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Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 s 49

s 49 Power of Registrar General to issue directions to suspend or dissolve a students’ association, etc.

(1) The Registrar General may direct the chief executive to suspend or dissolve any students’ society, association, organization, body or group— (a) if such society, association, organization, body or group conducts itself in a manner detrimental or prejudicial to— (i) the safety and security of Malaysia; (ii) public order; or (iii) the interest of students; or (b) if such society, association, organization, body or group violates any provision of any written law. (2) The Registrar General may not give a direction under subsection (1) until he has considered representations made by the society, association, organization, body or group. (3) The chief executive shall take immediate action to give effect to the directions of the Registrar General under subsection (1), and shall within twenty-one days inform the Registrar General of any such action so taken by him. (4) Where a direction of the Registrar General under this section is not complied with, the Registrar General may cancel the registration of the chief executive. (5) Any organization, body or group of students aggrieved by the suspension or dissolution made under subsection (1) may, within fourteen days from the date of receipt of the notice of the suspension or dissolution, appeal in writing to the Minister.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kuasa Ketua Pendaftar untuk mengeluarkan arahan menggantung atau membubarkan persatuan pelajar, dsb.

(1) Ketua Pendaftar boleh mengarahkan ketua eksekutif untuk menggantung atau membubarkan mana-mana pertubuhan, persatuan, organisasi, badan atau kumpulan pelajar— (a) jika pertubuhan, persatuan, organisasi, badan atau kumpulan itu dikendalikan mengikut cara yang difikirkan oleh Ketua Pendaftar sebagai memudaratkan atau menjejaskan— (i) keselamatan dan keamanan Malaysia; (ii) ketenteraman awam; atau (iii) kepentingan pelajar; atau (b) jika pertubuhan, persatuan, organisasi, badan atau kumpulan itu melanggar mana-mana peruntukan mana-mana undang-undang bertulis. (2) Ketua Pendaftar tidak boleh memberikan arahan di bawah subseksyen (1) sehinggalah selepas dia menimbang telitikan representasi yang dibuat oleh pertubuhan, persatuan, organisasi, badan atau kumpulan itu. (3) Ketua eksekutif hendaklah mengambil tindakan serta-merta untuk melaksanakan arahan Ketua Pendaftar di bawah subseksyen (1), dan hendaklah dalam masa dua puluh satu hari, memberitahu Ketua Pendaftar tentang apa-apa tindakan sedemikian yang telah diambil olehnya. (4) Jika arahan Ketua Pendaftar di bawah seksyen ini tidak dipatuhi, Ketua Pendaftar boleh mengkensel pendaftaran ketua eksekutif itu. (5) Mana-mana pertubuhan, badan atau kumpulan pelajar yang terkilan dengan penggantungan atau pembubaran yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen (1) boleh, dalam masa empat belas hari dari tarikh penerimaan notis penggantungan atau pembubaran itu, merayu secara bertulis kepada Menteri.

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Text as at 1 April 2019 (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).

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