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University Fees (Amendment) Regulations, 2015
Table of Provisions (13)
Statutory Text (13 Articles)
L.N. 56 of 2015
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
University Fees (Amendment) Regulations, 2015
IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 126(2) of the
Education Act, the Minister for Education and Employment, with
concurrence of the Minister for Finance, has made the following
regulations:-
The title of these regulations is the University Fees
(Amendment) Regulations, 2015, and these regulations shall be read
and construed as one with the University Fees Regulations,
hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".
Paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of regulation 2 of the
principal regulations shall be substituted by the following
"(a)
regulations 4 and 5 apply to EU/EEA students
enrolled in a given programme in academic year 2008/2009 or
earlier;
(b)
regulations 6, 6A, 7 and 7A apply to EU/EEA
students commencing a given programme in academic year
2009/2010 or in any subsequent academic year thereafter;
(c)
regulation 8 applies to Non-EU/EEA students
commencing a given programme in academic year 2007/2008 or
earlier;
(d)
regulation 9 generally applies to Non-EU/EEA
students commencing a given programme in academic year
2008/2009 or in any subsequent academic year thereafter, with
variations applicable to Bachelor of Dental Surgery and Master
of Dental Surgery students;".
Regulation 3 of the principal regulations shall be amended
as follows
(a)
for the definition "Maltese student" there shall be
substituted the following
"EU / EEA students" includes any person having
equal access to education in Malta in terms of regulation
3A;" and
(b)
for the definition "third country student" there shall
be substituted the following
"Non-EU / EEA students" includes any person not
having equal access to education in Malta in terms of
regulation 3A;".
Immediately after regulation 3 of the principal regulations, Adds new
regulation 3A to
there shall be added the following new regulation 3A
the principal
regulations.
" Student
3A. For the purposes of these
entitlement.
regulations, a student who is -
(a)
a citizen of another Member
State of the European Union who is
entitled to equal treatment to Maltese
citizens by virtue of EU legislation and
treaty provisions dealing with free
movement of workers; or
(b)
a citizen of any other
country who is entitled to equal treatment
to Maltese citizens in matters related to
employment by virtue of the application
to that country of EU legislation and
treaty provisions dealing with the free
movement of workers; or
(c)
any other person who is
entitled to equal treatment to Maltese
citizens in terms of the law, and, or EU
legislation and, or treaty provisions
referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), as
the case may be, on account of his family
relationship with persons mentioned in
paragraphs (a) or (b);
(d)
a third country national who
has been granted long-term resident
status in Malta under regulation 4 of the
Status of Long-Term Residents (Third
Country Nationals) Regulations, or who
has been granted a residence permit
under regulation 18(3) thereof; as well as
family members of such third country
national, as defined in regulation 15(1) of
the Status of Long-Term Residents (Third
Country Nationals) Regulations and in
regulation 4 of the Family Reunification
Regulations, when such family members
have been granted a residence permit
under
the
Family
Reunification
Regulations,
shall be entitled to pay the same fees as EU/
EEA students.".
Regulation 4 of the principal regulations shall be amended
as follows
(a)
in the marginal note thereof, for the words
"Maltese students", there shall be substituted the words "EU/
EEA students"; and
(b)
for the words "Maltese students" there shall be
substituted the words "EU/EEA students".
In regulation 5 of the principal regulations, for the words
"Maltese students" there shall be substituted the words "EU/EEA
students".
Regulation 6 of the principal regulations shall be amended
as follows
(a)
in the marginal note thereof, for the words
"Maltese students", there shall be substituted the words "EU/
EEA students"; and
(b)
for the words "Maltese students" there shall be
substituted the words "EU/EEA students".
Regulation 6A of the principal regulations shall be
amended as follows
(a)
in the marginal note thereof, for the words
"Maltese students", there shall be substituted the words "EU/
EEA students"; and
(b)
for the words "Maltese students" there shall be
substituted the words "EU/EEA students".
Regulation 7 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends
regulation 7 of
the principal
regulations.
(a)
in the marginal note thereof, for the words
"Maltese students", there shall be substituted the words "EU/
EEA students"; and
(b)
for the words "Maltese students" there shall be
substituted the words "EU/EEA students".
In regulation 7A of the principal regulations, for the words Amends
"Maltese students" there shall be substituted the words "EU/EEA regulation
the principal
regulations.
Regulation 8 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends
regulation 8 of
the principal
regulations.
(a)
in the marginal note thereof, for the words "Third
country students", there shall be substituted the words "Non-
EU/EEA students";
(b)
in paragraph (a) thereof, for the words "Third
Country students" there shall be substituted the words "Non-
EU/EEA students"; and
(c)
in paragraph (b) thereof, for the words "Third
Country students" there shall be substituted the words "Non-
EU/EEA students".
Regulation 9 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends
regulation 9 of
the principal
regulations.
(a)
in the marginal note thereof, for the words "non-
EU students" there shall be substituted the words "Non-EU/
EEA students";
(b)
in paragraph (a) thereof, for the words "Third
Country students" there shall be substituted the words "Non-
EU/EEA students";
(c)
in the proviso to paragraph (a) thereof, for the
words "Third Country students" there shall be substituted the
words "Non-EU/EEA students";
(d)
in paragraph (b) thereof, for the words "Third
Country students" there shall be substituted the words "Non-
EU/EEA students."; and
(e)
in paragraph (c) thereof, for the words "Third
Country students" there shall be substituted the words "Non-
EU/EEA students".
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