of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy

B

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,498, 23 ta’Ottubru, 2009

Taqsima B

A.L. 289 ta’ l-2009

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2009 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2006 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degrees of Bachelor of Commerce – B.Com. – and

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) – B.Com. (Hons) – under the auspices

of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy

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

Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy in virtue of the powers

conferred upon it by article 81(1) of the said Act and which have been

approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required by article 81(2)

of the said Act

Citation

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2009 to amend the Bye-

Laws of 2006 in terms of the General Regulations of University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Commerce – B.Com. – and Bachelor

of Commerce (Honours) – B.Com. (Hons), and shall be read and construed as one

with the Bye-Laws of 2006 in terms of the General Regulations of University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce – B.Com. –

and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) – B.Com. (Hons) – under the auspices of the

Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, published as Legal Notice

25 of 2006, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2008 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 6 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (a) of bye-law 6 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“6. (a) To progress to the second year of the Course with Accountancy as an

area of specialization students must

(i)

be in possession of a pass at Grade C or better at Advanced Level in

Accounting prior to admission in the Course; and

(ii)

obtain a mark of not less than 55% in Accounting Theory and

Practice and 45% in each of the remaining compulsory study-units taken in the first

year of the Course.”