Regulations Governing CoDduct lilt Examinations, 1m

LN. 171 or 1997

EDUCATION ACf

(CAP. Jl7)

Regulations Governing CoDduct lilt Examinations, 1m

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30(5)

and 3 1 (6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the

University of Malta has promulgated the following regulations made

by the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue of the powers conferred

upon it by sections 31 and 35 of the said Act

Citation

I . 'These regulations may be cited as the Regulations Governing Conduct at

Examinations , 1997.

Appikablllty

( I) Dawn ir·regolamenti jislgI'Iu j issejhu r- Regolamenti la' 1-1997 dwar 1-

lmgieba waqt I-Eiamijiet.

Applikablllta

1bese regulations shall apply from May 1995 onwards .

REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONOUer AT EXAMlNATIONS, 1997

A student shall nOl during any examination

(i) introduce orcause to be introduced into the place of examinations. any

boon, nOles or any other printed or written matter or any other form of

recorded matter, any blank paper or any blank recording material other than

those which the examiners have specified may be taken into that panicular

examination;

(ii) introduce into the place of examination any electronic device for

mathematical calculations or any electronic data processor unless expressly

pennitted by this Examining Board in a particular examination;

(iii) directly or indirectly give or seek to give assistance to. or seek loobtain

or accept assistance from , any other student;

(iv) by any other improper means whatever obtain or seek 10 obtain

advantage in the examination, or give or endeavour to give assistance 10

other candidates such as by having or seeking access to unauthorised

infonnation or material or by copying or attempting to copy from. or by

communicating or attempting to communicate with any other person during

the time appointed for an examination;

(v) when an index number is used, wri te his name on any part of his

examination book or make any other mark thereon calculated todisclose his

identity to an examiner;

(vi) act in any way as to di sturb other students taking an e!(amination , in

which case the Registrar may order the student to leave the premises where

the uamination is being held

(vii) enter or leave the examination room without the permission of the

examination invigilalor given in terms of regulation 2 or 3 below;

(viii) engage in plagiarism . defined as the unacknowledged use, as one's

own, of work of another person, whether or not such work has been publ ished.

No student may be allowed into an ellamination room after the first half an

2. hour of the eJL:amination or leave the ellamination room whether temporarily or

permanently, during the first half an hour and during the last quarter of an hour of an

exami nation.

A student may be allowed to leave the eJL:8mi nation room temporarily after

half an hour from the srart of an ellamination and before the last quarter of an hour of

an examination provided he is duly supervised during his temporary absence.

When a student is alleged to have committed a breach orany of the provis ions

in regulation I above, a complaint shall be made in writing to the Rector, and such

complaints shall be referred to the Examinations DiSCiplinary Board apJ>Ointed by

The Examinations Disciplinary Board shall be composed of

The Rector or his delegate as Chainnan

The Registrar as Vice-Chairman

An academic member apJ>Oinled by Senate

The Dean of the Faculty or Director of Institute in which student against

whom a complaint is made, is following a course

A student BpJ>Ointed from among the students' represent.atives on Senale.

The Disciplinary Board shall have the J>Ower to

(a) summon before it a student whom a complaint has been made in terms

of regulation 2 above;

(b) summon before it for the purpose of giving evidence at any hearing,

any student, or academk: or non-academic member of stafr of the University;

reach a decision and imJ>Ose one of tile followin g penalties

(c)

cancellation of any exam ination ;

(i)

Cancellation of all ora pan ordle examination papers take n during

(ii)

the same sessions of examinations

suspension of rhe student's academic or other Un ive rsity

(iii)

privileges, benefits, righlS and facilities for a period not exceeding two

months. During rhe pe riod of suspension the st udent shall nOl be enritled

to enter or remain on any propeny or premises of the University

the Board may recommend to Senate either a suspension of up to

(iv)

an academic year or the expulsion from the University.

A student accused of a bre ach of rhe provisions of regulation I has the ri ght

to be heard and 10 bring any witnesses in his defence.

Provided that ir a student fails t 0 appear before rhe Board wilhout justificati on

he will be deemed 10 have renounced the right to be heard.

Decisions taken by the Disciplinary board shall have inunediate effect but all

decisions taken are 10 be communicated to Senate at its rlI'St meeting following the

taking of any decision.

9 . 1be Senate may. in special circumstances, review decisions taken by the

Disciplinary board.

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