Section 18: Discipline of students

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, where it appears to the Rector that any student of the polytechnic has been guilty of misconduct, the Rector may, without prejudice to any other disciplinary powers conferred on him by this Act or regulations made hereunder direct-
(a) that the student shall not during such period as may be specified in the direction, participate in such activities of the polytechnic, or make use of such facilities of the polytechnic, as he may specify; or
(b) that the activities of the student shall, during such period as may be specified in the directions, be restricted in such manner as may be so specified; or
(c) that the student be suspended for such period as may be specified in the directions; or
(d) that the student be expelled from the polytechnic.
(2) Where there is temporarily no Rector or where the Rector refuses to apply any disciplinary measures, the Council, either directly or through some other staff, may apply such disciplinary actions as are specified in subsection (1) of this section to any student of the polytechnic who is guilty of misconduct.
(3) Where a direction is given under subsection (1) (c) or (d) of this section 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 think fit.
(4) The fact that an appeal from a direction is brought in pursuance of subsection (3) of this section shall not affect the operation of the direction while the appeal is pending.
(5) The Rector may delegate his power under this section to a disciplinary committee consisting of such members of the polytechnic as he may nominate.
(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the restriction or termination of a student's activities at the polytechnic otherwise than on the ground of misconduct.
(7) It is hereby declared that a direction under subsection (1) (a) of this section may be combined with a direction under subsection (1) (b) of this section.
(8) In all cases under this section, the decision of the Council shall be final.