Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007 · Updated to 1 Nov 2017 · Chapter 1
49. Revocation of accreditation
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Subject to the provisions of this section, the Agency may, at any time, revoke the certificate of accreditation issued to a higher education provider under paragraph 46(1)(a)—
Agency
“Agency” means the Malaysian Qualifications Agency established under section 4;
if the higher education provider has failed to comply with the Framework or any part of it; or
if the higher education provider has breached any condition attached to the certificate of accreditation.
A written notice of the intention to revoke the certificate of accreditation shall be served on the higher education provider and the notice shall specify the grounds for such revocation.
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;
The higher education provider shall be given an opportunity to make written representations within thirty days from the date of the notice in subsection (2).
After the expiry of the period of thirty days stated in subsection (3) and after considering any representation made under that subsection, the Agency shall—
issue a warning and give directions for the higher education provider to rectify the situation to the satisfaction of the
Agency within a specified period; or
proceed with the proposed action to revoke the certificate.
If the higher education provider fails to rectify the situation as required under paragraph (4)(a), the Agency may proceed to revoke the accreditation.
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
Where the certificate of accreditation has been revoked, the Agency shall enter the date of revocation into the Register and shall give notice of the revocation to the relevant authority.
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;
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