Section 25 — AKADEMI SENI BUDAYA DAN WARISAN KEBANGSAAN ACT 2006

(a)

he may, immediately thereupon, be suspended from being a student; and

(b)

he shall not, if so suspended under paragraph (a), pending the criminal proceedings, remain in or enter the campus of the Akademi.

(2)

Where a court finds that a charge for a criminal offence is proved against a student—

(a)

the student shall, immediately thereupon, cease to be a student; and

(b)

the student shall not, immediately thereupon, remain in or enter the campus of the Akademi.

(3)

A student who is detained or who is subjected to any order imposing restrictions on him under any written law relating to preventive detention or internal security—

(a)

shall, immediately thereupon, cease to be a student; and

(b)

shall not, immediately thereupon, remain in or enter the campus of the Akademi.

(4)

A student who ceases to be a student under subsection (2)

or (3) shall not, after the expulsion, be admitted as a student of the Akademi without the prior written approval of the Minister, and if the Minister grants such approval, the Minister may impose such terms and conditions as he may, in his absolute discretion, deem fit to impose.

(5)

Any person—

(a)

who remains in or enters the campus of the Akademi in contravention of subsection (1), (2) or (3); or

(b)

who obtains admission to the Akademi in contravention of subsection (4), commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

(6)

Subsections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall apply to a person notwithstanding that there may be pending in any court or before any other authority any application, petition, appeal or other proceedings by him or by any other person in respect of the criminal proceedings, the detention or the order imposing restrictions, as the case may be:

Provided that upon the determination of such application, petition, appeal or other proceedings the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, have regard to such determination and grant exemption to the student from the application of subsection (1), (2), (3), (4)

or (5), as the case may be, upon such terms and conditions as he may, in his absolute discretion, deem fit to impose.

(7)

The Minister may, at any time, in any particular case, in his absolute discretion, grant exemption to any person from the application of subsection (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5), as the case may be, either—

(a)

unconditionally;

(b)

upon such terms and conditions; or

(c)

for such period, as he may, in his absolute discretion, deem fit.

Board’s power to suspend or expel a student from the Akademi