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DISCIPLINARY REGULATIONS
FACULTY OF MEDICINE OF MASARYK UNIVERSITY
(as amended with effect from 1 January 2023)
Article 1
Subject of modification
(1) The Disciplinary Regulations of the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University
(hereinafter referred to as "the Regulations") are internal regulations of the Faculty of
Medicine of Masaryk University (hereinafter referred to as "the Faculty") in the sense
of
§ Section 33(2)(e) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education Institutions and
on Amendments and Supplements to Other Acts (the Higher Education Act), as
amended (the Act).
(2) In the event that these Regulations, the Disciplinary Regulations for Students of
Masaryk University (hereinafter referred to as the "MU Disciplinary Regulations") or
the Act do not contain special provisions, Act No. 500/2004 Coll., the Administrative
Code, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Administrative Code"), shall apply to
proceedings concerning a disciplinary offence.
(3) These Regulations supplement the MU Disciplinary Regulations, which set out
disciplinary offences for MU students, regulate details of the hearing of disciplinary
offences and disciplinary proceedings, including the Disciplinary Committee and its
R u l e s of Procedure, as well as the rules for imposing sanctions for disciplinary
offences.
Article 2
Disciplinary offence
(1) A disciplinary offence is a culpable breach of a duty laid down by law or MU regulations
which endangers or undermines the interests, activities or mission of MU or one of its
components.
(2) Disciplinary offences are defined in detail in Article 2 of the MU Disciplinary Regulations.
Article 3
Disciplinary proceedings
(1) Details of the hearing of disciplinary offences and disciplinary proceedings are
regulated in Part Two of the MU Disciplinary Regulations.
Article 4
Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty
(1) The Faculty Disciplinary Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Disciplinary
Committee") is a self-governing academic body.
(2) The Disciplinary Committee has 6 members. The term of office of a member of the
Disciplinary Board shall be 2 years from the date of his/her appointment.
(3) The members of the Disciplinary Board are appointed and dismissed by the Dean from
among the members of the academic community of the Faculty with the prior approval
of the Academic Senate of the Faculty. The Dean cannot be a member of the
Disciplinary Board.
(4) Half of the members of the Disciplinary Committee are students enrolled at the
Faculty. Student members of the Disciplinary Board must not be employed by MU.
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(5) Before the expiry of the term of office, membership of the Disciplinary Board shall
terminate by removal pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, by written resignation
delivered to the Dean, or by termination of membership of the relevant part of the
academic community of the Faculty within the meaning of paragraphs 3 and 4 of this
Article. Membership shall also cease upon the commencement of employment pursuant
to paragraph 4, second sentence, of this Article.
Article 5
Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board
(1) The rules of procedure of the Disciplinary Board are governed by Part Three of the MU
Disciplinary Regulations.
Article 6
Delivery
(1) Delivery of documents in disciplinary proceedings is regulated by Article 17 of the MU
Disciplinary Regulations.
Article 7
Transitional provisions
(1) Liability for disciplinary offences shall be assessed under the existing regulations if
the conduct giving rise to liability occurred before the date of entry into force of
these Regulations; it shall be assessed under these Regulations only if this is more
favourable to the student.
(2) Proceedings commenced before the entry into force of these Rules shall be completed in
accordance with these Rules.
(3) A Disciplinary Board established before the entry into force of these Regulations shall
be deemed to be a Disciplinary Board established under these Regulations.
Article 8
Final provisions
(1) Disciplinary Regulations of the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University as amended
effective from
1.9.2022 shall be abolished by the entry into force of these Regulations.
(2) These Regulations were approved by the Academic Senate of the Faculty of
Medicine of Masaryk University on 21 June 2022 pursuant to Section 27 (1) (b) of
the Act.
(3) These Regulations have been approved under Section 9(1)(b) of the Act by the
Academic Senate
Masaryk University on 03 October 2022.
(4) These Regulations come into force on the date of approval by the Academic Senate of
Masaryk University.
(5) These Regulations shall enter into force on 1 January 2023.
prof. MUDr. Martin Repko, Ph.D.
Dean