Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

L.N. 23 of 2021

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2021 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2019 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Science in Addiction Studies - M.Sc. -

under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing 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 for Social Wellbeing 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

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2021 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2019 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science in Addiction Studies - M.Sc. - and

shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2019 in terms of the General

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

Science in Addiction Studies - M.Sc. - under the auspices of the Faculty for Social

Wellbeing and the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, published as Legal Notice 108

of 2019, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 st November 2020 onwards.

Amendment to bye-law 12 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 12 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“12. (1)

Students shall be required to have regular contact with their

supervisor.

(2) Students shall seek approval from the Board of Studies through

their supervisor for any substantial modification in the title or content of the

dissertation.

(3) Supervisors shall submit to the Board progress reports for each

student under their supervision at the end of each semester of studies. Such reports

may include a recommendation to either (a) extend the period of study in order to

enable the student to complete the dissertation; or (b) terminate studies prematurely

if the supervisor deems this to be proper in the circumstances, provided that

(i) the extension of the study period referred to in (a) shall be in

accordance with the provisions of the Principal Regulations; and

(ii) the Board of Studies may not terminate studies prematurely

according to (b) until it has first given the student a chance to be heard.”

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