under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

L.N. 168 of 2017

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2017 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts – B.A – and

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – B.A. (Hons) –

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

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2017 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Arts – B.A – and Bachelor of Arts

(Honours) – B.A. (Hons) – and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws

of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Arts – B.A – and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) –

B.A. (Hons) – under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts, published as Legal Notice 11

of 2005, 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 5 of the principal bye-laws

For sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of bye-law 5 of the principal

bye-laws there shall be substituted the following

“(a) for Economics, English, French, German, Italian, Maltese, a pass at

Grade C or better at Advanced Matriculation Level, or equivalent, in the subject;”

The following sub-paragraph (i) shall be added after sub-paragraph (h) of

paragraph (1) of bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws

“(i) for Music Studies either as a Main area of study or as a Subsidiary area

of study, undertake an interview and an audition; applicants with a pass at Grade C or

better at Intermediate Matriculation Level or higher in Music shall be exempt from

both the interview and the audition.”

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