Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007 · Updated to 1 Nov 2017 · Part XVI · Repeal, Savings and Transitional
122. Savings for certificates and registers
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Notwithstanding the repeal and dissolution under section 115 or any provision of this Act to the contrary, every person who, before the appointed day, held a valid certificate issued to him under the repealed Act shall be deemed to be accredited under this Act until the expiry date of the certificate and subject to the terms and conditions attached thereto.
certificate
“certificate” means the certificate of provisional accreditation, the certificate of accreditation, certificate of self-accreditation or the certificate of equivalence, as the case may be;
Every certificate by virtue of which a person is deemed under subsection (1) to be accredited under this Act shall be deemed to have been issued under this Act; and the Agency may alter the terms and conditions attached to the certificate for the purpose of bringing them into conformity with the policy of the
Agency
“Agency” means the Malaysian Qualifications Agency established under section 4;
Agency regarding the imposition of conditions on accreditation under this Act.
accreditation
“accreditation” means a recognition granted by the Agency after examining and assessing— (a) a higher education programme or qualification; or (b) a higher education provider under Chapter 4 or 7 of
If a higher education provider deemed to be accredited under subsection (1) desires to be accredited under this Act after the expiration of the period for which he is deemed to be accredited under this Act, he may apply to the Agency for a certificate of accreditation in accordance with the regulations made under this
Act, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, and his application shall be made and treated as a fresh application and not as an application for renewal of certificate of accreditation.
All registers kept and maintained under the repealed Act shall be deemed to be registers kept and maintained under this
Act and shall be deemed to form part thereof.
Terms defined in this Act
accreditation
Defined · s 2“accreditation” means a recognition granted by the Agency after examining and assessing— (a) a higher education programme or qualification; or (b) a higher education provider under Chapter 4 or 7 of
Agency
Defined · s 2“Agency” means the Malaysian Qualifications Agency established under section 4;
certificate
Defined · s 95“certificate” means the certificate of provisional accreditation, the certificate of accreditation, certificate of self-accreditation or the certificate of equivalence, as the case may be;