365 tal-2017
Table of Provisions (7)
Statutory Text (7 Articles)
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L.N. 365 of 2017
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
STATUTE REGARDING IMMOVABLE PROPERTY OVER WHICH THE
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA HAS A CLAIM OR TITLE AT LAW
Interpretation
For the purposes of this Statute, ‘third party’ shall mean any physical and/or
legal person, but shall not include any legal person of which the University of Malta
(hereinafter ‘University’) is a shareholder and/or founder.
Citation
This Statute may be cited as the ‘Statute regarding Immovable Property over
which the University of Malta has a Claim or Title at Law’.
Field of Application
This Statute shall be applicable from 1 January 2018 onwards.
Objective and General Rule
Immovable property over which the University has a claim or a title at law
shall be solely and exclusively used for educational purposes and for support services
associated therewith in line with the University’s mission deriving from the Education
Act (Chapter 327 of the Laws of Malta).
Furthermore, insofar as any alienation, transfer, sale, exchange, hypothecation,
burdening or other encumbering of, and insofar as any assignment of rights, obligations
and/or title relating to, such property is concerned, the University and/or any of its
Principal Officers shall be precluded, both ipso facto and ipso jure, from alienating,
transferring, selling, hypothecating or otherwise burdening and/or encumbering such
property and/or from assigning any rights, obligations and/or title thereto to third
parties to further such third parties’ private, commercial, financial and/or profit-
making interests to the detriment of any above-mentioned educational purposes and
associated support services in line with University’s overarching mission deriving
from the Education Act.
Exemption
The Council may resolve to allow an exemption to clause 4. Provided that
such decision shall be taken only if all members of Council are present and vote
unanimously to such effect.
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Provided further that the objective criteria and the reasons upon which Council
has based its decision shall be explicitly and expressly minuted within the official
documents of Council.
Amendment
A unanimous vote shall be required for the purposes of any amendment to this
Statute.
For the avoidance of doubt, Council may not and shall not, at any time
whatsoever and in any manner whatsoever, delegate all or any of its powers emanating
from this Statute.
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