Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
78. Offences by body corporate etc.
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which has been committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of that body, or of any person purporting to act in any such capacity, he, as well as the body corporate, is also guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
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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;
Where a partnership is guilty of an offence against this Act or any regulations made thereunder, every partner, other than the partner who is proved to have been ignorant of or to have attempted to prevent the commission of the offence, is also guilty of an offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
In relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, “director”, in subsection (1), means any member of that body corporate.
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;