Course under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care

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L.N. 416 of 2010

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of2010 to amend the Bye-Laws of2005for the Selection of Applicants

for Admission to the Preparatory Course for the Diploma in Health Science

Course under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care

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

Institute of Health Care in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by article 81

(I) of the said Act and which have been approved by the Senate of the

University of Malta as required by article 81 (2) ofthe said Act

Citation

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 20 I 0 to amend the Bye-

Laws 0[2005 for the Selection of Applicants for Admission to the Preparatory Course

for the Diploma in Health Science Course and shall be read and construed as one with

the Bye-Laws of 2005 for the Selection of Applicants for Admission to the Preparatory

Course for the Diploma in Health Science Course, under the auspices of the Institute of

Health Care, published as Legal Notice 298 of 2005, hereinafter referred to as "the

principal bye-laws".

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October 2010

or later.

Amendment to the title of the principal bye-laws

The title of the principal bye-laws shall be substituted by the following

"Bye-Laws of 2010 for the Selection of Applicants for Admission to the

Preparatory Course for the Diploma in Health Science Course under the auspices of the

Faculty of Health Sciences".

Amendment to bye-law 2 ofthe principal bye-laws

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For bye-law 2 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

"Selection of Applicants

2. (1) Whenever the number of students that may be admitted to any or all of the

areas of study is limited by Senate in terms of the provisions of bye-law 9 of the Bye-

Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Diploma in Health Science, and the number of eligible applicants

exceeds the number of places in the course, the selection of applicants shall be made

according to the criteria listed in bye-law 3.

(2) Applicants for the preparatory course leading to a Diploma in Health

Science Nursing whose qualifications are obtained by the 31 st August preceding the

commencement of the course shall be considered first.

(3) If the maximum number of B.Sc. (Hons) Nursing students is not reached,

the remaining applicants for the preparatory course leading to a Diploma in Health

Science Nursing whose qualifications are obtained by the 31 st August preceding the

commencement of the course shall be considered after the selection of applicants for the

B.Sc.(Hons) degree in Nursing is completed.

(4) Applicants for the preparatory course leading to a Diploma in Health

Science Nursing whose qualifications are obtained following resits taken in the

September preceding the commencement of the course shall be considered after

selection of applicants in accordance with paragraph (3) of this bye-law is completed."

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