s 42 Control of admission to institutions of higher education
42.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in any other written law, no person shall, on or after 1 August 1964, be admitted as a student to any institution of higher education to which this section applies unless he holds a certificate of suitability for admission thereto issued to him in accordance with subsection (2):Provided that this subsection shall not apply to any person ordinarily resident outside Singapore whose admission to any such institution is recommended by any person or body designated for the purposes of this section by the Minister charged with the responsibility for education. (2) Any person requiring a certificate of suitability for admission to any institution of higher education shall apply therefor in writing to the Director of Education; and the Director of Education, after making such enquiries as he may consider appropriate, shall issue the certificate unless there appear to him to be reasonable grounds for believing that the applicant, if admitted to the institution in question, would be likely to promote, or otherwise participate in, action prejudicial to the interests or security of Singapore or any part thereof. (3) Any person whose application for a certificate under this section is refused may, at any time within the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which he is notified of the decision, appeal against it to the Minister; and on any such appeal, the Minister —(a) if he is satisfied of the existence of the grounds referred to in subsection (2), shall confirm the decision; (b) in any other case, shall direct the issue of a certificate. (4) The decision of the Minister on any appeal under subsection (3) shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court. (5) The institutions of higher education to which this section applies are as follows:(a) the National University of Singapore, the Singapore Polytechnic and the Ngee Ann Polytechnic; (b) any other institution of higher education which the Minister may designate for the purposes of this section by a notification in the Gazette, and references in this section to a person’s admission as a student to any such institution are references to his registration or enrolment for attendance at any course of study provided by the institution.