KAEDAH-KAEDAH UNIVERSITI DAN KOLEJ UNIVERSITI (UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN) (TATATERTIB PELAJAR) 2024

Nama dan permulaan kuat kuasa

“asrama” ertinya apa-apa tempat penginapan, dengan apa-apa jua nama yang dipanggil, yang disediakan oleh Universiti bagi tempat tinggal pelajar;

“Jawatankuasa Rayuan Tatatertib Pelajar” ertinya Jawatankuasa Rayuan

Tatatertib Pelajar yang ditubuhkan oleh Lembaga di bawah subseksyen 16B(5) Akta;

“Kampus” ertinya Kampus Universiti termasuk semua asrama, institusi dan bangunan Universiti;

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“kenderaan” ertinya suatu struktur yang boleh bergerak atau digerakkan atau digunakan untuk membawa mana-mana orang atau benda dan yang bersentuhan dengan permukaan bumi apabila bergerak;

“kenderaan motor” ertinya tiap-tiap perihalan kenderaan yang digerakkan dengan menggunakan mekanisme yang terkandung di dalam badan kenderaan itu dan dibina atau disesuaikan supaya boleh digunakan di atas jalan, dan termasuklah apa-apa kenderaan yang ditarik oleh sesuatu kenderaan motor sama ada atau tidak bahagian kenderaan yang ditarik sedemikian menindih atas kenderaan motor yang menariknya;

“kesalahan tatatertib” ertinya suatu kesalahan di bawah Kaedah-Kaedah ini;

“Ketua Asrama” ertinya ketua atau apa-apa nama jua yang diberikan kepada seseorang pekerja Universiti yang dilantik sebagai ketua bagi suatu asrama;

“Naib Canselor” ertinya Naib Canselor Universiti, dan termasuklah mana-mana orang atau kumpulan orang yang diberi kuasa oleh Naib Canselor untuk bertindak bagi pihaknya;

“orang yang diberi kuasa” ertinya mana-mana orang atau kumpulan orang yang diberi kuasa sewajarnya oleh Naib Canselor untuk bertindak bagi pihak Universiti;

“pelajar” ertinya seseorang pelajar berdaftar, selain pelajar di suatu institusi yang bersekutu dengan Universiti, yang mengikuti kursus pengajian, pengajaran, latihan atau penyelidikan apa-apa perihalan pada peringkat praijazah atau lepas ijazah secara sepenuh masa atau sambilan dalam, oleh atau dari Universiti, dan termasuklah pembelajaran jarak jauh, luar kampus, pertukaran dan pelajar tidak berijazah;

“pelajar menetap” ertinya seseorang pelajar yang menetap di dalam asrama;

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“peperiksaan” termasuklah apa-apa cara atau kaedah penilaian yang menyebabkan suatu markah atau gred diberikan bagi sesuatu kursus tertentu atau sebahagian daripada kursus tertentu;

“pihak berkuasa tatatertib” ertinya Jawatankuasa Tatatertib Pelajar yang ditubuhkan oleh Lembaga yang disebut dalam subseksyen 16B(1) Akta;

“prosiding tatatertib”

ertinya suatu prosiding tatatertib di bawah

Kaedah-Kaedah ini;

“Universiti” ertinya Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin.

Larangan am

Jadual

Pertama kepada

Akta

Dadah

Berbahaya 1952 [Akta 234];

(c)

“racun” mempunyai erti yang diberikan kepadanya dalam

Akta Racun 1952 [Akta 366].

(5)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) atau (3) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Merokok, menggunakan, menyimpan, dsb., produk tembakau, produk pengganti tembakau, dsb.

23.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh—

(a)

merokok, menggunakan, menyimpan, mengagih, menawarkan atau membekalkan apa-apa produk tembakau, produk pengganti tembakau, bahan merokok atau peranti merokok di dalam Kampus;

(b)

memiliki dalam jagaannya atau kawalannya apa-apa produk tembakau, produk pengganti tembakau, bahan merokok atau peranti merokok di dalam Kampus; atau

(c)

cuba untuk merokok, menggunakan, menyimpan, mengagih, menawarkan atau membekalkan apa-apa produk tembakau, produk pengganti tembakau, bahan merokok atau peranti merokok di dalam Kampus.

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(2)

Bagi maksud kaedah ini, peranti merokok termasuklah rokok elektronik, peranti pengewapan elektrik dan hukah.

(3)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Kebersihan di dalam Kampus 24.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh melakukan apa-apa tindakan yang boleh menjejaskan kebersihan dan kekemasan mana-mana asrama, mana-mana tempat penginapan seseorang pelajar di dalam Kampus, dewan kuliah, jalan, kawasan atau mana-mana bahagian lain Kampus.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Membuat bising 25.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh membuat apa-apa bunyi atau bising, atau menyebabkan apa-apa bunyi atau bising dikeluarkan, dengan apa-apa cara, jika bunyi atau bising itu boleh secara munasabahnya menyebabkan kegusaran atau gangguan kepada mana-mana orang di dalam Kampus.

(2)

Subkaedah (1) tidak terpakai jika apa-apa bunyi atau bising yang dibuat adalah bagi maksud yang berkaitan dengan kursus pengajian dan di tempat yang sesuai yang diluluskan oleh Universiti.

(3)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Tempat penginapan atau tempat tidur di dalam Kampus 26.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh menggunakan atau menyebabkan supaya digunakan mana-mana bahagian Kampus atau mana-mana bahagian mana-mana

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bangunan di dalam Kampus sebagai tempat penginapan atau tempat tidur, kecuali tempat penginapan yang disediakan untuknya di dalam asrama oleh Universiti.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah

(1)

melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Memasuki bahagian Kampus atau bahagian bangunan Kampus yang dilarang 27.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh masuk ke dalam mana-mana bahagian

Kampus atau mana-mana bahagian mana-mana bangunan di dalam Kampus yang telah ditetapkan atau diperintahkan oleh Naib Canselor sebagai dilarang bagi apa-apa kemasukan oleh mana-mana pelajar atau golongan pelajar untuk—

(a)

suatu tempoh spesifik sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam pemberitahuan atau perintah; atau

(b)

sehingga pemberitahuan atau perintah itu diganti atau dibatalkan.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Pakaian pelajar 28.

(1)

Seseorang pelajar hendaklah berpakaian dengan sopan dan sesuai semasa menghadiri kuliah, tutorial, kelas, peperiksaan, bengkel atau semasa terlibat atau menghadiri apa-apa kegiatan di dalam Kampus.

(2)

Seseorang pelajar hendaklah mematuhi apa-apa arahan bertulis yang dikeluarkan oleh Naib Canselor yang berhubungan dengan cara berpakaian pelajar di dalam Kampus.

(3)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

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Kad pelajar 29.

(1)

Seseorang pelajar hendaklah mempamerkan kad pelajar sepanjang masa ketika berada di dalam Kampus.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang tidak atau enggan mempamerkan atau menunjukkan kad pelajar apabila diminta oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib atau mana-mana pekerja yang diberi kuasa oleh Universiti melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Kuasa pihak berkuasa tatatertib untuk memberikan perintah, suruhan atau arahan yang berhubungan dengan ketenteraman dan tatatertib Universiti 30.

(1)

Pihak berkuasa tatatertib boleh, dari semasa ke semasa, mengeluarkan sama ada secara lisan atau bertulis apa-apa perintah, suruhan atau arahan sebagaimana yang difikirkannya perlu atau suai manfaat untuk memelihara ketenteraman dan tatatertib Universiti termasuk tatatertib asrama, tatatertib lalu lintas jalan, tatatertib di dalam perpustakaan dan tatatertib di dalam Kampus.

(2)

Perintah, suruhan atau arahan itu boleh, secara amnya, berhubung dengan semua pelajar atau sesuatu golongan atau seorang pelajar tertentu, dan hendaklah menjadi kewajipan tiap-tiap pelajar untuk mematuhi dan melaksanakan perintah, suruhan atau arahan itu.

(3)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar mana-mana perintah, suruhan atau arahan yang dikeluarkan di bawah subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Hukuman tatatertib terus oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib 31.

(1)

Pihak berkuasa tatatertib boleh menurut budi bicaranya, sebagai ganti mengambil prosiding tatatertib di bawah Bahagian V, mengenakan hukuman tatatertib terus dengan amaran atau denda tidak melebihi lima ratus ringgit terhadap mana-mana pelajar yang melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib di bawah perenggan 3(1)(i)

dan kaedah 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46

dan 47 di hadapan, atau yang dilihat oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib.

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(2)

Pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah, sebelum hukuman dikenakan terhadap pelajar itu, memaklumkan pelajar itu tentang kesalahan tatatertib yang dilakukan oleh pelajar itu dan memberi pelajar itu suatu peluang untuk membuat, dengan segera, suatu representasi lisan berkenaan dengan kesalahan tatatertib itu.

(3)

Apabila hukuman yang disebut dalam subkaedah (1) dikenakan, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah dengan serta-merta menyerahkan kepada pelajar itu suatu notis pengenaan hukuman dalam apa-apa bentuk sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib.

(4)

Kaedah 63 dan 64 hendaklah terpakai jika hukuman yang dikenakan di bawah subkaedah (3) ialah denda.

BAHAGIAN III

TATATERTIB ASRAMA

Memasuki atau berada di dalam bilik pelajar menetap 32.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar menetap boleh membenarkan mana-mana pelajar, orang atau kumpulan pelajar yang lain memasuki mana-mana bilik di dalam asrama yang diduduki oleh seseorang pelajar menetap.

(2)

Subkaedah (1) tidak terpakai bagi—

(a)

orang yang diberi kuasa yang memasuki bilik itu bagi maksud menjalankan fungsi, kewajipan atau tanggungjawabnya;

(b)

seseorang yang memasuki bilik itu mengikut apa-apa kebenaran bertulis yang diberikan oleh atau bagi pihak Ketua Asrama; dan

(c)

seseorang pelajar menetap daripada jantina yang sama yang memasuki mana-mana bilik di dalam asrama untuk lawatan sosial.

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(3)

Mana-mana pelajar menetap yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Menghalang pekerja Universiti dan orang yang diberi kuasa daripada memasuki dan menjalankan fungsinya, dsb.

33.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar menetap boleh menghalang atau mencegah mana-mana pekerja Universiti atau mana-mana orang yang diberi kuasa daripada memasuki bilik pelajar menetap itu bagi menjalankan fungsi, kewajipan atau tanggungjawabnya.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar menetap yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Berada di luar premis asrama selepas tengah malam 34.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar menetap boleh berada di luar premis asrama selepas tengah malam kecuali dengan kebenaran bertulis yang diberikan oleh atau bagi pihak Ketua Asrama.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar menetap yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Berada di dalam premis asrama selepas tengah malam 35.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh, selain pelajar menetap, berada di dalam premis asrama selepas tengah malam kecuali dengan kebenaran bertulis yang diberikan oleh atau bagi pihak Ketua Asrama.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

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Menggunakan premis asrama dengan cermat dan larangan kacau ganggu 36.

(1)

Seseorang pelajar menetap—

(a)

hendaklah menggunakan premis asrama dengan penjagaan yang sepatutnya; dan

(b)

tidak boleh melakukan apa-apa jua yang boleh mencacati, merosakkan atau menyebabkan apa-apa kerosakan lain kepada mana-mana bahagian kawasan atau bangunan atau kepada apa-apa barang atau lekapan dalamnya.

(2)

Seseorang pelajar menetap hendaklah, semasa menggunakan premis dan kemudahan asrama, mengambil segala langkah berhati-hati bagi memastikan bahawa penggunaan itu tidak menyebabkan apa-apa kesulitan, kegusaran, halangan atau kacau ganggu kepada mana-mana orang lain.

(3)

Mana-mana pelajar menetap yang melanggar subkaedah (1) atau (2)

melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Bertukar bilik tanpa kebenaran terlebih dahulu 37.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar menetap boleh bertukar bilik yang telah diuntukkan kepadanya di asrama ke mana-mana bilik lain tanpa kebenaran bertulis terlebih dahulu yang diberikan oleh atau bagi pihak Ketua Asrama.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar menetap yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Berpindah tempat tinggal 38.

(1)

Seseorang pelajar menetap hendaklah menetap di asrama menurut budi bicara Universiti.

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(2)

Universiti boleh menghendaki seseorang pelajar menetap untuk mengosongkan biliknya di asrama atau memindahkan pelajar menetap itu ke bilik lain di asrama yang sama atau di asrama yang lain pada bila-bila masa tanpa apa-apa alasan.

(3)

Jika seseorang pelajar menetap dikehendaki mengosongkan biliknya di asrama itu atau dipindahkan di bawah subkaedah (2), pelajar menetap itu hendaklah dalam masa yang dinyatakan oleh Universiti mengalihkan semua barang kepunyaannya dari bilik yang dikehendaki untuk dikosongkan itu.

(4)

Mana-mana pelajar menetap yang melanggar subkaedah (3) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

BAHAGIAN IV

TATATERTIB LALU LINTAS JALAN

Menyimpan, memiliki atau mempunyai kenderaan motor di dalam Kampus 39.

(1)

Seseorang pelajar boleh menyimpan, mempunyai dalam milikannya atau mempunyai apa-apa kenderaan motor di dalam Kampus selepas membuat suatu permohonan dan memperoleh kebenaran bertulis daripada Naib Canselor.

(2)

Permohonan dan kebenaran bertulis di bawah subkaedah (1) hendaklah dalam apa-apa bentuk dan cara sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh Naib Canselor.

(3)

Permohonan bagi kebenaran bertulis di bawah subkaedah (1) hendaklah mengandungi maklumat tetapi tidak terhad kepada—

(a)

perihalan kenderaan motor itu;

(b)

lesen kenderaan motor yang sah;

(c)

polisi insurans yang sah berkenaan dengan kenderaan motor itu;

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(d)

lesen memandu sah pemohon itu; dan

(e)

kad pelajar pemohon itu.

(4)

Tertakluk kepada subkaedah (1), Naib Canselor boleh memberikan kebenaran bertulis kepada pelajar untuk suatu tempoh sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh Naib Canselor dan kebenaran bertulis itu hendaklah pada setiap masa dipamerkan di tempat yang mudah dilihat pada kenderaan motor itu.

(5)

Seseorang pelajar boleh memohon kepada Naib Canselor untuk pembaharuan kebenaran bertulis dan subkaedah (1) dan (2) hendaklah terpakai mutatis mutandis bagi sesuatu permohonan untuk pembaharuan itu.

(6)

Naib Canselor boleh memberikan pembaharuan kebenaran bertulis itu bagi suatu tempoh sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh Naib Canselor.

(7)

Jika Naib Canselor berpuas hati bahawa pelajar itu melanggar mana-mana peruntukan Kaedah-Kaedah ini atau adalah suatu yang bertentangan dengan kepentingan Universiti untuk pelajar itu memegang kebenaran bertulis itu,

Naib Canselor boleh—

(a)

menolak untuk memberikan kebenaran bertulis itu;

(b)

menolak pembaharuan kebenaran bertulis itu; atau

(c)

membatalkan apa-apa kebenaran bertulis yang diberikan.

(8)

Mana-mana pelajar yang menyimpan, mempunyai dalam milikannya atau mempunyai apa-apa kenderaan motor di dalam Kampus tanpa kebenaran bertulis daripada Naib Canselor melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

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Kenderaan motor hendaklah dipandu hanya di atas jalan raya 40.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh memandu suatu kenderaan motor di dalam Kampus selain di bahagian jalan yang digunakan sebagai jalan bagi laluan kenderaan motor.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Meletak kenderaan atau kenderaan motor secara menghalang 41.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh meletak apa-apa kenderaan atau kenderaan motor di mana-mana tempat atau dengan apa-apa cara yang boleh menyebabkan bahaya, halangan atau kesulitan kepada mana-mana orang, kenderaan atau kenderaan motor lain di dalam Kampus.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Menggunakan ruang letak kereta yang diuntukkan 42.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh meletakkan apa-apa kenderaan atau kenderaan motor lain di ruang letak kereta yang diuntukkan bagi kenderaan atau kenderaan motor tertentu.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Membonceng 43.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar yang menunggang motosikal di dalam

Kampus boleh—

(a)

membawa lebih daripada seorang pembonceng di atas motosikal itu; atau

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(b)

membawa seseorang pembonceng melainkan jika pembonceng itu duduk membonceng motosikal itu di belakang tempat duduk penunggang di atas tempat duduk yang direka bentuk dengan sempurna yang dipasang dengan kukuh pada motosikal itu.

(2)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh membenarkan dirinya membonceng di atas motosikal yang ditunggang oleh mana-mana orang dengan melanggar subkaedah (1).

(3)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) atau (2) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Pemakaian topi keledar dan tali pinggang keledar 44.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh—

(a)

menunggang atau membonceng motosikal di dalam Kampus tanpa memakai topi keledar; atau

(b)

berada dalam kenderaan motor yang bergerak di dalam Kampus tanpa memakai tali pinggang keledar.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Arahan dan isyarat lalu lintas 45.

(1)

Seseorang pelajar hendaklah mematuhi—

(a)

semua arahan lalu lintas dalam bentuk apa-apa perintah, suruhan atau arahan yang diberikan oleh orang yang diberi kuasa semasa menggunakan jalan, kenderaan atau kenderaan motor di dalam

Kampus; dan

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(b)

semua isyarat lalu lintas dalam bentuk apa-apa isyarat, tiang isyarat amaran, tiang isyarat arah, tanda atau peranti yang didirikan atau disediakan di atas atau berhampiran dengan jalan sebagai makluman, panduan atau tanda arah bagi menggunakan jalan itu.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Pengemukaan lesen memandu dan kad pelajar 46.

(1)

Mana-mana pelajar yang memandu, yang bertanggungjawab terhadap atau yang mempunyai kawalan terhadap suatu kenderaan motor semasa di dalam

Kampus hendaklah mengemukakan suatu lesen memandu yang sah dan kad pelajarnya apabila diarahkan oleh orang yang diberi kuasa.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Halangan kepada aliran lalu lintas 47.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun pelajar boleh berkelakuan dengan apa-apa cara, atau melakukan apa-apa perbuatan, yang menghalang atau mengganggu pergerakan lalu lintas yang lancar dan teratur di dalam Kampus.

(2)

Mana-mana pelajar yang melanggar subkaedah (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib.

Kesalahan di bawah Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987 sebagai kesalahan tatatertib 48.

Seseorang pelajar melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib di bawah Kaedah-Kaedah ini jika pelajar itu melakukan apa-apa perbuatan di dalam Kampus yang merupakan suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987 [Akta 333] atau mana-mana perundangan subsidiari yang dibuat di bawah Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987.

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BAHAGIAN V

TATACARA TATATERTIB

Representasi 49.

(1)

Jika seseorang pelajar dikatakan telah melakukan suatu kesalahan tatatertib di bawah Kaedah-Kaedah ini, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah memberikan suatu notis bertulis kepada pelajar yang mengandungi kesalahan tatatertib yang dikatakan itu, fakta kes, hukuman atau denda maksimum yang boleh dikenakan dan alasan bagi tindakan yang dicadangkan diambil terhadap pelajar itu.

(2)

Notis yang disebut dalam subkaedah (1) hendaklah menyatakan hak pelajar itu untuk membuat suatu representasi lisan atau representasi bertulis berkenaan dengan kesalahan tatatertib yang dikatakan itu dalam tempoh dan mengikut cara sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam notis itu.

(3)

Pelajar itu hendaklah mempunyai hak untuk diwakili oleh seseorang pekerja Universiti atau pelajar lain Universiti itu dalam prosiding tatatertib yang diambil terhadap pelajar itu.

Akibat tidak membuat representasi 50.

Jika seseorang pelajar tidak hadir di hadapan pihak berkuasa tatatertib untuk membuat representasi lisan atau tidak membuat representasi bertulis mengikut subkaedah 49(2), pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah memutuskan dengan sewajarnya dan mengenakan terhadap pelajar itu satu daripada hukuman yang dinyatakan dalam subkaedah 58(1) atau mana-mana gabungan dua atau lebih hukuman itu yang sesuai.

Representasi lisan 51.

Jika pelajar itu membuat representasi lisan mengikut subkaedah 49(2)

dan hadir di hadapan pihak berkuasa tatatertib, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah menjelaskan kepada pelajar itu fakta kesalahan tatatertib yang dikatakan telah dilakukan oleh pelajar itu dan meminta pelajar itu untuk mengaku bersalah atau tidak bersalah.

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Pengakuan bersalah dan tatacara berikutnya 52.

(1)

Jika pelajar mengaku bersalah, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah menjelaskan kepadanya fakta kes dan akibat pengakuan salahnya.

(2)

Jika pelajar mengaku fakta kes dan pihak berkuasa tatatertib berpuas hati bahawa suatu kesalahan tatatertib telah dilakukan, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah mengumumkan dia bersalah atas kesalahan tatatertib itu dan memintanya untuk mengemukakan apa-apa rayuan untuk meringankan hukuman.

Tatacara apabila pelajar mengaku tidak bersalah 53.

(1)

Jika pelajar mengaku tidak bersalah atas kesalahan tatatertib, atau tidak atau enggan mengaku, atau tidak mengaku fakta kes, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah memeriksa mana-mana saksi, apa-apa dokumen atau barang lain bagi menyokong kes terhadap pelajar itu.

(2)

Pelajar itu, pekerja Universiti atau pelajar lain Universiti yang mewakili pelajar itu mempunyai hak untuk menyoal mana-mana saksi dan memeriksa apa-apa dokumen atau barang, dan pihak berkuasa tatatertib boleh memeriksa semula saksi itu.

(3)

Bagi maksud subkaedah (1), saksi hendaklah diminta oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib untuk memberikan keterangan dalam pendengaran itu.

(4)

Jika keterangan yang disebut dalam subkaedah (3) telah diterima, dan pihak berkuasa tatatertib mendapati bahawa tiada kes untuk dijawab, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah memutuskan bahawa pelajar itu tidak bersalah untuk kesalahan tatatertib itu.

Keterangan pelajar 54.

(1)

Jika keterangan yang disebut dalam kaedah 53 telah diterima, dan pihak berkuasa tatatertib mendapati bahawa terdapatnya suatu kes untuk dijawab, pelajar itu hendaklah diberikan peluang untuk memberikan keterangannya,

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memanggil mana-mana saksi atau mengemukakan apa-apa dokumen atau barang lain bagi pembelaannya.

(2)

Pihak berkuasa tatatertib boleh memeriksa pelajar itu, mana-mana saksinya atau memeriksa apa-apa dokumen atau barang yang dikemukakan oleh pelajar itu.

(3)

Pelajar itu boleh memeriksa semula mana-mana saksinya yang telah diperiksa oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib.

Memanggil semula saksi 55.

Pihak berkuasa tatatertib boleh memeriksa atau memanggil semula mana-mana saksi pada bila-bila masa sebelum pihak berkuasa tatatertib mengumumkan keputusannya.

Pengumuman keputusan 56.

(1)

Selepas mendengar keterangan saksi dan memeriksa dokumen atau barang lain yang dikemukakan di hadapannya, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah mengumumkan keputusannya dalam kes itu.

(2)

Jika pihak berkuasa tatatertib memutuskan bahawa pelajar itu bersalah atas kesalahan tatatertib itu, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah meminta pelajar itu mengemukakan apa-apa rayuan untuk meringankan hukumannya.

(3)

Jika selepas pelajar itu mengemukakan rayuannya untuk meringankan hukuman di bawah subkaedah (2), pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah mengenakan terhadap pelajar itu satu daripada hukuman yang dinyatakan dalam subkaedah 58(1)

atau mana-mana gabungan dua atau lebih hukuman itu yang sesuai.

(4)

Keputusan pihak berkuasa tatatertib itu hendaklah disampaikan secara bertulis kepada pelajar itu dalam masa empat belas hari dari tarikh keputusan.

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Tatacara apabila pelajar membuat representasi bertulis 57.

(1)

Jika pelajar memilih untuk membuat representasi bertulis mengikut subkaedah 49(2), pelajar itu hendaklah membuat pengakuannya secara bertulis terhadap kesalahan tatatertib yang dikatakan itu.

(2)

Jika pelajar mengaku bersalah dalam representasi bertulisnya itu, pelajar itu bolehlah memasukkan rayuannya untuk meringankan hukuman dalam representasi bertulis itu.

(3)

Jika pelajar mengaku tidak bersalah dalam representasi bertulisnya itu, pelajar itu hendaklah menyatakan alasan yang padanya dia bergantung untuk membela dirinya dalam representasi bertulisnya itu.

(4)

Selepas menimbangkan alasan yang dikemukakan di bawah subkaedah (3), pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah memberikan keputusannya dalam kes itu.

(5)

Jika pihak berkuasa tatatertib memutuskan bahawa pelajar itu bersalah atas kesalahan tatatertib itu, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah memaklumkan pelajar itu keputusannya secara bertulis dalam masa empat belas hari dari tarikh keputusan itu, dan hendaklah meminta pelajar itu mengemukakan apa-apa rayuan untuk meringankan hukuman secara bertulis dalam masa empat belas hari dari tarikh penerimaan keputusan itu.

(6)

Jika pihak berkuasa tatatertib memutuskan bahawa pelajar itu tidak bersalah atas kesalahan tatatertib itu, keputusan itu hendaklah disampaikan secara bertulis kepada pelajar itu dalam masa empat belas hari dari tarikh keputusan itu.

(7)

Selepas pelajar mengemukakan rayuannya untuk meringankan hukuman, jika ada, di bawah subkaedah (2) atau (5), mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah mengenakan terhadap pelajar itu satu daripada hukuman yang dinyatakan dalam subkaedah 58(1) atau mana-mana gabungan dua atau

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lebih hukuman itu yang sesuai dalam masa empat belas hari dari tarikh penerimaan rayuan untuk meringankan hukuman itu.

(8)

Apa-apa hukuman yang dikenakan di bawah subkaedah (7) hendaklah disampaikan secara bertulis kepada pelajar itu dalam masa empat belas hari dari tarikh hukuman dikenakan.

Hukuman tatatertib 58.

(1)

Mana-mana pelajar yang didapati bersalah atas apa-apa kesalahan tatatertib di bawah Kaedah-Kaedah ini boleh dikenakan satu atau mana-mana gabungan dua atau lebih hukuman yang sesuai seperti yang berikut:

(a)

amaran;

(b)

khidmat masyarakat yang tidak melebihi dua puluh empat jam mengikut peraturan-peraturan yang dibuat oleh Lembaga;

(c)

denda tidak melebihi lima ratus ringgit;

(d)

dilarang daripada berada di dalam mana-mana bahagian

Kampus bagi suatu tempoh sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib;

(e)

dibuang atau dilarang untuk tinggal di asrama;

(f)

bagi kesalahan tatatertib yang berhubungan dengan perkara akademik, digantung daripada menduduki apa-apa peperiksaan sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh Universiti;

(g)

digantung daripada menjadi seorang pelajar Universiti bagi suatu tempoh sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib; atau

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(h)

dibuang dari Universiti.

(2)

Berkenaan dengan kesalahan tatatertib di bawah kaedah 8, pihak berkuasa tatatertib boleh, dengan kelulusan Senat, sebagai tambahan kepada hukuman di bawah subkaedah (1), mengenakan hukuman gred gagal bagi mana-mana kursus pengajian tertentu atau semua kursus pengajian semasa semester yang dinyatakan itu.

(3)

Bagi maksud kaedah ini—

(a)

“semester” ertinya suatu tempoh masa yang diuntukkan oleh Senat bagi maksud kuliah, peperiksaan dan apa-apa kegiatan pendidikan yang lain;

(b)

“khidmat masyarakat” ertinya apa-apa perkhidmatan atau apa-apa kegiatan yang dilakukan demi kebaikan orang awam keseluruhannya.

(4)

Mana-mana pelajar yang tidak mematuhi hukuman yang disebut dalam perenggan (1)(b) boleh dikenakan denda lima ratus ringgit.

Jagaan dan pelupusan barang kes 59.

(1)

Pihak berkuasa tatatertib boleh memerintahkan apa-apa dokumen atau barang lain yang dikemukakan di hadapannya dalam penjalanan mana-mana prosiding tatatertib supaya disimpan dalam jagaannya atau dalam jagaan mana-mana orang sebagaimana yang dinyatakan oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib sementara menunggu tamatnya prosiding tatatertib itu.

(2)

Pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah, apabila tamatnya prosiding tatatertib di hadapannya, membuat apa-apa perintah sebagaimana yang difikirkannya patut bagi pelupusan apa-apa dokumen atau barang lain yang dikemukakan di hadapannya dalam penjalanan prosiding tatatertib, dan boleh mengarahkan supaya perintah itu

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mula berkuat kuasa sama ada dengan serta-merta atau pada bila-bila masa sebagaimana yang dinyatakannya.

(3)

Kuasa pihak berkuasa tatatertib di bawah subkaedah (2) hendaklah termasuk kuasa untuk memerintahkan pemusnahan apa-apa dokumen atau barang lain atau pelucuthakan apa-apa dokumen atau barang itu.

Nota prosiding tatatertib 60.

(1)

Pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah membuat atau menyebabkan supaya dibuat nota bertulis semua prosiding tatatertib di hadapannya.

(2)

Nota prosiding tatatertib hendaklah disimpan dalam jagaan pihak berkuasa tatatertib.

Daftar prosiding tatatertib 61.

(1)

Pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah menyenggara suatu daftar bagi semua prosiding tatatertib yang dijalankan di bawah Kaedah-Kaedah ini.

(2)

Daftar yang disebut dalam subkaedah (1) hendaklah merekodkan—

(a)

nama pelajar;

(b)

butir-butir kesalahan tatatertib;

(c)

perkembangan prosiding tatatertib;

(d)

keputusan prosiding tatatertib; dan

(e)

apa-apa maklumat atau butir-butir lain sebagaimana yang diarahkan oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib.

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Laporan prosiding tatatertib 62.

(1)

Jika seseorang pelajar telah didapati bersalah atas suatu kesalahan tatatertib, pihak berkuasa tatatertib bolehlah menghantar suatu laporan berkenaan dengan prosiding tatatertib itu kepada orang yang berikut:

(a)

Menteri yang dipertanggungkan dengan tanggungjawab bagi pengajian tinggi;

(b)

ibu bapa atau penjaga pelajar;

(c)

Kerajaan

Persekutuan atau

Kerajaan

Negeri, institusi, pihak berkuasa berkanun, organisasi komersial atau perniagaan, atau badan lain yang menaja pelajar itu; dan

(d)

majikan pelajar itu, jika ada.

(2)

Orang yang disebut dalam perenggan (1)(b), (c) dan (d) boleh, atas permohonannya kepada pihak berkuasa tatatertib, diberikan salinan terperaku nota prosiding tatatertib selepas dibayar apa-apa fi yang ditentukan oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib, yang hendaklah tidak melebihi lima ratus ringgit.

(3)

Suatu salinan terperaku nota prosiding tatatertib berkenaan dengan mana-mana kes tertentu hendaklah diberikan oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib kepada

Menteri jika Menteri menghendaki nota prosiding tatatertib itu.

Pembayaran denda 63.

(1)

Jika pihak berkuasa tatatertib mengenakan hukuman denda atas seseorang pelajar, pihak berkuasa tatatertib hendaklah menyatakan tempoh yang denda itu hendaklah dibayar dan pelajar itu hendaklah membayar denda itu dalam tempoh tersebut kepada Bursar.

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(2)

Tempoh yang disebut dalam subkaedah (1) tidak boleh lebih daripada empat belas hari—

(a)

dalam hal suatu representasi lisan, dari tarikh pengenaan denda oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib; atau

(b)

dalam hal suatu representasi bertulis, dari tarikh penerimaan pemberitahuan hukuman yang dikenakan di bawah subkaedah 58(1).

Akibat tidak membayar denda 64.

(1)

Jika pelajar tidak membayar denda itu dalam tempoh yang dinyatakan, amaun denda itu hendaklah dikira sebagai hutang yang kena dibayar kepada Universiti.

(2)

Pelajar yang tidak membayar denda itu hendaklah dengan serta-merta digantung daripada menjadi pelajar Universiti dan tidak boleh berada di dalam atau memasuki Kampus, mengikut kaedah-kaedah akademik Universiti, penggantungan itu hendaklah berterusan sehingga denda itu dibayar.

Perintah pampasan 65.

(1)

Jika apa-apa hukuman tatatertib telah dikenakan atas seseorang pelajar, pihak berkuasa tatatertib boleh, sebagai tambahan kepada hukuman di bawah subkaedah 58(1), memerintahkan pelajar itu untuk membayar apa-apa pampasan yang adil dan munasabah sebagaimana yang ditentukannya berkenaan dengan apa-apa kerosakan atau kerugian kepada mana-mana harta kepunyaan Universiti atau apa-apa kerugian kepada Universiti atau pekerja Universiti atau mana-mana pelajar lain.

(2)

Pampasan yang ditentukan di bawah subkaedah (1) hendaklah dibayar oleh pelajar itu kepada Bursar dalam tempoh yang dinyatakan oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib dan Bursar hendaklah menyebabkan pampasan itu dibayar kepada Universiti atau pekerja Universiti atau mana-mana pelajar lain yang mengalami kerosakan atau kerugian di bawah subkaedah (1).

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(3)

Subkaedah 64(2)

hendaklah terpakai mutatis mutandis jika pelajar itu tidak membayar pampasan yang ditentukan di bawah subkaedah (1) dalam tempoh yang dinyatakan di bawah subkaedah (2).

Orang yang boleh hadir dalam prosiding tatatertib 66.

(1)

Tiada seorang pun boleh hadir dalam sesuatu prosiding tatatertib kecuali—

(a)

anggota pihak berkuasa tatatertib;

(b)

pelajar yang terhadapnya prosiding tatatertib diambil;

(c)

pekerja Universiti atau pelajar lain Universiti yang mewakili pelajar itu;

(d)

ibu bapa atau penjaga pelajar itu;

(e)

saksi yang dipanggil memberikan keterangan oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib; dan

(f)

mana-mana orang lain sebagaimana yang dibenarkan hadir oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib atas apa-apa sebab.

(2)

Seseorang yang hadir dalam prosiding tatatertib di bawah perenggan 1(f)

tidak boleh dalam apa-apa cara mengganggu penjalanan prosiding tatatertib.

BAHAGIAN VI

RAYUAN

Notis rayuan 67.

Mana-mana pelajar yang tidak berpuas hati dengan keputusan pihak berkuasa tatatertib di bawah Kaedah-Kaedah ini, boleh merayu dalam masa empat belas hari

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dari tarikh penerimaan keputusan pihak berkuasa tatatertib, dengan mengemukakan notis rayuan bersama dengan alasan rayuan secara bertulis kepada Jawatankuasa

Rayuan Tatatertib Pelajar.

Representasi bertulis rayuan 68.

Mana-mana pelajar yang mengemukakan rayuan di bawah kaedah 67 hendaklah dibenarkan untuk membuat representasi bertulis di hadapan Jawatankuasa Rayuan

Tatatertib Pelajar dalam masa empat belas hari dari tarikh penerimaan keputusan pihak berkuasa tatatertib.

Tatacara Jawatankuasa Rayuan Tatatertib Pelajar 69.

(1)

Jawatankuasa Rayuan Tatatertib Pelajar yang mendengar suatu rayuan hendaklah memutuskan rayuan itu dalam masa enam puluh hari dari tarikh penerimaan rayuan.

(2)

Jawatankuasa Rayuan Tatatertib Pelajar itu hendaklah memutuskan rayuan itu atas merit rayuan itu semata-mata.

(3)

Walau apa pun subkaedah (1), Jawatankuasa Rayuan Tatatertib Pelajar boleh, jika difikirkannya adil dan perlu, dan tertakluk kepada hak pelajar itu untuk didengar, meminta apa-apa penyataan lanjut atau keterangan tambahan daripada mana-mana orang lain.

Keputusan Jawatankuasa Rayuan Tatatertib Pelajar 70.

(1)

Dalam menimbangkan rayuan di bawah kaedah 67, Jawatankuasa Rayuan

Tatatertib Pelajar boleh—

(a)

mengesahkan keputusan yang dibuat oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib itu;

(b)

mengesahkan keputusan pihak berkuasa tatatertib berhubung dengan kesalahan tatatertib pelajar, tetapi mengubah hukuman

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dengan mengenakan mana-mana satu atau mana-mana gabungan dua atau lebih hukuman yang sesuai di bawah subkaedah 58(1)

atau selainnya;

(c)

mengetepikan keputusan yang dibuat oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib dan mengumumkan bahawa pelajar itu tidak bersalah untuk kesalahan tatatertib itu; atau

(d)

menghantar balik rayuan kepada pihak berkuasa tatatertib untuk dipertimbangkan semula.

(2)

Keputusan Jawatankuasa Rayuan Tatatertib Pelajar adalah muktamad dan hendaklah disampaikan secara bertulis kepada pelajar itu dalam masa empat belas hari dari tarikh keputusannya.

Rayuan tidak berkuat kuasa sebagai penggantungan pelaksanaan hukuman 71.

(1)

Sesuatu rayuan oleh seseorang pelajar tidak berkuat kuasa sebagai penggantungan pelaksanaan hukuman yang dikenakan di bawah kaedah 58 atau sebagai penggantungan pembayaran apa-apa pampasan yang diperintahkan dibayar di bawah kaedah 65.

(2)

Walau apa pun subkaedah (1), pihak berkuasa tatatertib boleh, mengarahkan supaya pelaksanaan hukuman yang dikenakan atau pembayaran apa-apa pampasan yang diperintahkan dibayar ditangguhkan sehingga rayuan pelajar itu diselesaikan.

BAHAGIAN VII

AM

Pengisytiharan kepentingan 72.

(1)

Jika mana-mana ahli pihak berkuasa tatatertib mempunyai apa-apa kepentingan dalam mana-mana prosiding tatatertib yang dibawa di hadapannya,

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ahli pihak berkuasa tatatertib itu hendaklah mengisytiharkan jenis kepentingan itu dalam mesyuarat yang diadakan oleh pihak berkuasa tatatertib sebelum pengeluaran notis di bawah subkaedah 49(1) dan pengisytiharan itu hendaklah direkodkan dalam minit mesyuarat yang dalamnya pengisytiharan itu telah dibuat.

(2)

Jika pengerusi atau mana-mana ahli Jawatankuasa Rayuan Tatatertib

Pelajar mempunyai apa-apa kepentingan dalam mana-mana rayuan di bawah kaedah 67, pengerusi atau mana-mana ahli Jawatankuasa Rayuan Tatatertib Pelajar itu hendaklah mengisytiharkan jenis kepentingan itu dalam mesyuarat yang diadakan oleh

Jawatankuasa Rayuan Tatatertib Pelajar sebelum pendengaran rayuan itu dan pengisytiharan itu hendaklah direkodkan dalam minit mesyuarat yang dalamnya pengisytiharan itu telah dibuat.

(3)

Mana-mana orang yang dinyatakan di bawah subkaedah (1) atau (2)

yang mempunyai kepentingan dalam mana-mana prosiding tatatertib yang dibawa di hadapannya tidak boleh mengambil bahagian dalam prosiding tatatertib atau rayuan tatatertib itu.

Penyampaian notis dan dokumen 73.

(1)

Penyampaian apa-apa notis atau dokumen di bawah Kaedah-Kaedah ini hendaklah dilaksanakan secara ke diri atau melalui pos berdaftar ke alamat terakhir yang diketahui bagi pelajar itu, atau melalui mel elektronik ke alamat mel elektronik pelajar yang terhadapnya prosiding tatatertib itu diambil.

(2)

Penyampaian apa-apa notis atau dokumen melalui pos berdaftar hendaklah disifatkan telah disampaikan dengan sewajarnya kepada pelajar itu.

(3)

Penyampaian apa-apa notis atau dokumen melalui mel elektronik hendaklah disifatkan telah disampaikan dan dihantar apabila notis atau dokumen dihantar ke alamat mel elektronik pelajar itu.

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Pembatalan 74.

Kaedah-Kaedah Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia (Tatatertib Pelajar-Pelajar) 2008

[P.U. (A) 181/2008] dibatalkan.

Kecualian 75.

Apa-apa prosiding tatatertib terhadap pelajar dan apa-apa rayuan yang dibuat, diambil atau dimulakan dan belum selesai di bawah Kaedah-Kaedah Universiti Darul

Iman Malaysia (Tatatertib Pelajar-Pelajar) 2008 (“Kaedah-Kaedah yang dibatalkan”)

hendaklah, pada tarikh permulaan kuat kuasa Kaedah-Kaedah ini, diuruskan di bawah

Kaedah-Kaedah yang dibatalkan seolah-olah Kaedah-Kaedah yang dibatalkan itu tidak dibatalkan oleh Kaedah-Kaedah ini.

Dibuat 24 Oktober 2024

[KPT.PUU(S).100-1/21/1(11); PU(PU2)75T/IV]

TAN SRI CHE KHALIB BIN MOHAMAD NOH

Pengerusi

Lembaga Pengarah

Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

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UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGES ACT 1971

(UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN) (DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS) RULES 2024

_____________________________________

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 16C of the Universities and

University Colleges Act 1971 [Act 30], the Board of Directors of the Universiti

Sultan Zainal Abidin makes the following rules:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement 1.

(1)

These rules may be cited as the Universities and University Colleges

(Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin) (Discipline of Students) Rules 2024.

(2)

These Rules come into operation on 29 October 2024.

Interpretation 2.

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires—

“hostel” means any accommodation, by whatever name called, provided by the University for the residence of students;

“Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee” means the Student Disciplinary Appeal

Committee established by the Board under subsection 16B(5) of the Act;

“Campus” means the Campus of the University including all hostels, institutions and buildings of the University;

“vehicle” means a structure capable of moving or being moved or used for the conveyance of any person or thing and which maintains contact with the ground when in motion;

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“motor vehicle” means every description of vehicle propelled by means of mechanism contained within itself and constructed or adapted so as to be capable of being used on roads, and includes any vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle whether or not part of the vehicle so drawn is superimposed on the drawing motor vehicle;

“disciplinary offence” means an offence under these Rules;

“Head of Hostel” means the head or any name whatsoever given to an employee of the University appointed as the head of a hostel;

“Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University, and includes any person or body of persons who is or are authorized by the Vice-Chancellor to act on his behalf;

“authorized person” means any person or body of persons duly authorized by the Vice-Chancellor to act on behalf of the University;

“student” means a registered student, other than a student at an institution allied to the University, who is following a course of study, instruction, training or research of any description at the under-graduate or post-graduate level on a full time or part-time basis in, by or from the University, and includes a distance-learning, off-campus, exchange and non-graduating student;

“resident student” means a student residing in a hostel;

“examination” includes any manner or method of assessment which results in a mark or a grade being given for a specific course or part of the specific course;

“disciplinary authority” means the Student Disciplinary Committee established by the Board referred to in subsection 16B(1) of the Act;

“disciplinary proceedings” means a disciplinary proceedings under these Rules;

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“University” means the Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin.

PART II

GENERAL DISCIPLINE

General prohibitions 3.

(1)

No student shall—

(a)

conduct himself, whether within the Campus or outside the Campus, in any manner which is detrimental or prejudicial to—

(i)

the interest, well-being, good name or integrity of the University, any of the students or employees of the University; or

(ii)

the public order, well-being or security, morality, decency or discipline;

(b)

violate any provision of any written law, whether within the University or outside the University;

(c)

disrupt or interfere with, or cause to be distrupted or interfered with, any teaching, study, research, administrative work, or any activity carried out by or under the direction of or with the permission of the University;

(d)

prevent, obstruct or disrupt, or cause to be prevented, obstructed or disrupted, any employee of the University or any person acting under the directions or permission of such employee, from carrying out his work, duty or function;

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(e)

prevent or obstruct, or cause to be prevented or obstructed, any student from attending any lecture, tutorial, class or examination, or from engaging in any activity carried out by or under the directions, or with the permission of the University;

(f)

organize, incite or participate in the boycott of any lecture, tutorial, class, examination or other activity carried out by or under the directions, or with the permission of the University;

(g)

damage, tamper, interfere with, steal or without lawful permission move, or in any manner deal with, any substance, object, article or property of the University;

(h)

do any act or cause any act to be done in the Campus, so as to cause or be likely to cause any misconduct, obstruction, inconvenience, annoyance, loss or injury to any person or any student body in the University;

(i)

contravene any direction or requirement of the Chief Librarian of the University or other library employees in respect of the use of the library, its books and other facilities in the library; or

(j)

contravene any direction or requirement of an authorized person in respect of the use of any substance, object, article or property in the University.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Attending lectures, tutorial, etc.

4.

(1)

A student shall attend any lecture, tutorial, class or other teaching relating to his course of study unless prior permission with regard to his absence from the lecture,

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tutorial, class or teaching is obtained from the Dean of the Faculty or the head of the School, Centre, Academy or Institute, as the case may be.

(2)

Where the circumstances do not permit such prior permission to be obtained, the student shall, as soon as possible after the lecture, tutorial, class or teaching, obtain an approval from the Dean of the Faculty or the head of the School, Centre,

Academy or Institute, as the case may be, with regard to his absence.

(3)

Any student who fails to attend any lecture, tutorial, class or other teaching relating to his course of study without obtaining permission from the Dean of the Faculty or the head of the School, Centre, Academy or Institute, as the case may be, commits a disciplinary offence.

Restriction on use of text or record of lecture 5.

(1)

No student shall—

(a)

make use of the text or any form of record of any lecture, tutorial, class or teaching imparted to the student in the University except for the purpose of pursuing the course of study; or

(b)

reproduce, in any manner, the whole or any part of the text or any form of record referred to in paragraph (a) for the purposes of publication, distribution or circulation, whether for payment or not.

(2)

Notwithstanding subrule (1), the Vice-Chancellor may issue guidelines allowing any student, or any organization, body or group of students, to make copies of the text or any form of record of any lecture, tutorial, class or teaching under the control and directions of the Vice-Chancellor or the Dean of the Faculty or the head of the School, Centre, Academy or Institute, as the Vice-Chancellor may authorize, subject to such conditions as the Vice-Chancellor deems necessary or expedient.

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(3)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Plagiarism and writing ethics 6.

(1)

No student shall plagiarise any idea, writing, data or invention belonging to another person.

(2)

For the purposes of this rule, plagiarism includes—

(a)

the act of copying or taking an idea, writing, data or invention that is manifested in the form of material, writing, data, invention or any intellectual property of another person and claiming that the idea, writing, data or invention that is manifested in the form of material, writing, data, invention or any intellectual property of another person is the result of one’s own findings or creation; or

(b)

an attempt to make out or the act of making out, in such a way, that the student is the original source or the creator of an idea, writing, data or invention that is manifested in the form of material, writing, data, invention or any intellectual property which has actually been taken from some other source.

(3)

Without prejudice to the generality of subrule (2), a student plagiarises when the student—

(a)

publishes, with himself as the author, an abstract, article, scientific or academic paper, thesis, final year project, assignment or book which is wholly or partly written by some other person;

(b)

incorporates himself or allows himself to be incorporated as a co-author of an abstract, article, scientific or academic paper, thesis, final year project, assignment or book, when the student have not at all made any written contribution to the abstract, article,

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scientific or academic paper, thesis, final year project, assignment or book;

(c)

forces another person to include his name in the list of co-researchers for a particular research project or in the list of co-authors for a publication when the student has not made any contribution which may qualify him as a co-researcher or co-author;

(d)

extracts academic data which are the results of research undertaken by some other person, such as laboratory findings or field work findings or data obtained through library research, whether published or unpublished, and incorporate those data as part of his academic research without giving due acknowledgement to the actual source;

(e)

uses research data obtained through collaborative work with some other person, whether or not that other person is an employee of the University or a student of the University, as part of another distinct personal academic research of his, or for a publication in his own name as sole author, without obtaining the consent of his co-researchers prior to embarking on his personal research or prior to publishing the data;

(f)

transcribes the ideas or creations of others kept in whatever form, whether written, printed or available in electronic form, or in slide form, or in whatever form of teaching or research apparatus, or in any other form, and claims whether directly or indirectly that he is the creator of that idea or creation;

(g)

translates the writing or creation of another person from one language to another whether or not wholly or partly,

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and subsequently presents the translation in whatever form or manner as his own original writing or creation; or

(h)

extracts ideas from another person’s writing or creation and makes certain modifications without due reference to the original source and rearranges the ideas in such a way that it appears as if the student is the creator of those ideas.

(4)

The Vice-Chancellor may, with the consent of the Senate, issue guidelines in respect of plagiarism.

(5)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Appearance for examination 7.

(1)

Where a student’s course of study requires the student’s appearance for an examination and the student is not otherwise debarred from such examination, the student shall appear for the examination unless prior permission of the Dean of the Faculty or the head of the School, Centre, Academy or Institute, as the case may be, has been obtained.

(2)

Where the circumstances do not permit such prior permission to be obtained, the student shall, as soon as possible after the examination, obtain permission from the Dean of the Faculty or the head of the School, Centre, Academy or Institute, as the case may be, with regard to his absence.

(3)

Any student who is not debarred from appearing for an examination but fails to appear for such examination without obtaining permission from the

Dean of the Faculty or the head of the School, Centre, Academy or Institute, as the case may be, commits a disciplinary offence.

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Conduct relating to examination 8.

(1)

No student shall—

(a)

take any book, paper, document, picture, electronic device or other things into an examination room unless permitted by the invigilator;

(b)

take any book, paper, document, picture, electronic device or other things out of an examination room without the permission of the invigilator except the book, paper, document, picture, electronic device or other things which has been earlier permitted to be taken into an examination room under paragraph (a);

(c)

receive any book, paper, document, picture, electronic device or other things from any other person while in the examination room unless permitted by the invigilator;

(d)

write, or have it written by another person, any information or diagram which may be relevant to the examination he is sitting for, on any part of his body, his clothing or other things;

(e)

communicate with any other student or person during an examination by whatever means, unless permitted by the invigilator; or

(f)

cheat or copy, attempt to cheat or attempt to copy, or conduct himself in a manner which can be construed as cheating or copying, in an examination.

(2)

Notwithstanding subrule (1), a student may, while he is in the examination room, receive from the invigilator such book, paper, document, picture, electronic device

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or other things which has been recommended by the examiner and approved by the Vice-Chancellor.

(3)

For the purposes of this rule, “examination room” means a place or an online medium determined by the Senate and used for students to undergo examination.

(4)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Assemblies 9.

(1)

A student, organization, body or group of students may hold, organize or be involved in an assembly, in any part of the Campus if—

(a)

the assembly is held and organized not in contravention of any direction, restriction, terms or conditions specified in the permission issued by the Vice-Chancellor; and

(b)

the participants of the assembly—

(i)

do not do any act or make any statement that has a tendency to create or promote feelings of ill-will or hostility among students, employees of the University or any other persons;

and

(ii)

do not do anything which disturbs the peace, order and well-being of the University and the public.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

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Flags and banners 10.

(1)

No student, organization, body or group of students, shall—

(a)

make or cause to be made or do any act towards making or causing to be made;

(b)

fly, exhibit, display or use, or cause to be flown, exhibited, displayed or used; or

(c)

own or have in his or its possession, custody or control, any flag, banner, placard, poster, emblem or other device which may cause indiscipline, disorder, disobedience or contravention of these Rules.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Improper use of network facilities, network services or application services 11.

(1)

No student, organization, body or group of students shall use any network facilities, network services or application services for the purpose of initiating any comment, request, suggestion, distribution or other communication which is obscene, indecent, false, disgusting, menacing or offensive in character with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, offend or harass any person.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Publication, distribution or circulation of documents 12.

(1)

No student, organization, body or group of students, shall publish, distribute or circulate any document within the Campus or outside the Campus without the prior permission in writing of the Vice-Chancellor.

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(2)

In granting the permission under subrule (1), the Vice-Chancellor may impose any restriction, terms or conditions as the Vice-Chancellor may deem necessary or expedient.

(3)

The permission required under subrule (1) shall be in addition to any licence, permit or any other form of authorization which may be required under any other written law.

(4)

For the purposes of subrule (1), “document” includes any printed and electronic publication.

(5)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) or any restriction, terms or conditions imposed by the Vice-Chancellor under subrule (2) commits a disciplinary offence.

Student’s activities outside Campus 13.

(1)

No student, organization, body or group of students, shall organize, carry out or participate in any activity outside the Campus which has an adverse effect on the University or which is prejudicial to the interest of the University.

(2)

The Vice-Chancellor may issue guidelines in respect of activities which are prejudicial to the interest of the University.

(3)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Students engaging in inappropriate occupation, etc.

14.

(1)

No student shall, within the Campus or outside the Campus, engage in any occupation, employment, business, trade or other activity, whether on a full time or part-time basis, which in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor is inappropriate.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

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Harmful or prejudicial representations relating to University 15.

(1)

No student, organization, body or group of students shall, make any representation or other communication, whether orally or in writing, in relation to any matter pertaining to the University, the employees of the University or the students of the University, which is harmful or prejudicial towards the University, in the course of any lecture, speech or public statement or in the course of any broadcast by sound or vision.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Student’s objection to entry of persons into Campus 16.

(1)

No student, organization, body or group of students, shall make any objection, whether orally or in writing, against—

(a)

the entry of any person, body or group of persons into the

Campus or the presence of any person, body or group of persons in the Campus who has been given permission by the Vice-Chancellor to enter into the Campus or be present in the Campus; or

(b)

the exclusion of any person, body or group of persons into the Campus or the expulsion of any person, body or group of persons from the Campus.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Corrosive substance, explosive substance, offensive weapon, etc.

17.

(1)

No student shall have in his possession, custody or control any corrosive substance, explosive substance, offensive weapon or poisonous gas in the Campus.

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(2)

For the purposes of this rule, “corrosive substance”, “explosive substance”

and “offensive weapon” have the meaning assigned to them in the Corrosive and

Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958 [Act 357].

(3)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Gaming within Campus 18.

(1)

No student, organization, body or group of students, shall organize, manage, run or assist in organizing, managing or running, or participate in any gaming within the Campus.

(2)

No student shall supply, possess or store any kind of gaming or any equipment or material used for gaming or responsible for organizing any type of gaming within the Campus.

(3)

For the purposes of this rule, “gaming” means the playing of any game of chance, or of mixed chance and skill, for money or money’s worth, and includes any wagering, betting or lottery.

(4)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) or (2) commits a disciplinary offence.

Intoxicating substance 19.

(1)

No student shall—

(a)

use, consume or have in his possession, custody or control, any intoxicating substance within the Campus; or

(b)

be found in a state of drunkenness under the influence of intoxicating substance within the Campus.

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(2)

For the purposes of this rule, “intoxicating substance” means any substance whenever and however used may cause intoxication or affects judgment or lost sense of sanity.

(3)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Sexual harassment 20.

(1)

No student shall commit sexual harassment towards others, whether within the Campus or outside the Campus.

(2)

The commission of a sexual act to others is not limited to the commission of such acts within the Campus as long as the act damages or tarnishes the good name of the University.

(3)

For the purposes of this rule, “sexual harassment” has the meaning assigned to it in the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 [Act 840].

(4)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Obscene materials 21.

(1)

No student shall, have in his possession, custody or control any obscene material within the Campus.

(2)

Subrule (1) shall not apply if the possession, custody or control of any obscene material is relevant for the purposes of the course of study.

(3)

No student, organization, body or group of students shall distribute, circulate or exhibit, or cause to be distributed, circulated or exhibited, or be in any manner concerned with the distribution, circulation or exhibition of, any obscene material within the Campus.

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(4)

A student, an organization, a body or group of students shall be deemed to distribute, circulate or exhibit an obscene material, regardless whether the distribution, circulation or exhibition is—

(a)

to only one person or to more than one person; or

(b)

for any payment or other consideration.

(5)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) or (3) commits a disciplinary offence.

Drugs and poisons 22.

(1)

No student shall—

(a)

have in his possession, custody or control any drug or poison;

(b)

give, supply or provide, or offer or attempt to give, supply or provide any drug or poison to any person;

(c)

smokes or otherwise consumes any drug or poison;

(d)

have in his possession, custody or control of any appliance, tool, apparatus or article which is designed or intended to be used for processing, consuming, drinking, smoking, inhaling or introducing into his body, any drug or poison; or

(e)

be found under the influence of any drug or poison.

(2)

Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to prevent a student from undergoing any medical treatment which involves any drug or poison as prescribed by a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act 1971 [Act 50].

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(3)

A student suspected to have consumed any drug shall submit himself for purposes of urine test when required by the Vice-Chancellor or the disciplinary authority.

(4)

For the purposes of this rule—

(a)

“consume” means eat, chew, smoke, swallow, drink, inhale, or introduce into the body in any manner or by any means whatsoever;

(b)

“drug” means any drug or substance as specified in the

First Schedule to the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234];

(c)

“poison” has the meaning assigned to it in the Poisons Act 1952

[Act 366].

(5)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) or (3) commits a disciplinary offence.

Smoking, using, storing, etc., tobacco product, substitute tobacco product, etc.

23.

(1)

No student shall—

(a)

smoke, use, store, distribute, offer or supply any tobacco product, substitute tobacco product, smoking substance or smoking device within the Campus;

(b)

possess in his custody or his control any tobacco product, substitute tobacco product, smoking substance or smoking device within the Campus; or

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(c)

attempt to smoke, use, store, distribute, offer or supply any tobacco product, substitute tobacco product, smoking substance or smoking device within the Campus.

(2)

For the purposes of this rule, smoking device includes electronic cigarettes, electric vaporising device and hookah.

(3)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Cleanliness within Campus 24.

(1)

No student shall do any action that may affect the cleanliness and neatness of any hostel, any student’s living accommodation within the Campus, lecture halls, roads, grounds or of any other part of the Campus.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Making noise 25.

(1)

No student shall make any sound or noise, or cause any sound or noise to be produced, by any means, where such sound or noise may reasonably cause annoyance or disturbance to any person within the Campus.

(2)

Subrule (1) shall not apply if any sound or noise made is for purposes relevant to the course of study and in the appropriate place approved by the University.

(3)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Living accommodation or sleeping accommodation in Campus 26.

(1)

No student shall use or cause to be used any part of the Campus or any part of any building within the Campus as a living accommodation or sleeping accommodation, except the living accommodation which is provided for him in the hostel by the University.

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(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Entry into prohibited parts of Campus or parts of building of Campus 27.

(1)

No student shall enter into any part of the Campus or any part of any building within the Campus which is designated or ordered by the Vice-Chancellor as prohibited for any entry by any student or class of students for—

(a)

a specific period as specified in the notification or order; or

(b)

until such notification or order has been substituted or revoked.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Students’ attire 28.

(1)

A student shall be decently and appropriately attired while attending lecture, tutorial, class, examination, workshop or while involving or attending any activity within the Campus.

(2)

A student shall comply with any written directions issued by the Vice-Chancellor relating to the manner of dressing of students within the Campus.

(3)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Student card 29.

(1)

A student shall display the student card at all times while in the Campus.

(2)

Any student who fails or refuses to display or show his student card when requested by the disciplinary authority or any employee authorized by the University commits a disciplinary offence.

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Power of disciplinary authority to give orders, instructions or directions relating to order and discipline of University 30.

(1)

The disciplinary authority may, from time to time, issue either orally or in writing any order, instruction or directions as it may deem necessary or expedient to preserve order and discipline of the University including hostel discipline, road traffic discipline, discipline in the library and discipline in the Campus.

(2)

The order, instruction or directions may, in general, relate to all students or a class of or a particular student, and it shall be the duty of every student to observe and carry out the order, instruction or directions.

(3)

Any student who contravenes any order, instruction or directions issued under subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Summary disciplinary punishment by disciplinary authority 31.

(1)

The disciplinary authority may at its discretion, in lieu of taking disciplinary proceedings under Part V, impose a summary disciplinary punishment of a warning or a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit upon any student who commits a disciplinary offence under paragraph 3(1)(i) and rules 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34,

35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 and 47 in the presence of, or within the sight of the disciplinary authority.

(2)

The disciplinary authority shall, before such punishment is imposed on the student, inform the student of the disciplinary offence committed by the student and give the student an opportunity to make, immediately, an oral representation in respect of the disciplinary offence.

(3)

Upon the imposition of the punishment under subrule

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(4)

Rules 63 and 64 shall apply where the punishment imposed under subrule (3) is a fine.

PART III

HOSTEL DISCIPLINE

Entering or remaining in resident student’s room 32.

(1)

No resident student shall allow any other student, person or group of students to enter any room in the hostel occupied by a resident student.

(2)

Subrule (1) shall not apply to—

(a)

an authorized person who enters such room for the purpose of carrying out his functions, duties or responsibilities;

(b)

a person who enters such room in accordance with any written permission given by or on behalf of the Head of Hostel; and

(c)

a resident student of the same gender who enters any room in a hostel for a social visit.

(3)

Any resident student who contravenes subrule

(1)

commits a disciplinary offence.

Obstructing employee of University and authorized person from entering and carrying out their functions, etc.

33.

(1)

No resident student shall obstruct or prevent any employee of the University or any authorized person from entering the resident student’s room in carrying out his functions, duties or responsibilities.

(2)

Any resident student who contravenes subrule

(1)

commits a disciplinary offence.

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Remaining outside hostel premises after midnight 34.

(1)

No resident student shall remain outside the hostel premises after midnight except with the written permission given by or on behalf of the

Head of Hostel.

(2)

Any resident student who contravenes subrule

(1)

commits a disciplinary offence.

Remaining within hostel premises after midnight 35.

(1)

No student shall, other than a resident student, remain within the hostel premises after midnight except with the written permission given by or on behalf of the Head of Hostel.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Using hostel premises with care and prohibition of nuisance 36.

(1)

A resident student—

(a)

shall use the hostel premises with proper care; and

(b)

shall not do anything which will disfigure, deface or cause any other damage to any part of the grounds or buildings or to any article or fixture therein.

(2)

A resident student shall, while using the hostel premises and facilities, take all caution to ensure that the usage does not cause any inconvenience, annoyance, obstruction or nuisance to any other person.

(3)

Any resident student who contravenes subrule (1) or (2) commits a disciplinary offence.

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Changing room without prior permission 37.

(1)

No resident student shall change the room which has been allotted to him at the hostel to any other room without prior written permission given by or on behalf of the Head of Hostel.

(2)

Any resident student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Transfer of residence 38.

(1)

A resident student shall resides in a hostel at the discretion of the University.

(2)

The University may require a resident student to vacate his room at the hostel or to transfer the resident student to a different room at the same hostel or to another hostel at any time without any reason.

(3)

Where a resident student is required to vacate his room at the hostel or is transferred under subrule (2), the resident student shall within the time specified by the University remove all his belongings from the room which is required to be vacated.

(4)

Any resident student who contravenes subrule

(3)

commits a disciplinary offence.

PART IV

ROAD TRAFFIC DISCIPLINE

Keeping, possessing or owning motor vehicle within Campus 39.

(1)

A student may keep, have in his possession or own any motor vehicle in the Campus after making an application and obtaining a written permission from the Vice-Chancellor.

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(2)

The application and the written permission under subrule (1) shall be in such form and manner as may be determined by the Vice-Chancellor.

(3)

The application for the written permission under subrule (1) shall contain the information but not limited to—

(a)

the description of the motor vehicle;

(b)

a valid motor vehicle licence;

(c)

a valid insurance policy in respect of the motor vehicle;

(d)

the applicant’s valid driving licence; and

(e)

the applicant’s student card.

(4)

Subject to subrule (1), the Vice-Chancellor may grant the written permission to the student for a period as may be determined by the Vice-Chancellor and such written permission shall at all times be displayed conspicuously on the motor vehicle.

(5)

A student may apply to the Vice-Chancellor for a renewal of the written permission and subrules (1) and (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to an application for such renewal.

(6)

The Vice-Chancellor may grant the renewal of the written permission for a period as may be determined by the Vice-Chancellor.

(7)

If the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that the student has contravened any provision of these Rules or it would be against the interest of the University for the student to hold such written permission, the Vice-Chancellor may—

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(a)

refuse to grant the written permission;

(b)

refuse the renewal of the written permission; or

(c)

revoke any written permission granted.

(8)

Any student who keeps, has in his possession or owns any motor vehicle in the Campus without a written permission from the Vice-Chancellor commits a disciplinary offence.

Motor vehicles to be driven only on carriageway of road 40.

(1)

No student shall drive a motor vehicle within the Campus other than on that part of the road which is used as a carriageway for the passage of motor vehicles.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Obstructive parking of vehicle or motor vehicle 41.

(1)

No student shall park any vehicle or motor vehicle at any place or in any manner so as to cause danger, obstruction or inconvenience to any other person, vehicle or motor vehicle within the Campus.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Use of allotted parking bays 42.

(1)

No student shall park any other vehicle or motor vehicle in a parking bay which is allotted for a particular vehicle or motor vehicle.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

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Pillion riding 43.

(1)

No student riding a motorcycle within the Campus shall—

(a)

carry more than one pillion on such motorcycle; or

(b)

carry a pillion unless such pillion is sitting astride the motorcycle behind the rider on a properly designed seat securely fixed to the motorcycle.

(2)

No student shall allow himself to be a pillion on a motorcycle ridden by any person in contravention of subrule (1).

(3)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) or (2) commits a disciplinary offence.

Wearing of helmet and safety seat-belt 44.

(1)

No student shall—

(a)

ride or be a pillion of a motorcycle within the Campus without wearing a helmet; or

(b)

be in a moving motor vehicle within the Campus without wearing a safety seat-belt.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Traffic directions and signs 45.

(1)

A student shall comply with—

(a)

all traffic directions in the form of any order, instruction or directions given by an authorized person when using a road, a vehicle or a motor vehicle within the Campus; and

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(b)

all traffic signs in the form of any signal, warning post sign, direction post sign, mark or device erected or provided on or near a road for the information, guidance or direction in using the road.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Production of driving licence and student card 46.

(1)

Any student who is driving, in charge of or in control of a motor vehicle while in the Campus shall produce a valid driving licence and his student card when ordered by an authorized person.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Obstruction of traffic flow 47.

(1)

No student shall conduct himself in any manner, or do any act, which obstructs or disrupts the smooth and orderly movement of traffic within the Campus.

(2)

Any student who contravenes subrule (1) commits a disciplinary offence.

Offences under Road Transport Act 1987 to be disciplinary offences 48.

A student commits a disciplinary offence under these Rules if that student commits any act within the Campus which is an offence under the Road Transport

Act 1987 [Act 333] or any subsidiary legislation made under the Road Transport

Act 1987.

PART V

DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE

Representation 49.

(1)

Where a student is alleged to have committed a disciplinary offence under these Rules, the disciplinary authority shall give a written notice to the student

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containing the alleged disciplinary offence, facts of the case, the punishment or maximum fine that may be imposed and the grounds on which it is proposed to take action against the student.

(2)

The notice referred to in subrule (1) shall specify the right of the student to make an oral representation or a written representation in respect of the alleged disciplinary offence within the period and in accordance with the manner as may be specified in the notice.

(3)

The student shall have the right to be represented by an employee of the University or another student of the University in the disciplinary proceedings taken against the student.

Consequences of failure to make representation 50.

If a student fails to attend before the disciplinary authority to make an oral representation or fails to make a written representation in accordance with subrule 49(2), the disciplinary authority shall decide accordingly and impose on the student one of the punishments specified in subrule 58(1) or any appropriate combination of two or more of such punishments.

Oral representation 51.

Where the student makes an oral representation in accordance with subrule 49(2)

and appears before the disciplinary authority, the disciplinary authority shall explain to the student the facts of the disciplinary offence alleged to have been committed by the student and call upon the student to plead guilty or not guilty.

Plea of guilty and ensuing procedure 52.

(1)

If the student pleads guilty, the disciplinary authority shall explain to him the facts of the case and the consequence of pleading guilty.

(2)

If the student admits the facts of the case and the disciplinary authority is satisfied that a disciplinary offence has been committed, the disciplinary authority

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shall pronounce him guilty of the disciplinary offence and request him to submit any plea for the mitigation of punishment.

Procedure when student pleads not guilty 53.

(1)

If the student pleads not guilty to the disciplinary offence, or fails or refuses to plead, or does not admit the facts of the case, the disciplinary authority shall examine any witness, any document or other articles in support of the case against the student.

(2)

The student, employee of the

University or another student of the University who represent such student shall have the right to question any witness and inspect such documents or articles, and the disciplinary authority may re-examine such witnesses.

(3)

For the purposes of subrule (1), the witnesses shall be called upon by the disciplinary authority to give evidence at the hearing.

(4)

Where the evidence referred to in subrule (3) has been received, and the disciplinary authority finds that there is no case to answer, the disciplinary authority shall decide that the student is not guilty of the disciplinary offence.

Student’s evidence 54.

(1)

Where the evidence referred to in rule 53 has been received, and the disciplinary authority finds that there is a case to answer, the student shall be given the chance to give his evidence, call any witness or produce any document or other articles for his defence.

(2)

The disciplinary authority may examine the student, any of his witnesses or inspect any document or article produced by the student.

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(3)

The student may re-examine any of his witnesses that have been examined by the disciplinary authority.

Recall of witness 55.

The disciplinary authority may examine or recall any witness at any time before it pronounces its decision.

Pronouncement of decision 56.

(1)

After hearing the evidence of the witnesses and examining the documents or other articles produced before it, the disciplinary authority shall pronounce its decision in the case.

(2)

If the disciplinary authority decides that the student is guilty of the disciplinary offence, the disciplinary authority shall invite the student to forward any plea for the mitigation of punishment.

(3)

If after the student has forwarded his plea in mitigation of punishment under subrule (2), the disciplinary authority shall impose on the student one of the punishments specified in subrule 58(1) or any appropriate combination of two or more of such punishments.

(4)

The decision of the disciplinary authority shall be communicated in writing to the student within fourteen days from the date of the decision.

Procedure when student makes written representation 57.

(1)

Where the student chooses to make written representation in accordance with subrule 49(2), the student shall make his plea in writing against the alleged disciplinary offence.

(2)

If the student pleads guilty in his written representation, the student may include his plea in mitigation of punishment in the written representation.

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(3)

If the student pleads not guilty in his written representation, the student shall state the grounds upon which he relies to defend himself in the written representation.

(4)

After considering the grounds put forward under subrule (3), the disciplinary authority shall give its decision in the case.

(5)

If the disciplinary authority decides that the student is guilty of the disciplinary offence, the disciplinary authority shall inform the student of the decision in writing within fourteen days from the date of the decision, and shall request the student to forward any plea for the mitigation of punishment in writing within fourteen days from the date of receipt of the decision.

(6)

If the disciplinary authority decides that the student is not guilty of the disciplinary offence, such decision shall be communicated in writing to the student within fourteen days from the date of the decision.

(7)

After the student has forwarded his plea in mitigation of punishment, if any, under subrule (2) or (5), as the case may be, the disciplinary authority shall impose on the student one of the punishments specified in subrule 58(1)

or any appropriate combination of two or more of such punishments within fourteen days from the date of receipt of such plea in mitigation of punishment.

(8)

Any punishment imposed under subrule (7) shall be communicated in writing to the student within fourteen days from the date of the punishment imposed.

Disciplinary punishment 58.

(1)

Any student who is found guilty of any of the disciplinary offence under these Rules shall be liable to one or any appropriate combination of two or more of the following punishments:

(a)

a warning;

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(b)

community service which shall not exceed twenty-four hours in accordance with the regulations made by the Board;

(c)

a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit;

(d)

exclusion from being in any part of the Campus for a period as may be determined by the disciplinary authority;

(e)

expulsion or exclusion from staying in the hostel;

(f)

for disciplinary offence relating to the academic matters, suspension from sitting any examination as may be determined by the University;

(g)

suspension from being a student of the University for a period as may be determined by the disciplinary authority; or

(h)

expulsion from the University.

(2)

In respect of the disciplinary offences under rule 8, the disciplinary authority may, with the approval of the Senate, in addition to the punishment under subrule (1), impose punishment of a grade of fail for any particular course of studies or all courses of studies during the specified semester.

(3)

For the purposes of this rule—

(a)

“semester” means a duration of time allocated by the Senate for the purposes of lectures, examinations and any other educational activities;

(b)

“community service” means any service or any activity that is done for the betterment of the public at large.

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(4)

Any student who fails to comply with the punishment referred to in paragraph (1)(b) shall be liable to a fine of five hundred ringgit.

Custody and disposal of exhibits 59.

(1)

The disciplinary authority may order any document or other articles produced before it in the course of any disciplinary proceedings to be kept in its custody or in the custody of such person as the disciplinary authority may specify pending the conclusion of the disciplinary proceedings.

(2)

The disciplinary authority shall, upon the conclusion of the disciplinary proceedings before it, make such order as it deems fit for the disposal of any document or other articles produced before it in the course of the disciplinary proceedings, and may direct that such order shall take effect either immediately or at such time as it may specify.

(3)

The power of the disciplinary authority under subrule (2) shall include a power to order the destruction of such documents or other articles or the forfeiture of any such documents or articles.

Notes of disciplinary proceedings 60.

(1)

The disciplinary authority shall make or cause to be made written notes of all disciplinary proceedings before it.

(2)

The notes of the disciplinary proceedings shall be kept in the custody of the disciplinary authority.

Register of disciplinary proceedings 61.

(1)

The disciplinary authority shall maintain a register of all disciplinary proceedings conducted under these Rules.

(2)

The register referred to in subrule (1) shall record—

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(a)

the name of the student;

(b)

the particulars of the disciplinary offence;

(c)

the progress of the disciplinary proceedings;

(d)

the result of the disciplinary proceedings; and

(e)

such other information or particulars as the disciplinary authority may direct.

Report of disciplinary proceedings 62.

(1)

Where a student has been found guilty of a disciplinary offence, the disciplinary authority may send a report in respect of the disciplinary proceedings to the following persons:

(a)

the Minister charged with the responsibility for higher education;

(b)

the parent or guardian of the student;

(c)

the Federal Government or State Government, institution, statutory authority, commercial or business organization, or other body that is sponsoring the student; and

(d)

the employer of the student, if any.

(2)

The persons referred to in paragraphs (1)(b), (c) and (d) may, on his application to the disciplinary authority, be supplied with a certified copy of the notes of the disciplinary proceedings upon payment of any fee determined by the disciplinary authority, which shall not exceed five hundred ringgit.

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(3)

A certified copy of the notes of the disciplinary proceedings in respect of any particular case shall be supplied by the disciplinary authority to the Minister if the Minister requires such notes of disciplinary proceedings.

Payment of fine 63.

(1)

Where the disciplinary authority imposes a punishment of a fine on a student, the disciplinary authority shall specify the period within which the fine shall be paid and the student shall pay the fine within that period to the Bursar.

(2)

The period referred to in subrule (1) shall not be more than fourteen days—

(a)

in the case of an oral representation, from the date of the imposition of a fine by the disciplinary authority; or

(b)

in the case of a written representation, from the date of receipt of the notification of the punishment imposed under subrule 58(1).

Consequences of failure to pay fine 64.

(1)

If the student fails to pay the fine within the specified period, the amount of the fine shall be considered as a debt due to the University.

(2)

The student who fails to pay the fine shall immediately be suspended from being a student of the University and shall not remain in or enter the Campus, in accordance with the academic rules of the University, such suspension shall continue until the fine is paid.

Compensation order 65.

(1)

Where any disciplinary punishment has been imposed on a student, the disciplinary authority may, in addition to the punishment under subrule 58(1), order the student to pay such compensation which is just and reasonable as it may

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determine in respect of any damage or loss to any property belonging to the University or any loss to the University or the employee of the University or any other student.

(2)

The compensation determined under subrule (1) shall be paid by the student to the Bursar within such period as the disciplinary authority may specify and the Bursar shall cause the compensation to be paid to the University or the employee of the University or any other student that suffered the damage or loss under subrule (1).

(3)

Subrule 64(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis where the student fails to pay the compensation determined under subrule (1) within the period specified under subrule (2).

Person who may be present at disciplinary proceedings 66.

(1)

No person shall be present at a disciplinary proceedings except—

(a)

the members of the disciplinary authority;

(b)

the students against whom the disciplinary proceedings is taken;

(c)

the employee of the University or another student of the University who represent such student;

(d)

the parents or guardians of the student;

(e)

a witness who is called to give evidence by the disciplinary authority; and

(f)

such other person as the disciplinary authority may for any reason authorize to be present.

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(2)

A person who is present at the disciplinary proceedings under paragraph (1)(f) shall not in any way interfere with the conduct of the disciplinary proceedings.

PART VI

APPEALS

Notice of appeal 67.

Any student who is dissatisfied with the decision of the disciplinary authority under these Rules, may appeal within fourteen days from the date of receipt of the decision of the disciplinary authority, by submitting a notice of appeal together with the grounds of appeal in writing to the Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee.

Written representation of appeal 68.

Any student who submits an appeal under rule 67 shall be permitted to make written representation before the Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee within fourteen days from the date of receipt of the decision of the disciplinary authority.

Procedure of Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee 69.

(1)

The Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee hearing an appeal shall decide on the appeal within sixty days from the date of receipt of the appeal.

(2)

The Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee shall decide on the appeal solely on the merits of the appeal.

(3)

Notwithstanding subrule (1), the Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee may, if it thinks just and necessary, and subject to the student’s right to be heard, request any further statement or additional evidence from any other person.

Decision of Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee 70.

(1)

In considering an appeal under rule 67, the Student Disciplinary Appeal

Committee may—

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(a)

confirm the decision made by the disciplinary authority;

(b)

confirm the decision of the disciplinary authority in relation to the student’s disciplinary offence, but vary the punishment by imposing any one or any appropriate combination of two or more punishments under subrule 58(1) or otherwise;

(c)

set aside the decision made by the disciplinary authority and pronounce that the student is not guilty of the disciplinary offence; or

(d)

remit the appeal to the disciplinary authority for reconsideration.

Appeal not to operate as stay of execution of punishment 71.

(1)

An appeal by a student shall not operate as a stay of execution of the punishment imposed under rule 58 or as a stay of the payment of any compensation ordered to be paid under rule 65.

(2)

Notwithstanding subrule

PART VII

GENERAL

Declaration of interest 72.

(1)

If any member of the disciplinary authority has any interest in any disciplinary proceedings brought before him, the member of the disciplinary

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authority shall declare the nature of that interest in the meeting held by the disciplinary authority before the issuance of a notice under subrule 49(1) and such declaration shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which the declaration is made.

(2)

If the chairman or any member of the Student Disciplinary Appeal

Committee has any interest in any appeal under rule 67, the chairman or any member of the Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee shall declare the nature of that interest in the meeting held by the Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee before the hearing of the appeal and such declaration shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which the declaration is made.

(3)

Any person specified under subrule (1) or (2) who has interest in any disciplinary proceedings brought before him shall not take part in the disciplinary proceedings or disciplinary appeal.

Service of notice and document 73.

(1)

The service of any notice or document under these Rules shall be executed personally or by registered post to the last known address of the student, or by electronic mail to the electronic mail address of the student against whom the disciplinary proceedings is taken.

(2)

The service of any notice or document by way of a registered post shall be deemed to have been duly served on the student.

(3)

The service of any notice or document by way of electronic mail shall be deemed to have been served and delivered upon sending of the notice or document to the student’s electronic mail address.

Revocation 74.

The Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia (Discipline of Students) Rules 2008

[P.U. (A) 181/2008] are revoked.

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Saving 75.

Any disciplinary proceedings against a student and any appeal made, taken or begun and pending under the Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia (Discipline of Students)

Rules 2008 (“the revoked Rules”) shall, on the date of coming into operation of these

Rules, be dealt with under the revoked Rules as if the revoked Rules had not been revoked by these Rules.

Made 24 October 2024

[KPT.PUU(S).100-1/21/1(11); PU(PU2)75T/IV]

TAN SRI CHE KHALIB BIN MOHAMAD NOH

Chairman

Board of Directors

Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin