under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

L.N. 410 of 2013

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Certificate in Medical Foundation Studies (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and

Allied Health Sciences) Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2013

under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

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 regulations made by the Senate of the University of

Malta in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by articles 75 (3) and 79 (b) of the

said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Certificate in Medical Foundation

Studies (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences) Course

(Amendment) Regulations, 2013 and shall be read and construed as one with the

Certificate in Medical Foundation Studies (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Allied

Health Sciences) Course Regulations, 2010 under the auspices of the Faculty of

Medicine and Surgery, published as Legal Notice 239 of 2010, hereinafter referred to

as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable from 20 September, 2013 onwards.

Amendment to the title of the principal regulations

For the title of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“Certificate in Medical Foundation Studies (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and

Allied Health Sciences) Course Regulations, 2013”

Amendment to regulation 1 of the principal regulations

For regulation 1 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“Citation and Interpretation

1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the Certificate in Medical Foundation

Studies (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences) Course

Regulations, 2013.

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires –

“the Board” means the Board of Studies appointed for the Course by

Senate;

“the Certificate” means the Certificate in Medical Foundation Studies

(Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences); and

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the Certificate

in Medical Foundation Studies (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Allied Health

Sciences).”

Amendment to regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (b) of regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

“(b) are in possession of one of the following qualifications in English at the

required level

(i) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-Based Test

(iBT) with an overall score of 61, and a writing score of at least 17;

(ii) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with an

overall band score of 5.5, with a reading and writing score of at least 5.0;

(iii) Cambridge First Certificate at grade C or better; or

(iv) any other equivalent qualification approved by the Admissions Board;

and”

Amendment of Schedule I of the principal regulations

For Schedule I of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“Schedule 1

This Course is open to qualified applicants in terms of agreements signed by the

University with the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia.”

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