Section 16: Discipline of students.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, where it appears to the Rector that any student of the Academy has been guilty of misconduct, the Rector may, without prejudice to any other disciplinary powers conferred on him by rules made pursuant to this Act, direct-
(a) that the student shall not, during such period as may be specified in the direction, participate in such activities of the Academy; or
(b) that the activities of the student shall, during such period as may be specified in the direction, be restricted in such manner as he may deem fit; or
(c) that the student be rusticated for such period as may be specified in the direction; or
(d) that the student be expelled from the Academy on the advice of a disciplinary board.
(2) No student shall be expelled from the Academy in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) (d) of this section without him being given a fair hearing and allowed to put forward his representations.
(3) Where a direction is given under subsection (1) of this section in respect of any student, the student may, within the prescribed period and in the prescribed manner, 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 thinks 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 powers under this section to a disciplinary board consisting of such members of the Academy 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 Academy 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.