Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Offences and Penalties
75. Offences relating to inspection, enforcement and investigation
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person —
who fails to produce such document, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium required by the authorised officer under this Act; or
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means an officer appointed by the Minister under section 60;
who obstructs or refuses to allow the authorised officer under this Act to —
enter any area including the building or structure thereon which belongs to or is used, whether permanently or otherwise, or whether or not registered for use, by a 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;
examine such document, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, as he may consider necessary;
remove and detain any document, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium which, in his opinion, may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder; or
require any person, being a member of the Council, a chief executive, an officer or an employee of such higher education provider, to produce for his inspection any document, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, which is in the possession or custody of the person or under his control or within his power to furnish relating to management of the higher education provider or to the programmes carried on by the higher education provider;
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who is summoned under section 62 and without reasonable excuse fails to attend at the time and place mentioned in the summons, or who, having attended, refuses to answer any question that may lawfully be put to him;
who fails to produce such document, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, required by the authorised officer under section 63; or
who obstructs or hinders an authorised officer while exercising any of his powers under Part 9, 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.
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;
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means an officer appointed by the Minister under section 60;
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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