Section 25: Discipline of students.

(1) The Council may make rules providing for the Provost to conduct enquiries into alleged acts of misconduct, including lack of discipline, by students and such rules may make different provisions for different circumstances.
(2) The rules shall provide for the procedure and rules of evidence to be followed at enquiries under this section.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this section, where it appears to the Provost that any student of the College is guilty of misconduct, the Provost may without prejudice to any other disciplinary powers conferred on him by this Act or regulations made under it, direct that the-
(a) student shall not, during such period as may be specified in the direction, participate in such activities of the College or make use of such facilities of the College as he may specify;
(b) activities of the students shall during such period as may be specified in the direction, be restricted in such manner as may be so specified;
(c) student be suspended for such period as may be specified in the directions; or
(d) student be expelled from the College.
(4) Where the post of the Provost is vacant or where the Provost refuses to apply any disciplinary measures the Council may either directly or through some other staff apply such disciplinary actions as are specified in subsection (3) to any student of the College who is considered guilty of misconduct.
(5) Where a direction is given under subsection (3) (c) or (d) in respect of any student, the student may, within a period of 21 days from the date of the letter communicating the decision to him appeal from the direction to the Council, and where such an appeal is brought, the Council shall, after causing such inquiry to be made in the matter as the Council considers just, either confirm or set aside the Direction or modify it in such manner as the Council may deem fit.
(6) The fact that an appeal from a direction is pending under subsection (5) shall not affect the operation of the direction while the appeal is pending.
(7) The Provost may delegate his powers under this section to a disciplinary committee of such members of the College as he may nominate.
(8) Nothing in this section shall be construed as terminating a student's activity at the College except on the ground of misconduct.
(9) The direction under subsection (3)(a) may be combined with a direction under subsection (3)(b).
(10) In all cases under this section, the decision of the Council shall be final.