University Student Discipline (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

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L.N. 239 of 2017

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

University Student Discipline (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

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 University Student Discipline

Regulations (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, and shall be read and construed as one

with the University Student Discipline Regulations, 2016, published as Legal Notice

68 of 2016, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable as from 26 June 2017 onwards.

Amendment to regulation 6 of the principal regulations

For paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations

there shall be substituted the following

“6. (1) A complaint regarding Misconduct by a Student shall normally

be made to the Dean of the Student’s Home Faculty. The Dean shall consider the

complaint within three (3) working days and shall decide whether it is of a minor or

serious nature.

(2) Where the Dean considers the Misconduct to be of a minor nature,

the Dean shall inform the Student in writing (within five (5) working days from receipt

of complaint) of the report of alleged Misconduct. On receipt of such communication

in writing, the student shall be given the opportunity to make a written statement

which should reach the Dean within five (5) working days. After considering the

report of Misconduct and the student’s statement, the Dean shall summon the Student

and give the Student a copy of his final decision in writing,

provided that, for the purpose of this regulation, “Misconduct of a minor nature” shall

mean such type of Misconduct that is more akin to misbehaviour, or which contains

an element of carelessness or minor negligence, rather than an intentional act.”

For paragraph (5) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

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“(5) On conclusion of the proceedings relating to incidents of minor

Misconduct, the Dean shall submit a report in writing to the Rector within three (3)

working days of such communication to the Student.”

Amendment to regulation 7 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (1) of regulation 7 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“7. (1) Where the Dean decides that the Misconduct is of a serious nature,

a written report shall be made to the Rector within a maximum of ten (10) working

days from the date in which the Dean gains cognisance of such Misconduct. In such

event, the Dean may, if he so deems fit, suspend the Student in the manner provided

in regulation 6(3)(c), pending further consideration of the matter by the Rector.”

Amendment to regulation 8 of the principal regulations

For regulation 8 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“8. The Committee shall, within fifteen (15) working days from the day the

complaint is referred to it, inform the Student of the charge by means of a letter to

the address as provided by the Student to the University, by e-mail to the Student’s

University e-mail account, and by phone, together with a copy of these regulations, as

well as the date, time, and venue when the Student is to appear before the Committee

to answer to the charge.”

Amendment to regulation 11 of the principal regulations

For regulation 11 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“11. The Committee shall, as soon as possible, but in any case not later than fifteen

(15) working days from the date of the last meeting, report its findings to the Rector.”

Amendment to regulation 12 of the principal regulations

For regulation 12 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“12. The Rector shall notify the Student of the outcome of the proceedings as

soon as possible, but in any case not later than seven (7) working days from the date

in which the report is received by the Rector,

provided that where the Rector refers the report of the Committee to Senate in the

manner provided in regulation 16, the time period specified in this sub-regulation shall

be taken to mean seven (7) working days from the date in which Senate communicates

its decision to the Rector.”

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