BILL PENDING DEBATE

Status:

Submitted to Parliament — Pending Debate and Vote

Purpose of the Bill

This Bill seeks to regulate language-based admission requirements at the University of Buea and to prohibit discriminatory English-language barriers against indigenes of the former British Southern Cameroons who have undergone their education entirely in English.

Summary of Key Provisions

• Prohibits denial of admission based solely on failure of a single English-language subject where the applicant was educated entirely in English
• Requires holistic assessment of academic records
• Aligns admission standards with the Anglo-Saxon foundation of the University of Buea
• Provides safeguards against linguistic discrimination

Legislative Status

This Bill is pending parliamentary debate and remains subject to:

• Debate
• Amendment
• Approval or rejection by Parliament

No legal effect shall arise unless and until the Bill is duly debated and passed into law.