under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

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L.N. 159 of 2021

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2021 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts - B.A - and

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - B.A. (Hons) -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

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 Arts 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 2021 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2019 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Arts - B.A - and Bachelor of Arts

(Honours) - B.A. (Hons) - and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws

of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2019 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Arts - B.A - and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) -

B.A. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts, published as Legal Notice 11

of 2005, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable with effect from 1 st February 2021.

Amendment to bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (2) of bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) Students who obtain the 65% minimum average mark in the area of

study chosen for the Honours Course but lack up to 12 credits for any compulsory

study-units in this area of study may be allowed to proceed conditionally to Year

II of the B.A. (Hons) Course, provided that they successfully complete the failed

compulsory unit/s during the following year.”

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