Malaysia legislation
Section 9
of UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012
Section 9
The First Schedule to the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in section 10—
(i)
by substituting for subsection (3) the following subsection:
“(3) Subject to the provisions of this
Constitution, the conditions of appointment of the Registrar, the Bursar, the Chief Librarian and the Legal Adviser shall be determined by the Board.”; and
(ii)
by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsections:
“(4) A person appointed as the Registrar, the
Bursar and the Legal Adviser shall, unless he resigns or vacates his office or his appointment is revoked, hold office for a period of not more than three years and upon expiry of such period, the Registrar, the Bursar and the Legal
Adviser shall be eligible for reappointment.
(5)
A person appointed as the Chief Librarian shall hold office for a period as determined by the Board.
(6)
The appointment of the Registrar, the
Bursar, the Chief Librarian and the Legal Adviser may, at any time, be revoked by the Board stating the reason for such revocation.”;
(b)
by deleting section 20A; and
(c)
by inserting after section 21 the following section:
“Students’ Complaints Committee 21A. (1) There is established a Students’ Complaints
Committee which shall consist of—
(a)
the Vice-Chancellor who shall be the chairman;
(b)
two members elected by the Students’
Representative Council;
(c)
two members elected by the Guild of Graduates or the Alumni of the University; and
(d)
two other officers of the University appointed by the Board after due regards to the importance of securing a Students’ Complaints Committee which enjoys student confidence.
(2)
The Students’ Complaints Committee shall have such powers in conducting investigations or inquiries as to any complaint made by a student in the manner as may be prescribed by Statute.”.
Amendment of Second Schedule