STATUTE FOR THE CENTRE FOR DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGIES

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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.597

STATUTE FOR THE CENTRE FOR

DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGIES

1st September, 2018

LEGAL NOTICE 310 of 2018.

This statute may be cited as the Statute for the Centre for

Distributed Ledger Technologies.

This statute shall be applicable from 1 September 2018.

In this Statute, unless the context otherwise requires

“Associate Member” is the title given to Council appointed

academic members of staff whose substantive post is with a

department, faculty, institute, centre or school and who also gives

service to another department, faculty, institute, centre or school.

“the Board” shall mean the Board of the Centre for Distributed

Ledger Technologies; and

“the Centre” shall mean the Centre for Distributed Ledger

Technologies.

The Centre for Distributed Ledger Technologies is hereby

established as an institution of the University of Malta.

The aims of the Centre shall be

(a)

to support the growth and development of

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies

(DLT) in Malta on strategic, educational, research,

commercial and entrepreneurial levels;

(b)

to deliver a world-class education in blockchain

and DLT studies spanning the related technical

disciplines including: smart contract and

distributed

application

development;

and

blockchain and DLT system internals; and their

intersection with: legal and regulatory aspects;

financial, cryptocurrency and management aspects;

economics; and related management and

entrepreneurial studies;

(c)

to supply various faculties, institutes, centres and

schools with Blockchain and DLT related teaching

at various academic levels;

(d)

to develop study-units and undergraduate and

postgraduate programmes of study;

(e)

to assist in generating and coordinating research

and funding efforts related to Blockchain and DLT;

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(f)

to engage in world-class, cutting-edge Blockchain

and DLT research disseminated in leading

conferences, journals and books in the field;

(g)

to

participate

in

international

research

collaborations, funded or otherwise, with leading

institutions in the field;

(h)

to take a leading role in the development of the

international Blockchain and DLT research

community through participation in networking

events, conference organization, chairing and

reviewing committees of such conferences,

journals and books; and

(i)

to promote further interdisciplinary collaboration

within the University and through its engagement

with specialists outside academia.

The Centre shall be governed by a Board that shall consist

of the following

(i)

Chairman: Rector or delegate;

(ii)

Vice-Chairman: Director of the Centre;

(iii)

a person appointed by the Council of the

University;

(iv)

up to six Resident Academics having

backgrounds relevant to the work of the

Centre, appointed by the Senate of the

University;

(v)

up to two representatives elected by and

from the students registered within the

Centre; and

(vi)

up to five persons possessing expertise and

experience in the field of DLTs and related

technologies, to be recommended by the

Board and approved by Senate.

All members of the Board, other than those appointed ex

officio, and the two student representatives shall be appointed for a

period of one year, renewable for up to four years. A retiring

member will be eligible for re-appointment.

The functions of the Board shall be

(a)

to govern the affairs of the Centre, subject to the

provisions of these statutes and of such regulations,

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policies or directions as may from time to time be

approved by the Council and the Senate;

(b)

to decide the policy of the Centre, to supervise its

activities and administration, and without prejudice

to the generality of the foregoing, the Board may

(i)

approve business plans and annual estimates

of revenue and expenditure of the Centre for

consideration and approval by the Council;

(ii)

with the written concurrence of the Rector,

to enter into agreements with third parties for

funding of the Centre or of particular

activities;

(iii)

publish an annual report;

(iv)

enrol the

Centre in associations or

institutions

sharing similar aims and

interests;

(v)

propose Regulations and Bye-Laws to the

Senate;

(vi)

require from staff members of the Centre the

production of reports on academic matters,

including the curricula of courses of study,

qualifications for admission to courses,

examinations, and certificates of attendance

or qualification;

(vii) recommend to the Council the creation or

removal of academic and non-academic

posts in the Centre; and

(viii) propose for approval to the Senate, Boards of

Studies and Examiners for programmes of

study.

The Centre shall have a Director and Staff

Appointment of

Director and Staff.

(a)

the Director of the Centre shall be appointed

according to the procedure for the appointment of

Directors of Institutes, Centres and Schools as

approved by the Council of the University, for a

duration of one year, with the possibility of renewal

annually subject to established performance

criteria, the needs of the Centre and the needs of the

University, for a total period not exceeding four (4)

years; and

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(b)

the Director shall be assisted by administrative

staff, academic associate members and Research

Support Officers.

The duties of the Vice-Chairman/Director shall be

Duties of the

Director.

(a)

as stipulated in the Manual of Conduct and

Procedures of the Collective Agreement for

Academic Staff of the University of Malta and

Academic Staff of the Junior College; and

(b)

any other duties which shall be assigned to the

Director from time to time, provided that such

duties shall be congruent with the objectives and

functions of the Centre.

The Director of Finance of the University shall be the

Treasurer.

Treasurer of the Centre.