Universities and University Colleges Act 1971
University and University College Act 1971 () or AUKU 1971 is an act of Parliament that was legislated by the Malaysian government that was approved by the king on 27 April 1971. It is also an act that is partially under the legislative authority of the Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia) to "provide for the establishment, organization and management of Universities and Public University Colleges and for matters connected herewith." This act was amended in 1975 and 1995 and became the University and University College Act (Amended) 1995. Structure. The Universities and University Colleges Act  1971, in its current form (1 August 2012), consists of 5 Parts containing 27 sections and 2 schedules (including 6 amendments). Controversy and Student repression. According to Abdullah Haji Abdul Karim, Director of the Central PAS Youth Department for Student Affairs, in a statement he made on the Harakah Daily website, although it was obvious that AUKU 1971 bill was passed "to provide for the establishment, maintenance and administration of University and University Colleges and for other matters connected therewith," in the new sections that were entered into it after the 1975 amendment (argued for by then-Education Minister Tun  Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad) through the A295 Amendment Act, among which are Sections 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 16A, 16B and 16C, clearly opposed the principles of justice within the law. The main goals of the 1975 amendment blocks: However, the 2012 and 2018 amendment abolished Section 15A, thus providing students' involvement in politics. Despite these amendments, several student activists demanded that the law to be abolished to re-establish democracy in campus.