XVIII tal-1984

(a)

to administer the oath to a ...."ness;

(b) wilen so dim:tcd by 'IIY Court, 10 ......,.rlaln and establish

the issues of fact or of law involved in • cause. as ~1111$ the iaues

of ract or of law On which the parties agree. to give JIlCb directions

to the parties as may be neceuary for Ibis purpose and relative to

the production of doellmenlS or Olber evidence and of noles of

rcfeTe11CC \Q •• Hharity;n suppon of their case, 10 endeavour to

induce lhe parties \0 ..,lIeh an .gr~mall 011 the i5sues invotvod. in

the caUI5C. and to make a report on such evidence and rderenca an<!

such iMues or agrcc=nt...a the case may be. to the Court

10 lake the testimony of any penon

(el

(d) (0 lake any affiduit on any mailer wnnoolCd ...·i!h aDy

proceedings laken or intended to be laken before any Court

{el to receive documents produced with aoy lellimony. affi.

davit or deo;!ararion rcferrod to in Ihili Act; and

10 to perfonn aoy olher function which may lawfully be

assigned \0 them by Illy Court.

(2) In the performance of their fUOClions the Judicial Agis-

lants sbal1 act under the direction and control of Lhe Court taking

copizance of the case. and shall havc such powers as may lawfully be

usi&ncd to them by such Court and in partic:ular shall nave flOwer

tQ order the allcndance of any peIWO for the purpose of tbc givlDg of

cvidence or thc making of an affidllvit or a declaration on any .uch

mallcr. at such place and time as may be specified in the ortler.

xort'ohra -

.

"affidavit" lfisser dikjarazzjoni bil·miktub la' kull parti ,

la' persuna ohra Ii x·xiehda taghha fum mdlliega f'xi Qorti, koo-

fermata bil-gurameol jew b'dikjarazzjoni saleoni u maghmula skoot

id-dispoti7.zjonijiet la' dan I-AU;

"parti" linkludi kull tcrza persuna kjamata ril-kawfa u J-

persuoa ammessa in sratu et lerminLs bhala parti rbwta;

"Oorti" tfisser koll watlda mill-qrati msemmija fl.artikoli 3

tal-Koditi ta' Organizzazzjoni u Protedura Civili u kull bord !

tribunal stabbilit b1igi, itda rna tinkludix xi qorti jew karp ie'

b'kompetenza krimina1i.

3, m Ghandbom jinhatru Assistenti OudiRjar;i Ii separ

meot ikollbom il-fuozjooijiel moghlija Iilbom b'dao I-Alt, u b'mo<!

pe.rtikolari -

(a) Ii jaghtu I-turement iii xhud;

(bl meta hekk direni minn xi Oorti, Ii ja¢¢ertaw UjistabbilillJlu

i1-kwisljonijiet la' fau jew la' Hgi Ii jlrun bemm f'kawta, kif ukoll

dawk iI-fatti jew punti ta' Iigi Ii jkun hemm f'kawta Ii dwarhom il-

panijiel ilronu jaqblu, Ii jaghtu daw1l: id-<lirettivi 1i11-partijiet Ii j1l:unu

mehtiega ghal dan il-ghan u dwar il-produzzjoni ta' dotumeDti jew

provi ohra u la' noti la' ruCJeDZa ghal awtoritA b'suslenn tal-kat

!aghhom, Ii jippruvaw iwasslu liII-partijiet ghal ftehim dwar iI·

kwistjonijiet Ii jkun hemm fil-kawta u Ii jaghmlu rapport dwar iJ.

provi u r-riferenzi u dwar dawk il-kwistjonijiet jew frehim. s1l:ond il-

kat, 1i11-Qorti

ee)

Ii jiehdu x·xiebda ta' kull persuna

(d) Ii jieMu 1I:u11 affidavit fuq 1I:u11 hap Ii jkollha x'taqsam

rna' kull pro¢edimenli Ii jkunu ttiehdu jew Ii jlruo hemm il-!sieb Ii

jittiebdu quddiem xi Oorti;

(el Ii jirtievu dolrumenti prodotti rna' 1I:ull xiehda, affidavit

jew dikjara:lZjoni msemmija rdan \-Att; u

m Ii jaqdu kull funzjoni ohra Ii tisla' legittimament tlnghata

lilhom minn xi Qorti.

(2) FiI-qadi tIIl·funzjonijiel lallhhom I-AssisteDli Oudiujarji

glIandhom jagixxu tahl id-direzzjoni u l-kontroll tal-Qoni Ii tiehu

konjizzjoni tal·kawta. u ghandu jkoUhom dawk iJ-Selghat Ii jislghu

legillimament jinghataw lilhom minn dilc il-Qoni u b'mod partikolari

jlc:ollhom is-setgha Ii jordnaw l-attendenza til' kull pemma sabiell tlxhed

jew taghmel affidavit jew dikjarazzjoni fuq kull hap bllal dik, rdak il-

post ullin Ii jistgtlu jigu spe¢ifikali fl-ordni.

(II The Judicia. AWstaDIl shall be appointed by the Minis-

ter responsible for jmticc from amODg persons who hold the warrant

to practise as "dvo<;;ate in Malta,

(2) A Judicial AssistanL ~haJl be appointed for a ICrn, of DOL

bs than lWQ yean and during this appolnUTlCtlt be may IlOl ClleTrite the

private practiee of his profession.

R.m""",_

OJ The JudiciaL Assislllnl$ shaH rccc:ive such remuneration

as tbe Minisler responsible for justice may from time to time prescribe.

"""'laD...

(4) The provisioru of Ihe Code of Organiution and Civil

ProceduTC regarding the absteotion and challenge or Judgcs shall apply

to the abstention and challenge of Judicial A~istanLs

Provided that any matter regarding wcb abstention or chal.

lenge shall be docided by lbe CoUrl.

lS) Upon bis appointment a Judicial A~istant shall take an

oatb Lo perform all bill fullCtioD$ under tbis Act faitbflllly. honailly

and impartially. The nalb shall be liken before ,be CQurI of Appeal.

III NotwithstaDding anything contained in the CQde of

Or&lnizatioo .nd Civil Proc:edure or in any other 11101. and without

prcjudioe to any pnwer g'lnted to I roun by section 173 of the said

Cooe, the Court may dirtcl that the evidence of aDy peTiOll intended

to be proouced as witnc~ be taken before a Judicial Assistant al such

place Ind lime and under mclt conditions as the Court may establish.

(2) Soch di=tion may be given during any Stage ot the

prOCttdings and may be so given by the COIl,t of iu OWn motinn or on

the appliCilinn ot any plrty to the prcx:ecdinlll.

6, Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Organiw-

tion aDd Civil Procedure or in any other law it shall be in the power

of any Court taking cognilance of the case to give consideration to

the facts contained

(a) in an affidavit duly tak.en in accordance with the provi-

sions of this Act, and filed in the record of the proceedings; and

(b) in a declaration made by the plaintiff in accordance with

subsection (3) of section ISS or the defendant in accordance with

subsection (4) of section 158 of the Code of Organization and Qvil

Procedure. provided that it shall contain a declaration by the decla-

rant that the facts therein contained have come to his knowledge

directly and not obtained from the relation or infonnation of third

persons;

without the necessity of examining the person making such affidavit viva

I'nee in open Court;

Provided that nothing in this section shall preclude the Court

from directing that the testimony of any person be given viva voce in

open Court or taken by a Judicial Assistant.

7, (]) Any party intending to produce a wilness in proceedings

before a Court may file in the Registry of such Court the affidavit of

the witnesses on which the party inlet1ds to rely in support Gf his case.

(2) The affidavit shall be taken before a Judicial Assistant

or a Commissioner for Oaths appointed in lenns of the provisions of the

Commissioners for Oaths Ordinance. and shall be filed together with any

written pleading prescribed by law in which a party is required to indicate

the names of tbe witnesses which he intends to produce

Provided that where such written pleading is not so prescrib-

ed. the affidavit shall be filed by the party togetber with the written

pleading introducing the cause or the written pleading in answer

thereto. as the case may be. or. where a written pleading in answer is

not required of such party. not later than the day filled for the hear-

ing

Provided further that a copy of the affidavit shall be served

on the othu parly.

OJ Nothing in subsection (2) of this section shall preclude any

parey from filing the affidavit of any witness duly taken in accordance

with the provisions of this Act after the time therein indicated. if at the

time of Ihe filing of such affidavit such person was not precluded from

producing the person making that affidavit as a witness 10 give testimony

viva voce before the Court.

Minkcjja 1ro1l hap Ii I;osab fil·Koditi la' Orpniuan}oni Q

l"ro<:Wura Civil; jew fxl li*1 OM l-Qorti Ii liellu kOQjiajOQi tal·bwn

jlr.ollha s-soetglla Ii likkonsidra l-fauJ Ii jkunu jinstab\l

(a) r.ffidavit Ii jhn iltieJIed l(if imiss stood id-dilpoth:l:jOfti.

ji<:t ta' dan l-Au, u II jkUD Iqkglled fi).prOCess; U

(b) rdikjllraujOlli magllmula miH-altur Rond ;II-$ubartikolu

0) Ill' l-artikolu 155 jew miU·!<oovenut nand ;"'Iubartikolu (4) til'

I-artikolu iSS tal-Kodi8 ta' Organiz:z.aujonJ II ProXedurt C'ivill.

H<md ji-kat. kemm-il darb. jtun fiha dikjaral minn min jagl'lmel

id"'ikjanoujoni im loran) flba nueounija jkun jafhom dil'lmamenl

u mhw: tie jalbom minglliod IIaddidlOl" jew qalbomhl Iladdiellor,

minghajr il-lIliep Ii ~rsuna Ii IagIImd clak !-affidavit jew dik i<klikja·

razzjoni tin5tema' vivfI I/O« fil-Qorti biHniftub

Itda ebda nap fdan knitolu rna lIe1kf lill-Qoni milli lordoa

Ii x-xiehda la' xi penlllna llnghala viva VOCl!' fil.()orti bil·miftu!l jew

tinielled minn AMislenl Oudizzjarju.

7, (l) KulJ part; Ii jtoUha I.hl;ieb Ii lipprodUCi xhud fj pro6edj.'

menti quddiem Ooni lista' lipprd.enta fir·Re~slTU la' dit il-Qonl

l-<llffidayit lax·xhieda Ii biOOm il·parti jtollha I-hl;ieb issoslni l·tat laahlla.

(2) lAlffidayit jitlielled quddif,m Assislent OudiZl:jarju jew

KumnmsjuD.llrjll b'lep II jaahti turameDt mahtur stood id-dispotiz..

zjooijiella' l-Ordioanzl dwar ;I-Kllmmissjunarji b'sctg!la Ii japlu *ura-

men!. II jiAi ppretenlat nimtien ma' tun smllllra preskrltta bil.liAi Ii

(ilia pam bi melltif,p tindika I-i$m.ijif,t !U·xhieda Ii jtun bi llsiebha ti~

produ¢i

ltda meta "rinura bhal dit ma tkunx !:lett pratritta, !-atft-

davit ahandu ji!i ppreunlll mill-pan; flimll:ictt ma' l-isII:riltliflO Ii billa

tibda l-l<awta jew rna' l-istrinura b'risposta ghal'ha. stOlId il""&!, jew,

meta striuuJ"ll b'rispolla rna lkuwt mehliep min.n dill: il-parti, whitt

ihar lard mill-jum slIbbilil paHmigll

ltda wtoll topja la' l-artidavil tiAi notifihlalill·partl l-ohra.

(3) lAbda hap fiHubartikolu (2) ta' dan l-artikolu rna paD-

dha tippn:k.Iut1i xi pelni milli tipprei<:nta l-affidaYil la' xi xhud melluda

tif imi5s stOlId id-dispotizzjonijif,t ta' daD I-Alt. waJ"ll t-tmien hemm-

!:lett iOOihl, jett fil·llill lal'prfielllala ta' dat I-affidayil dit il·partl rna

kenilA preklun milli lipprodUCi I-persuoa Ii ta.ghmel <!at l-e.rfio;lavit bltab

xhutl biex tagIlti lliebda vivo voce quddiem iJ-Qorti.

L (1) Bia Ilsa", &l\lHctpal moghlija iii xi Qorti lahl l-anikolu

173 ta]·Kooii:i la' OrganizzazzjOlli II PT'OOedura Civili. iJ..Qoni lim.'. fuq

rikC>r.i ta' pani, lorona Iii xi penuna bicx tidher quddiem Alli$tellt

OUdizzjarju rdak il-J)06I. fdat iI-jum u fdat il-hin Ii ii.lI' iiF spctitiklt

n..,rdn, ~bie.t jiti tOl'lfermat b'affldayit tull fall Ii r-ritormtt [tun bi

Ilsiebu jipprova biu iSOSlni l-tatlieg.llu bix·xiehda la' dit il-penuDl II

liema fau itUD s~ifital rnOla Ii pandha tiF pPlUellllll flimlliell ma'

4at ir-rit!?n,

'

(2) L-ASlii~tenl Cudiujarju lhalldu ii~taqsi lill·penu/lll

ordnata biu tidber qlllkliemu kit provdlfl liHllbartitolu (I) Uo' d..

krtikolu jekk lillonfmnax jew lithadx kull ran lipetifibl lill-IlOU, u

&!!aDdu jimtiJlra fuq ill-nota Hwq:iba moaJIlija minn dik il-pc:T$Wla_

nimlim rna' kiln dikjaruzjODi ohra (jell ilcull b=m) Ii tiklwalilih

<til il-t"'etiba, U dik it.(Wegiba U d4iljanlUjoni (jeU ikun hemml

ghandhom jigu lontermali b'affidavi1.

(J) !.,A$listenti c':udinjarji Hl'landbom jannellu n-OOia u

l-affidavit imsemmiia fiHuoortikolu (2) taO dan ....rtikolu fH-protess tal-

'alwta Ii glIalih timferi n-nota mingll.ajr I'llie~1 la' xi tormali~ u ghand-

hom jiel\du I\lieb Ii lopjl ta' dill in-1IOIll II la' <fall Hffidlvlt till notifi_

kala lilI-partijlet.

(4) Minlejja kIlU hap Ii til\Slllb fl .. nilloli 128, 136, 138, LS6

II IS8 lal-Kodi~ la' Orpnizzanjoni u P'l'OCedura Civili jew fli !iti

olIra, ~a jill pprclC1lI" rilo,," lit i_mmi rlS-iubartilolli (l) la'dan

I-f.nilolu. nimtien rna' Ii Wlnura Ii Shaliba jirrileri Hubartitolu (2) ttl'

l4rtikolu 7 la' dan I-Au, il-Qorti lisla' lonlnl Ii n-Dotifita ttl' dill I-illril-

tum liAi _pita $II dal iMmien Ii jip $ta.bbilit mill-Qorti.

(I) (a) Melli tkun meTlIie~ x-liehdn ta' xhud I; jlun jilTia- XIlled.o I;

"

jc:<Ii bam minn Mnlln I-Qorti tina' jetk il'partijiel Ilollha fl-anjon; ~ttIo)o<Iu ""on

held' jiftiebmu, jew jelk hetk jidhrilha xleraq tagllmel. tortlna Ii mIo. M.llll,

x-xbud jidher quddiem dik l-awtoritl, jew pcnuoa msemmij.l fiI,

paragrltu It) II' dan is-subartikolu U Wlra Ii jlun wie!eb gflall-

mistoq$;jiet Ii jlunu jinsabu fl-arnni, jikkonferrnl t-twetlbiet liel!lu

b'alfidlvft_

(bl IJ.Oorti ghaDdha tortIna Ii lopja ta' I-ordni msemm;

fil-pal'lgrafu (a) II' dan iKubartikolu tiii nOlifillla Iii dak ix-xhud

PCnlleZ:l: lar.ReAislratUr kif provdut fil-plirarrili Ii ~jjin ta' dao

is-subllrtikoTu.

(tl Ir.ReAistratut ghaadu jlblll\al dal<: l-arnnt Iii uftitjal

lonsularl jew iii dill l-awtorltA jew pel1unl ol\ra Ii sl<:ond il-li!ltal-

pajjit fejn jirrisiedi Hhud gll80dha HelJlhll Ii agllti ~urameot.

sabiex dal<: I·uffitjal. l·awtori~ jew i1-pc:nuna lavt.a jew tiellu !Il;leb

Ii jiii artat iHhud b'dak l-ordni u sabiex ]..affidlvil jittiefted qud-

diem dale I-utritjll, Iwtoria jew penuna,

(dl Meta dal l-ordnJ. It-twetiblet u ktrtda,it jintbag!\-

tu lura, ir-ReAistratur glIandu jiellu lIsieb II dawt id-dokumentl

jid!lu fil"fll"ocesJ u ~odu jicllu lIsieb Ii lopja IIl!1hom tip nOlifI-

tall liII-partijiel; ir,Re~tratur ghandu "'loll idallllal fdale il-

prOCess not.l Ii luri l-ispejiet Ii jkunu saru.

(el Minlejja tull IIata Ii linub rlti IiAi ol\ra Uffitjali

KODSuiari glial Malta rpajiiti barranin I!Ilndu jtollhom iHe1g11a

Ii jlglltu AUTament ,l'lall-finijiel u dfeui lollha la' dan iwui).

artilolu.

l2) Bla 1IW'll gltad~spotiLzjonijict 11IHubartikolu (1) ta'

dan I-artikolu, atfidavit Ii jlun iniebed validament bam minn Malta,

skand il-lilti lal·pajjit fejn dana jkun inicbed, ghaodu glial kIIU dt'eu

u fin; la' dan I-Atl jitqiea daqslilicku ttkbed validamenl Malta stood

il-liii la' Maim, U d4ispoilizjonijict ta' dan I-An sltandhom japplika'"

ihalih daqsliliclu tiell atrtdavil Ii ttielled Malta.

10_ (I) II-pani Ii tkua Irid laghmel kOnlro-etami la' persuna

Ii ttun gl\amlet affidavit gllandha, fi im1en sitt ijlem tu.xogl\ol mioo to' pon .

mell tiJ,i nOlifikala Hilla Hopia taO l-affidavit Ii jtun fiha It-~iehd3 la' ~=1

dik il-penuna, tippre1entu dikJarazzjoni f'dao iHeM.

.

t21 Oak il40onlfGoetarni gr.andu jsir b'dak il·mod Ii l..()orl;

jidhr;lha _~imIq skOfld 'I.tat.

0) leU rna ssir~ dik i<klikjarllUjon; I-Qorti nSla' litl'lad Ii

jsir a·konlro-dlrni,

Id.diJpotiujonijiel la' dan I.All gllandhOlll jappliUw

(4)

gb:olHi~larni lao kllll

~"una Ii x·~ichda lagl'llla tkun iniPcbcl jew

.-/~<l "OU qnddiem il..Qoni j(=w b'~i mod iel'lor provdlll b'dao I·AU. II

pll.finijicl Ia' dak it-fi-clami d.dispotinjonijiel ta' dan I,An dwar

l-dami jew il4<ootf'O'dami 1-1' xi penuna gl\andhom japplikaw "'''11111£

m"landis,

(5) K.opja taHubartikoill (II Ill' lIan l... rtil:olu gIlandlla !iii

nOli(ikata iiI kUll persuna Ii lilha tkun ticll>Olifikam. kopja laO affida~il.

flin'kien rnal-kopja la' l..fTidavil.

(1) Without prejudice to the powers granted to any Court

under section 173 of the Code or Organization and Civil Procedure,

the Court may. on an application by a party. order any person to

appear before a Judicial Assistant at such place. on such day and on such

time as may be specified in such order for the purpose of confinuing by

.affidavit any fact which Ihe applicant intends to prove in support of his

case by the evidence of that person and wbich fact is specified in 'a note

which shall be filed logether with that application.

(2) The Judicial Assistant shall ask the person ordered to

appear before him as is provided in subseclion (]) of this section whe-

ther he confirms or denies each fact specified in the note. and shall

record on the note the- answer given by such person, logelher with any

oI2ltz m~ Iilllly) qlIalif>'iul sueh a _ . and -:II a.ll:SWtf a:ad

.l:f&epmt (if llly) ab&U be confIrmed in the affidavit.

C3l The Judicial A!oSiJlants ,hall anlW:~ the note and the Iffida·

\'It refcrm:lto in "'btcctioo (2) of this scdioo in Ihe ~rd of the Cll\ISC 10

whIch the note refen without the neceuity of Iny formality and sban

CIJUC a ropy nf luch Ilnte alld affidavit 10 be served 011 the parties.

(4) NOlwithsUndin.g anything eonuincd in Ieetiolll 12.1.

136. I3S. 156 and ISS 01 the Codeof Orpnizalioo and Civil Procedure

or in any Olbu law. where all IpplicatiOll. III is referred 10 ill lubllec:tioD

(I) of this 1Cdi0ll is rUed, t~ with any wrillen pleading to whidl

wblcctioll (2) 01 SC'Ction 7 of this Act mers. tho Court may diRd thai

the lCfvioc of such wrinro pleading shan be suspended until such time III

~>' be determined by the Court.

.-

(I) (a) Where the evidence of a witne:M raidillS O\Its1de

~­

,.

Malta i' required tho Court may if all the pllrtiet 10 the aetioll to

agroc. or if it doel1lll it proper 10 to do. direct a wilnC$"! 10 a~r

bef~ fIlCh authority or pcnOlI. referml to in pllBgraph Ie) of

this IUbsedion and after havillJl: 1IlIWel'l:d tbe Qucstiollll COlI.taiDed

in the. ordcT. oonfinn hi:! alllWCT by an affl<l.avlt.

(h) The Court shall direct that I eopy of the order

rden:Cld to ill paragraph (a) of this ....bllec:tion be ~ on luch

witness through the RegKlrar lIll provided In the following para·

graphs of this subJcetlOll.

(e) The Registrar mall trlllSmit such order to a consulu

offICer or to sueh otber authority or pel'lOll as aocording to the

bow of the COIIntry where !he willleSS reidet is empowered to

admillisler oaths. 10 that JU<:h officer, authority or person 1b.1I

1l00ify the witness or ea.lUO !he witncu to he notified with IIlICh

0l'lkT .. nd 10 that the afridavit shan be taken before such an

OffICer, authority or peBOll.

(d) When loch onIer, answcn and affidavit are reNrn·

ocl. the Registrar shall cause such document' 10 be filed in tho

rocords of the ease Ind shall ea.use a copy thereof to be servlld 0lI.

the parties; !he Resislrar shall abo file in thOle records a note

Mowins the e~pcnKll IllCUrIa,l.

(e) NOIwitMlIndin. anythiD. COlltahted in any other

law. COlI.sulu OfI"ll;era for Malta abroad lball have the JlO'l'ICl' to

admill.ister oaths fOf all e!fOCll I.Dd pIIrpOliCI of this ,ub5cction.

(2) Without prejudice to the provision, of luh5oction (II of

this I«'tion 10 afridavit validly taken outside MalIa in aocoedanoc with

ttllllaW1l of the country where it i, taken, shall for all cffocts and

RUrpoI<IS of this Act be deemed as if it were validly takt1l in Malta in

aecordsnce with the laws of Malta, and the provisi01ll of this Acl Illall

apply !hereto as iI it were an afrldavit taken in Malta.

1.1) The party de&i~1I& 10 aoss-examioe a ~noo makln.g

an affidavit in a~lK:C WIth this Act 'han. within li;t worting

da)'ll from tbe iCl'VlCC of the copy of the afrldavil conUining lbe tesll-

mony of 'uch penon. file I declaration 10 too effect

(2) Sueh crOls.e~alllinatioQ shall he conducted in the manner

u lJae Court Illay deem appropriate 10 the case.

()) In tbc Ibsenoc of soch declaration tho Court may <\i$-

allow the croa-e:tamination.

(4) T1le proviliool of this ACI thall apply \0 the rO-CJUlmm..

lion or aoy perIOD whose testimony has bocn produoed either "i"a wx;e

before the oourt or in any o1.beT manner provided rOf by this Act, and

for the purposes of luch re.examinllion the provi~iOr\$ of this Act

relaling to the examin.tion or cross-enmilLllion of any person shall

mUlatu mutandis apply.

(5) A topy of lu~tion (l) or this section shall be served on

every person on whom the copy or .n affidavit is served, together with

the copy of the affidavil.

II. The Court may. in C&1lelI or urgency. abridge any term pre.

II:ribed by this Ad.

u. An appeal from Iny order or dilllCtive given by any Court

pur$I1&OI to Iny ot tile J'fOvllllionll of this Ad may be entered only

.ttn the dcfwitive jlJd&tnelll and together with an appeal from S\IctI

jlldgmoot. and.uch ordcnI or direo;tlVQ may nol be 'challeoged befou

the definitive judgment ill dcliverod.

13, TIle Ministt;r responsible tor justice lXlay by notice published

in the Gazetle Cltablish the days and thc lime during whkh Judicial

Aliillanu wll be ill at&cndan<:c for the perlonnanc:e of tbcir flInctio111

lIDder !hit Act .lld may desipate thc place or p!aoeI where such funo-

tiofts are 10 be performed

Provided that the Court may. on 115 own motion or on &I)

Ipplication by Iny illteresled piny. direct tqatlhe Judicial Assistanl lhll1

pe:rform bit funeliom under chit Ad at sudt p1al:e and time u may be

establWled in iu<:b dircrtioo.

Appell minn kuU grdai jew dill'ui,'a moglltija minn ~i Qorti

skood xi wa!'lda mid.dispotiz:ljooijie1ll1,' dan I-Atl jista' jlir biss wara

HCnlClIU finali u nirnkicn lllI' appcll minn dik iMenlCllU. II dawk

l-ordnijicl jew dirCltivj rna ji51I' jsir xejn konlra tagl'lbom qabcl rna

lingllala s-semenza finali.

II·Minislru Il'spolt$lilbbli gl'lall·j;usliaja jista' b'avvit ippubbli

13,

I,jiem II I·l'lin Ii rnalulhom I·A",is(eml

Lat lil-Gll7.zclta jislllbbiliui

Cudizzjarji gIlandhom jatlCndu biex jaqdu 1·lunzjonijiel lagl'lhom 111'1,

dan I·AII II jisla' jiJpctifih I-post jew il-poslijiel rejn ghandhom jinqdew

d.""k il-tunz;ooijict

lida l..Qorti tisla'. minn jeddlla p luq rikcn minn ..i PMli

nterc_Ia. lordna 11 I·Ass;stent Oudiujarlu gl'Ianelu jaqdi l,(unzjonijiel

liegl'lu llll'lt dan I·An rda1l: il,posl u rdB1I: "·l'Iin kif jilla' jij;i stabbll,t

f'da1l: l-ordni,

The Minitter responsible fOl" justice may make regulltiODll

tor the bella Clnying out of Iny .of the provillionll of this Act aDd

mlY in plrticular plUClihe ~

(I) the fOl'fl.lt lhIl may be adopled in IDy pI'OOeeClings: \lI)der

chis Act;

(h) lbc feal paylble -

(I) as regislry fees for the latina of any atrulavit. or

of evidcocc on each;

(ii) for the preparation of auy affldlvil;

(iiil for the allendance bcl'ore a Judicial Assistant. and

(ivl for the transmission of records abrOld.

l5. The provilOioos nf the Electr..,.magnetie Recorditli of Pro-

ooodiogs Act. 1980. shall apply mUI(l/ls mutandis to llle recording of

testimony laken by Judicial Assistants.

The rreords of the Judicial AssisUlOIi lball be deposited

in

lbc RegiltI)' of the Court takin& oognizancc of otbc ClSC.

A ,,'

(1) 'the powcn granted 10 the Coon by thiI Act aball DOt

be in derogation of Iny power gra.oted to luch coutts ww1er tbc Code

of Organization and Civil Procedure, or _IlY other law, but IlIllI be

in addition 10 any such ~n.

Pa5scd by the HOlUe of Rcpmentllivcs It Sinill& No. 191 ollbe 81b October. 1984.

DAHlIL MICALL£'

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CI~J: to tM H~ qf Repuunttllioa

III

liel 111·Kod~i la' OrglUlizzaujoni u ProCedl1Jll Civil gt\andbofn,

",,,Imil' ",ulandis, ppphkaw $/'ull p~in"'n1i tallt dall I·An.

(1l lwelgtlal mogl'ltija lill.Qorti b'dan I,An m'humicJl b'dcro-

II lll' xi selglla mogblija Iii dawk il~rati lallt il·Kodj¢j lll' Orlallizzu...

zjoni u PrOCedura Civili. jew xi liai IIl1ra. i)da jlun b'lieda rna' tull

wanda minn dawk iwelgllal.

MgIIoddi mil~Kamra lad·Dcputati fif&duta Nru. 191 lat-8 lll' Otlubru. 1984.

DXNIu, MICALLf.l'

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