Procurator - Dip. L.P. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws

L.N. 165 of 2012

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye -Laws of 2012 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2005

in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Laws - LL.B. - and the Diploma of Legal

Procurator - Dip. L.P. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws

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 Laws 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 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Laws – LL.B. – and the Diploma of Legal

Procurator – Dip. L.P. – and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of

2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degree of Bachelor of Laws – LL.B. – and the Diploma of Legal Procurator –

Dip. L.P. – under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws, published as Legal Notice 168

of 2005, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

Bye-law 4 shall apply to courses commencing in October 2012 and

October 2013.

Bye-law 5 shall apply to courses commencing in October 2014 and

later.

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

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

following

“Special Course Requirements for Admission to Courses commencing in October

2012 and October 2013

4. Apart from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified

in the Admission Regulations of the University of Malta, applicants for the Degree

shall be in possession of passes at Grade C or better at Advanced Matriculation Level

or equivalent in two subjects chosen from Computing, Information Technology and

all the subjects in Groups 1, 2 and 3 of the Matriculation Certificate Examination.”

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

following

“Special Course Requirements for Admission to Courses commencing in October

2014 and later

4. Apart from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified

in the Admission Regulations of the University of Malta, applicants for the Degree

shall be in possession of

(a) passes at Grade C or better at Advanced Matriculation Level or equivalent

in both English and Maltese, or in either English or Maltese and another subject

chosen from Group 1 or Group 2; and

(b) a pass at Grade C or better at Intermediate Matriculation Level or

equivalent in three subjects chosen from either English or Maltese (if any one of

these languages is not offered at Advanced Matriculation Level), together with one

subject chosen from Group 2 and one subject chosen from Group 3. If both English

and Maltese are offered at Advanced Matriculation Level, one subject chosen from

each of Groups 1, 2 and 3 must be offered.”

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