AN ACT furthe, /0 IJmmd Proc:tdurt. Cap.' 15.

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AGATHA BAII....."A

lird May, 1984

AO No. XI of 1984

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Cooe of OrganhatKm arid Civil

AN ACT furthe, /0 IJmmd

Proc:tdurt. Cap.' 15.

BE IT ENACfED by the President. by and whit the advice and

COll5<'nt of the Howe of Rcprescnt.aliva. in Ihil present Parliament

a»embled. and by the luthority of the same. al follO'i"t:_

I. This Act mlY be cited a. tbe Code of Organization Ind Ovil

Procedure (Amendment) (No. 21 Act. 1984. Ind .1Ia1i be read and

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consll1lCd liS OM "'hit the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.

hereinafter referred to II "the prillCipal law~.

Section 306 of the principal law shall be amended liS

0<di0ll J06

follow!

of. 'b. """"Ip<ol

(a) immediately atter subsection ~ II thereof tltcre sball be I.....

inserted lbe following new subsection

"OA) MOYllblc property referred to in the provi!K> to

lub5«tioa (l) of section 308 may be IOId by luclion not·

",·ithst.anding lltat a wllmtnt of sei:cure ball not ben! e_~ec\lted

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(h) immediately after subsection i21 thereof thert! Illall be

insetted tbe following proviso

"Provided thaI 1M provisiolli of thi. SUbl«tiOD shall tlOt

apply to movable property rdmd to in the proviso to IUb-

section (ll of section 308.~: and

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immediately after sul:>stction t21 thereof ai amended

thert! !hatl be ill/lCrled lbe following new sub~lion

'"12AI The provisioll!i of subsection (I A) and of Ille

proviso to !ub5«lion (2) of lhi. section. of the proviso to

!ubsection Ol and of lubsec1iOll.5 (I Al and (18) of seclion 308.

the proviso (0 seclion 319. !ub;e(:llon& (2) and (31 of SClClion

321. the proviso to ~llon J2~. subse<.:lion (41 of !iCCl]on 327.

subse<.:l;on ()) of 5ttlion 328. Ihe 5e\:ond proviso to SCIClion 356

and the sc<:ond proviso 10 .section 357. relating to the ""Ie by

auction of the pro!",rty rderred La in tbe proviso to sub-

sec,ion (I) of section )()8 shall apply to the uk by auction

of any .uch property, movable or immovable. only;o lhe

ClI5e where the Minister responsible for l.bour sllall in his

ab50lule discretion by order declare such sale 10 be lI«C:$.U.ry

or e~pedienl for the social pIll'pOlle of providing employment

for ""OTters or for mainllining sueh employ~nl aDd for the

purposes of Lhis subsection the Minister is em~red to

make such orden; rw:h order shall be made prior 10 ilIe

applicalion or demarwl for sueh sale:',

Seclion 308 of the prineipal law shill be amended by the

iI\SC:rlion immediaTely afler sub6«til)ll (I) Ihere<>f. (If the following new

~b&fcliOlU'

Where (he property of which the sale is demanded

"(1A)

,,)n~lsts of or includes immovable

property referred to in the pro-

viso 10 subsection (I) of this w::tion. and the demand is for the

sale of such property as a hotel. R tursaal or a factory or as a

going concern, such dcm3nd shall. whether or not it is 50 e...pressty

stated, mean a demand for the sale of all immovable and movable

property referred to in tllal proviso. but 01111 of sucb propeny, and

in any such case the Courl shill. without any further requirement

Whatsoever. Qrder the sale Qf .11 lhe ~pcrI)'. lIIQ·..able and

imroovable aforesaid. as OOC' and indivistble prQpcrty. and s"",h

sale shall be governed exclusively by the prQvisiQltS Qf tbill COOc

relalillg to the sale by auctioo CIl immovable prQperly as if such

property C'O<I5i5ted CltcllUi~11 of Qoe and indivisible immovable

properly, and where the immQvable properly of which the sale is

demanded coosists Qf land. buildings and other amenities which

ltfC adjac<'nt. the Coun may not limit the sale to any part or par"

thereof.

II B) Where the sale by auction is only of mQvable properly

referred to in the proviso 10 subsection (1) of this w::tioo, tbe

proceedings for tbe sale of immovable properly referred to in the

same provis<> shall apply:'.

Immedialely after w::tion 319 of the printiplll law there sball

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be irucrled the foUo"..iog oew proviw

"Provided that the I1IQvable properlY referred lQ io the proviw

to rub5cc!ion (II of W::lion 308 sh.n be sold as one aDd indivisible

whole....

Section 311 of lhe principal law lih.1I be amended as fQHows

Minnufill warn klnikolu 319 lal·li*i printipali ghndu jidllol Emend>. ,,'

I.. ,tik.lu )19

iI-proviso adid Ii ~j

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"ltda \-beni mobbli msemmija fJI-prOV;1IO ghawubanikolu (11

Ia' l-.anitolu 308 gIIandhom jinbicgbu bllal1 Ixni wicll<:d u intl;vi-

sibbli ..•.

L-arlikolu 321 tal·li!i printipali ghandu ji*i emendal k.if i,ej

.!i.

'I) l-anikolu g/landu jijl:i numeral mi1l·A:did bllala Jub-

artikolu 0): u

priotip;oli.

(b! m;nllufill "'I1'lI gllandhom ji1:dicdll H\lbani~oli jl:odda Ii

~ejjin

"(2f F'kat la' bejgh rirkanl taO xi beni mscmmija fil-

1)1'0_00 gIIas-subartikolu (l) ta'l-arlikolu 308 "tajba bicx loffri"

Ifisser Ii min jagltmel l-ofrena jipproduti lir·ReQjslralUr garnll·

lija bit!ejjcd biu jitguru 1·lllas tal.preu tal·bejgll.

13f Meta talll xi li*i pcrsuna lkun lellliet pcrn,C$S ~w

l~nu

bin Iattwi$u xi wbud mill·beni Ii jkullu SoC jinbiegllll

rirhll!. dik il·pcrsunl rna lilqieSJl Ii hi tljba biex loRri gllal1-

finijicl la· dan klnitolu temm-il darbG rna jkollbiex fil-pussea

laglllla dale. il·pcrmess jew dik il·li~nza fi~lIin lao I-offena ..•.

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tbe section shill be renumbered II subsection (I): and

{bl immediately thereafter there shiH be added the foHow-

io! new sub5octions

"(21 In the case of a sale by auction Qf any property

referred to in the proviso 10 ,ubsectioo {I) Qf section 308,

"suitable" means that the bidder produces to the Registrar

sufficient guarantee 10 secure the payment of the ~ of the

sale,

0) WMrc und~r aDY law a person requires a permit

Or licence for tM acquisition of any of the property to be sold

by auctiOll. such person shall not be deemed 10 be suitable

for the purposes of this s«tion unll'SS he is in po6session of

soch. permit or licence 81 tile time of lhe bid.'",

(I) Thee nmcndmenu by this Act addin, subsections (lA) and Tn.... Lory

12AJ and (be proviso to subKclion (2) of seelinn 306. and amending p"";"""

sections 308. 319 and 321. of lhe princip<lllaw shull be deemed to have

rome into force on 121h March. 1984. and shall apply to any demand

made after Ihal dale fnr the sale by uuclion of any properlY referred

to in lhe proviso to subsection 1I) of Kelion 308 of the principal taw.

even where such a demand 01 any maller related [0 il. is the obje(:t of

judicial proceedings pending before any Court of law and notwith·

standing aoy judgement thereon which has not become 'res judicata'.

(2f Notwiihstanding the provisions 01 su~tion (2A) of

liC.tion 306 of the prin.ipal law. in rapcct of proc«dings for me sak

by auction already pending on the day immc:diately pr«edinl the

coming into force of this Act. the ministerial onk:r rcfem:d to in the said

subsection .lIall be made nOl Late:r tllan 111.= days prior to luch Ale.

Passed by lhe House cI Represelllali~ at SiuillJ No. 114 of the 22nd May. 1984.

DAN!E" MICA....EP

S~aktr

C. MIFSUD

Clerk 10 the Howse of Reprtummiws

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