Universiti Brunei Darussalam Act

This Act may be cited as the Universiti Brunei Darussalam Act.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Constitution” means the Constitution of the University contained in the Schedule;

“regulation” has the same meaning as in the Constitution;

“statute” has the same meaning as in the Constitution;

“University” means Universiti Brunei Darussalam established and incorporated by this Act.

The provisions of the Constitution shall, upon 1st July 1988 being the date of commencement of this Act, take effect and have the force of law.

The University shall keep and maintain an office in Brunei

All notices and other written communications shall, if left at the office kept and maintained under subsection (1), be deemed as having been duly served upon or delivered to the University or such officer or authority to whom they may have been addressed.

The University shall —

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keep at the office mentioned in section 4 a copy of each current statute, regulation or other document required to be published under this Act or the Constitution; and

keep the same available at all reasonable hours for inspection by the public and, where any book or copies of documents are, under this Act or the Constitution, required to be available for purchase by the public, such books or copies shall be kept available for purchase at such office or at some other place within Brunei Darussalam as the

The Minister of Finance shall cause to be paid to the University such moneys as may be approved by the Government from time to time as grants-in-aid to the University.

All moneys paid to the University under subsection (1) shall be applied or expended by the University for all or any of the purposes of the

A copy of the accounts of the University for each financial year when prepared and audited in accordance with the Constitution shall, as soon as practicable after the completion of the audit, be sent to the Minister of

Where any immovable property, not being State land, is needed for the purposes of the University, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may if he thinks fit direct the acquisition of such property and in such a case such property may be acquired in accordance with the provisions of any written law relating to the acquisition of land for a public purpose and any declaration required under any such written law that such property is so needed may be made notwithstanding that compensation is to be paid out of the funds of the University, and such declaration shall have effect as if it were a declaration that such land is needed for a public purpose made in accordance with such written law.

Expenses and compensation in respect of any immovable property acquired under subsection (1) shall be paid by the University or from funds to be provided by the Government to the University for that purpose.

All State land granted or immovable property acquired under this section shall vest in the University, and an entry to that effect in the appropriate register shall be made by the proper registering authority.

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may make rules generally for the purposes of this Act and may in such rules —

provide for the administration by the University of any trust;

exempt from the provisions of section 3 of the Stamp Act

generally make such provisions as may be necessary by reason for the establishment of the University.

No estate duty shall be payable in respect of the amount of any bequest to the University, and the value of the property passing on the death of a deceased shall be deemed not to include the amount of such bequest for the purpose of fixing the rate of estate duty.

The University shall be deemed to be a charitable institution for the purposes of section 10(1)(f) of the Income Tax Act (Chapter 35).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Societies Act

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt the

Anything done or appointment made for and on behalf of the

University prior to 1st July 1988, being the date of commencement of this

Act shall, on and after that date, be deemed to be made for, by or on behalf of the University established and incorporated under this Act.

Exemption variation or addition to Constitution.

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may amend, vary or add to the provisions of the Constitution or exempt any person or class of persons from any of such provisions.

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