under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws

L.N. 100 of 2015

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2015 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.)

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) (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 2015 to amend the Bye-

Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards,

2008 for the degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.), and shall be read and construed as

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

Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.), under the

auspices of the Faculty of Laws, published as Legal Notice 77 of 2009, hereinafter

referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

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

2015 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 13 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 13 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“13. (1) In mainly taught programmes of study, students shall be required to

submit an individual dissertation of between 15,000 and 20,000 words in accordance

with the guidelines issued by the Board.”

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