S.L. 451.1 ст. 8Divisions of the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Appeals Board. S.L. 451.03 S.L. 451.03 S.L. 451.03 Composition. Quorum. Conduct of affairs of the Board. [ Cap. 12.

(1) In accordance with and without prejudice to article 7 of the Act, the Minister responsible for education shall set up three divisions of the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Appeals

Board to deal with appeals regarding:

(a) recognition of higher education diplomas awarded on completion of Professional Education and Training of at least three years duration and governed by the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Regulations;

(b) recognition of other post secondary level of education and training courses and long or short secondary level of education courses, possibly complemented by professional training or experience and governed by the Recognition of Professional Qualifications

Regulations;

(c) recognition of professional activities and governed by the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Regulations.

(2) Each division of the Board shall be composed of the members of the Board and another two persons, who are independent of the competent authorities awarding qualifications and the designated licence, permit or warrant issuing authority, appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendation of the Minister responsible for education from among persons of known integrity who appear to him to be qualified by reasons of having had experience of and capacity in matters deemed appropriate for such purpose.

(3) The Board shall not act unless a quorum of three of its members including the chairman or his deputy is present.

(4) The chairman of the Board or, in his absence a member of the board selected to deputise for the chairman shall have the powers to summon witnesses and to administer an oath to any witness and to require him to give evidence or to produce documents before it. S.L.451.01 RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS APPEALS BOARD

(5) The Board shall reject any appeal which is not made in writing within the time specified in any provision.

(6) All persons summoned to attend and give evidence at any sitting of the Board shall be bound to obey the summons served on them; and any person refusing or omitting without sufficient cause to attend at the day, time and place mentioned in the summons served on him or to answer, to the best of his knowledge and belief, all questions put to him by the Board, or to produce documents required by the Board to be produced before it, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act: Provided that no person giving evidence before the Board shall be compelled to incriminate himself and every such person shall, in respect of any evidence given by him before the Board, be entitled to all the privileges to which a person giving evidence before a court of law is entitled in respect of evidence given by him before such court.

(7) The Board may seek the help of the Malta QRIC and the network to which the Malta QRIC forms part for any information regarding qualifications issued in Malta or abroad.

(8) The decisions of the Board shall be final expect with respect to points of law decided by the Board, from which an appeal shall be within ten days to the Court of Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction); the judge shall have the right to decide in camera that such appeal is frivolous or vexatious following the closing of the stage of written submissions; such appeal shall also be regulated by Rules of Court made under article 29 of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.

(9) The Board shall, in January of each year submit a report of activities to the Minister and to the General Systems Directives Coordinator.