Malaysia legislation
Section 5
of UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012
Section 5
The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 15
the following section:
Quoted provision
Section 15
(2)
A student of the University shall not—
(a)
become a member of any unlawful society, organization, body or group of persons, whether in or outside Malaysia;
(b)
become a member of any society, organization, body or group of persons, not being a political party, which the Board determines to be unsuitable to the interests and well-being of the students or the University; or
(c)
be involved in political party activities within the
Campus.
(3)
A student of the University and any society, organization, body or group of students of the University which is established by, under or in accordance with the Constitution, shall not express or do anything which may reasonably be construed as expressing support for or sympathy with or opposition to—
(a)
any unlawful society, organization, body or group of persons, whether in or outside Malaysia; or
(b)
any society, organization, body or group of persons which the Board determines to be unsuitable to the interests and well-being of the students or the University.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (3), a student of the
University shall not be prevented from—
(a)
making a statement on an academic matter which relates to a subject on which he is engaged in study or research; or
Universities and University Colleges (Amendment)
(b)
expressing himself on the subject referred to in paragraph (a) at a seminar, symposium or similar occasion that is not organized or sponsored by any unlawful society, organization, body or group of persons, whether in or outside Malaysia, or any society, organization, body or group of persons determined by the Board under paragraph (3)(b)
to be unsuitable to the interests and well-being of the students or the University.
(5)
The University shall regulate the activities of students and a society, an organization, a body or group of students of the University within the Campus.”.
Amendment of section 16B