under the auspices of the European Documentation and Research Centre

L.N. 366 of 2011

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2011 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the Doctor of

Philosophy - Ph.D. - Degree Regulations, 2008 for the

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

under the auspices of the European Documentation and Research Centre

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74 (5) and 75

(6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has

promulgated the following bye-laws made by the Board of the EDRC in virtue of the

powers conferred upon it by article 5 (b) (v) of the Statute for the Centre, which bye-

laws have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta

Citation

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2011 to amend the Bye-

Laws of 2009 in terms of the Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - Degree Regulations,

2008 for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy and shall be read and construed as one

with the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - Degree

Regulations, 2008 for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - under the auspices of

the European Documentation and Research Centre, published as Legal Notice 311 of

2009, ­hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall apply from 6th May, 2011 onwards.

Amendment to bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“Centre Doctoral Committee

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of the Centre

Doctoral Committee composed as follows

The Director of the Centre as Chairman

Four senior academic members of staff, normally heads of department, at least

one of whom shall be from another faculty, institute or centre, provided that

when the Director of the Centre is being proposed as Principal Supervisor,

co-supervisor or adviser, he cannot chair the meeting.”

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