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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2019 310 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,299 - 22.11.2019 — the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

L.N. 310 of 2019

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Science in Diabetes Care - M.Sc. -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences and

the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

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 bye-laws made by the Boards of the Faculty of Health Sciences and

the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in virtue of the powers conferred upon them by

article 81 (1) (c) of the said Act and which have been approved by the Senate of the

University of Malta as required by article 81 (2) of the said Act

Citation

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2019 310 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,299 - 22.11.2019 — the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science in Diabetes Care - M.Sc. - and

shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the General

Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master

of Science in Diabetes Care - M.Sc. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Health

Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, published as Legal Notice 207 of

2018, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2019 310 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,299 - 22.11.2019 — the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2019 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2019 310 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,299 - 22.11.2019 — the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

For paragaph (6) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(6) During the first year of the Course, accepted students shall be required

to undergo an occupational health assessment so as to ascertain that they are fit

to undertake work related to clinical placements. Students who do not fulfil this

requirement may be barred from progressing with their studies. Failure to disclose

information about a physical or mental health problem that could affect patient

safety is considered to be a serious breach of the University Suitability to Practise

Regulations.”

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