P.U. (A) 165/1991
P.U. (A) 57/1995
P.U. (A) 536/1997
P.U. (A) 247/1999 28-03-1980 06-07-1984 15-05-1985 26-04-1991 17-02-1995 01-01-1998 11-06-1999
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Section
Amending authority
In force from
P.U. (A) 345/2000
P.U. (A) 452/2000
P.U. (A) 484/2000
P.U. (A) 102/2001
P.U. (A) 103/2001
P.U. (A) 104/2001
P.U. (A) 423/2002
P.U. (A) 468/2002
P.U. (A) 484/2002
P.U. (A) 23/2003
P.U. (A) 24/2003
P.U. (A) 299/2003
P.U. (A) 322/2006
P.U. (A) 266/2007
P.U. (A) 256/2008
P.U. (A) 308/2008
P.U. (A) 341/2009
P.U. (A) 358/2009
P.U. (A) 260/2011
P.U. (A) 124/2015
P.U. (A) 45/2016
P.U. (A) 192/2017
P.U. (A) 125/2019
01-01-2000 01-01-2000 29-12-2000 01-01-2000 01-01-2000 13-04-2001 25-10-2002 01-06-2002 13-12-2002 24-01-2003 01-04-2002 08-08-2003 01-09-2006 02-08-2007 25-07-2008 12-09-2008 18-09-2009 09-10-2009
See para. 1 of
P.U. (A) 260/2011 16-06-2015 02-03-2016 08-07-2017 23-05-2018
Second Schedule
P.U. (A) 537/1997
P.U. (A) 436/2007 01-01-1998 28-12-2007
Third Schedule
P.U. (A) 538/1997
01-01-1998
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Common questions
- What is EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976?
- *EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 174 1976, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1976.
- Is EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976 still in force?
- Yes — EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976 is currently in force.
- When did EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976 take effect?
- EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976 was first recorded in 1976.
- How many sections does EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976 have?
- EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976 contains 274 sections.
- What amends EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976?
- EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976 has been amended by AKTA INSTITUSI-INSTITUSI PELAJARAN (TATATERTIB) (PINDAAN) 2012 and AKTA INSTITUSI-INSTITUSI PELAJARAN (TATATERTIB) (PINDAAN) 2019.
- Where can I read the official version of EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976?
- The official text of EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (DISCIPLINE) ACT 1976 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.