ACT No. XXII of 1988 AN AcrlO IrIlJ/(e provisiom fo r the establishmi'rU and f unctions of a Permrmem Commission Against Corruption. and fo r purpO.les cOIZIIi'Cled therewith.

I assent.

(L. S.)

P,\UL XUER E H

Acting President

19t1l Jlily. 1988

ACT No. XXII of 1988

AN AcrlO IrIlJ/(e provisiom fo r the establishmi'rU and f unctions of a

Permrmem Commission Against Corruption. and fo r purpO.les

cOIZIIi'Cled therewith.

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

consent of tile House of Representatives in this present Parliament

assembled. and by the authority of tile same. as follows: ~

I. (I) This Act may be cited as the Pennanent Commis~ion

Aga inst Corruption Act. 1988 .

(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as the

M inister respon sible for justice may by notice in the Galette appoint.

and different dates may be so appoinled for d ifferent provisions and

different purposes of lhis Act.

In this Act. unless the context Olherwise re'luires:-

(Artikolu 14)

A. Forma ta' ġurament li jittieħed minn chairman jew membru tal-Kummissjoni

jew minn persuna li tassisti l-Kummissjoni.

Jiena

li ġejt mahtur Chairman/Membru ta'/persuna li

tassisti l-Kummissjoni Permanenti Kontra I-Korruzzjoni naħlef/niddikjara solen-nement li

jiena bil-fedeltà kollha, imparzjalment u mill-aħjar li nista' naqdi d-dmir u x-xogħol li

jmissni bis-saħħa ta' l-isemmija ħatra.

Hekk Alla jgħini.

(Artikolu 10)

B.

Taħrika ta' xhud

(Att ta' l-1988) dwar il-Kummissjoni Permanenti Kontra l-Korruzzjoni)

Lil A.B. (isem il-persuna mħarrka u fejn toqgħod)

Inti hawnhekk tinsab imħarrek biex tidher quddiem

fi

(post) fi

(data u ħin)

u li tixħed dwar

(il-kwistjoni ta’ l-inkjesta).

Iffirmat minni llum

ta’

(Firma taċ-Chairman

jew membru ieħor)

Mgħoddi mill-Kamra tad-Deputati fis-Seduta Nru. 125 tas-7 ta' Lulju, 1988

JIMMY FARRUGIA

Speaker

P. MUSCAT TERRIBILE

Skrivan tal-Kamra tad-Deputati

"Commission" mean, the Pc'm13ncnt Comm is~ i"n ,\ gain,!

Corruption es tablished under section 3 of this Act;

"~'Orrupt pra;:tic;:" has th;: meaning assii!n~ J to i( in Si.'Clion (, ,'f

this Act.

" public offie~r" means (he holdc'r of any public office or a

p;:n;.on appointed toaet in any such office. and includes not onl y th"

constituted authorities. civilanoJ military. hut also al l such p.:r,;on~

as ar~ lawfully appointeoJ to aoJmin iskr any part of the e~ "cuti\'"

po"'cr of th~ Govcrnmc'nt. or [0 P<'rform any othcr public s..' r" ic",

im]X)'>l:d by law. whether it tx: jud ici al. adminiS1raliv~ "r m i~~d.

membe rs of th..: Hou"," "I' R"pr~","nlal"'",S ; 3ny pi'rson who is

~nlrw;t..:oJ with or h~s functinns rdatinj/ to the administr;t1ion of a

statutory body having a distinct legal personality. any council.

board. pan;:1, committc;: or olh"r similar hody c)tablished by any

law. or who is ~mploy.:d wi th such a body; and includes. in r..:laTion

to any act or omission d uri ng the ten ure of such posT. any perso n

who . wi th in a period of twelve years before or at any time afte r the

commg into fore;: of this Act. was a public offie;:r

" statutory body" meam any corporatio n Or o th", hody

~'OrpOTaH: eSTablished by law.

J . (l) There shall be a Commission. to be known as the ~<Tm."<n'

P~rmanent Commission Against Corruption. which )hall ~'<lnsist of ~ Comm;"ion

A,oin"

chairman and two nTh.:r m.:mbers. appoin Ted by the Presiden t aCTing in Conllp''''''

:tccordanc;: with t h~ advic;: of the Prime M,nister. given after h~ has

consulTed The Leader of The OpposiTion.

(2)

The cha irman of the Comm ission sh all be a person

who: -

(a)

holds. or has held. the office of a judge in Malta . Or

(b) holds. or has held. the office of a magistrate in

r.-iaITa. and has held that office and practised as an advocate in

Ma lta for :. p;:riod of not less than twelve yea rs in the

aggregate; or

(c) has praClir.cd as an advocaTe in Malta for a period of

not less than twelve years.

(J)

A person shall not be qualified to hold office as a member

o f the Commission if h;: ,s. or was. a Minister. Parliamentary Secretary.

:-! m~mhcr of the 1·louse of Representat ives. a member of a local

gov.:rnmcnt authority. or if he is a pubhc offien olher than a public

"H,cer who is qualified to I><: appointed chairman of the Commis,ion

unda subse CTion (2) of this sect ion.

(.- ) Subj<!ct to the provision, of thi, section . the officc of a

rl1~mb;:r of t 1>1' Commis, ion shall bel~,m" vacant:-

(a) at t h~ e~piralion of fi,'c Fars from the dalC of his

appointmc'nT: or

Ib)

if any cirCUmSTanCeS ~rise that. if he were nO! a

m~mber of th~ Commission. would cause him to be

diS<jualili~d lor appoinTm;:m as such.

(5) A memba 01 Ih~ Commission mav be removed from

onil'\! lw The P ri!sid~nt. aC1in~ in accordance with th~ advice of the Prime

\ l ini>t,'-r. hut sltch mcml~r may be removed on ly for inability to

,li,,-,har~i! lhi! functi"n, of hi, offic~ (whctha arising from infirmi ty of

'" i"J ()f h"d, ,'r any "'h~r cau<~) f>r for m i5b~ ho,·iour.

(6) [fthe office of <I memberofth.;: Commission is vacant or if

a member is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his offic.:.

the Pr~ sident acting in accordance with th.;: advice of the Prime Minist.;:r.

given after he has consu lted the Leader of the Opposition. sha ll appoint

~ (J<:rson who is qualified to be appointed to be a member to be a

temporary mcmbcr of the Commission~ ~nd any person so appointed

shall. subject to the provisions of subsections (..)) and (5) of Ihis s.cction.

cease to be such a member when a person has been appointed 10 fi1lthc

vacancy or. as the c~sc m~y be. when th.;: member who was unabl~ to

perform the fu nctions of his offici.' resumes those functions.

(7)

Any member of the Commission may be challenged or

shall abstain in the sam~ circumstances as a judge of Ihe $uP<'rior

Couns: and in any such case for that member there shall be subst ituted

a p.:rson quali fied in accordance with this section. as a member of the

Commission appoin ted by the President acting in "cco"hnc~ with the

advic;;: of the Prime Minister. given after he has consu lted the Leader of

the Opposition. for the particular case or cases in respect of which the

member has b;;:en challenged or has abstained.

(8) In the exercise of Its functions the Commission <hall not

he subject to the dIrection or control of any ot her pt'r;on or authority.

The funct ions of the Commission sh"lIbe:-

(a) to consider alleged or suspectcd corrupt practic~s and .

where the Commission dctennines that th ere are sufficient grounds

for holding an investigation. to investigate any such allegation ur

suspicion and to ma ke" report thereon in a~ .... "()rdance with section

II of this Act

(b) to in"estigate the conduct of any public officer. including

any Minister or Parliamentary Secre tary. wh ich in the opinion of

the Commission mav be corrupl or may he connected WIth or may

be conducive to currupt practices and to report thcr~on in

accordanc~ with section II of this Act

(c) to in'·esllgat .. - the comJuc! of any person who is or has

he~n cmrustcd with. or has or has had functions rdating to. the

admin istration o f a partnership or oth~r body in which the

Government of Malta. or any onc or more of any oth~r authority of

the Governm;:m. a local go"nnmcnt au thority. a statutory body.

or a pafln..'("Ship as afor~said or any combination thereof. has a

comrollinl! imer;:st <lr ov~r which It has effective conlml. wher"

such cOl'lliuct. in th" op; nion of the Corn mission may lx' c""upt Or

conn~C1ed wi th (1r cond uci v..' to corrupt practices. and to report

th"reoo in accordanc~ with sccti,m II of this Act.

to ~xamine the practices and procedures of governm~nt

(d)

d~partments .

local I!o"ernment authorit i ~s. statutory l>O<.lic' nr

othe r bod ies rdencJ to in I,ara)!raph (c) ill ord..'r 10 faci litat" [h"

discm'~ry of any corrupt peact ices and to recomm..'nd the rcvi,ion of

methods of wor~ nr proceJur..'$ wh ich may hc conducive \{) \.xlfrupt

practices. and to rcport th"fcon in acc"rd"nc.: with section II of

thi, Act. and

1.') 1<1 in'lfU'I. ;,d,i,~ "oJ ;,,,i'lany p;:rson. 00 hi, "''1u;:,!.

on ways io whieh corrupt practices may be el iminated. providcd

that sueh request may only be made by a person who has mi oisl<:rial

responsibility or who is cntrustcd with. or has functions relati ng to.

tht: administra tion of .. government department. local government

au th ority. st31u tory body or other body referred to in paragraph

(c) _

S. Except where the Commission acts on its own initiative in AlkE.' . ..... "f

holding an investigation under thi, Act. such investigation may be held '''''UP'

on the allegation made and subscribed on oath by any per!.(m,

rh~ f, )lIo" in~ ,h~11 11.- "(lrrupt pr~ctin:' umlcr th" Ad -

t I )

h.

!'fa,""C'

(a) the acts or omissions which constitute Ihc offence~

under sections II~ 1<, t I.~ _ 1~1l _ I~ I_ I~-t ,,, 12(" ,mti 1.1,1( "I lh"

("mmo;, 1 CoJ".

(h) th" JCb or ,)mi"ion~ which con~l'tut;: an aU;:mpt !o

commil an ~ "I !h~ "for ",,,id "11;:nl',, m which Ct>o"i1U ! ~ Ctlmplicily

m :[)1\ of li1(,,~ "fkn,..:, llnJ~r ,..:c!i()~' '' 1 Jnd"1 of Ih..: Crim inal

C "J,' . ;1I1<J

(c) conspiracy to lXlmmit any aClS or omissions which

C'<m-tiruI': '1T1~ "r Ih, "for..:,aiJ ofknc,:s_ A l'on>piracy ~hall ~uh,i'l

fn1l11 th..: n1l'll1..:m in which anv m"J~ of aClion whalr.o~v~r IS

plann;:J or agn:..:J up< ln o.:lw,:,O IWO or mm, p;:r,,>os_

(~J

Th..: pro"i""n, of ,u m..:ctioll ( I ) "f thb ""'ct;on ~hall "ppl)'

1<) ;111J III "mn;:ction wilh ..:\'.:ry p;:rson m..:ntioneJ in pa ragraph (c) of

""I,nn " of Ihi s Act. in the same way as they apply to anJ in mnn~"I"lO

,,;!h puhlicoffic,:rs,

(I) Where Juring: an inv":,lig:;uion hy th~ Commi~sion of an In,rn;g. hOO

alkged or suspi.'<,wd corrupt practice'. an act or omission. other Ihan th~ "I ,,,he,

corrupt pract ic;: being: i",~'ligal~J, is Jio;d"""J. th;: Commi~,i "n ma\'

in,'cstigate that act or omission if in ils op inion su,h act or omi"ion i,

l'onn~cted with Ihal corrupl practi~;:_

For the purjXlsc "f ,ubsection (I) of this section. there is

t~)

,uch connection whcn-

(a) an aCI or omissioEl h", ,,'n~J as" m~an s t'>r Ih..

comm iss;on of Ih..: c"rrupl pr:I<:lic.:. "T

(h) th~ prool or an Jct ,)r omi"ioEl ,)r 01 a circum""n,,'

1 hn..:or has a h~arin g on th, ph k)1 "f Ih,: l' )rrupl prac1 j(,' or "I

a circum,tanc~ th..:r..:or.

H. T he Commi<;.,ion may request the assistance of the Po lice in Ih" Pol"",

conJuc\ o f InveSligations inlO a lleged or suspected corn'pt practices """.0« ,

under this ACI and Ih,' Police shall give the assistance requested bUI in

g" ,ng: that assistance Ihe Police ,hall only have and e xercise sueh jXlwcrs

as til':: P"lic.:: arc :lulhori""d to exercise under the Criminal COlic or any

<'Ih.::r la".

Il· Kummissjoni tista' tehtieg I·assistenza tal· Puli zija met .. tkU!l A,.",,",.

qeghda tinvestiga altijiet ta' korruzzjoni taht dan I-Auli dwarhom ikun tol .P"I"i),

hemm allegaujoni jew suspett . u I-I' ulizija ghandha lagllti dik 1-

aSSiSle!lZa milluba ii.da fl-gholi la' dik I-assistcnza il -Pulizija jkollha u

tczer"ila biss dawk is·setghal Ii I-I' ul izij<l hija awtorizzala li IcZe rei la lahl

il -KodiCi Kriminali jcw kullli gi ohra.

(I) Where on the evidence collected in an investigation the

Commission has reason to believe that a person may haw committed a

corrupt practice under this Act. such pcrson shall be afforded the

opportunity to be heard. with oath. hy the Comm;"ion in re,I"-"" of that

co rrupt practice . During th.: hearing hdor~ th;;; C()mm i ,~i,,". ,ueh

p;;;rson may be assiskd by an advoc'l1~ or kg.,,1 [,meuralOr.

(2) Every such investigation shall be conducted m

conformity with the princi['les of nalUral justice and in such manner as

the Commission deems necessary for the discovery of the truth, but

except as aforesaid the procedure for conducting an investigation shall

be such as the Commission oonsiders appropriate in thecireumstancesof

the easc. The investigation shall be conducted in private_

(3) Without prejudice to the generahty of subsection (2 ) of

this scction. the Commission may obmin information from such persons

and in sucll manner. and mal<e such inquiries as it th in ks fit. and for thb

purpose may require any officer of the authority. departme nt or body

concerned to furnish information or produce any documcnts relevan t to

the investigation not"'ithstanding ,Ile pr""i,ions of subs.cct;on (31 01

section 637 of th e Code of Organization and Civil Procedure_

(I) The Commission shall have power. exereisahlc through

lOo

its chairman -

(a)

to summon witn~sscs who ,hullll<: h<,urd on o~th.

(b) to administcr an oath to any witness and to any person

concerned in the inquiry. and rcquirc them to give eviden~'C.

(2) Summonses for anendance of witnesses may be in the

form !\Ct out ,n the Schedule to th is Act or in such other form as may be

appropriate to the casc. and shal l be signed by the Chairman or sccretary

of the Commission.

(3) A su mmons may be served ei ther by hand or by post.

Where it is served by hand it shall be ,ufficient to prove service hy

evidence that the summons was left with a person over the age of 16

years at the place o f rcsidence or of business of the perwn summoned

and if scrved by post it shall be sufficient to provc service by evidence

that thc summons was prope rly addressed and p()SI~d_

(4) Any witness may be ""i,tcd by an advocate 0r a legal

procurator.

(5) Any pcrS0n summoncd '" "foresaid who rcfu,es. or

"",thout ,,,fficient c<tusc faib. to <t11e nd "tthe time and plae<: memi0ned

in the sum mon,. or refuse,. without ,ufficient causc. to an,wer "r to

answer fully <tnd sat isfactorily, to the best of his knowledge and bel ic f.

all questions put to him by or with the concurrence of thc Commi"i,,".

or refusc~ or fails. without sufficient cause. to produce any document he

was re quired to produce by or with 1he ~"Oncurrencc III the Commission

~h,,11 be liable on conviction to a fine (nlll/II,) n," excced i ng five hund red

"hlleS!: liri or to imprisonment not exce~din~ three months. ," t" I"'th

wch fine ,,,,d imprisonment

Provided that. without prejudice to the generality of the

provisions of parJgrJph (b) of su~ction (I) of this section, no pe~n

gi\ing evidcncc before the Commission may be compelled w answer any

question which tcnd~ to c.\lJ'{nle him to any criminal pr~ccution_ and

every such pcr;.on shall, in respect of any evidence given by him before

the Commission be entitled to th e S;Imc privileges 10 which a witncs,

giving evidence before a rourt of law is entitled.

(6) No proceedings ,hall be commenced in respect of any

offence agai nst this sectinn without the concurrence of the Atlorney

General.

Re~n, by

The Commission shJII-

(I) II -Kummissjon i jkollha

"".,"" ......

permezz tac-chairma n taghha -

u ~"'~ II '

~'''''nk·"'i

li Iharrc k xhieda li gha ndhom jinstcmghu bil·guramenl

(b) li taghti I-gurament lil kull xhlld u lil kull pcrsuna li

jko llhom ~'jaqsmu fl ·i!lkjcst; •. u Ii t.:hticghom li Jixhdu.

(2) Tahri ka ghall-attcndenta ta x-xhieda lista' tklln fil -forma

murija fl -Iskcda li linsab ma' dan I·An jcw fdik il-fonna I-ohra li tkun

xierqa fiI-kat. u ghandh~ tkun iffirmata mic-ClllIimum jcw mis-

segrelarju tal- Kummissjoni.

(3) Tahrika lista' tigi nOlifi kala jcw hl-id~jn jcw hi l· post".

Met~ tig; noti fi kala bl· idcjn ikun bii.kjjcd bicx tigi rpm,"at:! n·nolifib

Ji jigi ppruvat li Hah r;ka thalliel ma' pcrsU!l<l '1 fUll mill-ctl! ta' 16-il sena

m-post lar-residcnza jew tan-ncgozju tal-persuna mharrka : u jekk tigi

notifi kala bil-posta jkun bit:i:ejjed bic~ tig; ppruvata n-!lotifika I; jigi

ppruv~l li t-tahrik a ki cnct mdiri zzata u mposlata lajjeb .

(4) Xhud jisw' jkun a ssi~l it minn :wukat jcw minn pm-

kur<ltur Ieg"li.

(5) Kull pcrsun:1 mharrka kif imq,lI qanel Ii tirrifjuta. jcw

tunqos lIlinghajr rag"ni xicrqa. li t,,,tendi fil -post u I-hin i",scn"'''ja lil'

tah rik a, jew li tirrifjllta. minghajr ragllni xierqa, Ii Iwiegeb jew li twiegcb

b'mod shih u sodisfaeemi. mill -ahjar li taf u li Icmme n, il-miSloqsijiet

kolltla li jsirulh a mill-Kum missjo ni jcw bi qbi l mal -Kummissjoni , jew li

ti rrifju ta jew tonqos. minghajr raguni xierqa.li tipprodui:i xi dokumcnt

!i t~un mchtiega li tipproduci mill- Kummissjoni jew bi qbil mal- Kum-

missjon;, te hel, mc la ti ns;,b hatja multa la' mhux izjed minn li amcs mitt

lira Maltija jew prigu nerija glia l mhux ii:jcd minn Il icI xh ur. jcw dik il -

mu!ta u prigunerija l1 imk ie n

[ida . bla hsara ghall-gencralila tad-dispoi:izzjo nijiet tal -

paragrafu (b) tas·subarti kolu ( I) la' dan I-artikolu, ebda per-mna !i

tixhcd quddiem il- Kummissjoni ma ti sta' tku n imgieghla twiegeb ghal

mistoqsijict me.a I-twegiba tista' tesponiha ghal process kriminali. u

kull pcrsulla bha! dik ikollha, dwar kull xichda taghha quddiem il -Kum -

m i~sjoni. I_i.le .. priviteggi li ghandu xh ud li jixhed quddiem il _Oorti

Ma jinbdewebda protedimemi dwar xi reat ko ntra dan I·

(6)

arti lw lu minghajr il-qbilla'I-Avukal Ccnerali.

JI-Kumm issjoni gliandha~

Ccmm""""' .

(a) althl' e<lrlicst opportunity make a repon of the results of

cl'ery invcstigation 10 thc Mi nistcr rc'ponsib1c for J ustitt; and

(b) not later th'III the cnd of December of each year, or as

frequent ly as it mavdeem expedient. make a report to the President

on its activities and on malters considered by it. and may also make

such recommendations as it may deem appropriate .

The Prime /o,'linister may. whene"er the Commission >0 Pe",,",

rcque~ts . "ppoint a perwn or designate a public o ffice r to assist it. m a .,"'ti "~ the

(",>mmi,-.ion_

con.;;.] hative capacity. in 1 he conduct of any of its investigation,.

"",'<'"""

(I) -I here shall be a Secretary to Ihe Commis-ion who shall

he a person appointed as such by the Prime Mi ni,kr or a public office r "nd ,,,rr

de,ignated by the Prime Min ister to perform the funclionsofSccrelary.

(2) The Commission sha ll also have such other staff as the

Prime r-.lin ister may deem neces'illry and appoint Or de~ignale as

;ifore-_iid.

(I) E' ery person appointed to be. or to serve as. chairman 0"0,,1

or member of the Commi ssion or appoin ted or designated to assist the off"",

Commission under section 12 of Ihis Act. shall. before t.'ntering upon

tho, e dutit.'s. t" ke and subscribe an oalh in Ihe form set out in the

Schedule to this Act.

(2) Such oath ~h,,1I be taken beforc any Commissioner for

ont h, ,tnd ,hall be dellOSitcd with the Attornev Gcneral.

(I) Informati(m obtained bv Ihe memOcT'; of tht.' Commis- Se<r«~ol

,ion. an: person appointcd undcr scction 11 of this Act or any other of inform. ,,,,,, _

ih o fficeT'; in the course of nr for th", pu rpoSi: of an inycstig"tion undcr

thi> Act ,hall not be disclosed c.xcept for the purposes of the investiga-

tilln and of anv report to be made ther~on unde r this Act. or for tht.'

purpo~e of any proceedings relating to the ilwcstigation or under section

11\ of th i ~ ,'cl. and the memh<;" nf the Com mission and iB officers shall

11<>1 he calkd upon to giw evidence in any prOITcdings. other than ~uch

:1' ~f()rcsJid. of matter, coming to their knmdedge in the course of an

invc,ttgalion under thi, Act

(~)

Section I)) of the CrimInal Code ,hall apply 1<> ,,,,d ;n

rciatio n 10 meml>c"'; and office,.,; of the C omm;,,;on ," t hey apply to of

in rciation hI a punlic oflicer or servant rderrrd 10 in .;cction 1).'\ of the

Criminal Cnde,

Any salary or ex~n,e payable in carrying this An into effecI

,hall be defrayed oul of the Con,ol idatcd Fund without any furth.-r

"ppropriation other than under this Act.

An i\'cstigation under this Act may be conducted in reSpI'ct of

mattc,.,; "'hieh arisc on or after Ihe date of the coming i1110 force of this

Act or which aro,;e within a period of I,,-el\-e year> before such dat<:. so

h<lwel'er that no iTl\'<'Shgation may be commenced in connection "ith

any act or omi~~ion after the lapse of five year>; from the date of thc

coming into force of this Act. if that act or omission occurred before the

<:oming into lorce of this Act. and aflC r the I;lpse of fiyc year>; from the

date of such aCI or omission "'here tha l act or omission occurred on or

after the date of the coming into force of thi, Act

No action shall lie at law in connection with anv m,l\!er as is

IS.

"'"'"'"",,-JO",",. hcrina fl~r menl ioned, that i, to sa\'-

(a) the m"k ing of "ny report or request madc by Ihe

Commission or thc Auorncv General in accordance with the

provisions of thi~ Acl. ,md any rublieutioTl of such report: and

(b) thc givi n~ in good faith of anv information to the

Comm;,sion for the purpose of this Act.

Subject to the pr(wision, of th., ,;e<:1io ~, the At1or~ey

(1)

Gene ral may. if in hi s i ~dividual judgemenl he is "'1llsfied of the advisa '

bility so to do, issue ~ certificate in writing exempting any ]JCNln

mentioned thcrci~ from anyeriminal pn><;eeding, on condition thut ~uch

person givcs evidence according to la'" of all the facts ~no",n to him

relating to any corrupt practice or ,my offence connected therewith.

before the Com mission and. or. any court of criminal juriMlietion. and

on the issue o f such certificate and the giving evidcnce in a('cordance

therewilh by Ihe pcn;on to whom it refers. no proceedings befofe a court

of criminal jurisdiction may be taken or continued again'l him in COn·

nection with such corrupt pr~ctice or ;lny offence connected therewith,

(21 The Attorney General may grant the certificate

mentioned in sub,;eetion (I) of this seelion eilher after a req uc't to tha t

dfeet by the Commission. or wi thout a11\' ,ueh request ,,·hene.-rr thc·

n~ccssily so to do is othe ...... ·;sc brough t to his notice_

(.1) The request by thc Commission shall he made in writing

and sha ll contain all the pert inent d<'lails as may 1", r~qu"ted hy th~

Attorney Gencral. "nl! ,,!Ch a r~que't ~hall he ,;ent to the Am)rnc~'

General in confidence and such re<luc't bv Ihc Commi'sion ~h,<l1 ~ot b ...

deemcd to be a breach of thc pnwis](lTls "f secti(>n l~ or thi~ Act .

(.I 1 The c~rtificate is,ucd hv Ihe Attornc\, General under the'

pn)\'iwlll~ of I h" ",,<:1 i( on ,hall

(a) w h ~n Ih~ e\'id~ n l'c is firsl In be given I>cfo rc the Commis-

, ion a nd I he certifica le i, i\Sued J t l he requo;-,;I of Ihe Com mis>;on be

kepi in Ihe record, of Ihe Commission

(il) when the evide nce is fi"l tn he given hefo re the Comm is-

"( >n am] tile cerl ificah: i .. issued by [he A l1 0rney Gen~ral without II

reque ' t from t he Commi,,;on . ,ha ll be transmil1cd b), t he Atlorney

G eneral !O the Cnmmi" inn together with a report on t he f;.,r .. '"

know n to him of the ('OTr Upl pracI ice rrquiring ;nve,tig.nion and the

Comm i,,;on ,h all eirher he;1r ,,!Ch wi ln ess in an)' investiga rion

l>i; fore it on such allrged corrupt practicc or. if such in"e'tigation b

not ,'et in itiawd . init iale t he ';Im(' a<:eordingly. The Cnmm ;s.sion

,h;(1I keep ,uch c('rt i/ieme in it, rccord,

(e) " hen t il e e,idcnce is liN In be gi\'('n bcfnre a court of

.-rim;n,,1 iuri,dict ;on. bc cxhir,.i tcd ;n cou n by a rcprc'-C n""ivc of

the Allorncy G eneral.

IS) A copy of any certifIcate Is, ued by the A ttorney G eneral

under the provi,ion, of Ihi .. '>Cction and kept in the record, of t he

Commi"ion ,hal l be produced at the reque,t of thc wit ness m any

pn lC('~\h n g' again't him hefore ;' cou rt of crimin;d ju ri ~diction

(6) The Al loTTle y Ge neral my i" uc a ccnificale unde r the

P" ",i,ion, of t hi, ,ection notwit hst;,nd i ng an" oppo,ition by the witl'!."'.

j 7) For t h ~ purpo,<, of thi, "'Cl ion "«lUT! of crimina l juri,-

die-lion . i ncllld~, an' ~'(lurr -mart ial under the I-blta A rmed Forces ALt . \,., ~" XXVI I

"j 1~7< J .

For , ub'<'ctinn j3) of section 1>39 of the Criminal Code rhere "' meP<lmCn(

" r the

,Ilitll he ,uh"ituted Ihe followin~

(', imlnal

C,><l".Ca p .~

13) When [he only witne" again,t the accu'>Cd in

any procecding for anv offence o ther Ihan those unde r

,,,'-,,mrt.;-'· scct ions 112 to 11S.I]O. 121. 12-1 to 120. 31'd I)IL i, an

accomplice who,c e" idenc<' is not , ufficic Il1 ly corroborated h)

0 1 her circum~l ance,. the evidence of such ,in~lc wi tness ,ha 11

(J,1 t he' ,[(tliC(~fll IIlf the' C"fl' ICt ion "f t h~ accuwd.·

SCH ED UL E

(Sectio n 1-1)

A. Form of oat h 10 be ta ken by chainnan or membe r of Com mission Or person

assist ing Commission.

having been appoinWd

1. to be Chairman /Member of/ perso n a~sistin g the Pennanen t Commission Against

Corruption do swear/solemnly affirm lh al I will failhfully . ful ly. impa rti~lI y ,md to the

bes t of my abili ty discharge the tru sl and perfonn the dulies dnolving upon me by virtue

of Ihe sa id appointment_

So help me God.

(Section 10)

B,

Summons to Witnesses

(Th e Perm,m ent Com mission Against Corrup tion Act. 1988)

To A .B. (name of person summoned and residence)

You arc here by su mm oned 10 arpear before

(dale and lime)

(place) on

and to give evidence respcclm g

(t he maller

of the inquir}) ,

G iven unde r my hand Ih"

day of

(Signa l ure of Chairman

Or ot her member)

Passed by the Hou se of Representa tives al Silling No . 125 of Ihe 7th J uly.

1988. FARRUGlA

Jt MMY

Speaker

P. MUSCAT TERRlBtLE

Ch:rk IV 11,.: HUTue of Reprl:sI:marireJ

1_,' " _ _

,,- '_'of_,,"

,....;_

"' '"' ~ _ "

~ . "; ,,.

by"'~ "" ~ "fo ~ _"

~ . "J,.

" " ...... II- ,~ ..... ri;' .... G .... _ Pri""" ..... (;." "''''''', r"",,", lW,

PT,,, '" _ "'" "'"