under the auspices of the Faculty of Engineering

L.N. 352 of 2020

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2020 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2011 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the

Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons) -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Engineering

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 Board of the Faculty of Engineering in virtue

of the powers conferred upon it 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

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-laws of 2020 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2011 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2019 for the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons)

- and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2011 in terms of

the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the Degree

of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons) - under the auspices of the

Faculty of Engineering, published as Legal Notice 136 of 2011, hereinafter referred

to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

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

2020 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws

The following paragraph (3) shall be added after paragraph (2) of bye-

law 4 of the principal bye-laws

“(3) Applicants considered as “Adult Learners” (mature applicants) in terms

of paragraph (c) of regulation 6 of the Admissions Regulations must be in possession

of those qualifications and/or experience that would satisfy the Faculty Admissions

Committee that they have reached the academic standard required to follow the

Course with profit. Such applicants shall be required to submit with their application

a letter written in English giving their motivation for applying for the Course together

with a copy of their Curriculum Vitae (C.V.).”

Paragraphs (3) and (4) of bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws shall be

re-numbered as paragraphs (4) and (5).

Amendment to bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

“Course Duration

5. (1) The Course shall extend over a period of four years of full-time

study or up to eight years of part-time study.

(2) The Course offered on a part-time basis is open only to applicants

accepted as adult learners as indicated in paragraph (3) of bye-law 4.”

Addition of bye-law 9 to the principal bye-laws

The following bye-law 9 shall be added after bye-law 8 of the principal

“Special Provisions for Part-Time Courses

The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply mutatis mutandis to

courses followed on a part-time basis, and subject to such changes as may reasonably

be deemed by the Board of Studies as necessary due to the part-time nature of the

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