under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

L.N. 163 of 2012

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2012 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

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 Health

Sciences 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 2012 to amend the Bye-

Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) -

and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of

Health Sciences, published as Legal Notice 186 of 2005, hereinafter referred to as

“the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable to courses commencing in October 2012

or later.

Amendment of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (b) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(b) Applied Food and Nutritional Sciences: passes at Advanced Level at

Grade C or better in Biology and Chemistry; and a pass at Intermediate Level in

either Mathematics or Physics;”

Amendment of bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“4. (1) Applicants choosing the Applied Biomedical Science area of study who

possess a grade D instead of a grade C in one of the required subjects at Advanced

Level indicated in paragraph (a) of bye-law 3 shall be admitted under those conditions

as the Admissions Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences may impose to

compensate for the missing element. If, by the end of the first year of the Course, such

students do not successfully complete all the requirements to progress regularly to the

second year of the Course, they shall be required to withdraw from the Course, and

shall neither be entitled to repeat the year nor to progress conditionally as normally

permitted under the Principal Regulations.

(2) Applicants choosing the Applied Food and Nutritional Sciences area

of study who possess a grade D instead of a grade C in one of the required subjects

at Advanced Level indicated in paragraph (b) of bye-law 3 shall be admitted under

those conditions as the Admissions Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences may

impose to compensate for the missing element. If, by the end of the first year of the

Course, such students do not successfully complete all the requirements to progress

regularly to the second year of the Course, they shall be required to withdraw from the

Course, and shall neither be entitled to repeat the year nor to progress conditionally as

normally permitted under the Principal Regulations.

(3) Applicants choosing the Occupational Therapy area of study who

possess a grade D instead of a grade C in the Advanced Level indicated in paragraph

(g) of bye-law 3 shall be admitted under those conditions as the Admissions

Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences may impose to compensate for the

missing element. If, by the end of the first year of the Course, such students do not

successfully complete all the requirements to progress regularly to the second year of

the Course, they shall be required to withdraw from the Course, and shall neither be

entitled to repeat the year nor to progress conditionally as normally permitted under

the Principal Regulations.

(4) Applicants choosing the Podiatry area of study who possess a grade

D instead of a grade C in the Advanced Level indicated in paragraph (i) of bye-

law 3 shall be admitted under those conditions as the Admissions Committee of the

Faculty of Health Sciences may impose to compensate for the missing element. If,

by the end of the first year of the Course, such students do not successfully complete

all the requirements to progress regularly to the second year of the Course, they

shall be required to withdraw from the Course, and shall neither be entitled to repeat

the year nor to progress conditionally as normally permitted under the Principal

Regulations.”

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