MT
Faculty of Information and Communication Technology
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
B
L.N. 237 of 2017
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
Bye-Laws of 2017 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the
General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the
Degree of Master of Science in Information and Communication Technology
– M.Sc. ICT – under the auspices of the
Faculty of Information and Communication Technology
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 Information and
Communication Technology 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 2009 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate
Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science in Information and Communication
Technology – M.Sc. ICT – and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws
of 2009 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008
for the Degree of Master of Science in Information and Communication Technology
– M.Sc. ICT – under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication
Technology, published as Legal Notice 73 of 2009, hereinafter referred to as “the
principal bye-laws”.
Applicability
These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October
2017 or later.
Addition of bye-law 10 to the principal bye-laws
The following bye-law 10 shall be added after bye-law 9 of the principal
bye-laws
“10. In cases where an applicant lacks essential knowledge in particular areas
not covered in his/her first degree, the Board, on the recommendation of the Board of
Studies or the applicant’s Panel of Supervision, may require the applicant to follow
and pass supplementary study-units at level 3 or lower to which not more than 12
ECTS credits are assigned.”
Renumbering of bye-laws 10 to 16 of the principal bye-laws
Bye-laws 10 to 16 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered as bye-
laws 11 to 17.
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