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Private Higher Educational Institutions (Amendment) Act 2017 · s 20

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s 20Amendment of section 46

Section 46 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

by substituting for the words “chief executive” wherever appearing the words “disciplinary authority”;

(b)

by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1)  The disciplinary authority of the private higher educational institution in respect of every student of the private higher educational institution shall be the chief executive.”;

(c)

by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1a)  The disciplinary authority shall have the power to take such disciplinary action and impose such disciplinary punishment as may be provided for under any disciplinary rules that may be made by the private higher educational institution.”; and

(d)

by inserting after subsection (2), the following subsection:

“(2a) The disciplinary authority may delegate his disciplinary functions, powers or duties to any employee of the private higher educational institution who is in charge of student affairs, in respect of any particular student or any class or category of students of the private higher educational institution.”.