Malaysia legislation

Section 11

of PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017

Section 11

“Constitution

(a)

by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1)  Every private higher educational institution shall have a chief executive appointed by the company.”;

(b)

in subsection (2), by inserting after the words “chief executive shall” the words “apply to”; and

(c)

in subsection (3)—

(i)

in paragraph (d), by deleting the word “or” at the end of the paragraph;

(ii)

in paragraph (e), by substituting for the full stop at the end of the paragraph the words “; or”;

(iii)

by inserting after paragraph (e) the following paragraph:

“(f) on any other reason that the Registrar

General deems proper in the interest of the public or the students.”; and

(iv)

by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsections:

“(4)  No person shall carry out the duties or functions of a chief executive under this Act where—

(a)

he is not registered as a chief executive;

or

(b)

his registration as a chief executive has been cancelled under subsection (3)

or paragraph 37(1)(bb).

(5)

Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence.”.

New section 33a