University Examinations (Amendment) Regulations, 1998

L.N. 30 of 1998

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

University Examinations (Amendment) Regulations, 1998

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by

sections 30(5) and 31(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 and interpretation

These regulations may be cited as the University Examinations

(Amendment) Regulations, 1998 and shall be read and construed as one with

the University Examinations Regulations, 1997 hereinafter referred to as "the

principal regulations".

Applicability

These regulations shall apply fromJuly 1997 onwards.

Amendment of Regulation 7 of the principal regulations

There shall be added the following regulation after regulation

1 of the principal regulations

"7.2 Candidates with a disability may be given the option to be

exempted from being examined in a particular element of the examination,

such as orthography (in a non-language examination), an oral or a practical.

When candidates accept the option, the certificates shall be endorsed as

follows

'Special arrangements were made to enable the candidate to be

assessed in this subject. Details may be obtained from the

Registrar. '

Such certificates shall only be issued as a last resort when ways cannot be

found of supporting disabled candidates to satisfy examination

:-equiremen ts."