Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

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L.N. 69 of 2009

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

The Doctor of Laws – LL.D. -

Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 74 (5) and

75 (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 75

and 79 of the said Act

Citation

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

Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 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 apply to courses commencing in October 2011 or

later.

Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“Special Course Requirements

(1) To be registered for the Course a candidate shall, in addition to

satisfying the conditions specified in the Admission Regulations of the University

satisfy the following Special Course Requirements

(a) have obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Legal and Humanistic

Studies with at least Category IIB or the degree of Bachelor of Laws with at least

Second Class (Honours);

(b) have obtained at least a 55% average in the credits assigned to the

compulsory programme of studies of the Laws main area of study in the Bachelor of

Laws course or in the case of students who were awarded the degree of Bachelor of

Arts in Legal and Humanistic Studies have obtained at least 54 UOM / 108 ECTS

credits in the Law area of study and have at least a Grade C average in the Final

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B

Examinations held in that area of study, provided that the examinations and the

credits for study-units in the law area must be those indicated by the Board as

necessary for a student to proceed to the LL.D. course; and

(c) have obtained passes in English and in Maltese at Intermediate Level or

higher, provided that students who had commenced their studies for the

Matriculation Certificate Examination in October 2001 shall not be required to be in

possession of these passes.

(2) The Board may recommend the admission of an applicant who is not

a citizen of Malta and who is not in possession of passes in English and/or in

Maltese at Intermediate Level or higher, provided that it is satisfied that the

applicant is proficient in the English language to an equivalent level.

(3) A candidate who is a graduate of a university, or has other

qualifications considered to be sufficient, may be exempted by the Admissions

Board, on the advice of the Faculty Admissions Committee, from the whole or part

of these Special Course Requirements.

(4) Candidates in possession of the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Legal

and Humanistic Studies or the Bachelor of Laws who do not have the necessary

requirements to register for the Course in terms of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of

paragraph (1) of this regulation, as well as candidates in possession of a degree in

law other than the Bachelor of Arts in Legal and Humanistic Studies and the

Bachelor of Laws that is considered by the Board to be of an equivalent standard,

may be allowed by the Board to register for a qualifying year of studies made up of

Law subjects as determined by the Board. Such candidates shall become eligible to

be admitted to the Course leading to the Degree if they obtain a 55% average in the

programme of studies for that year.”

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