25-9-75

Discipline: New Rules for the University of Malaya

Any University of Malaya student found guilty of an offence under the disciplinary rules released today, may be fined up to $200, suspended from any faculty for a period or expelled.

The University of Malaya (Discipline of Students) Rules 1975 covers general, hostel and road traffic discipline.

Some of the rules are, they must not:

1.	Disrupt or intefere with teaching, study, research; by or under the direction of or with the permission of the university;
2.	Prevent, obstruct or intefere or cause to be prevented, obstructed with any officer or employee of the university or any person acting under his direction from carrying out his work, duty or function.
3.	Prevent or obstruct or cause to prevent or obstruct any student from attending any lecture, tutorial or class.
4.	Organise, incite or participate in the boycott of any examination, lecture, tutorial or class.

Students must also not absent themselves from lectures, tutorials or classes except with prior permission or on 'reasonable' grounds.

The rules also prohibit students or organisations from convening, holding for organising any assembly of more than five persons in the campus without prior permission of the vice-chancellor.

They cannot own, use, have or control any loudspeaker, hailer, amplifier or similar appliance unless authorised by the vice-chancellor.

Publication of student documents will need the vice-chancellor's permission.

The rules also cover students activities outside campus such as work or trade considered undesirable and communication with the public or the Press.

It is understood that disciplinary rules for other university will be published soon.

(N.B. Students must be aware that the position of the vice-chancellor is to be appointed by the Minister of Education, in other words, the university is now under the indirect control of the Minister. The autonomy of the university is no more in existence.)