Section 11
Section 31 of the principal Act is amended—
of Private Higher Educational Institutions (Amendment) Act 2017
(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.”.