S.L. 327.498 Art. 9Panel of Supervision.

(1) The Board shall appoint a Panel of Supervision for each student, normally composed of three members as follows: the Director of the Institute, or his/her delegate as Chairman, and two other members, one of whom being the principal supervisor, provided that when the Director of the Institute is the supervisor, s/ he shall not chair the panel.

(2) The Panel of Supervision shall follow, as it deems fit, the progress of students throughout the course, provided that it meets at supervisor deems necessary.

(4) At the end of each semester of studies supervisors shall be required to submit to the Panels of Supervision reports for the students under their supervision, whether the student is following the course on a full-time or a part-time basis. Students shall seek approval from said Panel for any substantial modification in the title or content of the dissertation.

(5) The Panels of Supervision shall periodically inform the Board, in writing, on the general performance of each student. Such reports may include a recommendation to either (a) extend the period of study in order to enable the student to complete the dissertation; or (b) terminate studies prematurely if the supervisor deems this to be proper in the circumstances, provided that:

(i) this extension of the study period referred to in (a) shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Principal Regulations; and

(ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely according to (b) until it has first given the student a chance to be heard.