ACT No. XIV of 199 1 AN ACT/oamt'nd Iht' Morlma;n ACI. Cap. 201.
Statutory Text (3 Articles)
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 ".
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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··.
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.