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ACT No. XIV of 199 1 AN ACT/oamt'nd Iht' Morlma;n ACI. Cap. 201.

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Malta Government Gazette — Act 1991 14 — ACT No. XIV of 199 1 AN ACT/oamt'nd Iht' Morlma;n ACI. Cap. 201.

CENSU T,..IIo:<£

(I •• S.)

President

121h July. 1991

ACT No. XIV of 199 1

AN ACT/oamt'nd Iht' Morlma;n ACI. Cap. 201.

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

oonsent of the House of Reprcs.: nl ('li~cs. in thi. present I'ariiamcn t

3>Scmbled. and by the authority of the same. as fol1o","s:-

I. This Act may be cited as till: Mortmain (Amendment) Act.

1991. and shall be read and construed as onc with the Mortmain Act.

hereinafter referred 10 as ~ I he principal Act ".

Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Att 1991 14 — ATT Nru . XIV ta' 1_1991 ACT NQ. XIV 01' 11191 AN ACf e nacted by the I' i,rlil,mcn! ATI mahrult b'liai mill·Parlamcn! !a' Mal la.

Dan I-All jista' jissejjalll·AulU · I· I991 Ij jcmcnda I-All dwar 11.010 r. 1 __ ~

il-M anumona . 1,1 ghandu jinqara u jiflichcm lIap wal'lda ma'I-AII dwar

il- Manumon •. hawnhekk iijcd 'il quddicm imscjjah "I-An printipali··.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1991 14 — ACT No. XIV of 199 1 AN ACT/oamt'nd Iht' Morlma;n ACI. Cap. 201.

For the definition of "compelen t e«lcsiaSlical authorit ies"" in A~_

section 2 o f the principal Act. there shall be sub!;tituled lhe following

····com petent ca:lcsiaSlical aUlhorilies" means in Ielation 10

Ihe Roman Catholic Church. the Archbishop of Malta or the

Bishop of G ozo according to " 'hether the immovable property is

situate within the terriwrial limits of Ihe diocese of Malta Or of

GOlO. and in relation 10 any ot her ehurch or other pious or religions

institutio n belonging to a denomi nation Olher than the Roman

Catholic Ch urch. the highest authorit y of that denomination in

Malla as may be recognised Ily tilt A"omey General for Ihe

purposes of th ;'; A CI;··.

J . "The lenn of ninety day"S referred to in paragraph (b) of

subsection ( I> of ","",lion 8 of till: principal Act. shall in relation 10

immovable propeny acquired by a church or Olher pioui Or religious

;nSlilulion belonging to a Iknomination other Ihan the Roman CalOOlic

Church. al any lime after lhe IsI day of January. 1990. bul before Ih"

coming into force of Ihis Act. be deemed 10 commence 10 run on Ihe

dal e of Ihe coming inlO force of this Act.

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Passed by th e House of Represcnlalive5 al Silling No . 54] of the 2nd July . 1991.

L\WII ENCE GONZI

S~aker

R ICHA RD J . C ... UCIll

ACling Clerk to Ihe H QWI! 0/ RtprtUlIIali\,u.

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