under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

L.N. 199 of 2013

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP.327)

Bye-Laws of 2013 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Diploma in Health Science - Dip. Health Science -

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)(c) 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 2013 to amend the

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

Awards, 2004 for the Diploma in Health Science - Dip. Health Science - 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 Diploma in Health

Science - Dip. Health Science - under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences,

published as Legal Notice 169 of 2005, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-

laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable to Preparatory Courses commencing in

October 2012 or later.

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

For bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“3. To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants must have

obtained all the credits of the Preparatory Course, specifically related to the proposed

area of study in the Diploma, which shall extend over a period of three semesters of

full-time study, immediately prior to the commencement of the Course. If by the end

of the Preparatory Course, students do not successfully complete all the study-units

they shall not be entitled to progress to the Diploma Course.”

Amendment to bye-law 7 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 7 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“7. The Diploma may be awarded in terms of these bye-laws in any one of

the following areas of study

Environmental Health, Nursing Studies, or in any other area related to the Health

Sciences, following the approval of Senate.”

Addition of Articles 6 and 7 to Appendix I of the principal bye-laws

The following Articles 6 and 7 shall be added after article 5 of Appendix

I to the principal bye-laws

“6. Students who fail to obtain the credits for any study-unit shall be entitled

for re-assessment at the September supplementary session if eligible to do so in terms

of the principal regulations.

Students who after re-assessment fail to obtain the credits for any-study-

unit shall be allowed to repeat the failed study-unit/s during an additional year of

study, if eligible to do so in terms of the principal regulations.”

6. Article 6 of Appendix I to the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered as

Article 8.

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