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Act of Parliament

Universiti Teknologi Mara Act 1976

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Part I

Preliminary

Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Universiti Teknologi MARA

Act 1976.

(2)

This Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister may by notification in the Gazette appoint, such date not being earlier than the date on which the notification is published.

Establishment of Universiti is pursuant to Article 153 of the

Federal Constitution 1a.  The Universiti Teknologi MARA is established pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Article 153 of the

Federal Constitution.

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(1)

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“alumni associations” means the alumni associations, constituted under section 16b, of the Institut Teknologi MARA and of the

Universiti;

“appointed date” means the date appointed by the Minister under subsection 1(2);

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Universiti constituted under section 13;

“Branch” means a Branch of the Universiti established under section 7;

“Bursar” means the principal financial officer of the Universiti, by whatever name called, appointed under section 22;

“campus” means the area or areas, together with all buildings or other structures thereon, which belong to or are used by, whether permanently or otherwise, the Universiti;

“Chairman” means Chairman of the Board appointed under paragraph 13(2)(a);

“Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the Universiti and includes any other person, by whatever name called, who is appointed as the Head of the Universiti, and “Pro-Chancellor” shall be construed accordingly;

“course of study” includes training programmes;

“degree” means the degree conferred on a person at a Bachelor level or a Masters level or a Doctorate level by the Universiti after his successful completion of a course of study which is designed to lead to the conferment of such degree or the equivalent thereof;

“Fund” means the Universiti Teknologi MARA Fund established under section 24;

Universiti Teknologi MARA

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“higher educational institution” means an educational institution—

(a)

whether or not established under any written law; or

(b)

whether within or outside Malaysia, providing higher education leading to the conferment of a certificate, diploma, degree or the equivalent thereof;

“Minister” means the Minister responsible for *higher education;

“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under section 35;

“Provost” means the principal executive, administrative and academic officer of a Branch, by whatever name called, appointed under section 7;

“Registrar” means the principal officer of the Registry of the

Universiti, by whatever name called, appointed under section 21;

“School or Centre” means the School or Centre of the Universiti and includes a Faculty, a College, a Department or an Academy of the Universiti, and in relation to a Branch, includes any part of the School, Centre, Faculty, College, Department or Academy designated to such Branch;

“Senate” means the Senate of the Universiti constituted under section 16a;

“staff” means—

(a)

any officer or servant of the Universiti;

(b)

any person appointed to be a lecturer by the Board, and includes a senior professor, professor, associate professor, assistant professor, reader, senior lecturer, assistant lecturer, and tutor; or

(c)

any person employed by the Board;

“student” means a registered student of the Universiti who is following a course of study of any description from or by or in the Universiti;

*NOTE—See the Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 3) Order 2021 [P.U. (A) 383/2021].

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“Students’ Representative Committee” or “SRC” means the Students’ Representative Committee established under section 23c;

“Universiti” means the Universiti Teknologi MARA established under section 3 and includes a Branch;

“University” or “University College” means—

(a)

a University or University College established under the

Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 [Act 30];

(b)

a University or University College established under the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996

[Act 555]; or

(c)

other Universities or University Colleges—

(i)

whether or not established under written law; or

(ii)

whether within or outside Malaysia;

“Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the Universiti appointed under section 20 and includes any other person, by whatever name called, who has been appointed as the chief executive officer of the Universiti, and “Deputy Vice-Chancellor”

shall be construed accordingly.

Part II

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Part III

The Board

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Part IV

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Part V

Finance

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Part VI

General

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Part VII

Transitional

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Schedules