under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

L.N. 125 of 2023

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2023 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 2023 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 for courses commencing in October

2023 or later.

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

For sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of bye-law 5 of the principal

bye-laws there shall be substituted the following

“(a) for Economics, English, French, German, Maltese, a pass at Grade C

or better at Advanced Matriculation Level, or equivalent, in the subject;”

The following sub-paragraph (j) shall be added after sub-paragraph (i)

of paragraph (1) of bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws

“(j) For Italian, either as a Main area of study or as a Subsidiary area of

study, a pass at Grade C or better at Advanced or Intermediate Matriculation Level,

in Italian.”

For paragraph (4) of bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(4) In accordance with the provisions of regulation 16 (1) of the Admissions

Regulations, the Admissions Board, acting on the advice of the Board, may admit

applicants in possession of a Diploma of this University into the second year of the

Course for the Honours degree; provided that the Diploma falls within one of the

areas of study specified in paragraph (1) of bye-law 3, and provided also that the

average mark for study-units covered in the Diploma is not less than 65%. Such

students may be required to follow a specific programme of study or additional study-

units as directed by the Board of Studies.”

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