s 17 Discipline of students of the Akademi
(1) The Rector shall have disciplinary authority over every student. (2) The Rector shall have the power to take disciplinary action and impose any disciplinary punishment provided under the rules made under section 42. (3) The Rector may delegate any of his disciplinary powers, duties or functions to the Deputy Rector or any member of the staff, in respect of any particular student, or any class or category of students of the Akademi. (4) The Deputy Rector or the member of the staff to whom disciplinary powers, duties or functions under subsection (3) have been delegated shall exercise, discharge or perform them under the direction and control of the Rector who shall have the power to review, rescind or vary any decision or finding of the Deputy Rector or such member of the staff. (5) Any student dissatisfied with the decision of— (a) the Rector; or (b) any person delegated with powers, duties or functions under subsection (3), may appeal against such decision to the Minister and the Minister may, if he deems fit, reject the appeal. (6) Where the Minister does not reject the appeal under subsection (5), he shall appoint a committee of two or more persons, from within or outside the Akademi, to consider the appeal and make its recommendations to him, and, upon receiving such recommendations, the Minister may give such decision on the appeal as he considers fit and proper.