Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Offences and Penalties
74. Offences and penalties relating to letters of accreditation
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where any higher education provider —
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;
fails to cause a copy of the letter of accreditation to be exhibited in accordance with this Act;
that has ceased to provide programmes fails to surrender the letter of accreditation to the Council in accordance with this Act; or
upon the revocation of a letter of accreditation and fails to surrender the letter of accreditation to the Council in accordance with this Act,
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such higher education provider is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
Any person who is in possession of any false letter of accreditation is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not less than $20,000, imprisonment for a term not less than one year but not exceeding 3 years or to both.
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;
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;
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;
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