Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Chapter 2
34. Revocation of accreditation
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to this section, the relevant professional body may, upon recommendation of the sub-committee, at any time, withdraw the approval for accreditation granted to a higher education provider under section 31(1)(a) and the Council shall thereupon revoke the letter of accreditation —
professional body
“professional body” means any body established under any written law for the purposes of regulating a profession and its qualifications or any similar body recognised by the Government as having a professional status;
if the higher education provider fails to comply with the
Framework or any part of it; or
if the higher education provider breaches any condition for which the accreditation has been granted.
Brunei Darussalam
National Accreditation Council
A written notice of the intention to withdraw the approval and to revoke the letter of accreditation under subsection (1) shall be served by the
accreditation
“accreditation” means a recognition in writing which is in accordance with the standard set and granted by the Council under Part 4 of this Act after examining and assessing — (a) a higher education programme or qualification; or (b) a higher education provider including a private higher educational institution;
Council, upon the direction of the relevant professional body, on the higher education provider and shall specify the grounds for such withdrawal and revocation.
Council
“Council” means the Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council established by section 4;
The higher education provider shall be given an opportunity to make written representations within 30 days from the date of the notice in subsection (2).
higher education provider
“higher education provider” means a body corporate, organisation or other body of persons which conducts higher education or training programmes, including skills training programmes, leading to the award of a higher education qualification or which awards a higher education qualification and includes the public or private higher education providers, examination or certification bodies or their branch representatives and includes higher education institution and education consultancies;
After the expiry of the period of 30 days stated in subsection (3)
and after considering any representation made under that subsection, the relevant professional body upon recommendation of the sub-committee shall —
issue a warning and give directions for the higher education provider to rectify the situation to the satisfaction of the relevant professional body within a specified period; or
withdraw the approval for accreditation.
If the higher education provider fails to rectify the situation as required under subsection (4)(a), the Council may, upon the decision of the relevant professional body, proceed to revoke the letter of accreditation.
Where the letter of accreditation has been revoked, the Council shall enter the date of revocation into the Register and shall give notice of the revocation to the relevant authority.
Register
“Register” means the National Qualifications Register established and maintained under section 56(1);
Terms defined in s 2
accreditation
Defined · s 2“accreditation” means a recognition in writing which is in accordance with the standard set and granted by the Council under Part 4 of this Act after examining and assessing — (a) a higher education programme or qualification; or (b) a higher education provider including a private higher educational institution;
Council
Defined · s 2“Council” means the Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council established by section 4;
Framework
Defined · s 2“Framework” means the Brunei Darussalam Qualifications Framework referred to in Part 3;
higher education provider
Defined · s 2“higher education provider” means a body corporate, organisation or other body of persons which conducts higher education or training programmes, including skills training programmes, leading to the award of a higher education qualification or which awards a higher education qualification and includes the public or private higher education providers, examination or certification bodies or their branch representatives and includes higher education institution and education consultancies;
professional body
Defined · s 2“professional body” means any body established under any written law for the purposes of regulating a profession and its qualifications or any similar body recognised by the Government as having a professional status;
Register
Defined · s 2“Register” means the National Qualifications Register established and maintained under section 56(1);
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