Cap. 607 Art. 25Power to make regulations.

The Minister may, subject to the provisions of this Act, make regulations to give effect to any of the provisions of this Act, or to regulate or otherwise provide for anything in respect of the functions and the activities which affect education according to this Act, and may in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid, make regulations for any of the following purposes:

(a) to establish any fee and payment which may be due by or under this Act, or for the services given in compliance with the provisions of this Act;

(b) to provide for any form or procedure which may be required or expedient and about which there would be no specific procedure in this Act;

(c) to establish rules by means of which the Government may give effect to international conventions relating to education and which have already been ratified by the Government of Malta or in order to achieve compliance with every international obligation pertaining to the Government of Malta or with European Union Directives on any matter or field concerning education and training;

(d) to regulate the meetings of the Authority, including procedures relating to a quorum, taking decisions by means of voting, keeping of minutes and any other matter ancillary thereto;

(e) to provide for any incidental or supplementary matter, including the power of entry and inspection of any premises or place where instruction and teaching take place or may take place in accordance with this Act, as the Minister may deem expedient for the enforcement of any provision of this Act and regulations made thereunder or to give greater effect thereto;

(f) to establish anything which is due to be or may be established under this Act and to provide for any other matter as may be deemed to be appropriate;

(g) to establish the fines for any contravention or breach of any provision of regulations made under this Act, or for non- compliance with any provision or any requirement imposed under such provision;

(h) to make provision for any matter related to the mutual recognition of professions;

(i) to provide for processes of licensing, accreditation, validation of non-formal and informal learning, quality assurance and recognition;

(j) to provide for processes for the validation of informal and non-formal learning with the aim of such validation to be classified at a level of the Malta Qualifications Framework;

(k) to regulate access to and gathering of information, statistics and data by the Authority;

(l) to extend the functions of the Authority; and

(m) to provide for the establishment and description, from time to time, of the Malta Qualifications Framework.