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L.N. 382 of 2016

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. - Degree (Amendment) Regulations, 2016

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 by 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 Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. –

Degree (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 and shall be read and construed as one with

the Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. – Degree Regulations, 2008, published as Legal

Notice 293 of 2008, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable from October 2016 onwards.

Amendment to various regulations of the principal regulations

Wherever in the principal regulations there is reference to “Sub-Committee”,

that reference shall be substituted by the word “Committee”.

Amendment to regulation 1 of the principal regulations

For the explanation of “Principal Supervisor” in regulation 1 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

Principal Supervisor

the main supervisor assigned to students with

responsibilities as outlined in regulation 31

Amendment to regulation 42 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 42 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(2) The members of the Board of Examiners shall be academics experienced

in research in the general area of the student’s thesis and where practicable, shall

have experience as specialists in the topic to be examined, provided that two of

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the examiners, including the external examiner, shall be academics who command

authority within the area of research concerned. Where the student is an assistant

lecturer at the University, a second external examiner (normally non-visiting) must

be appointed and whenever practicable the local examiners shall be appointed from

different departments.”

Amendment to regulation 44 of the principal regulations

For sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (5) of regulation 44 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(5) If the Board of Examiners is not satisfied with the quality of the thesis, it

shall not admit the student to the oral examination and shall either

(a) refer the thesis back to the student for major revision and resubmission

within a minimum of six months and a maximum of twelve months in revised form

to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners; or”

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