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Library (Amendment) Regulations, 2017
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
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L.N. 86 of 2017
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
Library (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 Library (Amendment) Regulations,
2017 and shall be read and construed as one with the Library Regulations, 2011,
published as Legal Notice 141 of 2011, hereinafter referred to as “the principal
regulations”.
Applicability
These regulations shall be applicable as from 1 st March, 2017 onwards.
Amendment to regulation 5 of the principal regulations
For paragraph (14) of regulation 5 of the principal regulations there shall
be substituted the following
“(14) If a book is retained beyond the loan-period without renewal, or kept
beyond a recall deadline, a system of fines shall be applicable as per Schedule 1.
Failure to return the Library items and/or to settle the fines shall lead to a blocking of
the patron’s borrowing account and legal action if necessary.”
For paragraph (17) of regulation 5 of the principal regulations there shall
be substituted the following
“(17) Without prejudice to the preceding provisions of this regulation,
registered students of the University must return any Library items still in their
possession and settle all outstanding book fines upon termination of their course of
studies. The University may preclude students who do not abide by this sub-regulation
from graduating.”
The following paragraph (18) shall be added after paragraph (17) of
regulation 5 of the principal regulations
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“(18) Without prejudice to the preceding provisions of this regulation, former
Library patrons, including registered students who have withdrawn or are deemed to
have withdrawn from their studies at the University, must return any Library items
still in their possession and settle all outstanding book fines with immediate effect.
The University may take legal action against former Library patrons who do not
abide by this sub-regulation.”
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