Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007 · Updated to 1 Nov 2017 · Chapter 2
55. Revocation of accreditation
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Subject to the provisions of this section, the relevant professional body may, upon recommendation of the Joint Technical
Committee at any time, withdraw the approval for accreditation granted to a higher education provider under paragraph 52(1)(a)
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
and the Agency shall revoke the certificate of accreditation—
Agency
“Agency” means the Malaysian Qualifications Agency established under section 4;
if the higher education provider fails to comply with the
Framework or any part of it; or
if the higher education provider breaches any condition for which the accreditation has been granted.
A written notice of the intention to withdraw the approval and to revoke the certificate of accreditation under subsection (1)
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;
shall be served by the Agency, upon the direction of the relevant professional body, on the higher education provider and the notice shall specify the grounds for such withdrawal and revocation.
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 relevant professional body upon recommendation of the Joint Technical Committee shall—
issue a warning and give directions for the higher education provider to rectify the situation to the satisfaction of the relevant professional body within a specified period; or
proceed with the proposed action to withdraw the approval for accreditation.
If the higher education provider fails to rectify the situation as required under paragraph (4)(a), the Agency may, upon the decision of the relevant professional body, proceed to revoke the certificate of accreditation.
Where the certificate of accreditation has been revoked, the Agency shall enter the date of revocation into the Register and shall give notice of the revocation to the relevant authority.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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