ACT No. XXV of 1989 AN ACTro Qmend the Immigration Act, 1970.

I assent.

(L.S.)

CENSU T A DONE

28th July, 1989

ACT No. XXV of 1989

AN ACTro Qmend the Immigration Act, 1970.

BE IT ENACTED by the President , by pnd with the advice and

co nse nt of the House of Representatives. in this present Parliament

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

I. ( I) This Act may be cited as the Immigration (Amendment) Shon ,;,1<

Act, 1989, and shall be read and construed asone with lne Imm igra tion .~

Act . 1970. hereinafte r refclTcd to as MIne princi pal Act M.

(2)

This Act shall come int o force on 1st August. 1989.

2, In section 2 of the pri ncipal Act , the defi nition or Mdependant ~ ",-_,ot

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shall be amended as fo llows

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pn..;;pel

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(a)

paragraph (a) thereof shall be deleted; and

(b) paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) shall be respectively indicated

as (a), (b) and (c).

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Section 4 of the principal Act shall be amended as follows

(a) the present provision shall be renumbe red as subsection

( I) thereof;

(b) for paragraph (f) in subsection ( 1) thereof as renumbered

there shall be substituted the followin g

M(f) who is a dependanl o f any person refe lTed 10 in the

foregoing paragraphs; or

(g) who is the spouse o f a ny person refelTed to in any of

the foregoing p;lragraphs and is not living apart from the ot he r

party under a judgement of a competent court or a deed of

separation; or

(h) who is the widow or widower of any peT50n

mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of thi s section and was not

living apart from the ot her spouse by a judgement of a

compe tent court or a deed of separation at the lime of his or

herdeath:~;

(c) in the proviso to subsection (I) thereof, as renumbe red

for the words ~ Provided that the dependant of a person" there shall

be substituted the words ~ Providcd Ihat the spouse or the

dependant of a person"; and

(d) immediately afte r subsection ( I) thereof as renumbe red

there shall be added the following subsections

"(2) The Prime Minister may by Order to be notified 10

any person referred to in paragraphs (g) and (h) o f subsection

(1) he reof, not being a person towbom paragraphs Ca) to (f)o!

subsection (1) hereof may refer, declare such person 10 be no

longer an exempt person, if the Prime Ministe r is 5.llisfied thl

the grant of such aD exemption to wch person is not in the

public interesl, and upon the issue o ( such an Order the

provisioO$ of Pan III of thi$ Act shalllpp!y to such person.

(3) The Prime Ministe r shin DOl be required 10 assign

any reason for the issue of any Order referred 10 in suhscction

(2) ofthiuection and the decision ofthe Prime Mini steron any

such Order shall not be subject to appeal 10 or revi ew in any

court. ~.

PU$ed by Ihe House of Representati ves at Silting No. 273 of tile 21st J uly, 1989.

L AWRENCE GONZl

S~aker

P . MUSCAT lERR1B1LE

Clerk 10 Ihe House of Representatives

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(1) Dan J-Att jisla' jissejjah I-At! la ' \-1989 li jemenda I-At! :nwl~ fil_qooor u

dwar Hmmigraujoni, u ghandu jinqara u jiftiehe m haga wahda ma' \_ l>ido _fill,

All ta ' 1-1970 dwar l-Immigrazzjoni , hawohekk iijed 'il quddiem At! NN . IX

imsejjah "I-Att prinCipaH".

(2)

Dan I-All ghandu jibda jsel'll'! ft-I ta' Awissu , 1989.

Fl-anikolu 2 ta' I-Att printipali, it-tifsira la' "dipendentH

ghandha tigi emendata kif gej

(a)

il-pamgrafu (a) tiegh u ghandu jithassar; u

(b) iI-paragrali (b), (t) u (d) ghandhom jigu rispellivamenl

indikati bhala (a) , (b) u (t ).

L-artiko lu 4 ta' i-Att print ipaJi ghandu jigi e me ndat kif !iej

(a) id-dispotizzjoni li hemm ghandha ti~i en umerala mill- I·An pri~pali.

~did bhala $-subarlikolu (1) tieghu;

(b) minflok il-paragrafu (I) fis-subani kolu (\) lieghu ki f

enumerat mill-~did ghandu jidhol dan ti gej

~(I) H hija dipendenli minn xi petsuna msemmija fit-

paragrafi ta' qabc! dan; jew

(i) li hija Hate! Jew il·mara la ' xi persuna msemmija

rxi wiel'led mill·paragrafi la' qabc\ dan u ma hijie. qeghda

Ighi. separala mill·parti I·ohra bi$-sahha ta' senlen7.8 ta' qorti

kompetenti jew la' an la' firda ; Jew

(1'1 ) li hija I·armla Jew I·armclla' .i persuna mse mmija

fil-paragrafu (a) Jew (b) ta' dan j·arti ko lu u 1i ma ke nil. qcghda

tghi)! separalamill·parti l-ohra b'sen ten7.8 ta' qorti kompete nli

jew la ' all ta' firda Ii tmien il'D1CW1tieghu Jew taghha:";

(t) fil· proviso ghas·subartikolu (I) licghu kif enu merat mill-

idid, minflok i\·kliem ~ltda dipendo=nt ta ' persuna" ghandhom

jidl'llu I·kliem ~ Itda Hatel jew j\·ma ra jcw id-dipelHkn ti ta' xi

persuna": u

(d) minnufih wara s-5ubarl ikolu (1) lieghu kif enu meral mill·

idid ghandhom jitdiedu dawn il-paragrafi li iejjin

!I· Prim Ministru ji51a' b'Ordni li gl'landu jigi

~(2)

nOlifi kat lil xi persuna mse mmija fi\·paragrafi (g) u (1'1 ) las·

5ubarl ikolu (1) ta' dDn I·artikolu . li ma !kun)! pc:rsuna li gh aJiha

il -paragrafi (a) sa (I) las-subanikoJu (I) la' dan I·art ikolu

jilitghu jirreferu, jiddikjara 1i dik il-pc:rsuna ma Iku nx ik lar

persuna de nti, jekk iJ· Prim Ministru jkun sodisfatt li I·gholi

ta' dik J-denzjon i li l dik il-persuna ma jkunx ft ·intere5S

pubbliku , u mal-l'I o,. ID' dak )-Ordni d-dispoii.zzjonijiel lat-

Taqsi ma 111 la ' dan )·AII ghandhom japplibw gha\ dik il-

persuna.

(3) II-Pri m Min istftl ma gI'Iandux ikun mel'llieg li

jagl'lli eMa ragu ni ghall-l'lrug la' xi Ordni ms.e mmi lis-

subanikolu (2) la' dan \-anikolu u d-deCitjoni ta)· Prim

Minisl ru dwar xi Ord ni bhal dan ma ghandhiex tkun suggetta

ghal appc:1I Jew skrut inju rcbda qorli. ".

Mghoddi mill -Kamra lad-Deputati fis-$ed ula Nru . 273 lal-21 10' Lulju. 1989.

LAWREN CE GON Zl

S~llkt,

P. MUSCAT TERRIB ILE

Skri"ll/l /ll/-KIJmrll IOd·Dep"lIJ/i