under the auspices of the Faculty of Dental Surgery

B

L.N. 314 of 2016

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2016 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2013 for the

Selection of Applicants for Admission to the

Bachelor of Science (Honours) – B.Sc. (Hons) – Degree Course

under the auspices of the Faculty of Dental 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 bye-laws made by the Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery 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 2016 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2013 for the Selection of Applicants for Admission to the Bachelor of

Science (Honours) – B.Sc. (Hons) – Degree Course and shall be read and construed as

one with the Bye-Laws of 2013 for the Selection of Applicants for Admission to the

Bachelor of Science (Honours) – B.Sc. (Hons) – Degree Course under the auspices

of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, published as Legal Notice 42 of 2013, hereinafter

referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

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

2017 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 2 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 2 of the principal bye-laws there shall be subsituted the

following

“2. Whenever the number of students that may be admitted to any area of

study offered in the Course is limited by Senate in terms of the provisions of bye-law

6 of the Bye-Laws of 2012 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours), and the

number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available, the selection of

applicants shall be made according to the criteria listed in bye-laws 3 and 4 of these

bye-laws.”

Deletion of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws

Bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws shall be deleted.

Renumbering of bye-laws 4 to 8 of the principal bye-laws

Bye-laws 4 to 8 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered as bye-

laws 3 to 7.

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

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

subsituted the following;

“3. (1) Applicants for the Dental Hygiene area of study who satisfy the

general and special course requirements as laid down in the bye-laws for the course

shall be selected from amongst all eligible applicants according to the following

categories, listed in order of preference

1 st Category: those with a pass with Merit or better in the Diploma in Dental

Surgery Assistance

2 nd Category: those with grades ‘A’ to ‘E’ in Biology at Advanced Level

3 rd Category: those with a grade ‘A’ in Biology at Intermediate Level

4 th Category: those with a grade ‘B’ in Biology at Intermediate Level

5 th Category: those with a grade ‘C’ in Biology at Intermediate Level.”

Amendment to bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

subsituted the following;

“4. (1) Applicants for the Dental Technology area of study who satisfy the

general and special course requirements as laid down in the bye-laws for the course

shall be selected from amongst all eligible applicants according to the following

categories, listed in order of preference

1 st Category: those with a pass with Merit or better in the Diploma in Dental

Surgery Assistance

2 nd Category: those with grades ‘A’ to ‘E’ in Chemistry at Advanced Level

3 rd Category: those with a grade ‘A’ in Chemistry at Intermediate Level

4 th Category: those with a grade ‘B’ in Chemistry at Intermediate Level

5 th Category: those with a grade C’ in Chemistry at Intermediate Level.”

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