Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 s 72
s 72 Prohibition on advertisement, etc.
(1) No person shall promote a private higher educational institution, whether by advertisement, prospectus, brochure or otherwise, unless the establishment of the private higher educational institution has been approved under this Act.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
Malay text (authoritative)
Larangan tentang pengiklanan, dsb.
(1) Tiada seorang pun boleh menganjurkan sesuatu institusi pendidikan tinggi swasta, sama ada melalui iklan, prospektus, risalah atau selainnya, melainkan jika penubuhan institusi pendidikan tinggi swasta itu telah diluluskan di bawah Akta ini.
(2) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi lima puluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi enam bulan atau kedua-duanya.
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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).
