Section 34
Revocation of accreditation
of Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council Act
(1)
Subject to this section, the relevant professional body may, upon recommendation of the sub-committee, at any time, withdraw the approval for accreditation granted to a higher education provider under section 31(1)(a) and the Council shall thereupon revoke the letter of accreditation —
(a)
if the higher education provider fails to comply with the
Framework or any part of it; or
(b)
if the higher education provider breaches any condition for which the accreditation has been granted.
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(2)
A written notice of the intention to withdraw the approval and to revoke the letter of accreditation under subsection (1) shall be served by the
Council, upon the direction of the relevant professional body, on the higher education provider and shall specify the grounds for such withdrawal and revocation.
(3)
The higher education provider shall be given an opportunity to make written representations within 30 days from the date of the notice in subsection (2).
(4)
After the expiry of the period of 30 days stated in subsection (3)
and after considering any representation made under that subsection, the relevant professional body upon recommendation of the sub-committee shall —
(a)
issue a warning and give directions for the higher education provider to rectify the situation to the satisfaction of the relevant professional body within a specified period; or
(b)
withdraw the approval for accreditation.
(5)
If the higher education provider fails to rectify the situation as required under subsection (4)(a), the Council may, upon the decision of the relevant professional body, proceed to revoke the letter of accreditation.
(6)
Where the letter of accreditation has been revoked, the Council shall enter the date of revocation into the Register and shall give notice of the revocation to the relevant authority.