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Education Act (Cap. 327) The Doctor Of Laws - Ll.D. - Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 (Ln 69 Of 2009 )

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 74 (5) and
75 (6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has promulgated the following regulations made by the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by sections 75 and 79 of the said Act:

1. These regulations may be cited as the Doctor of Laws – LL.D. – Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 and shall be read and construed as one with the Doctor of Laws – LL.D. - Degree Course Regulations, 1997, published as Legal Notice 9 of 1997, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

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2. These regulations shall apply to courses commencing in October 2011 or

3. For regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the following:

4. (1) To be registered for the Course a candidate shall, in addition to satisfying the conditions specified in the Admission Regulations of the University satisfy the following Special Course Requirements:
(a) have obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Legal and Humanistic Studies with at least Category IIB or the degree of Bachelor of Laws with at least Second Class (Honours);
(b) have obtained at least a 55% average in the credits assigned to the compulsory programme of studies of the Laws main area of study in the Bachelor of Laws course or in the case of students who were awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Legal and Humanistic Studies have obtained at least 54 UOM / 108 ECTS credits in the Law area of study and have at least a Grade C average in the Final

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Examinations held in that area of study, provided that the examinations and the credits for study-units in the law area must be those indicated by the Board as necessary for a student to proceed to the LL.D. course; and
(c) have obtained passes in English and in Maltese at Intermediate Level or higher, provided that students who had commenced their studies for the Matriculation Certificate Examination in October 2001 shall not be required to be in possession of these passes.
(2) The Board may recommend the admission of an applicant who is not a citizen of Malta and who is not in possession of passes in English and/or in Maltese at Intermediate Level or higher, provided that it is satisfied that the applicant is proficient in the English language to an equivalent level.
(3) A candidate who is a graduate of a university, or has other qualifications considered to be sufficient, may be exempted by the Admissions Board, on the advice of the Faculty Admissions Committee, from the whole or part of these Special Course Requirements.
(4) Candidates in possession of the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Legal and Humanistic Studies or the Bachelor of Laws who do not have the necessary requirements to register for the Course in terms of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) of this regulation, as well as candidates in possession of a degree in law other than the Bachelor of Arts in Legal and Humanistic Studies and the Bachelor of Laws that is considered by the Board to be of an equivalent standard, may be allowed by the Board to register for a qualifying year of studies made up of Law subjects as determined by the Board. Such candidates shall become eligible to be admitted to the Course leading to the Degree if they obtain a 55% average in the programme of studies for that year.”

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