MALTA UNIVERSITY DEBATING UNION (MUDU)

MALTA UNIVERSITY DEBATING UNION (MUDU)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.568

MALTA UNIVERSITY DEBATING UNION (MUDU)

14th March, 2017

LEGAL NOTICE 87 of 2017.

(1) These regulations may be cited as the Malta University

Debating Union (MUDU) Regulations.

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,

the terms used shall be taken to mean as indicated hereunder, and

the plural thereof shall be construed accordingly

"MUDU" means the Malta University Debating Union;

"Student" means a student enrolled on a course provided by the

University;

"Staff" means any member of staff appointed by Council; and

"University" means the University of Malta.

These regulations shall be applicable from 1 st March, 2017

2. onwards.

Dawn ir-regolamenti għandhom japplikaw mill-1 ta’ Marzu,

2017, ’il quddiem.

The objectives of the MUDU are

(a) to promote debate and discussion;

(b) to train students in the art and style of debate and discus-

sion; and

(c) to provide a forum for debates on issues of national and

international concern.

MUDU shall accordingly promote both competitive

debating and chamber debating and establish respective rules about

organisation and conduct.

All University students and staff have a right to participate

in the activities of MUDU. Non-university members may be invited

to participate in the activities of MUDU on an ad hoc basis.

Activities may be open to the press, or relayed on the

media of communication on an ad hoc basis.

MUDU shall be run as a joint activity of the University of

Malta and the Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (KSU).

(1) The governance of the MUDU shall be through a

Committee, composed as follows

(a) a Rector’s Delegate, who will act as the Chairperson;

(b) a member of the University’s administrative staff,

appointed by the Rector;

(c) two students nominated by the Council of the KSU from

within its own members; and

(d) three other students to be nominated by the Council of the

KSU from outside its members and selected in a way as to

represent a cross-section of the students of the University.

MALTA UNIVERSITY DEBATING UNION (MUDU)

(2)

The student members shall serve for a period of one year

and the appointment is renewable for further periods. The term of

the student members shall be from 1 October to the end of

September. The students referred to in sub-paragraph (c) of

paragraph (1) of this regulation shall be nominated in July by the

K SU Coun cil, and are expected to participate as observers

immediately.

The MUDU Committee may co-opt for a maximum period

of one year up to two other representatives of other bodies when

such have entered into a specific programme of activities with the

MUDU.

The University shall provide its premises for the activities

of MUDU without any charge. Necessary ancillary charges

covering running expenses may be charged for, but in each case the

University shall seek to minimise and if possible waive such

charges on an ad hoc basis.

The University shall allow the MUDU a completely free

hand in the choice of subject/s and shall not in any way exercise

any form of censure on the MUDU’s activities.

The MUDU shall be free to collect funds from any

legitimate source to subsidise its activities. Any funds provided by

the University must be properly accounted for and information on

expenditure shall be available to the University in line with

University’s fiscal regulations.

Wherever appropriate, students shall be awarded credits

according to the applicable University regulations.