under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws

B

L.N. 141 of 2024

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2024 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 for the

Degree of Master of Arts in Human Rights Law and Practice - M.A. -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws

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 Laws 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 2024 to amend the

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

Awards, 2021 for the degree of Master of Arts in Human Rights Law and Practice -

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

the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 for the degree of

Master of Arts in Human Rights Law and Practice - M.A. - under the auspices of the

Faculty of Laws, published as Legal Notice 399 of 2018, hereinafter referred to as

“the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 October 2024 onwards.

Deletion of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws

Bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws shall be deleted.

Renumbering of bye-laws 10 to 14 of the principal bye-laws

Bye-laws 10 to 14 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered as bye-

laws 9 to 13.

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

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“9. (1) Students shall be required to submit an individual dissertation of

not less than 15,000 words and not more than 20,000 words in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the Board.”

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