BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS, 2004 FOR THE

HIGHER DIPLOMA OF LEGAL PROCURATOR - H.DIP.

L.P. -UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF LAWS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.604

BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL

REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS, 2004 FOR THE

HIGHER DIPLOMA OF LEGAL PROCURATOR -

H.DIP. L.P. -UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF LAWS

30th October, 2018

LEGAL NOTICE 350 of 2018.

(1)

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws in

terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Higher Diploma of Legal Procurator - H.Dip.

L.P. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires –

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Laws;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the

Higher Diploma of Legal Procurator - H.Dip. L.P.;

“the Higher Diploma” means the Higher Diploma of Legal

Procurator - H.Dip. L.P; and

“the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2004.

These bye-laws shall apply to courses commencing in

October 2018 or later.

(1)

To be registered as regular students in the Course,

applicants shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for

admission as specified in the Admissions Regulations, be in

possession of the special course requirements listed hereunder

(a)

two passes at Grade C or better at Advanced

Matriculation Level or equivalent in English and

Maltese, and three passes at Intermediate

Matriculation Level or equivalent, one of which at

grade C or better, in subjects chosen as follows: one

subject from Group 2, one subject from Group 3,

and another subject (except English and Maltese);

or

(b)

for entry in October 2020 or later, a degree at MQF

level 6 in any area of study awarded by the

University of Malta or any other higher education

institution recognized by Senate, and a pass at

HIGHER DIPLOMA OF LEGAL PROCURATOR - H.DIP.

L.P. -UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF

LAWS

Grade C or better at Advanced Matriculation level

or equivalent in Maltese, provided that if the degree

is in Maltese, a pass at Grade C or better at

Advanced Matriculation Level or equivalent in

English is also required.

(2)

For entry in October 2020 or later, applicants considered as

“Adult Learners” (mature applicants) in terms of paragraph (c) of

regulation 6 of the Admissions Regulations, apart from being in

possession of those qualifications or experience that would satisfy the

Faculty Admissions Committee that they have reached the academic

standard required to follow the Course with profit, shall also be in

possession of a pass at Grade C or better at Advanced Matriculation

Level in English and in Maltese or equivalent. Such applicants shall

also be required to submit with their application a letter written in

English giving their motivation for applying for the Course together

with a copy of their Curriculum Vitae (C.V.).

The Course shall extend over a period of four semesters of

full-time study.

(1)

The programme of study shall comprise of a number

of taught study-units to which a total of 120 ECTS credits are

assigned.

(2)

The programme of study shall be published after approval

by Senate, normally not less than eight months prior to the

commencement of the Course.

(1)

The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be

completed by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the

study-unit is held.

(2)

Students must attend at least 80% of the lecture

programme prescribed for a study-unit before they can be allowed to

present themselves for any formal assessment of the study-unit.

(1)

The overall evaluation of each student’s

performance in the Course for the purpose of the classification of the

Higher Diploma shall be based on the results obtained, all credits

awarded being weighted equally.

(2)

The names of students who qualify for the award of the

Higher Diploma shall be published in a list in alphabetical order

classified as follows

Pass with Distinction

Pass with Merit

Pass.