Section 12: Discipline of students

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, where it appears to the Board that any student of any of the hospitals has been guilty of misconduct, the Board may, without prejudice to any other disciplinary powers conferred on it by regulations, direct-
(a) that the student shall not, during such period as may be specified in the direction, participate in such activities of the hospital, or make use of such facilities of the hospital, as may be so specified; 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 may be so specified; 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 hospital.
(2) The fact that an appeal from a direction is brought in pursuance of the last foregoing subsection shall not affect the operation of the direction while the appeal is pending.
(3) The Board may delegate its powers under this section to a disciplinary committee consisting of such members of the hospital as the Board may nominate.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the restriction or termination of a student's activities at any hospital otherwise than on the ground of misconduct.
(5) A direction under subsection (1) (a) of this section, may be combined with a direction under subsection (1) (b) of this section.
(6) Nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of any enactment relating to the discipline of medical practitioners, pharmacists, midwives, nurses or members of any other profession or calling.