Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 s 7
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s 7 Effect of Incorporation Order and general powers of a higher educational institution which is a University
(1) Upon the coming into force of the Incorporation Order made under section 6, a higher educational institution having the status of a University, with the name and style assigned to it by the Order, shall be deemed to have been established, and by which name the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the members for the time being of the Board and the Senate shall be deemed to have been constituted a body corporate with perpetual succession and with full power and authority by and in such name—
(a) to sue and be sued in all courts;
(b) to have and use a common seal and to alter the same at its pleasure;
(c) to purchase any immovable or movable property and to take, accept and hold any such property which may become vested in it by virtue of any such purchase or by any grant or donation, lease, subventions, legacies, testamentary disposition or otherwise;
(d) to sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of any such property not inconsistent with any condition or restriction as may be imposed by the Constitution; and
(e) to exercise, discharge and perform all such powers, duties and functions as may be conferred or imposed on the University by this Act or the Constitution.
(2) The powers conferred on a University by subsection (1) shall, unless otherwise expressly provided by this Act or the Constitution, be exercised by the Board.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Apabila Perentah Perbadanan yang di-buat di-bawah Kesan sekshen 6 mula berkuatkuasa suatu yayasan pelajaran tinggi Perentah yang mempunyaï taraf Universiti, dengan nama dan gelaran Perbadanan dan yang di-beri kapada-nya oleh Perentah itu, hendak-lah dikuasa2 am sifatkan sa-bagai telah di-tubohkan, dan dengan nama-nya yayasan itu Chanselar, Naib Chanselar dan ahli2 pada masa itu bag pelajaran tinggi Lembaga (Mailis Universiti dan Senat hendak-lah di-sifatkan sa-baga ia-itu suatu 546/17946 menjadi suatu pertubohan perbadanan yang kekal turun Universiti. temurun dan dengan kuasa penoh, menurut dan atas namanya itu-
(a) untok mendakwa dan• di-dakwa dalam semua mahkamah;
(b) untok memilek dan menggunakan suatu meteri dan mengubah meteri itu mengikut kehendak-nya;
(c) untok membeli apa2 harta aleh atau harta tak-aleh dan mengambil, menerima dan memegang apa? harta yang terletakhak pada-nya oleh sebab sasuatu pembelian itu atay menurut apa- pemberiar atau derma, pajakan pemberian berwasiat atau Ins/A4946 lain?;
[Bhg. III, S. 7-9] Perlembagaan Universiti. hendak-iah mengadakan pejabat sa-bagai alamat enyan aian di-Pe sekutuan.
(d) untok menjual, memajakkan, menukar atau pun melepaskan mana2 harta itu dengan apa2 chara yang tidak berlawanan dengan apa? sharat atau sekatan yang dl-kenakan oleh Perlembagaan; dan
(e) untok menjalan, menyempurna dan melaksanakan semua kuasa, kewajipan dan tugas yang di-beri atal di-tanggongkan ka-atas | Universiti itu oleh Akta ini atau Perlembagaan.
(2) Kuasa2 yang di-beri kapada sa-suatu Universiti oleh sekshen-kechil (1) hendak-lah di-jalankan oleh/Majlis Uni--embaga melainkan jiką sa-lain-nya di-peruntokkan oleh Akta ini atau Perlembagaan.
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
