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L.S. 327.634 Istatut għaċ-Ċentru ta’ Riżorsi u Ġonna Botaniċi tal-Argotti tal-Università ta’ Malta

UNIVERSITY OF MALTA ARGOTTI BOTANIC GARDENS AND RESOURCE CENTRE [ S.L. 327.634 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.634 STATUTE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MALTA ARGOTTI BOTANIC GARDENS AND RESOURCE CENTRE 4th October, 2019 LEGAL NOTICE 259 of 2019, as amended by Legal Notice 146 of 2020. 1. This Statute may be cited as the Statute for the University of Malta Argotti Botanic Gardens and Resource Centre. Citation. 2. This statute shall be applicable from 1 April 2020 onwards. Applicability. Amended by: L.N. 146 of 2020. 3. In this Statute, unless the context otherwise requires: Interpretation. "the Board" shall mean the Board of the University of Malta Argotti Botanic Gardens and Resource Centre; "the Centre" shall mean the University of Malta Argotti Botanic Gardens and Resource Centre. 4. A University of Malta Argotti Botanic Gardens and Resource Centre (UMAC) is hereby established. Establishment. 5. The Centre shall focus on applied training, research and outreach in areas of botanical sciences, as outlined below. The Centre thus aims: Objectives and Functions. (

  1. a)to promote higher education in applied fields of botanical sciences, including research on bioactive compounds from plants, ethno-botany, taxonomy, in-situ and ex-situ conservation of rare and endangered species, rehabilitation of degraded habitats and restoration ecology, palaeo-palynology and aerobiology, horticulture, and historic gardens; (
  2. b)to conserve, update and expand the present plant collections at the Botanic Gardens, namely, the herbarium, living plants and seed collections; (
  3. c)to use the resource centre and its gardens for teaching and training purposes, and to assist in the technical and logistical aspects of courses of study, which various University entities may organise from time to time in botanical sciences and related disciplines; (
  4. d)to organise public lectures and seminars for special interest groups, with a view to promote the 2 UNIVERSITY OF MALTA ARGOTTI BOTANIC GARDENS AND RESOURCE CENTRE [ S.L. 327.634 Resource Centre as well as to raise awareness for the conservation of flora, arboreal environments, historic gardens and trees in general; Governance. Substituted by: L.N. 146 of 2020. (
  5. e)to encourage educational visits to the gardens by school children, and by other interest groups and individuals alike; (
  6. f)to collaborate with international institutions in fields of mutual interest (including internships and specialised staff training) and to participate in funded projects relating to the areas of interest outlined in (
  7. a)above; and (
  8. g)to carry out other activities ancillary or conducive to the above aims. 6. The Centre shall be governed by the Board which shall consist of the following: (
  9. i)the Chair who shall be the Rector ex officio or his delegate; (
  10. ii)the Vice-Chair who shall be the Curator-Manager of the University of Malta Argotti Botanic Gardens & Resource Centre ex officio; (iii) a person appointed by the Council of the University; (
  11. iv)a person appointed by the Senate of the University; (
  12. v)up to three scholars of repute in the field of botany and one in the field of cultural heritage to be recommended by the Board and approved by Senate; and (
  13. vi)two representatives elected from the staff of the Centre. The Registrar ex officio or delegate shall act as Secretary to the Board. 7. All the members of the Board, other than those appointed ex officio, shall be appointed for a period of one year, renewable for up to four years. A retiring member will be eligible for reappointment. 8. The functions of the Board shall be: (
  14. a)to govern the affairs of the Centre, subject to the provisions of this Statute and of such regulations, UNIVERSITY OF MALTA ARGOTTI BOTANIC GARDENS AND RESOURCE CENTRE [ S.L. 327.634 3 policies or directions as may from time to time be approved by the Council and the Senate; (
  15. b)(
  16. c)to determine the policy of the Centre, and to supervise its activities and administration, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Board may: (
  17. i)approve business plans and annual estimates of revenue and expenditure of the Centre for consideration and approval by the Council; (
  18. ii)enter into agreements with third parties for funding of the Centre or of particular activities, with prior written concurrence of the Rector; (iii) publish an annual report compiled by the Curator-Manager; (
  19. iv)enrol the Centre in associations or institutions sharing similar aims and interests, subject to written consent from the Rector to perform any other function conducive to the fulfilment of the above functions. 9. The Centre shall have a Curator-Manager, who shall be appointed by the University of Malta on a full-time basis, following a Call for applications. 10. The duties of the Curator-Manager shall be: (
  20. a)to prepare and implement the strategic plan of the Centre; (
  21. b)to manage and administer the Centre and its staff, as well as monitor the performance of all staff attached to the Centre; (
  22. c)to encourage and facilitate co-operation with the academic staff as well as with other universities and other institutions; (
  23. d)to authorise the Centre’s procurement of equipment; ensuring that the resources assigned to the Centre – whether human or other – are utilized fully and efficiently; (
  24. e)to compile and submit to the Secretary of the University of Malta by the end of September of Appointment of Curator-Manager. Duties of CuratorManager. 4 UNIVERSITY OF MALTA ARGOTTI BOTANIC GARDENS AND RESOURCE CENTRE [ S.L. 327.634 each academic year, an annual report outlining the activities of the Centre for the outgoing year; 11. Scientific Coordinators. (
  25. f)to compile and submit to the Director of Finance of the University of Malta by not later than end of May of each academic year budgetary estimates for the following year, to cover the projected workload of the Centre; and (
  26. g)to perform other duties which may be assigned by the University of Malta from time to time. Furthermore the Curator-Manager: (
  27. a)shall report directly to the Chairperson of the Board governing the Centre and shall collaborate with all University of Malta officials; (
  28. b)shall not be engaged in any other activity and/or initiative outside the University of Malta which may be in conflict with, or distract him from, his duties at the University of Malta; (
  29. c)shall not give access to any information to any third party that is not associated with the University of Malta, about any work or data that relates to tasks conducted at the University of Malta without the prior approval of the University of Malta. All work carried out within the Centre must be treated according to Maltese data protection legislation. 12. Members of the academic staff shall use the resources of the Centre for teaching, research and outreach purposes. Academics will also be encouraged to apply for projects requiring the support of the Centre, based on the premise that such projects fall within its raison d’être. In such cases, the academic leading a project will be referred to as the project’s "Scientific coordinator", and the role will be limited to the relevant project itself: (
  30. a)the decision to base successful projects at the Centre rests with the Board. (
  31. b)management of resources, including staff, at the Centre will be the responsibility of the CuratorManager, unless the project itself has the provision for staff engagement. (
  32. c)Scientific coordinators shall not be permanently based at the Centre but will make use of the Centre’s resources in relation to their respective project. UNIVERSITY OF MALTA ARGOTTI BOTANIC GARDENS AND RESOURCE CENTRE [ S.L. 327.634 13. The Director of Finance of the University of Malta ex officio shall be the Treasurer of the Centre. The Treasurer. 5

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