ACT No. XIX of 1994 ItN ACT /0 mllU pruvision for Ihe prtvtlllion and prohibi,ion O/IM iDunderillg ofmOM), in Malta.

I assent ,

(L.S.)

Uoo M1 FSUD BONN IC]

Preside nt

13th September. 1994

ACT No. XIX of 1994

ItN ACT /0 mllU pruvision for Ihe prtvtlllion and prohibi,ion O/IM

iDunderillg ofmOM), in Malta.

BE IT ENACTED by the Presi dent, by and with the advice and consent

of the House of Represenwives. in this ~t Parliamenl .ssembled,

and by the authority aCme same, as (ollow,

(1)

This Act may be citod as the Prevention of Money Sbontilk."d

Laundering Act, 1994.

(2) This ACI shall COIIIe inlo fon:e on sllth dale as tbe

Minister responsible for finance may by notice in the Gazette appoint,

and different dates may be .$0 appointod for different provisions or

differeot purposes of this Act.

(Artikolu 2)

Article 3 (I ) (a) of the United Nations Convention

Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Subsrances.

The production, manufacture, cxlraCtion, preparation. offering, offering for sale,

distribution, sale, delivery on any tenns whatsoever, brokerage, dispatch, dispatch in

tran sit, transpon , imponation o r exponation of any narcoti c drug or any

psychotropic substance con trary to the provisions of the 1961 Convention, the 1961

Conventi on as amended or the 197 1 Convcntion;

(ii)

The cultivation of opium poppy, coca bush or cannabis plant for the purpose of the

production of narcotic drugs contrary 10 the provisions of the 1961 Convention and

the 1961 Convention as amended;

(ill) llle possession or purchase o f any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance for the

purpose of any of the activities enumerated in (i) above;

(iv) The manufacture, trans ~n or di stribution of equipmenl, materials or of substances

listed in Table I and Table 11, knowing that they are 10 be used in or for the iUicil

cultivation, production or manufacture of narcotic drugs , or psychotropic

substances;

The organization, management or financing of any of the offences enumerated in (i ),

(v)

(ii), (iii) or (iv) above.

A

rr·llENl SKEDA

(Artikolu 2)

•

Real kooln I-li&i dwar mcdkini jew numtici pcrikoluti

•

Tnnsuzjooijid iIlegali rumi u fll.tll\lltlmti

•

Tressiq ta' lwmrnelt ta' pcrsuni tab! l-eta' jtw ta' oiKjew irtie:1 gba.l akopijiet

imm ..... li

•

l'ksozju ta' 5kjlvi

•

PirakTija.

•

Htirjew 'K"'~"(~SInl illegali ta' ptmIDI

•

Omiadju vokIntuju

•

Oflita gnvi volontujllrontrt l-ptl$lR&

•

RllWt.

MafIoddi mill·K.anva Iad.De-p.llau fis-Sedula NN. ]O) 111·20 ta' Lulju, 1994.

LAWRENCEOONZI

Spak<r

RICHARD J. CAUCHJ

5luivu ta/.IYmnIIMI.Drpuuli

In this Act, unless the conlext otbc:rwise requires •

"criminal activity" means any activity, wbeoevet or wbcrevet

carried out, which. under the law of Malta or any OIher law,

amounll to

a crime or crimel specified in Ankle 3 (I) (a) of the

(a)

United Nations Convention AgainM lllk:it Traffic in Narcotic

Drugs and Psychotropic Substances adopted on !he 19th

Dca:mbcr 1988 in Vienna n:produced (in the English ianSWl8c

only) in the First Schedule to this Act; or

(b) one of the crimes listed in the Second Schedule 10 this

"Mini$ler" means the MinUlef responsible for fllliVJCe ;

"money laundering" means

(H the conversion or trarufcr of property Icnowing

that such property is derived directly or indi~y from,

or the proceeds of, criminal lICtivily or from an act or

octs of panicipation in criminal activity, fot the

purpose of or purposes of coocealing or disguisin& the

origin of the propcrty Of of assisting any penon or

pelSOll$ inv«ved or concerned in criminal activity;

the conceaJment or disguise of the true IIlUUU,

(ii)

source. location. disposition, movement, rights with

~pccl of. in or over. or ownership of property.

blowing that such property is derived directly or

indirectly from criminal activity or from an act or act!

of partiCipation in criminal acti vity;

the acquisition of property knowing thallhe 53nIe

(iii)

was derived or originated dim:t.ly or indirectly from

criminal activity or from an ~ or acts of participation

in criminal activity;

(lv) retention wilhoot reasonable excuse 0( property

knowing that the same was derived or originated

directly or indlnx:tly from criminal activity Of from an

act or acts oC participation in criminal activity;

IltlempUng any of the mauen or activities defined

(v)

in the above foregoing sub-pamgnphs (i), (ii), (m) and

(iv) within the meaning of section 41 of the Criminal Cap.9

coo.,

(vi) acting as an aocn"plioe within the meaning cL

section 42 of the Criminal Code in respect of any of the Cap. ')

manen or activities defined in the above fOl'e8oin& sub-

paragraphs 0), (H), (iH). (iv) and (v);

-ribed" mearu prescribed by regulations made under

"pi

thb Act;

"property' means property of every kind, nature and

description, wtlc:ther movable or immovable, tangible or intangible

and, w ithout derogation from the generality of !he fcnpng. $hall

include

(a) any currency. whc:lbcr or DO( the same is legal tender in

Malla, bills, ~tiC$, bonds. negotiable insuuments Of any

instrument capable of bcilll negotiable including one payable to

bearer or endorsed payable to bearer whether expressed in Maltese

liri or any othet foreign CUlTeIlCY;

(b) cash or currency deposits or accounts with any bank,

eredi! or «tier institution as may be prescribed which carries or has

carried OD business in Malta;

(c) cash or i!ems of value including but no( limited to

worb of art or jewellery or precious metals; and

land or any int=t therein.

(d)

(a) A penon may be convicted of a money

(2)

laundering offence under this Act even in the absence of a judicial

finding of guilt in respect of the underlying criminal activity. the

existence of which may be ~' Hblished on the basis of

eircumstanti.al orQthc:r evidence witbout it being incumbent on the

prosc:a!tion to prove a conviction in respect of the Wlderlying

criminal activity.

A pef10Il can be aeparaleJy charged and

(b)

eoovidcd of both • mor .. ,',. ...... • rin& offence under this Act and

of an Imdei:lyinc criminal .aivity from wbicb me piopt'lfy or the

p .. n~dl , in respect of whicb he. is charged witb money

'''''nderina. derived.

For the purposes oC this IUb5cction, "wdc&lying

(e)

criminal activity" re!e .... to the aiminal IK:livity from which the

property or other ptcxed" which are involved in a money

laur4-rin& offence under this Act have been ditectly or indirectly

"'"-

Any penon eommittin& My .:1 ol money 'Mmc\c:rina

(I)

shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine

(mu/la) not ev«(ling Lm 1,000,000 (onc million Maltese liri), or 10

impmoomelll for l period not u........,ing 14 yeus, or IQ bolh such fme

.od imprisonment.

(2) Whae an offence agail15l the provisions of this Act it

(:(IITImi~ by • body or pefIOfIS. whether t<JIlKIfUe or unincorporate,

eYef)' penon who, at the lime of the conuniuion oC the offeocc. was I

director, manqer, secretary Of othc:J limilar offICeI' of such body or

association, or was purponins 10 act in any lOCh capacity. shall be guilty

of that offence unless he proves that the offence was committDd without

hiJ mowledge and that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the

commission of the offence.

M y propcny of or in the possession or under the

(3)

control of any person who commits an offmce under this section shall,

unless proved 10 the contrary. be deemed 10 be derived from money

la"'viering and liable to confiica!ion or loneiJlR by the COUJt.

(I) Where, upon information re<:eived, the AllOmey .... dditiQnal

...

GeneraJ has reasonable cause 10 5USpc:cc that I person (bc:teinaCter ~ d..

referred to lIS "the suspc:cc") is guilly of the offence mmtiooed in ~ IllYUt1' ......

3 of this Act. he may apply to the Criminal Cou.r! for an order

(bereinafttt referred to lIS an "investigation order") that I per1Qn

(including a body Of IISsociation of persons, whether corporate or

unincorporate) named in the order who appears to be in possession of

particular material or material of a particular description which i, likely

10 be of substantial value (whether by itself Of together with other

material) to the investigation of, or in COI11ICCtion with, the suspect. $hall

produce or granl access to such materiaJ. to the peBOn or persons

indica'ed in the order: and the perwn Of per10IU 10 indic ... ed shall, by,

virtue of the investigation order, have the power 10 enter any house,

N'ilding or other enclosure for the J'U1"JXl'C of scan:;bing for such

material.

Where an investigation order hllS been made or applied

(2)

for, whosoever, knowing or suspecting that the investigation is taking

place, discloses that an investigation il being WKlenaken or makes any

other disclosun:s likely 10 pn:judice the said investigation sbaJ.I be guilty

of ID offence and &hall, 00 conviction., be liable to I rme (mu/la) not

ex""...,ing five thQu$BJId Maltese liri or to imprisonment DOl exc ling

twelve months, or to both such fine and imprisonment

Provided that in p .... ceulings for an offence under this

snbsHtion , it shalt be a defence for the lIICCUSed to prove that he did not

know or suspect that the disclosure was likely to prejudice the

investigation.

(3) An investigation order

shaJ.I 00( conftl" any right to production of, access to,

(a)

or 5C11fCh for communications between an oovocaIe or legal

procumtor and his client, and between 11 clergyman and 11 person

making a confession to him, which would in legal proceedings be

protected from disclosure by subsection (1 ) of section 642 of the

Criminal Code or by subsection (I) of section 588 of the Code of

Organisation and C ivil Procedure;

(b) shall , without prejudice to the proviSIons of the

foregoing paragraph, have effea notwithstanding any obligation lIS

to se<:teey or other restriction upon the disclosure of information

imposed by any law or otherNise; and

(c) may be made in relation to material in the pOHe$sioo of

any government departmenl

(4) Where the materi.al 10 which an application under

Ad, tioo (I) ~1aleI consiJts 01 inf«mllioa cauainc.t in I complier,

the invesdpm ordef abaII have effect as an Oilier ID P""O" tile

material or give aoceu 10 such nuueriai in I rOOll in which it can be

taken away and in which it" i$ vUible and le.ible.

Any penon who, havinS been ordered 10 ptooR or

(S)

grant aoceu 10 m.trial as provided in .,~oo (1) sball, without

lawful excuse (!be proof' whered .halllie 011 him) wilfully fail ()I" rdu.e

10 comply with suc h investigation order, or who shall wi1fuUy hinder or

obsUuct any IealCh for such matcrial, shall be JUilty d an offmc:e IDd

$hall. on conviction, be liable 10 a (me (1IIU./'/6) nee 0:0. oIi"l five

thousand Maltese Uri or 10 imprisonment not exceeding twelve months. or

10 botb such fiDe and impriJonmenl.

(6) Together with or separately from an apptication for an

investigation order, the Attorney General may, in the circumstances

mmiocwl in Aunion (I), apply to lhe Criminal Court for lID Older

(hemnafter mCi, ed to as an -attachment onx,·) ·

01 such pel10nl (hereinafter

anathing in the harvls

(a)

""~'nieddto as -the pmisbea-) as are mm' -'''''' in the application

all moneys and other movable property due or penaining or

belonging to the suspect,

(b) requiring the ,amishce 10 dec lare in writill8 to the

Altome), Geiletal. 1101: latu than tv.'eIIly·four boon from the time 01

leJVice or the order, the 1IIIW't and IOUI'tt IX all I1'oOI'lC)' and other

movable property 10 allBl:hcd, and

(c) prohibiting cbe AlSpecc from lnlnlfmill8 or otbeJwise

disposing of any movable or immovable property.

(7) Bd'tn rnakin& an inVQtiaIllion ouSe! or an .nadunenI

order, the Court may require to hear the Anomey GcfICral in chamben

and ,hall not make such order -

unless it COl'ICUI1 with ttIe Attorney Qenera1tllat thefe is

(_)

reasonable elllSC 15 provided in subsection (I): and

(b) in the case of an investigation order. unless the Court is

Ialisfied that there are reuonable grounds for suspecting that the

materia.l1O whicb the application relates-

is Iikcly to be of substantial value (whelMr by

(I)

itself or together with other material) to the

investigation for the purpose of wlUch the application is

"""" "'"

(ii) does not eonsist of communications referred 10 in

patllJI'Ilph (a) of subsection (3).

(8) The provisions of paragraph!; (a), (b) and (e) of

subs«tion (I) of section 381 and of subsection (1) of section 382 of the

Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure sllall, mutatis nwtandis, apply

to the attachment order.

(9)

An attachment order shall be served on Ihe gamishce

and on the suspect by an offtr=" of the Executive Police not below the

rank ofTnspectlX'.

(10) Any person who acts in contravention of an altachment

order shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on COllvictiOn. be liable to a

fine (mu/ra) not exco· dins five thousand Maltese liri IX' 10 im prisonment

for a period not exceedill8 twelve months IX' to both 5UCh fIne and

imprisonment

Provided !hili where the offence consists in the payment IX'

delivery to My person by the gamisbee of any moneys IX' other movable

property attac hed as provided in paragraph (a) of subsection (6) or in the

transfer or disposal by the suspect of any movable or immovable

property in contnlvention of pataSraph (c) of subsecl:ion (6), the line

shall always be at leasl twice the value of the money or property in

question.

(11) An attachment order shall, unle:s.s il is revolr.ed C3rlicr

by the Auomey General by notice in writill8 served on the suspect and on

the gami shee in the manner provided for in subsection (9), cease to be

opetativc on the expiration of thirty days from the date on wlUch it is

made; and the Court shall not make another attachment order with

respect 10 that SWlpect unless it is satisfied that substantially new

infonnation with regards to the olIenee mentioned in section 3 is

available

Provided that the said period of tbiny days shall be held in

abeyance for such time as the suspect is away from these Islands and the

Attorney General inroons of this fact the gamishee by notice in writing

served in the manner provided for in SlIbscrtion (9).

(12) In !he course of any investigation or an offence qainst

sectioo 3 of this ACI. the ~eculive Police may n:quest 11 magistnle 10

hear on oath any pcr10II who they believe JIliIY have infonnation

~gardin8 such offence; and the magiSU1Ue shall forthwith bear that

person 011 OIUh.

(13) For the purpose of bearing on oath 11 JlI:I$OII as

provided in subsection ( 12) the magistral!: shall bave the same powen u

are by law vested in the Coutl of Magistrates (Mal ta) or the Court of

MlIgislrllles (Gozo) as 11 Coon of Criminal Inquiry as weU as !he powm

IOCntioned in section !i!l4 of !be Criminal Code; provided Ihlll RICh

hearing shall nlwaYllwe pl llCt behind closed dool'$.

(1 4) It shall no! be lawful for any court \0 issue 11 Wamull of

prohibitory injunction 10 Slop the uecution of an investiptioo order.

(I) When:. pefJ()n is cbaTgc:d under section 3 of lhiI Act,

S.

the Coun ,hall at the rtqUeSt ofthc tHUKCution make an order-

(a) a((aching in the hands of Ihird panics in general all

moneyl and Olhc:r movable ",opeily due 01" paWning or bdonging

10 the accused, and

(b) prohibiting the accused from transfcninS. pledging.

bypoChecalins or Olbcrwise disposing of any movable or immovable

plOpctly

Provided that the Coon shall in such an order detennine

wMt moneys may be paid 10 or received by the accused during the

subli51ence of such order, Iptdfying the sources. mannet and otller

modaJities of payment, including salary, wages, pet1sion Wld social

5eCUI'i1)' benefits pa)'able 10 the accuscd.lo allow him and his fwnily

11 d£certl living in !be wnounL v .. ~ the means pemit, of sill

thOl.'und Mallese liri every year

Provided runhu thal!be Court may also-

<a) authorUe the pa)'IIlent of debts which are due by the

lIIClCUSed to botIo filk crediton and which .... ' eft; contrat'led before

such order was made, and

(b) on good ground authorise the accused to transfer

movable ot immovable ptopen)'.

(2) Such order slmll ·

(a) become operative and binding on all third parties

immediately it ill made, and the Registrar of the Court shall cause a

notice thereof to be pubiistled without delay in the Gazette, and

IhalI abo cause a copy tbttrof to be registered in the Public

Regisuy in respect of immovable propeny, and

(b) remain in force until the final determination of the

plOccedings, and in the case of a conviction IDltil the sentence has

been executed.

(3) The Court may for particular circwnstaneeS vary such

order, and the provisions of the foregoing subsections shall apply to such

order as so varied.

(4)

Every such order shall contain the name and surname

of the accused, his profession, trade or other status, father's name,

mother's name and maiden surname, place of binh and place of residence

and the number of his identity card or other identification document, if

MY,

Where lIIIy money ill or bcaJmes due 10 the accused

(S)

from any person while sueh order is in foIU such money shall, unles.s

otherwise directed in tha! order, he deposited in a bank 10 the credi l of the

",""",

(6) When such order ceases to be in foIU as provided in

paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section the Registrar of the Court

shall cause a nOIice to that effect to be published in the Gazelle. and shall

enter in the Public Registry a note of cancellation of the registration of

that order.

jkoll u raguni biUcjjcd bin jilSUSpetll li persuna (hawnbckk i1jcd 'il

quddicm imsejha "il-persuna 5USpetlala") huWf, bti tar-reat imsemmi 0-

artikolu 3 la' din I-All. huwa jislI ' jitlob lill-Qorti Kriminal i gl\a.I onIni

(hawnhekk itjed 'il quddiem imsejjah "ordni ta' investiga.zzjoni") biex

petsuna (inklut korp Jew gl'llIIjda ta' persun i, sew jckk petsuna guridika

jcw le) imsemmija O-ordnj Jj tidher li ghandha fil ·pussess laghha

materjal partikohui jcw materjal la' dcskrizzjoni partikolari 1i x'aktarJ; Ii

jkun ta' siwi sostanzjali (kemm jell wahdu jcw flimkien ma' materjal

ichor) gI'I all -investisuzjoni la' jcw in kOMcssjoni ma'. il-persuna

SU$peltata, turi Jew tagMi attess gl'laI dak il-materjal lill-persuna Jew

petSuni indikali O-otdni; u I-persuna jcw jlCrsuni hell indikali

jkollhom, bis-sahha 11' l-otdni ta' invesliguzjoni. is-sclg.l\a li j idhlu

fkull dar, bini Jew rctint ichor sabiex ;aghmlu tfilui;a glial dak iI-

IT\8lerjal.

(2) MCII jkun !lRr jcw ikun in\llJab ordn i la'

invcsligaujoni, kull min, mela jlrun jaf jew iko llu suspetl Ii tkun qed

issir l-investiga.zzjoni. j iltxcf i11i qeghda issir invcsligaujoni jew jikxd

xi hag.. ohra li tista' lipprcgudika l-irnsemmija invcstiga.zzjoni ikun hili

11' rcal u Jebcl, mc ta j insab hili, mulllla' mhux itjed minn hamrst clef

lira Mal ti;a jew prigurocrija ghaI mhux itjcd minn tnax. -il xahar. jcw dik

il· multa u pri gunerijl nirnki en

Jtd.a Ii protedimcnli ghal ~at tabt dan is-subartikolu, 1-

akkutal ikun jista' j iddefendi ruhu hi1li jipprova illi huWft rrut kicllll jar

jew j issuspetta Ii 1·lod r seta' jipprcgudika l-invcsligaujon i.

(3) Ordni 11' invcsligazzjoni

(I) lTIII jag.llti cbda jedd ghal l-produzzjoni la' itttn g.IIa! ,

jew liftilt g.IIal komuniltaajonijict bcjn avukat jcw proIcuntur

legali u 1-k1ijcn l liegbu, u bejn 58tcrdol u pcnuna li tkun g.lllIIlllet

qTVll mi~u, Ii fi proOedimenti !cpH jkunu proletli kontrl I-w f

biHublrtikolu (I) la' l-wtikolu 642 IlI - Kodi~ Kriminali jcw bil- tup. 9

5Ublrtikolu ( I ) .. ' l-artikolu S88 taI - Kodi~ la' Orpninuzjoni u

PrOCcdW1l Civili;

(b) giwldu, minghajr ~gudilZju ghld-dilOpotizzjoo.ijicl

l4I-patlgntu .. ' qllxl clan, ikollu schll mintcija bill obbIigu dwv

is·segrde:aa jl:w rcstrizzjoni fuq il·laif 11' infonM2Zjooi imposti

minn kull ligi jcw XOl1'onr.; u

(t ) jisla' jSiT dwv maleljal fil -pusIe" .. ' dipartimcn l taI -

g~m .

MCIa 1-lTIIte:rjaI li dwvu Ilrun tilTCfai talt. tab! il-

(4)

lubartikolu ( I ) ikun jikkonsisti finfonroaujoni li !kun fcomptJtcr. 1-

ordni 11' invcslipnjoni ghlndu jkollu scl'lll btlal, ordni ghIll -

prodU7.zjonl taI -lTIII1CIja!, jew ghall -ghot; la ' Ittcss gbal dak il-mateljal,

rghamla li wiehed j is .. ' jietldu micgllu u li jkun vitibbl i u legibbl i.

(S) Kull pefSUIlI li. \If&r1 li tkun giet ordnIlI biu

tipproduti jcw lagbli Kms glial lTIIIlcrjll kif provdu l fis-subarlikolu

( I). ming.P\lljr ntyni validl ( li I_prova .. ghha tkun tinkombi !'uqh.)

volonWjament Ionqos jew tinifjula li lobdi dak. l-cxdni .. '

invcsrigu:zjooi. jcw li volonWjuncnl timpcdixxi jcw losllkola lti

tfittx.ija gba! dak. il-matcrjal, tJrun hal';' 11' /UI u !ch-el, mell rinsab

l\alja, mullala' mht1ll. itjed. minD hamesl clef lin Maltija jl:w priguncrija

ghal mhux itJcd minn IDI."(-il xahar, jcw dik il -mulla u priguncrija

Dimkicn.

(6) f li mkien 11"\1'. jcw scplll1llal1lenl minn. lalba gbal oRini

la' investipzzjon.i, I-AVuka t Gntilli j i! .. •• fit-cin:ostanzi rmcmmijl

fis-subartikolu (I). jillob liII-Qotti Kriminali glUoJ ordni (Mwnhckk

itjed 'il qudditm imsejjah Mordnj la ' sckwestru M) _

(I) li j issckwcstrl ridej n dlwIi: il-pcrsuni (hawnhckt itjcd

'il quddiem imscjl'la " i$-5Ckwc~tf1lt8rj i") li jkunu mscmmij in fit-

IIJba 1·11115 u 1- proprjcla' mobbIi 01'1111 ko llha li j kunu dovuti jcw

jg.l'lalj lu jcw j~p~l1j rnu lill·penluna 'U5ptttata.

(b) li jotdna lis·!lCkwc$tnlWju bicx jiddikjara bi l·miktub

IiU -Avubt GrPCl1Ili. I1\ht1ll. aktar IIrd rninn crbg.I\I u a,I'I<win

sicg.l'la mill -l'Iin Ian-nolifikl .. · I-«dni. ix -xoru. u l-provenjcl\1.llll-

Ilus u I.propijetl' mobbli 011111 kollha hekk sckwestnlti, u

(t) li ji pprojbi:o:i liU -pcBul\I SIISpctla1a milli titlrUfcri:ui

jew b'xi mod ichor liddisponi minn xi propjela' mobbli jcw

immobbl L

(7) Qlibd ma laghmcl ordni la' investigazzjoni .it .... otdni

tII' sekwestru. il-<JOrti tista' tidob Ii IiMnll' liII -Avubt CmcnJi bil-

maghluq u ma taghmilx dak l-ordni -

(a) kcnun-il darba ma taqbilx ma' \·AvuXat Centrali li

hemm ra~uni bittejjed kifprovdut fiS-5ubartikolu (I); u

m·kat la' ordni tt' invcstigaajoni. kemm-il darba ,.

(b)

qorti ma tlrunx sodisfana li jkun hemm rap bi.t.2c.ijcd biex

wiehed jissuspctta li !.materjal Jj gbalih ti ~reri H .lba·

(I)

x'aktant li jkun ta' siwi S05lanZjali (kernm jeld

wabdu jc.... Oimlticn ma' maletjal ichor) ghalI-

invcstigazzjoni 1i ghaliha Ikun satel it-lalba. u

(ii) ma jkufl;I[ jikkonsisti fkomunikaujonijict

imserrunija fil-parag.rafu (a) tas-subartiko lu (3).

(8)

Id-dispotizzjonijicl tal-Jl&R&l'fi (a), (b) u (e) ILl-

subartikolu ( I ) la' I-artikolu 381 u tas-subllrtikolu (I) ta' I-artikol u 382

ta]·Kodi.:-i ta' Organina njoni

u Pro«dUnt Ci vili ghandhom

japplikaw, mutMu!J mu/MJdis, ghall-oroni ta' sekwCSIru.

ghandLl jigi notifikat lis-

(9) Ordni

sekwestru

tB'

sekwestnllalju u lilI -pcrsuna suspcltala minn ul1itjal tal -Pulizija

Ekkuttiva li nu jkunx tab l il -g,Bd la' spc:ttur.

(10) Ku ll persuna li likscr ordni la' sckwestru tJrun /\atj. ta'

ra.1 u Ic:hel, mc:ta tinsab halja, multa ta' mhUlt itjcd minn bamc:sl dc:f

lira Maltija jc:w prigunc:rija gIIa! tmic:Q Ill' mhux itjed minn mu-il

xahar, jc:w dik il-muJta u prigllntrija Oimkic:o

Itda mcta (-real iklln jikkonsisti fiI·blas jew konsc:nja Iil xi

penuna mis -sekwc:slratarju ta' xi Ous jcw proprjcta' mobbli obra

sckweSlnlta kif provdul fiI -paragrafu (a) IIIHU bartikolu (6) jcw iloin

jikkoosisli lil-trufcrimc:ol jcw lnehhija la' xi propjc:la' mobbIi jew

immobbli mill· pcnuna suspcltata bi ksur w-paragnlfu (t) tas-

subartikolu (6), il-multa ghandha dc,tiem lkun mill-inqas id-doppju tal-

vaJut tal- Ous jcw propjcta' in kwi sljoni.

(1 1) Ordni ta' sekwcstru ghandu , kcmm - iJ darbe ma jigix

revokal &kw kmitni mill -Avukal Gcoc:llIIi b'avvit bil-milrlub nOlifikal

lill -pc:mma SUSpc ltala u lis,sc:kwcslntarju bi l·mod provdul lis-

subartikolu (9), jispit~ milli jlwUu schh ma' ghduq tlelin jum mid-data

li fiha jkun ur; u l-qol1i ma taghmilx ordni ichor ta' sekwestru dwar dik

il-pcnuna suspcttata kemm • il darba ma !kunx sodisfiltta li hcmm

informazzjoni sostaozjalmcnt gdida dwac ir-l"CIIt imsc:mmi O-artikolu 3

Itda l·imKnuni perijodu ta' tlelin jum gllAndu j itwaqqlf glial

daIr. iH.m im li I·penuna suspc1tata tkun tinub l:wra minn dawn il·

Gtcjjer u I·AvuDI OeomJi;'vta b'dan il·fan lis,scirwatnllalju b'lvvit

bi l· miktub noti.6bt bil·mod provdul fiHubartikolu (9~

(12) Wlllt Ii Ikun qcd iuir inve5tiguzjooi ta' real irontnl I·

artikoIu J ta' da.Q I·An. il·Pulizija EsckultiYa tiSlI' titlob IiI matistnll

biex jisma' bi l' prlmml lit JcuU pcnuoI Ii hi;' tlhstb li ghandbl

infonnazzjooi d'l'laf daIr. ir·real; u j.majistnl gllandll minnufih jisma' Iil

dik it·pcnull& bil.pramcnt

( Il) Ghall·fini tu.smigh bil.A;uramcnt ta' pcrsuna kifprovdu l

fiHUblttikolu (12) il.majistra\ ikoUu I·isless ICIgllalli bil·liA;j g,tIandha

l-Qorti I&!·Magistrati (Malta) jew U.Qorti taI.Mqillrati (Gbawdex)

bfIa1a Qorti 1s1N11OIja ki f llkoU is·lCtghlt imsemmijl D·a1ikolu 554 tal·

Koditi Krimina1i; iida daIr. i..-smigh ghandu ckjjcm isir bil·maghluq.

(14) EMI qorti !Ill tista' \OlIroA; mand't ta' inibiujoni

gha11-waq lien ta' l-e$C:kuz:ljoni ta' ORIni ta' invcstigaujoni.

(I) Mea penuna Ii&i akkuhta 1Ih11·artikoIu J ta' dan I· 1f&Wr ....

All, il· Qorti ghandha fuq i t·taI~ taI .prosc:knajoni laglunel ordni •

,.....DI akb, ..

(I) Ii jiuckwcstra l'ilkjn Itrzi pcnuni b'lDI)d A;mc:rali iJ·

fkjjes u j.propjeta' motlbU koUba li jkunu dovuti lil jew ikunu

jmi$Slllill-Ukutat jew ikunu PWta' tiepu, u

(b) li jipprojbiui li U·akkutat mil li ji ltrasfe~i, jlgbti

b'r.han. j ipoeeb jew xart' ohra jiddisponi minn xi proprjcla'

mobbli jew irMdJbIi

Itda l-Qor1i g.handha t'daIr. l-ordni ti5tlbbilOOti xi flejjn

j islgbu jitl'laJlsu III jew j iA;u ritevuli mill·akJcuul fiI· waqt Ii jkun

qed ischb dAle l-onlni, fejn jiA;u spctilikati I·ghejjun, il·mod u

modalilajiet ohnI la' hiu, inkluti $&Iarju, paga, pensjon;

u

ben4:littji SlXjlli li jitfllilsu lill·aItkut.IIl, sabia huWl u I.familjl

lieghu jilhl.ltilbom ghixien dcttnli t'amrnonl, fejn ikun bmun

(lJtai bittc,ijed. ta'si ll ekflira MaJlijl lis·seoa

Itda wkoll il-Qorti lisla' barn minn d&n •

(a) laWlOriaa I·hlas la' djun li jkollhom jithaJlsu mill·

aldcu..b.1 lil lucdituri bog, 6tk u li jkunu SItU qabel ma jkua SI(

dak l-oroni; u

liII·illun l

(b) glial raA;uni tljba awtoriua

biex

jiltrUferini proprjcll' mobbIi jcw imrnobbIi.

(2) DU l-onlni gbandu •

(a) jibda jsebh u jorbot Ii t-tel"Ll pcmu1i IroIlb.

immedjatament malli jSlr, u r-Reg.istmtur tal-Qorti ghandu jichu

hsicb Ii tvvit dwaru j igi pubblikat minghajr dewmien til-G1ratta,

u glIandu jiehu bieb ukoll Ii kopja ticghu tigi registnla fir-

ReA,islru Pubbliku dwar p oprjeta' immobbIi, U

(b) jibq" jsehll sakemm i1. potMimcoti jIcuou gcw detiti

b'mod finali u konklu.tiv, u fiI-W li per5una tinsab hatja, sakenun

is-scntenza tkun Sict c:te&wita.

(3) II-Qorti tiSIa' rtirkoslan2:i partikolari tibdcl dd; 1-

ortW. u d-dispotizzjonijic:1 tas-subartikoli ta' qabel ghuvlbom

jappl ilcaw ghal dlIk l-ordni kifhelck mi bdul.

(4) Kull ordn.i bII&I. daIr. gbandu jlrun fib I-isem u I-kunjom

ta' I_akkllhol, il-profc55joni, is-salgha jcw stal ichor tieghu, isem

mi ssieru, iscm ommu u kunjom ta' xbubilha, post tal-twclid u post ta'

residcnza u n-nurnru tal-karta la' l-idcntita' ticghu jew ta' dokumcot

idlo! la' idc:nlilikazzjoni, jekk ghandu.

(5) Meta lli Oul ilwnu jew isiru dovuti lill-aldtubl

minghlllld )ti pe:rsUIUI til-waq t Ii daIr. l-ordni jkun fis-schh. dawk iJ-Dus

gIIandbom, sakemm ma jkunx ordnat "ort' ohra fdak l-ordni, j igu

dcpotitati !'bank ghall-kmiitu la' l-akIrutIl

(6) Meta dak l-otdni ma jibqu lis-Kh/I kif provdut 1iI-

pmgrafu (b) tas-subartikolu (2) ta' dan l-artikolu, r-Registratur taI-Qorti

ghandu jichu hsteb It avv it rdak is-sens jigi pubblikat 6J-GamIta, u

ghandu jim:giStrl fir-Registnl Pubblilr.u !Iota Ii t"'usl[ ir-R:gislrlUjoni

ta' daIr: l-ordni.

Kull persuna [j taghmel xi haga hi bur ta' l-ordni tal -Qorti

Any pe~on who acts in contravention of a Court order PtnaUy fOf

mentioned in section 5 of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall COIIU""eninll

on conviction be liable 10 a fine (mu/ra) no! =ceding five thousand !iri Coon order.

or to imprisonment for a period 1101 e:weeding twelve months, or to both

such fine and imprisonment. and any act so made in OOI"IlrUVenuon d

such coon order shall be null and without effoct allaw.

( I) Where an order of focfeiture is made under subsection (3) Special Court

of sec;tion 3 of this Act, the person found guilty and lily other pason po .... «/inp.

having an interest may bring an action for a declaration that any or all of

the movable or immovable property so forfeited is not profiUi 01" procca1s

from the commission of an offence under section 3 of this Act or is

otherwi~ involved in the offence of money laundering. nor property

ocquired or obtained, dim::tly or indire<:tly, by or through any such

profits or proceeds.

(2) Such action shall be brought nO' later than !lute months

from lhe date on which the sentence ordering the forfei~ shall Mve

become definile, by an application in the C ivil Cawt, First Hall.

(3) The appltcant &hall attach to the application all such

documents in support of his claim as it may be in his power to produce

and shall indicate in his appUcalion the names of all the wim-ssQ; he

intends 10 produce, s!ali ng in rt:Specl of each the proof which be intends

to make.

(4) The Coort shall, without delay, set down the application

for hearing at an early dale, which date shall in no case be later than

thiny days from the date of the filing of the application.

(5) The application and the notice of the date fixed (Of

hearing shall be 2fVed on the Commissioner of Police without delay, and

the said Commissioner shall file lIis reply thereto within fifteen days after

the date of the service of the application.

(6) The Court shall bear the application 10 a conclusion

within twenty working days from the date fIXed for the original Ix::aring

of the application, and 110 adjournment shall be granted eJL:cepl eilher with

the consent ofbolh panies or (Of' an exceptional reason \0 be ~ by

the Court, and such adjourned dale shall not be weT than that justified

by any slICh reason.

(1) Saving the pre<:edi ng provisions of this section, tnc

provisions of the Code of Organi7.lltion and Civil Procedure relating 10

proceedings befOie the Civil COUrt. First Hall, shall apply in relalion 10

any such applicaliOll.

(8) Any decision revoking the forfeiture of immovable

ptope.1y sha.ll be deallt:<! 10 transfer the title of suc h property back from

tnc Govcmmcnl 10 the party in favour of whom it is given, and soch

party may obtain the regislflItion of such 1rBDSfer in the Public Registry.

When the Coun allows the danwxl for a declaration 11$

provided in subsection (I) of section 1 in respect of any property

forfeited, such property shall cease to be forfeited and shall reven to the

applicant in virtue of lhe judgment upon its becoming definite, and the

applicant shall thereupon be entitled 10 the recovery of the income

received by the Govemrneru from luch property during the period of its

forfeiture.

(I) The Minisler may make rules or regulations genera1ly for

the bet~r carrying out of the provisions of this Act and in particular may

by luch rules or regulations provide for the regulatiOll and control of

banks, credit and other financ:ial imtitutions 10 provide in/er alia for

procedures and systems for training, identifICation, !a:ord-keeping,

internal reporting and reporting 10 supervisory authorities for the

p!"evention of money laundering.

(2) The Minister may by regulations extend the: provisionl of

this Act in whole or in pan and of any l'egullltions made tlrreundcr 10

categories of undertakings and 10 professions which engage in activities

which. in the opinion of the Minister, are particularly likely 10 be used

for money launderina puIl)Cses.

Rules or regulations made under this section may impose

(3)

p,ojYu"rntl or other penaItie$ in respect of any coolrllvenlion or failure

cl eompliame not eucco1ing • fine (mul/a) of Lm20,OOO (twenty

thousand Maltese lin) or impri.loomenl. fOl'" • lam not uceeding IWO

years or both such fine and imprisonrnc:nL

Saving the provbions of KCtion 9 of this Act. the Minister ". ..... 10 be

may, in COD5UItatioo with the MiniIter responsible for jndice,

prescribe by l'eguilllion any matter required 10 be

<a)

pretCribed by this Act;

by regulation amend. alter or add to the list of offences

(b)

spcc:ificd in the Second ScheOOle 10 thls Act .

n RSr SCHEDULE

(Section 2)

Article 3 (I) <a) oflbc United Nations Convention

AgaiI\R IlIkit TraffIC in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.

The piodua.ion, manuf~ e;.tractioo. prepar&lion, offerin&. offering for 5ale.

distribution. Ale, delivery on any IemlI whatsoevef, broken.ge. dispatch. dispalch in transit.

transport. impona1ion or exporuuion of any nascotic dru& Of any psyct.uaopic .. Ib$I'nce

contnuy to the provisions of the 1961 Convention, !he 1961 Convention as amended or the

1971 Convention

(ii)

The cultivation of opiwn poppy. coca bush or cannabis plant for the puspose of the

production of narcotic drugs contrary to the provisioos of the 196 1 Con\'entioo and the 1961

Convention as amended

(iii) The p""vuion or pun:hase of any nan:otic drug or psychotropic substance for the pwp1lle

of any oflhe activities enwneralcti in (i) above

11le manufacture. uansport or distribution of ec,Iipment. materials or of SUbsWlCeS listed in

(iv)

Table I and Table 11. knowin& thal they are 10 be used in or for the illicit cultiVllLion.

production or manufacture of narcotic: drugs. or psycbouopic substances;

The OI!aniUltion, management or financing of any of the offe ..... es enumemtcd in (i). (ii). (iii)

(v)

or (iv) above,

SECOND SCHEDUL E

(Se<:tioo 2)

•

An offence against the law relating to dangerous drugs 01' narcotics

•

Illegal dealing in anns and annamenlS

•

Procuring. or uafflCking in men. women or young persons for immoral purposes

•

Dealing in slaves

•

Piracy

•

ltIegal arrest, detention 01" confinement of a person

•

Wilful homicide

•

Wilful grevious bodily harm

•

Blackmail.

Passed by the House of Repic.~lIatives at Sitting No. 303 of!he 2<Ah July. 1994.

LAWRENCE GONZI

S~aUr

RICHARD J. CAUCHl

Clerk IQ the Houu Qf Reprtstll/(lti\'ts.

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