Malaysia legislation
Section 16B
Section 16B
Disciplinary authority in respect of students of the University
(2)
The Vice-Chancellor who is the disciplinary authority under subsection (1), shall have the power to take such disciplinary action and impose such disciplinary punishment as may be provided for under any disciplinary rules that may be made by the Board under section 16C.
(3)
The Vice-Chancellor may delegate his disciplinary functions, powers or duties to any of the Deputy Vice-Chancellors, employee of the University, or committee of employees of the University, in respect of any particular student or any class or category of the students of the University.
(3A)
The Vice-Chancellor, or Deputy Vice-Chancellor, employee or committee of employees delegated with the functions, powers or
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duties under subsection (3), shall inform the student in writing of the grounds on which it is proposed to take action against him and shall afford him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(3B)
A student of the University shall have the right to be represented by an employee or another student of the University in any disciplinary proceedings taken against him.
(3C)
A student of the University shall be allowed to make a written or an oral representation in any disciplinary proceedings taken against him.
(3D)
The decision of the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, employee or committee of employee, as the case may be, in any disciplinary proceedings taken against a student of the
University shall be communicated in writing to the student within fourteen days from the date of the decision.
(4)
Any student of the University who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, employee or committee of employees, as the case may be, under subsection
(3D)
may, within fourteen days from the date of receipt of the decision, submit an appeal in writing to the Student Disciplinary
Appeal Committee established by the Board under subsection (5).
(5)
The Board shall establish a Student Disciplinary Appeal
Committee to hear and determine any appeal submitted by a student under subsection (4).
(6)
The Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee shall comprise three members to be appointed by the Board, two of whom shall be from amongst its members and one other person from within the
University.
(7)
The Board shall appoint any of its members referred to in subsection (5) to be the chairman of the Student Disciplinary Appeal
Committee.
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(8)
No person who had exercised the powers under subsection (2)
or (3) shall be a member of the Student Disciplinary Appeal
Committee.
(9)
(Deleted by Act A1433).
(10)
A student of the University who has submitted an appeal under subsection (4) shall be allowed to make a written representation in any proceedings before the Student Disciplinary
Appeal Committee.
(11)
The Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee hearing an appeal under subsection (5) shall decide on the appeal within sixty days from the date of receipt of the appeal.
(12)
The decision of the Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee on an appeal shall be communicated in writing to the student within fourteen days from the date of its decision.
Disciplinary rules