Cap. 327 Art. 99Functions of the Board of Studies.

(1) The Board of Studies shall have the following functions:

(a) to conduct the educational and training work of the Institute;

(b) to establish the studies, the instruction to be imparted, the training and the research at the Institute, centre or programme for which it may be responsible, and to provide for the administration, publication and dissemination of the academic, training and development operations of the Institute and to allot the work to be done in such activities;

(c) to draft and propose bye-laws relating to the Institute in terms of the provisions of this Act;

(d) to nominate Maltese or foreign examiners in terms of previously established and approved procedures by the Board of Governors;

(e) to prepare plans for the development of the Institute and to present them for the approval of the Council and of the Board of Governors.

(2) Bye-laws which are made by the Board of Studies shall be sent to the Council for its approval and shall not be presented to the Board of Governors to be issued unless they are so approved by the Council.

(3) The Board of Studies shall meet at least once every six weeks and the quorum of the meetings shall be of five members.