Is AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 still in force?

Yes — AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 is currently in force.

When did AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 take effect?

AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 was first recorded in 2012.

How many sections does AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 have?

AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 contains 5 sections.

Where can I read the official version of AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012?

The official text of AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.

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PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

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Type: Amendment Act
Status: In force
Enacted: 2012
Sections: 5
Languages: MS · EN

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About this amendment act

PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1434 2012, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2012.

Opening note

Preamble

An Act to amend the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Short title and commencement

Section 1

(2)

This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.

Amendment of section 2

Section 2

The Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 [Act 555], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2 by inserting after the definition of “branch campus”

the following definition:

‘ “Campus”, in relation to a private higher educational institution, means the registered premises of the private higher educational institution;’.

Act A1434

PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

ACT A1434

Section 3

Substitution of section 47

The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 47

the following section:

Quoted provision

Section 47

(2)

A student of the private educational institution 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

Registrar General determines and specifies in writing to the chief executive of the private educational institution to be unsuitable to the interests and well-being of the students or the private educational institution; or

(c)

be involved in political party activities within the

Campus.

(3)

A student of the private educational institution and any society, organization, body or group of students of the private educational institution 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 Registrar General determines and specifies in writing to the chief executive of the private educational institution to be unsuitable to the interests and well-being of the students or the private educational institution.

Private Higher Educational Institutions (Amendment)

(4)

Notwithstanding subsection (3), a student of the private educational institution 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

(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 Registrar

General under paragraph (3)(b) to be unsuitable to the interests and well-being of the students or the private educational institution.

(5)

The chief executive of the private higher educational institution shall comply with the directions of the Registrar

General in regulating the activities of students or a society, an organization, a body or group of students of the private higher educational institution within the Campus.

(6)

Any private higher educational institution which fails to comply with the directions of the Registrar General under subsection (5) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit.”.

Savings

Section 4

“Activities of students or students’ society, organization, body or group

(2)

All actions which are pending under section 49 of the principal Act in relation to matters referred to in paragraph 47(1C)(a) of the principal Act against any organization, body or group of students of the private higher educational institution shall, on the date of coming into operation of this Act, be discontinued.

KUALA LUMPUR

Common questions

What is AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012?: PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1434 2012, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2012.
Is AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 still in force?: Yes — AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 is currently in force.
When did AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 take effect?: AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 was first recorded in 2012.
How many sections does AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 have?: AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 contains 5 sections.
Where can I read the official version of AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012?: The official text of AKTA INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN SWASTA (PINDAAN) 2012 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.