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Section 69

Prohibitions on the conduct of examinations

of Education Act 1996

ActIn forceProvision 75 of 162
Section 69

(2)

In granting approval under subsection (1), the Director of

Examinations may impose such restrictions, terms and conditions as he deems fit.

(3)

A reference in this section to the holding or conducting of an examination shall be deemed to include the act of—

(a)

inviting candidates for an examination;

(b)

collecting or receiving any fee or payment or any donation or gift in respect of an examination;

(c)

preparing any syllabus, course or scheme of study in respect of an examination;

(d)

marking or grading of answers or responses to questions or tests in an examination;

(e)

issuing or granting any diploma or other document or form of recognition in respect of an examination, and any other act related to the holding or conducting of an examination, regardless whether the act is done before or after the examination.

(4)

Subsection (1) shall not apply to—

(a)

a body or syndicate established to manage and conduct examinations under paragraph 68(e);

(b)

the Malaysian Examinations Council established under the

Malaysian Examinations Council Act 1980 [Act 225]; and

(c)

an educational institution which conducts its own examination, test or other forms of assessment for the purpose of assessing its own pupils.

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(5)

A person who contravenes subsection (1) or fails to comply with any restriction, term or condition imposed under subsection (2)

shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.