The Doctor of Laws - LL.D. - Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2000

L.N.US of 2000

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

The Doctor of Laws - LL.D. - Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2000

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

These regulations may be cited as the Doctor of Laws - LL.D. - Degree

Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2000 and shall be read, and construed as one

with the Doctor of Laws - LL.D. - Degree Course Regulations, 1997, published as

Legal Notice 9 of 1997, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable from 18 th May 2000.

Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal regulations

For paragraphs (l) and (3) of regulation 9 of the principal regulations

these shall be substituted the following

"9 (1) Final Examinations shall be held at the end of Part One of the

Course, normally in June, and shall consist of one paper in each of the subjects

studied, provided that, whenever it deems necessary, the Board of Examiners for

any paper may also require a candidate or candidates to submit to a viva voce

examination.

(3) A candidate who fails in anyone or more of the subjects shall have

a supplementary session in September in the failed subject or subjects."

There shall be added the following paragraph after paragraph (4) of

regulation 9 of the principal regulations

"(5) The Board of Examiners shall issue a notice calling the students to

the nva voce examination at least three days prior to the nva voce examination."

Amendment of regulation 12 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 12 of the principal regulations there

shall be substituted the following

"(2) In no case shall a candidate complete his course of studies in a

period longer than four years, except with the special permission of Senate, for a

good and sufficient cause."