Malaysia legislation
Section 10
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