University Assessment (Amendment) Regulations, 2019

L.N. 151 of 2019

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

University Assessment (Amendment) Regulations, 2019

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 Assessment (Amendment)

Regulations, 2019 and shall be read and construed as one with the University

Assessment Regulations, 2009, published as Legal Notice 274 of 2009, hereinafter

referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

(1) Regulations 3, 4, 5 and 7 of these regulations shall be applicable from

1 June 2019 onwards.

(2) Regulation 6 of these regulations shall be applicable from 1 June 2019

onwards and shall also apply to past breaches of these regulations.

Amendment to regulation 1 of the principal regulations

In paragraph (2) of regulation 1 of the principal regulations, the following

interpretation of “Student” shall be added after the interpretation of “Non-Modular

Course”

“Student” means (a) all persons enrolled and participating in a course or

programme or study-unit of the University, including auditing students, and any

student who has temporarily suspended their studies; (b) any other person who is a

candidate for any Assessment by the University; and (c) any person who has been

awarded a qualification or credits for study-units by the University, as appropriate.”

Amendment to regulation 40 of the principal regulations

For regulation 40 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“40. When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any of the

provisions in regulation 39, a report shall be made in writing by the lecturer, an

administrator or an invigilator or other authorized person, which shall be referred

either to the Secretary of the University Assessment Disciplinary Board or to the

Secretary of the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board, as applicable.”

Amendment to regulation 41 of the principal regulations

For regulation 41 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“41. (1) When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any of the

provisions in regulations 39 (1) (b), (c) and (d) in work submitted for Study-Units

to which less than 8 credits are assigned, this shall be investigated by the Faculty

Assessment Disciplinary Board of the Faculty offering the study-unit, composed of

the Dean of the Faculty or his delegate, the Head of Department or his delegate and a

student from among the students’ representatives on the Faculty Board. The academic

who reports the case shall not form part of the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board.

(2) When a breach of any of the provisions in regulations 39 (1) (b), (c)

and (d) is established to have occurred, in cases deemed to be minor, and being the

student’s first offence, the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board shall

(a) issue an oral or written reprimand; and/or

(b) reduce the mark of the Assessment or of the relevant Assessment component

if applicable down to, and including, the mark of zero with or without the possibility

of reassessment.

(3) When a breach of the of the provisions in regulations 39 (1) (b), (c)

and (d) is deemed to be major, or if minor, being the student’s second or subsequent

offence, the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board shall refer the report to the

University Assessment Disciplinary Board.

(4) The University Assessment Disciplinary Board may give direction and

more guidelines to Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Boards on procedures to be used

in such cases.”

Addition of regulation 42 to the principal regulations

The following regulation 42 shall be added after regulation 41 of the

principal regulations

“42. When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any of these

regulations, after the result of a study-unit has been published or after an award has

been conferred, a report shall be submitted to the University Assessment Disciplinary

Board. After due consideration, the University Assessment Disciplinary Board, may

direct that the result of the study-unit be annulled and/or that the award be withdrawn.”

Renumbering of regulations 42 to 76 of the principal regulations

Regulations 42 to 76 of the principal regulations shall be renumbered as

regulations 43 to 77.

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