Statute for the Centre for English Language Proficiency (Amendment)

L.N. 258 of 2019

EDUCATION ACT

Statute for the Centre for English Language Proficiency (Amendment)

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 Statute made by the Council of the University of Malta in

virtue of the powers conferred upon it by articles 72(h), 75(2) and 77(c) of the said Act

Citation

This statute may be cited as the Statute for the Centre for English Language

Proficiency (Amendment) and shall be read and construed as one with the Statute for

the Centre for English Language Proficiency, published as Legal Notice 128 of 2013,

hereinafter referred to as “the principal statute.

Applicability

This statute shall be applicable from 1 August 2019 onwards.

Amendment to article 3 of the principal statute

For article 3 of the principal statute there shall be substituted the following

“3. The Centre for English Language Proficiency is hereby established as an

institution of the University of Malta.”

Amendment to article 5 of the principal statute

For article 5 of the principal statute there shall be substituted the following

“5. The Centre shall be governed by a Board that shall consist of the following

(i)

Chairman: Rector or his delegate;

(ii)

Vice-Chairman: Director of the Centre,

(iii)

a person appointed by the Council of the University;

(iv)

a person appointed by the Senate of the University;

(v)

up to two representatives of the academic staff lecturing in the Centre;

(vi)

up to two students representatives from amongst the students

representatives on Senate;

(vii) up to two persons possessing expertise and experience in the field of

English Language Proficiency, to be recommended by the Dean of the

Faculty of Arts in consultation with the Head of the Department of

English.

The Registrar or his delegate shall act as Secretary to the Board.”

Amendment to article 8 of the principal statute

For article 8 of the principal statute there shall be substituted the following

“8. The Centre shall have a Director and Staff

(a) the Director of the Centre shall be appointed according to the procedure for the

appointment of Directors of Institutes and Centres as approved by the Council of the

University, for a duration of one year, with the possibility of renewal annually subject to

established performance criteria, the needs of the Centre and the needs of the

University, for a total period not exceeding four (4) years; and

(b) the staff of the Centre shall be appointed by the University according to the

usual practice.”

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