Appointment of Registrar General, Deputy Registrar General, etc., and their duties
(1) There shall be a Registrar General of Private Higher Educational Institutions who shall be appointed by the Minister.
(2) The Minister shall also appoint a Deputy Registrar General and such number of Registrars, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars of Private Higher Educational Institutions, as may be considered necessary for the purpose of this Act.
(3) The Registrar General shall have the powers and exercise the functions conferred on him by this Act, and in his absence such powers
and functions may be had or exercised by the Deputy Registrar General.
(4) The Deputy Registrar General, Registrars, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars shall be under the direction and control of the Registrar General.
(5) The Deputy Registrar General, Registrars, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars may exercise all the powers and functions conferred on the Registrar General by or under this Act, subject to any restriction that may be imposed by the Registrar General.
Power of Minister to issue general directions
(1) The Minister may, from time to time, give an officer appointed under this Part directions of a general character, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as to the exercise of the powers and discretion conferred on and the duties required to be discharged by, the officer under this Act.
(2) The directions given under subsection (1) may be in relation to a matter which appears to the Minister to affect the national policies, strategies and guidelines on higher education formulated and determined by the National Council on Higher Education established under the National Council on Higher Education Act 1996 [Act 546].
(3) An officer to whom directions have been given under this section shall give effect to every such direction.
Power of Minister to issue special directions
The Minister may, from time to time, give a board of directors, a chief executive or an employee of a private higher educational institution directions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, in relation to matters in respect of which regulations may be made under this Act, and such board of directors, chief executive or employee shall give effect to every such direction.
