AN ACT fUTther to amt!nd tlu! Codr 01 OrganiUftion and Civil Proce-

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AGATHo\ B AltBAV.

24th July, 1985

ACI Ho. XIII 01 1985

AN ACT fUTther to amt!nd tlu! Codr 01 OrganiUftion and Civil Proce-

dure. Cap. 15.

BE IT ENACIED by the President. by and with the advice and

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled. and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

This Act may be ci ted as the Code of Organization and Civil

Pr<:<=\ure (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1985, and shall he read and COD-

~trued as one with the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, here-

inafter referred to as "the prindpal law",

For section 153 of the principal law there shall be substituted SubotitutiOIl of

the following;

"153.

The procedure

is said to be by

writ of

(I)

summons. when the Court issues or gives an order to a party

to appear before it on the day and at the hour appointed.

in order to show cause why the claim contained in the writ

of summons should not be allowed.

(2) In the appointment of Buch day allowance

shall be made for the time required for the preliminary

written prooodure$ of the CIISC to be clooed, provided that in

urgent C~ the Court may appoint a day for the trial of the

case before the close of the preliminary written procedures.".

Section 155 of the principal law shall be amended as follo~

...ction 1~5 of !be

(a)

thereof shall be renumbered

subsections

(4) and (5)

re~pcctively as subsectiollS

(5) and (6) : and

Cb) imnwdiately after subsection (3) thertof there shall be

added the following new subsection

"(4) Where several actions are brougbt togetber as pro-

vided in section 155A. eacb plaintiff sbaU confirm on oath tbe

paragraph or paragraphs of such declaration as contain the

facts respecting his action."

Immediately after section 155 of the principal law there shall

be added the following new section

155A. (I) Two or more plaintiffs may bring their

Ii"" wl"il()f actions by one writ of summons iI the actions are connected in

summon.. respect of the subject-matter thereof, or if the decision of one

of the actions might affect the decision of the other action or

actions and tbe evidence in suppon of one action is, generally.

the same to be produced in the other action or actions. T he

cause and subject-matter of the actions shall be clearly and

specifically stated in respect of each plaintiff.

(2) Nevertheless. any of the actions so brought

together shall be tried separately at the request of a plaintiff

with regard to his action: and the Court may also order that

any action be tried separately when it is nOI expedient thal

the actions of all the plaintiffs be tried together. Any such

order may be made at any stage of the proceedings before

final judgement

(3) Where the several actions a re brough t forward

together as provided in subsection (I) of this section. they shall

be taken cumulatively for detennining the competence of the

Court, which competence shall prevail in respect of any action

separated in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.".

Immediately after section 169 of the principal law there shall

be added the following new section

169A. The provisions of subsection (4) of section 186

shall not apply 10 the service of any writ of summons. the

affidavit and note produced therewilh. and to any order

referred to in sections 168 and 169.".

Immediately after section 470 of the principal law there shall

be added the following new section

At every stage of the proceedings for per-

470A. (])

SODa! .cparalion il shall be competenl for Ihe Court of con-

=~"" tentious jurisdiction on the demand of any of the spouses by

application to make an order prohibiting -

~. of

(a) the other spouse from selling. alienating.

transferring Of otherwise disposing of. by an act inter

vivos. whether by onerous or gratuitous title, any

immovable property. or rights annexed to immovable

property. or any shareholding in any commercial

partnership. if such property, rights or shareholding are

comprised in the community of acqucsts. or

(b) the sale, alienation. transfer or other disjXlSlll.

whether by onerous or gratuitous title, of any immovable

property or rights annexed thereto, ownerl by any com-

. ,

mercial parmership in which the other spouse has a

majority shareholding which pertains to that community .

(c) the other spouse from contracting any debt

which is a charge on that community. even if such debt

arises from any sun:tyship.

and where such order is made, any sale. alienation. transfer

or other disposal. or any debt contracted after that order is

made and in contra vention of that order during tbe pendency

of the separation pn.x:eedings, shall be void and of no effect.

(2) Every such application shall contain the

name and surname of applicant and of the other spouse.

their profession. tra de or other slams. father's name, mother's

name amI maiden surname, place of birth and phce of

residence. and the Identity Card number of each spouse.

(3~

Such order shall upon notice in writing to

be given by the Registrar to the Director of the Public

Registry, to the Land Registrar and to the Registrar of Com-

mercial Partnerships. within twenty-four hours of the making

of that order. be registere.d in rh" r .. .sf""Crive book kept for

\be purpose.

be accessible to the

(4)

The said books shall

public ....

Minnufih warn l-ani kolu 1 SS tal·Jigi prin6pali gllandu jiidicd

]·artiko]u gdid li gej

(I) Zewg nau d Jew iktar jistgllu jressqu ]·kawti

lSSA.

~jn~'i:!"wl' ~~o~ b'Citazzj~ni wanda jekk ~!:ka~ jkun hemm. tonnes

- sJom la suggett, Jew mela d-dOC1ZJOIll ta' wanda mll\·tawti

ti~ta'

d-dc~itjon i

taffettwa

tal·kawia l-ollra Jew tal-kawti

l-ohrajn u ]·provi b'sustenn ghal titaujoni wabda jkUDU, b'mod

generali, ]·isless li jkunu se jingiebu fil·kawZa Jew fil-kawZi

l-ohra. L-oggett u r-ragun' tal-kawti ghandhom ikunu dikja-

rati b'mod car u sewwa dwar kul] anur.

(2) B'danakollu. kull kawia minn dawk imressqin

nimkien ghandha tinstema' separalament meta ssir talba

Iilhaldaqshekk minn attur ghall·kawfa tieghu; u l..Qoni tista'

tordna wkoll Ii kull kawt.a tinstema' separntament jekk ma

jkun;c spedjenti 1i ]-kawti ta' l-auuri kollha jinstemghu flim-

kien. Ku\] ordn; bllal dak jista' jsir f"kull stadju tal-procedi_

menti qabc1 is-sentenza finali.

(3) Mcta I·kawii diversi jitressqu flimkien kif

provdut fis-subartikolu (\) ta' dan l-artikolu, dawn ghandhom

jiltiehdu flimkien sabiex ligi slabbilita I·kompetcnza tal-Qorti,

Iiema kompelenza tipprevali dwar kull kawia separnta skond

is-subartikol u (2) ta' dan l-artikolu.".

5_ MinnuIih warn l-anikolu 169 taHigi prinCipali gl'landu jitdied

J-anikolu gdid H gej

169A.. ld-dispoiizzjouijiet

tas-subanikolu

(4)

ta'

l-artikolu 186 ma japplikawx ghan-notifika ta' xi ti ta7~joni.

affidavit u in-nota ppretentata maghha. u kull ordni msemmi

n-artikoli 168 u 169.".

Minnufih wara l-artikolu 470 tal-lig; principali ghandu jiixlied

l-artikolu gdid li gej

470A. (I) Pku\l stadju tal-prOCediment ghas-separnz-

..parazz!<>rti 7:;oni personali huwa fil-kompe!enza tal-Qoni ta' gurisdizzjoni

r.erso-:a. h . kon!enzjuZa

li fuq talba ta' waMa miU-panijiet miiliwgin

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"

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tr.uferiment lagume OI Um I Jlppl"OJuJ};XI

-

(a) lill-pani l-ohra miZtewga li tbiegh. tittrnsferi:ui

jew xort 'ohra tiddisponi minn. b'an inter vivos, b'titolu

onerut jew gratuwitu, xi berti immobbH jew jeddijiet

marbutin ma' beni immobbli. jew xi azzjonijiet f'xi soc-

jctlt kummertjali, jell daw\;: il-beni. jeddijiet jew aujo-

nijiet ikunu parti mill-lomunjoni ta' l-akkwisti; jew

(b)

il-bejgh, trasferiment jew disponimcnt iehor

sew jekk b'titolu ooerut jew grntuwitu. ta' xi beni im-

mobbli Jew jeddijiet marbutin magflhom , li jkunu prop"

rjetll ta' xi so<:jetll kummertjali Ii fiha Itmrt; l-Qhra mif-

~wga jkollha maggoranza ta' 1-azzjoniJlet li jkunu tal-

komunjoni, jew

(C) il-parti I-<>bra mitlewgll milli taghmcl ~i dejn

li jkun gllall-karigu ta' dik i1-komunjoni, ukoll jekt: dat

id-dejn jinholoq minn ~i pleM;erija,

u meta jsir dak l-<>rdni. kuU bejgtl, trMferiment jew disponi_

ment iellor, jew kull dejn li jkun sar warn dalr;; klrdni u bi

ksur ta' dak l.ordni matul i!-truien 11 jtunu me~jin il-pro-

tedimenti gl\al separaujoni, jkun null u ooingl\ajr cffcII.

Kull rikoN bb al dak gl\andu jkun fib J-isem

(2)

u J-kunjom tar-rikom:nt u tal-parti [-<>I\ra mitZewga. il·pro-

fessjoni, is-sen,glia Jew stal ietlo!; taghhom, iscm missierhom.

i!tern ommhom u kunjom xbubithom. post tat-twelid u post tar·

residenza. u n-numru ta[· Karta ta' I-IdentitA tal-partiJiet miz_

~ewta,

(J) Oak I-<>rdni gl\andu rnan-notifika bil-mi ld ub

li tingl\ala mir-Rctistratur lid-Direttur tar·Registru Pubbliku,

liT.Re~stratur ra' I·Artijiet u lir-Registratur tas-&X:jetajiet

Kummcrtjali, fi tmicn "ruglia u gI\O.>.£I11 siegtla mm-cgllIllil

ta' dak I-<>rdni. jigi registrat fil-ktieb rispclti~ mi:i:mum glial

dan l-ghan.

ll·pubbJiku jkollu a«:ess gl\al dawk il-kotba,".

(4)

7, Minflok l-anikolu 479B lal-ligi prinCipali gbandhom jidnIu Sooli'=jo»i to'

l-artikn[i li gejjin

479B, Id-dispoiizzjonijiet tas-subartikolu (4) ta' I-uti-

I;:olu 186 ma japp!ikawx gban-notifika ta' ~i rikors imsemmi

fdin it-taqsima,

Revii;oni ".

479C. Id-digriet u l-ordni msemmija fl-artikolu 479A

jistgl'lu biss jigu ri~eduti, mibdula Jew re~okati fuq rikon; lill·

Oorti ta' gurisdizzjoni volontarja Jew lill-Qorti ta' gurisdiz-

ljon; kOlltenzjuta 1i quddiemha l-azzjoni gb! separazzjoni

tkun pendenti. skond il-kai.

479 D. (1) Ordni mashmul taht I_artikolu 470A jista'

Revit;Oni .. '

biss jigi rivooUl, mibdul jew re~okat fuq rikors lil1-Qorti ta'

'd'"

.

prujMorju

la- tn.f<li- guns IZZJODl kontenzJuza

Uda jista' jsir appell minn kuH digriet Jew ordni

Ill5Cmmi fdan is-subartiko[u_ mogbti jew maghmul mi!1-Qorti

ta' ~risdizljoni kontenzjuta bl·istess mod u fl-istess !ooien

bl\a! digriel interlorutorju ta' dak il-Qorti

ltda wkoll appcll minn digriet mogl\ti Jew ordni

magl\mu! tallt 1-4lrtikolu 470A ma jwaqqafx kffelli tal-proj-

bizz)oni ta' dak !-crdni Jew digriet fil-pendenza ta' J-appell.

(2) Id-dispoiinjonijiet tas-subartikolu (3) ta' l-arti-

koln 470A ehndhom japplilrnw ghal ku ll disriet Jew ~ n_

tenza li jirrevedu, jibellu Jew jirrevokaw ordni magl\mul tah!

is-subartikolu (J) ta' dak I-anikotu,",

For section 4798 of the principal law there shall be substituted

the following sections

4798. The provisions of subsection (4) of section 186

shall not apply to \be service of any application referred 10

in this Part.

479C. The decree and the order mentioned in section

moiol<<WlC<479A may be only reviewed, altered or revoked upon an

application to the Court of voluntary jurisdiction or 10 the

COUTt of contentious jurisdiction before which the action for

.separation is pending, as the ease may be.

4790. ill An order made under section 470A may

be reviewed. altered or revoked upon an application to

only

prohibiting

the

Court

of contentious jurisdiction

Provided that an appeal may be entered from any

decree or order referred to in this su.bsection. given or made

by the Court of contentious jurisdiction in the same manner

and within the same time as an interlocutory decree of that

Court

Provided further than an appeal from sucb decree

or order shall not suspend the prohibitory effects of that

decree or order during the pendency of the appeal.

(2) T he provisions of subsection (3) of section

470A shall apply to any decree or judgmeOl reviewing. alter·

ing or revoking an order made under subsection (I) of that

section.".

The amendment made by section 4 of this Act shall also apply

to any proceedings pending before any court of law on the date of the

coming into force of this Act and notwithstanding any judgment thereon

which has not become res ;udicata.

Passed by the House of Representatives al Silting No. 267 of the 10th July, 1985.

C. MI>WD

Cltrk to the House of Represet1tativeJ

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