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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2015 354 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 19,489 – 27.10.2015 — under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

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L.N. 354 of 2015

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2015 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the

Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. – Degree Regulations, 2008 for the

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

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 Arts 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

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2015 354 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 19,489 – 27.10.2015 — under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2015 to amend the Bye-Laws

of 2009 in terms of the Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. – Degree Regulations, 2008 for the

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws

of 2009 in terms of the Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. – Degree Regulations, 2008 for the

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts, published as

Legal Notice 309 of 2009, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2015 354 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 19,489 – 27.10.2015 — under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

These bye-laws shall apply from October 2015 onwards.

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

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2015 354 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 19,489 – 27.10.2015 — under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

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

following

“3. (1) Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty shall be in possession

of one of the following degrees

(a) a Pass with Merit (or equivalent) in a Master’s degree in the same area of

study or in a related area. In the case of applicants who hold a Master’s degree from

this or another university, where it is not possible to determine the equivalence of a

Pass with Merit, the Board may determine ad hoc procedures in order to establish

such equivalence. The advice of the department responsible for the area of study shall

be obtained in all cases; or

(b) a First Class Honours degree in the same area of study or in a related area.”

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