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ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - (subslilutionof)

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Table of Provisions (226)

Preamble Art. 1 SuboI~~lionof Schedule Art. 2 Smtiru:Qjonlrl' Art. 3 Art. 4 A .... nd .... '" of >«lion IS of,he Art. 5 !iUMlil.'ion of Art. 16 *' udgC$ Art. 23 "J..q. Art. 29 Art. 32 " CJy ~ ",,"- Art. 46 Art. 57 "Dulies 01 Art. 58 " DUI;'" Art. 60 Art. 68 "Ot. Art. 91 , Art. 96 Art. 97A -.0 App>int. Art. 97C D .... .... Art. 98 E.meDda ,.' Art. 102 Art. 103 Art. 105 Emend:.! la' Art. 106 Art. 107 Eh Art. 108 Art. 109 prineipal low . Art. 110 SoIIiluDjoni u' Art. 112 Emcndl \.I' Art. 113 Substi'Dti"" of Art. 114 SubSlilution of Art. 116 AIred_of Art. 117 A .... ndmentl)' Art. 118 Art. 119 Subol;,uzi<>rl of Art. 122 Sostin,...joni la" Art. 123 Substitution 01 Art. 124 r'.· Th .... Art. 125 Art. 126 R~pul of Art. 127 So"pjl1l1ion of Art. 129 Art. 130 Art. 133 Art. 134 ... Em< .... If,. Art. 135 Art. 136 A .... ndmcntol Art. 137 Eme ..... Uo· Art. 138 Emenda ta' Art. 139 Emenda I.' Art. 140 Art. 141 Art. 142 SubuilUtion of ....,;,.,.. 298 of cbe Art. 143 " .... _ ncof Art. 144 ""'mdmcnc of Art. 145 Em.r>dIlI' Art. 146 ....... """"'111 of Kcdua 1Il7 of ,hot Art. 147 Amendment 01 Art. 148 Amendment <If Art. 149 A .... nd .... n'o( Art. 151 Emend. Ill' Art. 152 Sullotitution of Art. 154 A mendmc Rl oI Art. 156 Amendme n' <>1 Art. 157 Repeal of Art. 158 seCli<>n 322 <>f 'be Art. 159 Amendmen' 01 Art. 160 SUM,i,",ion <>1 Art. 161 Emendall' Art. 162 Amer>dment <>I Art. 163 A mendmen, "r Art. 164 A mend .... "'o! Art. 165 A~ ..... to( Art. 167 ET - d Ig' Art. 168 Subsritldion 01 Art. 169 Amendmen. 01 Art. 170 Amendmen. of Art. 171 Ameod~n'ol Art. 172 Art. 173 S""",,t"I"'" of Art. 174 s..bll;'ulioIo of Art. 175 " -00.. Art. 176 " ..... nd ..... n'oI section)78 of ,he Art. 177 Emonda .. • Art. 178 A"",Dd"","! of Art. 179 Art. 180 S~botit~""" 01 Art. 182 ,II.mend .... nt 01 Art. 183 ........ ndmc:nt or u.. .... ion)'J8 01 Art. 184 Il~" oIK"ioo Art. 185 "",",nodI' '''.1 01 _ ..... \.S0I .1It Art. 186 E"",nda 'a' Art. 187 El., h Art. 188 Amend"",nl of Art. 189 Aonendrroenlol Art. 190 SoobIliNI;" of Art. 192 Amendmertlof Art. 193 AmC ........ ntof Art. 194 A...,i .... i .. ~ lof Art. 195 Amendment of Art. 196 Art. 197 Art. 198 . Art. 199 SuMituliool of Art. 200 SubOlitulioo Art. 201 Additioaol .,,. ...... Sub-<ilk Art. 202 n.a.it la' Art. 203 Amcrwlmodt of Art. 204 Art. 206 Art. 208 Substitution of Art. 210 St.!! , ..... Art. 211 AE'! 7 « Art. 212 Emeadaq' Art. 214 A" Art. 215 A ,, '" Art. 216 Eme nda q ' Art. 217 Addj,ionol n ~ Art. 218 A .... ndmen' oI Art. 221 _pe , . 'l ionBot tin .L Art. 222 la 1>1' f Art. 226 "' me...!"",n' of Art. 227 "'"",n<im<n,of Art. 228 Emtllda .... Art. 229 Emendo .... Art. 230 Emenda 11' Art. 231 SUb5lilUlion of .... _ 617 ofllie Art. 232 """'ndmen:of Art. 233 Amendmenl of _ ..... 62:2 of tbr. Art. 235 Art. 238 ErMndo .. ' Art. 240 Art. 241 Art. 248 Emeada uo' Art. 251 Amendmenl of ..-"'''' Art. 252 Art. 253 ~menlor Art. 254 Art. 255 SubotiNtion 01 Art. 256 SubotilWtion of Art. 259 Art. 263 Emendl. ta' Art. 264 1lwPr ta" Art. 266 Emenda u ' Art. 267 ............... 01 01 Art. 268 A .... ""mut 01 Art. 269 Emcr>do u ' Art. 270 Art. 271 Art. 272 Amendment of Art. 273 Amendmc",of Art. 274 f.m.nda la' Art. 275 n' ",_ .. ,h ... of Art. 276 Repealof Art. 278 Ernoe. dill· Art. 279 Suboti,uliorl of Art. 280 Art. 281 s...\NriNIiorI of Art. 282 A .... nd .... ntof Art. 283 Subst;tution of Art. 284 of Art. 285 fmcndl. .. • Art. 288 Subolitutioon of Art. 290 .... .... _ns Art. 292 Art. 293 Art. 296 .... kanikolu Art. 299 Sut:.tilllciwo of Art. 300 Soou'UU,..... Ill· Art. 302 ".w'" Art. 303 Emoo ..... · ~ Art. 304 Art. 305 A_ndmenlof Art. 306 AcnA' ,"ulol Art. 308 Emonda .. • Art. 309 Amendmen. of Art. 310 AmeDdmcn. of ..-'" Art. 311 Substi.ution of Art. 312 ,&" Eft .. , ..... of Art. 313 .... "" Art. 314 Emenda la' I· Art. 315 AIMIMIIMn! of ...alon M<> 01 Cb< Art. 316 A_rodo.OK of Art. 317 AIMndmm.of Art. 318 Art. 319 Art. 321 Art. 322 Art. 323 Art. 324 Art. 325 Art. 326 A,' ·· .. ' eatof Art. 328 A_ndmenlof Art. 329 £", ... d. Art. 331 Sub$lil~lion of Art. 332 ...mendmento! Art. 333 ....... nd ment of Art. 334 "'mendment of Art. 335 Suhalitution Art. 336 Amendmcnlof Art. 337 SoOIih rrtjori Art. 338 AmclKlmenlof lOCI;"" on. of Ibe Art. 339 SulIoIilUlion of ooctioa m of Ibe Art. 340 R~peal of Art. 341 AmcDdmenlof Art. 342 AmeDlknenl Art. 343 Amendmcnlof Art. 344 Substituoo.. "'....,'" Art. 345 Suboblution Art. 346 Subolitution 01 Art. 347 Ameno;\Inf:., of Art. 348 11'1 ... , Art. 349 AmendlO"!ell' of Art. 350 ""''''' Art. 351 Art. 353 Amendoncnl of Art. 355 Addifionof_ Art. 356 2ied' ta' Art. 357 Gcoe,iI .' ro llto! h Art. 358 Art. 359 Art. 360 Art. 361 Art. 362 T~.1Ory Art. 369 "Du . .

Statutory Text (226 Articles)

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Preamble — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

(L.S.)

Uc;O Mn''SUD UO NN IC I

President

12th Septem ber, 1995

ACT No. XXIV of 1995

AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re,

BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and

consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament

assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -

I . (I) This Act may be cited as the Code of Organization and Shof, ,i,k_no;!

Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act , 1995. and shaH be read and """' ............. nl

construed as one with the Code of Orga niz.a ti on and Civil Procedure, c.p. n .

hereinafte r referred to as " the pri ncipal law- .

(2) This Act shall co me in to force on such date as the

Minister responsible for justice may by no tice in the Gaune appoi nt .

and different da tes may be so appoi nted fo r different provisions and

different purposes o f this Act.

(3) A notice under subsection (2) of this sectio n may make

such lTansitio nal provisions as appear 10 the Minister to be necessary or

expedient in con nectio n with the provisionJ thereby broughl into force .

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Art. 1 SuboI~~lionof — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 3 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

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Schedule — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Second Column

futentof Amendment

Subsectioo (2) of section 4 thereof shall be deleted.

1. Section 369 the reof shall be substituted by the

following

Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Att 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1!f9S AlT mah ru! b'ligi mill·Parlament AN ACT e nacted by the Parliament ta' Malta.
Art. 2 Smtiru:Qjonlrl' — ACT No. XXIV of 1!f9S AlT mah ru! b'ligi mill·Parlament AN ACT e nacted by the Parliament ta' Malta. Open official source

Minflok l-artikolu 3 lal-ligi prinCipali gtJandu jidtJol dan li gej

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Art. 3 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The supe rior coun s are

(a)

the Civil Coun;

(b)

the Coun of Appeal ; and

(c)

the Constitutio nal Coun ." .

J . The words ~ Preside nl of the Republic." in subsectio n (2) of

section 10 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words

~ President of Malta ,".

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Art. 4 A .... nd .... '" of >«lion IS of,he — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The words ~si lli ng in the Court of Magistrates of Judicial

Police as a court of criminal inquiry. ~ in section 15 of the principal law

shall be substituted by the words " holding an inquiry unde r Title 11 of

Part I of Book Second of the Criminal Code. n.

Section 16 o f the principal law shall be substituted by the

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Art. 5 !iUMlil.'ion of — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

foll owi ng ne w sectio n

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Art. 16 *' udgC$ — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

It shall not be lawful f or any judge or magistrate 10

~,~:~~~ hold any ot he r office of profit whatsoeve r , eve n though of a

te mporary nature, with the e:ltception of any judicial o ffi ce o n

any inte rn ationa l Court or any international adjudicating

~~of body . the office o f exa mine r at the Univer.;ity of Malta and in

EItepciofts. the case of magistrates the office ofvisitor.;of notarial acts.".

6. The words ~ Iearned in the l aw~ in section 18 o f th e principal

law shall be: substituted by the words "who has the qua lifica tions laid

down in subsection (2) o f section 100 of the Constitution .".

7. The words " the Court o f Judicial Police". whereve r they occur ,

and the words " learned in the law" in sectio n 190fthe principal law shall

be respective ly substituted by the words "th e Courts of Magistrates"

and by the words "who has the q ualificat ions laid down in subsection (2)

of section 100 o f the Constitutio n. ~ .

8. The wo rds " learned in the law" in subsection (3) of section 20

of the principal law shall be substituted by the words "who has the

qua lifications laid down in subsection (2) of section 100 of the

Constit ution".

9. The following new subsection (3) shall be added immediately

afte r subsection (2) of section 2 1 of th e principal law.

"(3) Any evidence submitted by affidavit shall be drawn up

in the la nguage normall y used by the person la king such affidavit.

The affidavi t , when not in Maltese is to be filed together with a

translation in Maltese, which translation is fu rth ermo re 10 be

confi rm ed o n oath by the tra nslator.·· .

10. Sectio n 23 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

follo wing new section

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Art. 23 "J..q. — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The judgme nt shall in all cases be delivered in

_~" lo be public. The cou rt delivering the judgment sha ll read ou t the

. part w h· IC h · IS to -_

...... . mc Id

u e d · m t h

i d·

in puI)Iit. operatIve

e conc

u 109 part

of the judgment. The operative part o f the j udgment shall

include a reference to the claims o r pleas which have been

decided upon and eve ry declaratKm inte nded to be: concl usive

or binding. Immedia tely upon de livery the judge or

magistrate shall deposit a signed transcript of the judgment in

the records o f the case .".

11. Subsection (3) of section 27 of the principal law shall De Amendmenlo(

substituted by the following new subsection

"(3) The registrar shall be appointed by the Prime Ministe r.

and the other cour1 officials mentio ned in subsection (2) of section

57 shall be designated to perform the d uties o f thei r o ffice by the

Minister responsible for justice.".

12. Section 29 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

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Art. 29 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

(1) There shall bea 8 0ard composed of the Chief

Justice. as chainnan , who shall also have a castin g vote. two

judges and a magistrate appointed by the President of Malta,

tile Anomey General and the President of the Chamber of

Advoc3teswhose function shall be to make rules, to be called

Rules of CoUr1 , for the purposes specified in subsection (2) of

this section .

(2) Rules of Cour1 may be made ge nerally in

respect of all matters concerning the conduct of the couns

witli the object of ensuring a proper and efficient

administration of justice and , in panicular, but without

prejudice to the ge nerality of the aforesaid -

(a) for securing and maintai ning order an d

decorum within the building of the coun s;

(b) for fiJl:ing the days, hours. duration and

number of the sittings of the courts, determining the

manner of distributio n of the causes among judges and

the magistrates appointed to sit in a particular court or

chamber thereof, and for making o ther provision in

respect of a ny matte r aforesaid as the Board may deem

appropria te

(c) for regulating leave of absence, for any reason,

by judges or magistrates, induding a req uire ment of

authorisation or sanctioning of such leave by the

competent authorities;

(d ) for establishing any forms not provided for in

this Code;

(e) for carrying into effect the provisio ns of the

Judicial Proceedin.ltS (Use o f English Language ) Act , as cap 1119.

regards the language to beused in the proceedings;

(f) for making provision with respect to judicial

acts and matters of or incidental 10 practice and

procedure not provided for in th is Code or in any other

law

Provided that no thing contained in such rules shall

De inconsistent with or repugnant to the provisions of this

Code o r any other law.

(3) The Board may act notwithstandin g any

vacancy in its mcmbership but shall not act unless at least the

Chief Justice and anothe r member are present.

(4) Rules made unde r this section shall be SUbject

to the approval of the President of Malta, and shall come in to

force on or after the day of their publication in the Gazette, as

may be specified therein.

(5) The Minister responsible for justice may by

regulations confer on the Board additional powers and

functio ns for the amelioration of the administration of justice.

(6) The judges and the magistrates shall meet, as

separate bodies, to discuss and seek practical solutions to the

problems that arise with respect to the administra tion of

justke ; to ma ke recommendations thereon to the Minister

responsible for justice, and to co-ordinate the cond uct of

proceedings and the trial of causes an d to ensure tha t th e

conduct of proceedings and the trial of causes in anyone court

confonns with that in other courts. The meetings shall be held

as often as may be necessary and shall be called by th e Chief

Justice, who shall also preside over the respective mee tings

and regulate the proceedings. Minutes of such meetings and

of the Board shall be regularly kept and the Chief Justice shall

o n the closing of each forensic year send to the Minister

responsible for justice a detailed re port on decisions reached,

recom mendations made and solutio ns sought.

(7) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this

section and to any rules or regulations made thereunder, the

Judges and the Magistrates shall have power 10 regul ate the

conduct of proceedings and of Ihe trial of the causes before

the respective courts over which they preside, an d to give

directives for th e maintenance of order at th e siltings of the

court , accordi ng to law.".

13. Section 32 of the principal Jaw shall be substituted by the

following new section

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Art. 32 " CJy ~ ",,"- — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

(1)

One of the judges shall sit in the Civil Court,

First Hall .

(2) The Civil Court, First Hall shall take

cognizance of all causes of a civil and commercial nature, and

of a ll causes which are expressly assigned by law 10 the said

Civil Court, First Ha ll, or which have hitherto been ass igned

10 o r cognizable by the Civil Court, First Hall , o r by the

Commercial Court , and in regard to which it has not been

o therwise provided for in this Code o r in any othe r law.

(3) Nevertheless, such co urt shall not take

cognizance of ca uses within the jurisdiction of the inferior

courts of the Island o f Malta othe r tha n those in which the

Gove rnme nt of Malta is plaintiff or defendant, in which case ,

the said Civil Court , First Hall, shall , within the limits of the

jurisdiction of the said inferior courts , have a concurrent

jurisdiction with those courts, saving any other provision of

the law ....

• 4. The word " Judgments" in section 34 of the principal law shall

be substituted by the words "Save where otherwise provided by this

Code or any othe r law, judgments".

IS. Sections 36. 31 and 38 o f the principal law shall be repealed.

16. Subsectio n ( I) o f section 39A of the principal law shall be

substituted by the following new subsection

" (1) Notwithstanding the provisions o f subsection (I) of

section 32 and sectio n 33, the Civil Court, First Hall , and the Civil

Court, Second H aJl , may each be composed of more than one

chamber, as the President of Malta may by order determine.".

11. Section 40 of the principal law shall be repealed.

18. Section 41 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

(a) the words " the Commercial Court " and the wo rds

"saving the provisio ns of sections 51 and 52" in subsection (5)

thereof shall be deleted;

(b) for the words " Court of Magistrates of Judical Police for

the Island of MaJta" in subsection (6) the reof there shall be

substituted the words "Court of Magistrates (Malta) and Court of

Magistrates (Gow) in its inferior jurisdiction"; and

(c) immediate ly after subsection (6) thereof there shall be

added the following subsectio n;

"(1) Whe re the Court of Appeal is 10 hear appeals from

the Court of Magistrates (GOlO) in its inferior jurisdiction . it

shaJl hold its sitting in the building of the Courts in Gozo, and

for the purpose o f such appeals the registry of the Court of

Magistrates (Go1.O) shall also be the Registry of the Court of

Appeal ....

19. Section 43 of the principal law shall be dele ted.

10. Section 46 of the princi pal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

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Art. 46 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The provisions of section 34 and ofsubsection (6)of

section 41 shall be without prejudice to the provisions of

subsection (4) of sectio n 46, and subsection (2) of section 95

of the Constitution of Malta and subsection (4) of section 4 of

the European Convention ACI .".

21. The words "two hundred and fifty Maltese liri" in subsections

(1) and (3) of section 47 of the pri ncipal law shall in both cases be

substilUted by the words "one thousand !iri" .

22. In section 48 of the principal law for the words " two hundred

and fifty Maltese liri" there shall be substituted the words "one

thousand liri"

23. The words "subsection (2)" in section 49 of the principal law

shall be substituted by the words "subsection (6)" .

24. Section 50 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

(a) the words "as a court oftirst instance, and" in subsection

( I) thereof shall be deleted ;

(b) th e words "as a court of first instance," in subsection (2)

the reof shall be deleted;

(c) paragraph (b) of subsection (2) thereof shall be

substituted by the following new paragraph

"(b) a superior jurisdiction, by vinue of which, subject

to the provisions of section 460fthe Constitution of Malta and

Cap. 319. section 4 o f the European Convention Act , it shall take

cognizance of all causes of the nature of those which ,

according to section 32, are triable by the Civil Court, First

Hall. "; and

subsections (3) , (4) and (5) thereof shall be de leted.

(d)

25. Sections 51 and 52 of the principal law shall be repeal ed.

26. The word s "persons learned in the law." in section 55 of the

principal law shall be substituted by the words "who have the

qualificatio ns laid down in subsection (2) of section lOO of th e

Constitution. ".

27, Section 56 of the pri ncipal law shall be substituted by th e

followin g

"56. The provision of section 49 shal1 be without prejudice to

the provision of subsection (4) of section 46 and subsection (2) of

secti on 95 of the Constitutio n of Malta, and subsection (4) of

section 4 o f the European Convention Act. ...

28, For section 57 of the principal law there shall be substituted

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(1) The regiSlrar shall have the (unctions, powers

and dUlies vested in him by the provisions of this Code and

shall have under his direct responsibility the registry and the

officers attached to it. The officers referred to in subsection

(2) of this section and the executive officers of the court shall

be under the administrative control of the registrar.

(2) (a) The registrar shall be assisted in the

perfonnance of his duties under the Code by the

following

(i)

the principal assistant registrar;

(ii)

assistant registrars;

(iii)

deputy registrars;

(iv)

hall clerks.

(b) The Minister responsible for justice may

by regulations add to or delete from or substitute the list

of officers in paragraph (a) hereof and may also in such

regulations specify the dudes that may be carried out by

the officers in the list as con tained in or amended by such

regulations.

(3) Subject to the provisions of this Code and of

any rules made under section 29, the registrar shall take

orders from the judicial authorities in relation to any judicial

proceedings and in relation to any judicial act, that is to say

(a) in the superior couns in matters concerning a

particular court shall take orders from the judge or from

the judges, if they are two or more, oflhat court; in other

cases, he shall take orders from the Chief Justice;

(b) in the inferior courts shall take orders from the

magistrates of the particular court, or, if the magistrates

appointed to sit in a particular court are two or more and

the matter does not refer 10 the business of anyone of

them in particular, from the senior magistrate ....

29. Section 58 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following section: -

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(1) The duties o f the registrar in the Superior and

~ emul .... Inferior Courts shall be carried

out in part by the registrar

.

"",.lIy and personally, and in part as proVided by any rules made under

in part by section 29 of this Code, o r , failing such rules, by special orders

OIhc'of off~ of Ihe Minister responsible for justice, or, failing both, under

~~Iry. I the directions of the registrar himself, by any court officer

mentioned in subsection (2) of section 57 who may perfonn

any of the duties of the registrar.

(2) The duties of the registrar in each court, d uring

its sittings, shall, unless otherwise provided by the said rules

or by any o rder of Ihe Ministe r responsible for justice, be

performed by the principal assistant registrar, any assistant

registrar or any deputy regislrar.

(3) The registrar and the o fficers men tio ned in

subparagraphs (i) 10 (iii) of paragraph (a) of subsectio n (2) o f

section 57 shall have power to adminisle r oalhs and shall , for

Ihe purposes of the Commissioners for Oaths Ordinance, be

a offICio Commissioners for Oalhs ... .

30. Section 60 of Ihe principal law shall be substituted by Ihe

following new seClio n: -

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(1) The registrar. on entering upon the execulion

'"Qa.h 10 he

o f his office , shall take, before the Court of Appeal , Ihe oath

of allegiance refe rred to in section 10, and the oath o f office in

Ihe following form

I ..... do swear that I will faithfully and wi/h all

honesty and aactlless perform the dUliu of RegislTar of

Couns, 10 the Ins/ of my knowledge, skiff and ability. So

Mlp me God.

(2) In rega rd 10 any olher officer mentio ned in

paragraphs (i) to (iii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of

section 57, the same fonn of oath shall apply but a mention of

Ihei r office or designation shall be included Iherein ....

Section 64 of lhe principal law shall be amended as follows:-

(a) the prese~'t proviSion shall be re numbered as subsection

(1) thereof;

(b) in su bst.~~ ion (I) the reof as renumbered, for th e wo rds

" afler the expiration of one month ." the re shall be substil uted the

words "afte r the expiralion of one month. Such acdo n shall be

inslituted by application which shall be heard summari ly by tfle

court."; and

(c) immedialely aft er subsectio n ( 1) thereof as renumbered

the re shall be added Ihe following subsections:-

"(2) The applicanl shall cause a copy of the application

to be served on any person ha ving an interest therein, who

shall have twenty da ys withi n which to fil e a repl y.

(3) The written pleadings in respecl of the application

shall be deemed closed by the reply or failing 5uch reply with

the e)[piration of the time allowed fo r such reply. The parties

5hall be notified with th e date for the heari ng of the

application .".

Jl. Subsection ( I) of section 66 of the principal law shall be A",:,""_'"

5ubstituled by the following new subsection: -

"(1) In thecase of absence o l other lawful impediment o f the

regislr&r, the senior available amongst the officials mentio ned in

paragraphs (i) 10 (ii) of paragraph <a) ofsubvction (2) of section 57

shall act instead of the registrar, unless another pencn be

appoi nted by the Prime Minister.".

Section 67 of the principal law shall be amended as folio"",

33. (a) subsections (I) and (2) thereof shaJ! be respectively re- pril>dpol ......

numbered as wbsections (2) and (3) thereof; and

(b) the following new subsection shall be added as

subsection (I) the reof

The executive officers of the courts shall be the

"( I)

following

(.) Mmh'"

(i)

chid marshals;

senior marshals;

(ii)

(iii)

marshals

(b) ushers;

(0) court messengers

Provided that in the case of the Court of Magistrates

(0010), the Minister responsible for justice may by a notice

published iD the Gazclfe designate any other officer to

perform the duties of an executive officer of the u id coun. ~.

34. Section 68 of the principal law shall be substituted by the Soobolj","ioOl '"

following new SC:Clion

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(1) The marshals are also charged with the

maintenance of good order and decorum in the building of the

courts.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of section

72, every marshal shall, wit hin the precincts of the building of

the courts and of any office. building o r other premises

occupied by, or under the charge of, the Registrar of Courts,

be empowered 10 exercise all such functions, powers and

duties as are by law vested in Po lice officers.

(3) Subject 10 the provisions of section 990 and

992 , where the Ma rshal detains or arrests any person for any

offence committed within Ibe precincts men lioned in the

previous subsection , he shall forthwith bring the o ffender

befoTe. magislratt and charge him with breach of good order

and decorum in the buildings of the court and if the court. on

summarily hearing the case, finds the offender guilty of

breach of good order and decorum in the building of the

court, shllll condemn the offender 10 any of th e punishmenls

me ntioned in section 990. ~.

35. Subsection (1) of seclion 69 of Ihe principal law shall be

substiluted by the following

" (I) ExcePI for Ihe duties referred to in subsection (2) of

section 68, the marshals shall discharge their duties personally or

through any of the executive officers of the court mentioned in

subsection (1) of section 61 in accordance with the rules made

under section 29, or , failing such rules, in accordance with the

orders even ve rbal, of the judges or magistrates as provided in

section 51. ~ .

36. Section 10 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

(a)

section 70 shall be renumbered as subsection (1) thereof;

"d

(b) the followi ng new subsection shall be added after

subsection (I) thereof

"(2) Saving the provisions of sectio n 992 , if any person

k.nowingly avoids, obstucts o r re fuses service o f any act o r

court order or execution of any warrant or orde r by any

executive officer of the courts, he shall be guilty of contempt o f

court and shall be liable , on conviction , to the punishments

mentioned in section 990 ....

37. Subsection (1) of section 78 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the following new section

"( I) Unless anoth er officer is appointed by the Minister

responsible for justice. the registrar is ex officio the A rchivist of the

Superior and Inferio r Courts. ~ .

38. Section 79 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

(a)

subsections (2) , (3) and (4) thereof shall be deleted ; and

subsectio n (1) thereof shall be re numbered as section 19.

(b)

39. The words "set out~ in section 80 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the words " referred to~.

40. The words Mafte: r the 31st day o f December" in paragraph (d) A .... '''.II''."' of

of sectio n 81 of the: principal law shall be substituted by the words " afte:r pri.apalllr

M

the commencement

•

41. For the words " It shall nol be lawfu l" in sectio n 82 of the A ''''.",of

principal law, there shaH be substituted the words "Save as may be w , ; ' " 12 of doe

provided in regulations made under sectio n 1004, it shall not be

lawful" .

41. The words " to the re:gistrars of the courts of justice" in A .... nd ..... llloI

:rubs«tion (3) of section 84 of the principal law shall be substituted by -uo. 8( 01 !he

the words "10 the registrar of the courts of justi<:e".

43. The wo rds "set out" in section 86 of the principal law shall be "'""'nd .... n' of

suhstitute:d by th e words "referred to".

44. The words "after the 31st day of December" in paragraph (d)

of section 87 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words Mafter ___ "of lho

the commencement".

45. Subsection (I) of section 89 o f the principal law shall be A ..... """'"n' of

substituted by the following

MC I) There shaH be three panels. one of which is to consist of

not less than twe:lveadvocatcs, a 5'oond of which is to consist o f not

less than six legal procurators and a third of which is to consist of

nol less th an six accounta nts, besides other e: xperts chosen by the

Minister responsible for justice to perfonn the duti es o f curators ,

advocates or lepl procurators U offido. and of accountanl5 o r

other experts in the :ruperio rCOtlrts and in the Court of Magistrates

(Malta), as oa:asion may re:quire under this Code.".

46. Section 91 of the principal law shall be substituted by the Sut>or i,..."'" of

following new section

-I'IobIQ.

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A list of t he members of the panels appointed as

aforesaid shall be posted up in the Registry of the Superior

oflillof

Courts, and in the Registry of the Court of Maptrates

(Gozo) and shall be pu blished in Ihe Gazelle.".

aonUln.

47. The word5 " with the benefit of legal aid ," in sectio n 95 of th e "' ..... ndmo:fttof

principal law shall be substituted by the words Mwith the benefit o f legal ,EL_ 'H

aid. o r to be a party to pnx:eedings or continue such proceedings with pow

such benefit," .

41. Section 96 of the principal law shall be substit uted by the Svt.tlt utiooo of

following new section

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In case of miscond lJct. negligence o r any

reasonable: objectio n 10 any curator selwe:d from the rola to

perlonn the duties o f curato r or advocate for legal aid , the

court shall have the power to remove hi m fro m Ihecase and to

appoi nt anothe r curato r from the rota in his stead

Provided that the court shall through th e regislrar

communicate to the Ministe r responsible (or justice, the

relevan t decree. ~.

49. The following new title shall be added after section 97 of the

principal law

"TITLE Xl

OF JUDICIAL ASSISTANTS

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(1 )

The President of Malta shall appoint

judicial assistants to perfonn such functions as are by this

Code or by any ot her Jaw assigned to them.

(2) Judicial assistants shall be appointed from

amongst persons who hold the warrant of advocate.

(3) The functions of judicial assis tants shall

include the following: -

(a) to assist in the judicial process and at the

request of the court to participate in the proceedings

pending before a superior court , including any research

or other work required th erefor, and for th e purpose of

carrying a ul such duties and exercise sum powen as they

may be required or aut ho rised to perform by such court;

(b)

to admin ister oaths;

(c) to take the testimony of any person that is

produced as witness in any proceedings;

(d) to take any affidavit o n any matter , including a

maller connected with any proceedings lake n or

intended 10 be taken before any superior coun or any

coun or tribunal of civil jurisdiction established by law;

(e) to receive documents produced with any

testimony , affidavit o r declaration , includi ng in

particular a testimo ny, affi davi t or declaration as is

refe n ed to in this Code .

(4) In the pe rformance of th eir functions judicial

assistants shall be assigned to a coun and shall act unde r the

direction and con trol of the coun befo re which the case is

pending and shall , in addition to any power lawfully assigned

to the m by such court, have the power to order the attendance

of any person for the purpose of giving evidence or to make an

affid avit or a declaratio n, or to produce documents, at sueh

place and time as they may specify in th e orde r.

97B . (1) A jud icial assistant shall not entcr upon the

functions ofhis officc befo re he has laken, before the Court of

Appeal, the oath of office in the following terms

"/ .... ...... .............. do swear that 1 will faithfully

and wilh (Jll hona ty and /0 Ihe bat of my ability ptrform

the duties o[judicial assistant as prescribed by IDw. ",

(2)

The provisions o(Sub- TItle 11 of the TItle 11 of

Book Third shall apply 10 judicial assistants, except that the

decis.ion on any such matter shall be taken by the Court

before which the case is pending.

mc. Without prejudice to Ihe provisions of subsection

(2) of section Q18 , where in proceedings before a judicial

assistant a question arises relating to o r connected with the

same proceedinp, U1al question shall In the first place be

decided by the judicial assistant who shall without de lay and

in any case not later than three days from the date of the laid

decision, infonll th e court of the decision, and the decision of

the judicial assistant shall be binding unless the court shall by

decree, decide otherwise ....

. ......-.'"

Section 106 of the pri ncipal law shall be amended as follows .

(a)

subsection (2) thereof shall be deleted , and;

(b)

subsection ( I) thereof shall be renumbered as section

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Bla hsara ghad-.dispoiiujonijiel tas-subartikolu

(2) ta' j·artikolu 978 met. fi protcdimc nti quddicm assisteDI

gudiujarju tilqajjcm xi kwisljoni dwar jew in ionnessjoni ma'

l-isless pr~imcnti. il-kwistjoni ghandha Doewwel lolt tigi

ck-Oh miU·assisteD! gudizzjarj u Ii mingftaj r dewmien pero fi

kwa1unlr:wc kai mhux attar lard minn lien ijiem mindu jaghti

l-imsemmija dctitjoni gl'landu jinCorma lilH>orti biba, u d·

deCitjoni ta' I-assisteD! gudiujarj u ghandba torbotsakcmm il-

qorti, b'digrict , ma tiddctidiJ: mod iehor.

K .

51. [.,.artikolu 106 tal-ligi prinCipali glIandu jigi emcndal kif gcj

is-subartikolu (2) liegllu glIandu jilhassar; u

(a)

(b) is-subartikolu (1) tiegllu gbandu jip enu meral mill-gdid

bhala I-artikolu 106.

!lI , II-proviso li he mm ghall-a rtikolu 107 tal-lip prinCipali glIandu

jithassar .

!l1. Minfiok I-artiko lu 109 tal-Iiji prinCipali ghandu jidllol dao 1-

artikolu gdid li gej : -

lOO. (1) J istgllu isiru seduli taJ-qorti mil-Tncjo w-

Gimgha ta' kull jimgba fit·tmien slabbilit fis-subarti1r.ol u (2)

la' dan I· artikolu ghall-huh tar-regislri laJ-qorti u matullr:u11

tmie n ief'lor li l-qorl i lisla' lappunla

IMa h1id b'ordni spetjali tai-qorti, fil-kai ta '

urgenza jew glial I1Igun ijict ohl1l li jitqiesu suffiq enti mill-

qorti, ma ghand ha ssir ebda scdula nhar la' Sibl, fiI-vaganzi

pubblia kif provdul a-Att dwar il-Fesli Nazzjonali u Btajjcl

PubbliCi ohl1l, kif uko ll I-Erbgh.a u I-Mantis tal-GiJn&ba

Mqaddsa.

(2) Ir-regislru tal-Orali Superjuri u r-rcgistri lal·

Orali Inferjuri ghandhom jinfethu glIaJl-prc1cntata ta' ani

gudizzjarji fdawlr: il-grancl u matul dawk il· hinijiet li 1-

Ministru responsabbli glIaJl· gustiuja jista ' pe nnczz la '

rcgo lamenli jislabilixxi

lid. kull wicbed mir-registri msemmija qabel jista'

b'ordni spetjali tal-qon.i jew b'ordni mog,bti bil-miktub mU·

registntuf. jinfetal'l ghaU-pretentallll' ani gwlinjatji rkull

jum jew bin Ji jkun .

Ir-registntur gbaodu jikkon(onna ruhu u

(3)

jwettaq aJ'IaI ltoUox kull ordni taI-Qorti biex huwI jiftah 1-

edifizzju tal-qorti rkull jum u Ckull hin hc klr.ldf jJ·Qocti tista '

tispeti.6ka f1 -ordni.

(4) All gudizzjarj u jist.' JiSi notifikal;ew esegwit

mil·Tnejn sas-Sibt ta' kull pngl'la u malul i1-binijict

imsemmija fiwubanikolu (I) ta'J-artikolu 280

I1.da b'ordni spetjali tal-qorti jewb'ordni moghti hil-

miktub mir.registratur fkafijiet wje.nti, an iudizzjarju jista'

jig; notifikat jcw escgwit rkull gumat. orrrt jcw rkull hin

idlor

Itda wko ll, meta, taht regolamenli magl'lmulin bis-

Ahl'la tas·subartikolu (8) ta ' I-artikolu 187, in-notifika

gbandha 5Sir minn uffitjali ta' I-Uffittju 1a)'POISta, dilr. in-

notifika lista'. mintejja lr.uU dispotizzjoni ohnl, issirfdawlr. iI-

granet u binijiet li matulbom dawk I-uffiqali jkunu qeglldin

jaqdu dmirijithom stond ir-regoli ta'l-Uffittju taI-Posta.

(S)

lr-registratur ma gl\andWl: jirrifjuta li jagbti

ordni bis-sabba tas-subartikoli (2) jew (4) ta' dan I-artikolu

sakemm huwa ma jkunx inefera I-kwistjoni 1i11-qorti

kompetenti gbad-dcCi1joni tagbha.".

53, A -artiko lu 116 tal-lig; prinCipali minflok i1-kliem " liII-

avukati, lill-partijiet fkawta jew lil Dies obra" ahandhom jidhlu I-kliem

" Iill-avukat, liII-prokuraturi legali, liII-partijiet fkawta jew lil nies

l..rart ikolu 121 tal-lig; prinCipali ahandu jigi e mendat kif

54. (a) fis-subartikolu (2) tiegbu, minflo k il-kliem " Ooe_el ta'

Lulju u jispitta fit-tlelin ta' Settembru" gbandhom jidhlu l-kHem

"fis..sittu ta' Lulju u jispitta fil -b mistax la' Seuembru"; u

(b) minflok is-5ubartikolu (4) tiegbu gba ndu jidbol dan is-

subartikolu gdid Ii tej

"(4) Bla fIsara gbad-dispotizzjonijiet tas-subartikol u (3)

ta' dan I-artikolu, gl\andu jkun hemm rerjat fiI-qrati inferjuri

malul ix-xahar ta' Awis.su la' kull sena ....

55. F'IS-subartikolu (1) ta' l-artikolu 125 tal-ligi prinapali iJ-kliem

" b' li bell , b'pelizzjoni," gl'Iandhom jilbassru.

56. MinOok I-inteslalura lal-Titolu J lat·Taqsima I la ' It-Tieni

Klieb tal-Jigi princ pali ghandu jidhol da n il-lilOlu Ii gej:-

MFuq i1-Protediment b' Rikors biex isir AppeU M.

L-artikoli 126 sa 14ltal-ligi princpali ghandhomjithassru ,

58. A ·artikolu 142 tal. lig; princpali minflok it-kHem

Mb'petizzjoniM fis-subartikolu (I) lieghu ghandhom jidhlu I·kliem

Kb'rikors" , u minflok il-kliem " U-petizzjoni gbandu jkun fiha" fis-

wbartikolu (2) liegh u ghandhom jidhlu I-klie m " Ir-rikon ghandu jkun

59. Minflok I-artikolu 143 lal-ligi prinCipali ghand u jidho l dan I- S00lituajoai to'

artikolu gdid li gej:-

143. ( I ) Ir-rikon ghal'lhassir las-senlenza ghandu

jkun fih riferenza ghat-Ialba u ghas-sentenza H tkun qeghda

ligi appellala f1imkicn ma' ragunijict dettaljati Ii ghalihom

ikun qicghed isir I-appell u fih ghandu jintalab li dik il-talba

tigi milqugba jcw mit:huda.

(2) Ir-rikon ghaHibdil las-sentenza ghandu jkun

fi h riferc nza ghat-lalba u ghas-se ntenza li tkun qcghda tig;

appellala u ghandu jrlSSCr, wichcd wichcd ghalih, il-kapi tas-

senlenza li jsir il me nt minn hom f1imkien ma' ragunijicl

dcltaljati gflaliex ikun qicghcd isi r l-appelJ 1,1 , n -gheluq ticgllu.

ghandu jinghad, specfikatament. il-tibdil tas-sentcnza li

jinlalab dwar kull kap.

(3) Ir-rikon ghat-thassir, annullament jew libdil

ta' digriet ghandu jkun fih riferenza ghall-konle nul tad-

digriet li jkun qed jigi appe llat flimkien ma' ragunijiet

detlaljali gllal dak il-lflassir, annuJlamenl jew libelil.

(4) Fil.katijiet imsemmija rdan I-an ikolu lalba

glial thassir ghand ha titqies li linkludi talba ghal ann ullame nt

1,1 tibdil tas-sentenza jew lad-digriet, 1,1 lalba gf'Ial ann ullament

gflandha litqies li tinkludi talba gflal tflassir 1,1 tibdil tas-

sentenza. jew tad-digriet.

(5)

In-nuqqas ta' Iharis ta ' dak li hu mehliegskond

js·subartik olu (I) , (2) 1,1 (3) ta' dan l·artikolu , majaghmilx null

ir· rikors; iida, fkull ku bhai dan, il-qorti tordna b'digriet lill-

appellan t biex jippreienla , fi imicn jumcjn , nota li jkun fiha I-

partikolaritajiet rnefltiega rnil- lig; 1,1 li ma jkunux ingiebu

regolannent fir-rikon .

(6) L.ispejjez tad-digriel 1,1 ta l. preientata tan· nota

jflallashom I-appellant.

(7) Id-dispotizzjonijiel tas-subartikoli (5) 1,1 (6) la'

dan l-artikolu, fil-kd imsemmi fl · artikolu 240, igfloddu ghat-

twegiba." .

60. Minflok l-artikolu 144 tal-ligi prin~pali ghandu jigi sostitwit

dan \·artikolu Ii gej:-

144. (I) Appell jista' jsir minn kull pani konlra 1-

t. ' ri kOBto' panijiet 1-o1'lra kollha jew kull wiehed minnhom. L-appellant

ghandu jindika fir·rikors ta' appeJl il-partijiet li konlra

tagflhom l-appell ikun qed isir. Ir-rikors ta' appell ghandu jigi

notifikat lill-partijiet kollha iZda !-partijiet biss li kontra

tagfthom isir l-appeU ghandhom fi imieo ghomo jum

jippreteOlaw it-Iwegiba li jkun fiha r-ragunijiel ghaliex I-

appell ghandu jigi michud.

(2) F'kai ta' appell intidentali skond I· artikolu

240, il-parti Ii kontra taghha jsir I. appell intidentali ghandba

fl-imsemmi lerminu la' ghoxrin jum tippreunla lWegiba Ii

fiha lirreplika kontra I-allegazzjonijiel inkluti f1-appell

intidenlali. ~.

61. F1-artikolu 145 tal-lip printipali minflok iI-kliem " Mal-

petizzjoni" ghandbom jidhlu 1-k1iem "Mar~rikors".

62. L-artikolu 146 tal-ligi printipali ghandu jigi emendat kif gej

(a) minflok iI-k1iem "ghall-petizzjoni" fis·subartikolu (1)

tieghu, ghandhom jidhlu I-kli em "ghal rikors"; u

(b) minnufih wara s-subartikolu (2) ghandu jidhol IS-

subartikolu Ii gej

" (3) In-nuqqas la' xi parti milli lippreunta twepba jew

rispasta fit-tenmni stabbiliti ma ghandhiex lWaqqaf lil dik iI-

parti milli tidher quddiem , jew laghme l sottomissjonijiet liII-

qorti malul is-smiegh la' l-appeU. " .

63. L-artikoli 148 u 149 tal-ligi principali ghandhom jilflassru.

64. Fis-subartikolu (1) la' I· artikolu 150 tal-Iigi printipaJi minflok

il-kliem " fl-artiko li 129, 135, 138 u 145" ghandhom jidhlu 1-k1iem "fI-

artikolu 145" .

65. F1-artikolu 1511al-ligi prinCipali minflok il-kliem "fI-artikoli

141 u 146" ghandhom jidhli I-kliem " fI-artikolu 146" .

66. Fis-subartikolu (2) la' I·artikolu 1521al-ligi printipali minflok

iI-kliem "I-anur, appellant jew il-libellant" ghandhom jidhlu I-kliem "1-

appellant" , u minflok iJ-kliem " fi tmien sitt ijiem tax-xoghol"

ghandbom jidhlu I-kliem "fi i;mien ghaxart ijiem".

Minflok is-subartikoli (3), (4) , (5) u (6) ta' l-artikolu 156 lal-

ligi principali ghandhu jidhol dan li gej:-

"(3) Fil-qrati superjuri, I-attur jew wiehed mill-atturi

ghandu wkoll flimkien mac..citazzjoni jippreunta dikjarazzjoni

rparagrafi numerali li jkun fiha migjuba bic-ear iI-fani kollba

rilevanti ghall- kawia u 1i tiddeskrivi kull fall fparagrafi numerali

separatame nl, sabiex isahhah it-talba tieghu, u jiddikjara wkoll

liema fatti huwa jaf bihom personalment. Din id-dikjarazzjoni

ghandha jew tkun konfennata bil-gurament quddiem ir-reg;stratur

Jew li maghha I-auur, jew wiehed mill-atturi, jannetti affidavit li fih

jikkonfenna I-fani kollha li jsostnu t-talba tieghu, filwaqt li

jiddikjara liema falti huwa jar bihom personalment.

(4) L,attur ghandu wkoll jaghti mad-dikjarazzjoni I-ismijiet

tax-xhieda li jkun bi hsie bu jgib, filwaqt li jiddikjara dwar kull

wiehed minnhom x' fatti u xi prova bi hsiebu jaghmel bix-xiehda

taghhom .

(5) Meta jitressqu diversi azzjonijiet flimkien kif provdut fis-

subartikoli (3), (4) u (5) ta' I-artikolu 161 , mill-inqas wiehed mill-

atturi ghandu jippretenta dikjarazzjoni li Jew tig; konfennata bil-

gumment qudiem ir-registratur, jew li jkUD hemm maghha 1-

affidavit tieghu, u ghandhom japplikaw id-dispoi.i.zzjoDijiet las-

subartikolu (3) ta' dan I-artikolu.

(6) Kopja ta' dik id-dikjarazzjoni uta' dak I-affidavit , li jista'

jkun hemm, kif imsemmi fis·subartikoli (3) u (5) ta' daD I-artikolu

ghandhom jigu notifikati 1i11· konvenut ffimkien mac-citazzjoni.

(7) lr-registratur ma ghandu jircievi ebda Citazzjoni li ma

jkunx hemm maghha dik id-dikjarazzjoDi u dak I-affidavit li jista'

jkun hemm kif imsemmi fis-subartikoli (3) u (5) ta' dan I-artikolu u

l-qorti ma ghaDdha thalli liJ ebda xhud jing;eb sakemm dan ma

jkollux ismu imniHel flimkieD mac-citazzjo ni. Meta I-htiega ghall-

produzzjoni ta' xhud tinqala' wara li tkun g;el preientata ic-

Citazzjoni, Jew mela I-parti kuntrarja taghli I·kunsens tagh ha bil-

mod kif jinghad fil-paragrafu (c) tas-subartikolu (1 ) ta' I-artikolu

150, jew jekk il-qorti jidhrilha li jkun fl·inleress tal-gustizzja li

tisma' 1il xi xhud partikolari, il-qorti tista' thalli lil dak ix-xhud

jinstama' .

(8) Meta l-prova li hemm mahsub li tingieb dwar kull xhud

ma tigi dikjarata xejn Jew ma tigix dikjarata bitLejjed fid-

dikjarazzjoni, il-qorti ghandha D-ewwel jum appuntat ghas-smigh

prelimiDari tal-kawia tordDa liIl-allur sabiex jindika b' mod sewwa

xi prova bi hsiebu jgib pennezz ta' kull xhud fi tmien 1i jig; Iilu

stabbilit rnill-qo rti. ...

68. L-artikolu 156A tal-lig; prinCipali ghandu jithassar.

69. Minflok I-artikolu 157 tal-lig; prinCipali ghandu jidhol

dan I-artikolu gdid li gej : -

"Notifih

157. Tkun ir-responsa bbillill ta' I-allur 1i jiehu

a taz:zJOll

hsieb li , pennezz tar-registratur jigu notifikati liIl-

konvenut kopja tac-Citazzioni u tad-dikjarazzjo ni uta'

kull affidavit ta' I-attur li jista' jkun hemm.",

L-artikolu 158 tal- ligi printi paJi ghandu jigi emendat kif

70. ge;

minnok is*subanikolu (4) tieg.hu g.bandujidhol dan li gej

(a)

~(4)

JI-konvcnul Jew wiched mill· koovenuti jekk ikun

he mm alttar minn wiehed. ghandu wkoll , jippreienta Oimkien

man-nola ta' c:O"#'lIjonijiet, dikjarazzjoni b'paragrafi

numerali Ii jkun fiha I·{alli kollha dwar il-talba, rejn jK:ftad,

jammelli jew jispjega c-Cirkostanzi tal-tatti murija rid·

dikjarazzjoni ta'I-8 UuT, 61waqt li jiddikjara liema raui huwa

jar bihom pcrsooalmcot. Din id-dikjarazzjoni ghandha tkun

konfennata bil-gu rame nt quddicm ir.registralur Jew jingieb

maghha affidavit tal-konve nut Jew ta' wiehed mill-koDven uti

fuq il-faui kollha lijirrigwardaw it-talba, rejn jicl'lad, jammetti

Jew jisp;cg8 c<irkostanzi ta l-fani murija fid-dikjarazzjoni ta' I·

8l1ur, u \· konve nut ghandu wko ll jikkonfenna Ii hu jafbil-fatti

hekk imsemmija penonalment. lI-konve nut ghandu wkoll

jagl'lti I-ismijiet tu-xhieda Ii jkun bi I'I siebu jgib u jiddikjara

dwar kull wiel'led minnhom xi prova jkun bi I'Isiebu jagl'lmel

biJI-xiehda tagh hom . Aimkien man-nota ta' l-etCezzjonijiet

ghandhom jigu pprc:tentati dawk id-dokumenti kollha li

jistgl'lu jinl'ltiegu biex isal'll'lu l-ettenjonijiet. ";

(b)

minflo k is-subartikolu (5) tiegl'lu gl'land u jidl'lol dan li

gej:-

"(5) ir-registralur ma ghandu jirCievi ebda nota ta'

cttezzjonijiet li magl'lha majkulU hemm dik id-dikjarazzjoni u

affidavit bl'lal dak imsemmi fis-subartikol u (4) ta' dan 1-

artikolu, u l-qorti ma gha ndha tl'lalli jinSicb cbda xhud Ii ismu

ma jkunx ing1'la ta rdik id-dikjarazzjoni. Mela I-Micta ghall-

produzzjoni ta' xhud tiuqala' wan li Ikun Siet preientata d-

dikjarazzjoni. jew mela I-parti kuntrarja taghti I-k unsens

taghha bil·mod kif jinghad fiI-paragrafu (c) tas-subattikolu (I)

ta' I·artikolu ISO, jcw jekk il-«orti Iqis Ii jkon f1·interess tal·

gustizzja li !isma' lil xi xh ud partikolari, il-«orti lisla ' tballi Iil

dak ix-xh ud jiostema'. ft;

(c) is-subarti koli (6), (7). (8). (9). ( 10), ( It ) u (12) !iegh u

ghandhom jigu enu merali mill-gdid rispettivamcnt bl'lala s-

subartikoli (7), (8), (9) , (10), (1 1), (12) u (13);

(d) minnufih wara 5-subartikolu (5) tieghu ghandu jiidied

dan is-subartikolu (6) gdid li gej: -

" (6) Mcta I-prova li hcmm mahsuba li tinpcb minn kull

xh ud ma tiSi dikjarata xcjn jew ma lipx dikjarata sewwa fid·

dikjarazzjoni. il-«orti gl'land ha , fl-ewwel jum slabbilit gI'Ias·

smigl'l pre liminari tal-kawta, lordna lill-konvenut sabiex

jindika sew xi Ikun dik il-prova li bi I'IsiebujRibpenneu: ta' kull

xhud rda k ii -i mien li jigi hekk stabbilil mill-«o rti .";

(c) minnufih rtarf is-subartikolu (to) tieghu kif enumerat

mill-gdid, ghandhom ji:idiedu I-kliem " I1-qorti ghandha,

madankollu, qabel ma taghti s-sentenza, tagtlli lill-konvenut tmien

qUiT li ma jislu jiggedded bin fih jaghmcl sottomissjonijiet bit-

rruktub biex jiddefendi rul'lu kontra t-talba ta' l-attuT. Dawk is-

soltomissjonijiet gflandhom jigu notifikati Iill-attur Ii jkol1u imien

qasir biex jinispondi ."; u

(f) fis-subartikolu (13) ticghu kif enum erat mill-gdid ,

minflok il-kliem "qabel I-eghluq tal-proeedimenti bil-miktub

preiiminari" gflandhom jidhlu \-klicm "qabel it-tmien stabbilil bin

tigi ppreientata n-nota ta' l-etcezzjonijict skond dan J· artikolu".

71. Minflok l-artikolu 160 tal-ligi prinCipali ghand u jidhol dan li

160. Meta pani tkun bi hsiebha ggib lIhud rxi

p~im ent quddiem il-qorti bija tiSla', Oimkien ma' Co

atazzjoni jew ma' nota ta' l-ettezzjonijiet. skond ma jel'ltie!

il-kat, tippre1enta 6r-registru ta' dik il-qorti affidavit

magl'lmul minn dak ill-lIhud quddiem assistenl gudizzjarj u jew

quddiem persuna ol'lra awtorizzata tagl'lti gurament , u kopja

la' dak I-affidavit gI'Iandha tigi notifikata liJI-pani l-ol'lra ....

72. Minflok I-artikolu 161 taJ-ligi prinapali gI'Iandu jidbol dan li

161 . (1) Fil-Prim' AwlataJ-QortiCiviliufil-QonitaJ-

Magistrati (G hawdex) fil-kompetenza tagl'l ha superjuri, il-

protedimenti ordinarjamenl jitmenew b'otazzjoni .

(2) I1-proCedimenti jistgl'lu jitmenew b' rikors fil-

katijiet preskritti bi jew skond xi Jigi.

(3) :lewg auuri jew aktar jistghu jibdew il-kawZi

taghhom pennezz ta' otazzjoni wal'lda Jew rikors wiehed

skond il-kat, jekk il-kawii jkollhom lI'jaqsmu ma' xulxin

minhabba fil-menu laghhom Jew jekk id-deti..tjoni li tingl'lata

dwar wahda mill-kawZi tista' lolqot id-deotjoni dwar il-

kawta Jew il-kawti I-ohra u jekk il-provi li jingiebu rwahda

miIJ-kawii jkunu , generalment , I-istess provi li ghandhom

jingiebu fiI -kawta Jew fil -kawii l-ohra. Ir-raguni gI'IaJiex

ikunu qeghdin isiru I-kawii u I-menu laghhom ghandhomjigu

dikjarati b'mod l:ar u spel:ifiku minn kull altur.

(4) Madankollu , kun wahda mill-kawii Ii hekk

jinbdew nimkien ghandhom jinstemghu separalamenl mela

xi anur jitlob li jsir dan fil-kawta tieghu; u l-qorti tista' wkoll

tordna li kawta ghandha tinslama' ghaJiha meta ma jkunx

espedjenli li I·kawti la' I-alturi kollha jinstemghu flimkien .

Dik l-ordni lists ' linghata fkull :bnien tal-kawis qabel is-

scntenza finali .

(S)

Meta diveni kawti jinbdew nimkien skond kif

provdut fis-subartikolu (3) ta' dan l-artikolu dawn ghandhom

ghall-ghan Ji tigi stabbilita I-kompetenza lal..qorti jigu

kkunsidrati fdaqqa . Dik il-qoni libqa' wkoll kompetenti

gbar-rigward ta' lr:uU kawia Ii tin6red mill-ol'lrajn skond is-

subartikolu (4) la' dan I-artikolu ....

L-artikolu 162 tal-Iigi printipali ghand u jigi ml'lassar.

73.

74. L-artikolu 163 tal.ligi printipali gl'Iandu jitl'lassar.

Minflok I-artikolu 164 tal-ligi prinCipaii ghandu jidhol dan li

7S.

164. (1) Bla

hsara ghad-dispotizzjonijiet ta'

I·

arti kolu 175 ta' dan iI-KodiCi . ikun hemm nullita iekk kawta

iIIi jmissha tingieb b 'titazzjoni jew b'rikon ta' appell minflok

lingieb permess ta' xi an gudi%zjarju idlor.

(2) Ma hemlTU nllllita jekk kawia illi jmissha

tingieb b' rili:ors minflok tingieb b'Citazzjoni

lida l--qorti lista' tordna lill-altur illi jissostitwixxi t-

tilazzjoni b'rikors j

l!da wkoll, kllll zied a addizjonali li ssir f1 -ispejjei

ghandha lil1lallas mill-attllr;

ltda wkoll id-dispoZizzjonijie l ta' dan isosubartikolll

ma g.handhomx japplikaw me la skond xi ligi obra Ii ma tkunx

dan il-Koditi I-protedimenti ghandhom jinbdew b'rikors ... .

L-anikol u 167 tal-ligi printipa li gha ndu jigi emendat kif

76. (a) minflok is-subartikolu (1) tieghu ghandu jidbol dan is-

subartikolll gdid li gej

"(I) FiI-kawii la' kompete nza tal-qrali superjllri jew tal-

Qorti tal-Magistrati (G1Iawdex) fiI-kompetenza tag1lha

superjuri, mela I-talba hija biss -

(a) g1lall-1Ilas la' dejn ten, likwidu u li ghalaq, illi

ma jkunx jikkonsist i O-esekuzzjoni ta' fau ; inkella

(b) ghall-ilgum bramenl ta' kuJl persuna minn raba·

jew minn bioi, sew jekk b'tal ba ghall-hlas la' te ns, kera

jew kull hlas icho r dovul , jew ~al danni bhala kumpe os

sakemm il-fond jitbattal , jew mmghajrha,

I-attur jista' jillob fl -a .. ~Ie~~ tat-ti18zzjoni li jigi detil skond it-

talba, bid-dispensa tas-smiegh tal-kawia

Itda I-allur gbandu fid-dikjarazl.j'oni tici.hu maghmula

skond is-subanikolu (3) la' l-anikolu 56, jidtIikjara IT safejn

jar hu l· konvenul ma ghandux e~ujonijiet x'jaghti kontra t-

talba

ada wkoll, l-attuT jista' wkoll jipprdenta affidavit mahluf

ta' kull persuna ol'lra. Ji jkun fih faui li ghandhom x'jaqsmu

mat-talba , u 1i jikkonferma li I-pcrsuna Ikun taf b'dawk il-faui

personalmenl.";

(b)

is-subartikolu (2) tieghu ghandu jithassar;

(c) is-subanikolu (3) ghandu jigi cnumeral mill-gdid bhala s-

subartikolu (2) tieghu; u

(d) minflok is-subartikolu (4) tieghu ghandu jidhol dan is-

subartikolu gdid 1i gej

" (3) Id-dispotizzjonijicl tas-subanikoli ( I) , (2) u (3) ta '

I-artiko lu 156 u d-dispozizzjonijiet la' I-artikolu 159 jghoddu

gtlal din ie-titazzjoni. ".

77. F1-artikolu 168 tal-ligi printipali minflok. il-k.liem ~ b'k.opja, id- E_r>d· ",'

dikjarazzjoni mahlufa" ghandhom jidhlu I-k.liem "b'k.opja, id- ~ . .. ikolu 168

dik.jarazzjoni u k.ull dik.jaraujoni mahlufa".

Minflok I-artikolu 169 lal.Jigi printi pali ghandu jidhol dan I· Sootit.mjoni .. ·

71. artikolu "did li "eJ·:-

FiI-kaiijiet imsemmija fl-artikolu 167, K:'

169 .

ti tazzjoni ghandha tkun notifikala lill-konve nul mingh ajr

dewmien; u huwa ghandu jip mha rrek biex jidher mhux aktar

kmieni minn hmislax· il jum u mhux aktar lard minn tletin jum

min-notifika

lida fin-nuqqas ta' osscrvanza tad-dispoZizzjo nijiel la'

dan I-artikolu I-qorti ma ghandhiex tieqaf linui bi

prOCediment sommarju spe(:jali iida ghandha tagl'lti dawk 1-

o rdnijiet Ii jidhrilha xie rqa biex id-drillijiel tal.partijiel ma

jigux pregudikati. ...

79. Minflok \-artikol u I69A tal-ligi printipali ghandu jidhol dan I· So$tit"'2joni'"

art ikol u "did Ji "eJ·:-

IS

169A. lc-Citazzjoni , id-dik.jaraujoni u kull affidavit u

nota li ssir mieghu , kif ukoll ordni imsemmi fl-artikoli 168 u

169 ghandhom jigu notifikati min n uffi(:jal eiekulur tal·

qrati." .

...

L-artiko lu 170 tal-lig; pri n(:ipali ghandu jip emendat kif Emcr>da ",.

(a) fis-subartikolu (I) ti eghu, minflok il-kl iem minn

kettezz}onijiel tajba ," sa Mli joppon; t-tatba ," ghandho m iidhlu 1-

'kliem ke(tezzjoniiiet prima /Dcie, fi l -li~ Jew fil-fatt xi jgib ko nlTa 1-

nleritu ta' l-azzjom , Jew xo n 'ohra ma jgibx fatti jew punti ta' ligi li

jistghu jitqiCliU li jkunu biHejjed biex jagl'lluh iI-)edd iI JOPPOOI t-

talba jew li jaghmel t.ontro-talba .~ ; u fi tmicm I-imsemmi

subanikolu (I) ghandu jiidicd dan it-kliem Ii gt;: MII· konvcnul

jista' jagl'lmel is-sollomissjonijict tieghu bie. janatlt. 1-

pnxedimenti maghmula mill-anur bha1a mhu" regolari jew li ma

jg.hoddw: ghall. kat permezz ta' nota Ii tigi prc1entata fir-reg,istru

lal' qorti jew f1.udjenza . "j U

(b) minflo k is-s ubartikolu (2) tieghu gbandu jidflol dan is-

subartiko lu idid Ii iej

"(2) Mets

I-konvenut

jime:u:ilu

jaltaklt.

1-

pnXedime nti fuq it-bati la' irregolarill. jew inappliltabiliLl,

jew me ta jissodisfa liII-qorti li huwa ghandu eC6ezzjoni primD

lam biu jopponi I-Ialba , jew ijib ratti jew punli la' drilt li

jitqiesu bhala bittejjed bie. jagtlluh il-jedd 1i jopponi I-talba

jew li jaghmel kon tro-talba, jin$hata Iilu l' permes5li jopponi I·

azzjoni u li jippreu nta l-ebXnjOnijielliegl'l u fi trnien gI'Ioxrin

jum mid-data la' I-o rdni msemm i fis-subartikolu (4) la' dan I·

artikolu . fliema kat il-konvenul ghandu jhares id·

dispotizzjonijiet ta·l·anikolu 158 sa fejn dan igl'lodd ....

81. Minflok l-a rtikolu 171 tal-ligi prinCipali ghandu jidhol dan 1-

anikolu gd id li gcj: -

171. (1) Fil-Oon i tal.Magistrali (Malta) u fil-Oon i

tal. Magistrat i (G hawdex) fiI · kompetenza tagh ha inferjuri .

jilmexxa bil' mod la' titazzjoni Ii ssir n 'ghamla la' avvit

sempliti iffinnal mir· registratur, Ii jkun fih I· isem u I· kunjom

ta' I-att ur u tal. konve nut , it-talba ta 'l·attur, u I·jum u I-hin

meta I· konve nut ghandu jidhe r .

(2) Il· kawta ghandh a litmexxa sommarjame nt

skond I-anikolu 215.

(3) Minghaj r pregudizzj u gI'Iall-an ikolu 23, is-

sen tenza li linghata fiI-qrali msemmija ma tehliep: li tkun

linkJudi r·ragun ijiel kollha li wasslu ghaliha , itda lista' mss

issem mi I' punli ewlenin li fuqhom il-qoni tk un ibbml i1-

konkluijonijiet taghh a." .

82. A -a rtikolu In lal· ligi prinCipali minflo k iJ· kelma "petizzjoni"

kull fejn lidher ghandha lidhol il·kelma " rikors".

L-anikolu 173 lal. ligi prinCi pali ghand u jigi e mendat kif gej

(a) I·artikolu kollu ghandu jigi e numerat mill. gdid bhala s-

suban ikolu ( I) lieghu ;

(b) minnufi h wara s-su bartikol u (I) kif en umeral mill·!d id

ghandu ji1died da n is·suba rtikolu gdid Ii gej

"(2) Bla hsara gI'Iad-dispoZizzjoDijiet ta' qabel ta' dan 1-

artikolu l-qoni lista', fkull waqllal-protedimenli -

(a) jew b' inizjauiva laghhastcssjew fuq rikon ta' xi

parti fiI-proCedimenti , tordna li x-:IIiehda ta' :IIi peTSuna li

tkun ser ti ngieb bha[a :IIhud ghandha tinghata quddiem

assistent gudizzjarju jewquddiem imhallefsupplenti fdak

il-post u fdak il-hin u b'dawk il-kundizzjonijiet li jistgh.u

jigu speffiikati fl-ordni ;

(b) meta jsir rikors minn xi parti fil-proeedimenti

bil-ghan li jig; konrerrnat bl-affidavit ta' penuna indikata

mill- parti {an dikjarat fir-riko l'5 jew roota li jkun hemm

mleghu , to rdna liII-persuna hekk indikata sablex tidher

gbal dak I-ghan quddiem assiste nt gudizzjarju jew

imballd supplenti fdak il-Iok u hin li jistghu jigu

speCifikati fl-ordni.

(3)

Fil-kat ta' ordni moghti bis-sahh a tal-paragrafu (b)

tas-subartiko lu (2) ta' dan I-artikolu, I-assistent gudizzjarju

jew I-imhalld suppleD ti gbandhom jistaqsu lill-persuoa

iodikala jekk tikkooferrnax jew tithadx ku ll fall spetifikat fir-

rikors jew fin-nota u gJ\andhom jivverbalizzaw ir-risposla

mnghtija flimkien ma' kull dikjarazzjoni ohra,jekk ikun il-kai,

li jikkwalifikaw ir-risposta tieghu , u jaraw li dak il-verbal jig;

konfermal bil-gurament mill-penuna msemmija. L-assislent

gudizzjarj u jew I-imballef suppleDli ghandu jinkludi I-affidavit

fiI-proCess tal· kawZa u jaraw li ko pja ti eghu tig; notifikata liIl·

partijiet.

(4)

Me ta rikors bhal dak imsemmi fiI-paragrafu (b) tas-

subartikolu (2) ta ' dan I-artikolujigi ppretc nlat flimk ie n ma' :IIi

skriuura msemmija fl· anikolu 160 ta' dan il-Kodia, il-Qorti

lisla' tordna li n- notifika ta' dik I·iskrinura gbandha tig;

sospita sa dak it-zmien , li ma ghandux ikun akta T minn tli et

xhur, skood kif tistabbilixxi I-Qorti.".

84. L·aniko lu 174 ta l-lig; pri ntipali ghandu jig; emendat kif gej

(a) minflok il.paragrafu (a) tas-subartikolu (I) tieghu

ghand u jidhol dan il-paragrafu ,did li gej

"(a) I-isem tal-q ort i li fiha tigi pprezenl ata I-iskrittura,

u , fiI · kat tal· Qarti tal-Magistrali (Ghawdex), l-indikazzjoni

tal-kompetenza tal-qoni j"j u

(b) fiI-paragrafu (d) las-subart ikolu (I) tieghu \-klie m

"tal-li bell jew" ghandh om jithassru.

Minflok I-artiko lu 175 tal. lig; printi pali ghandu jicll'lol da n li

175. ( I) Il-qorti Usta', fkull waql tal-kaw1a , qabel is-

senlcnza, wara tal ba ta' wallda mm' partijiet, wara 1i (isma'

meta JCl'llieg JiU. partijiet, to rdna s-sostiluujoni ta' xi at! Jew

tippcrmcni tibdil n-iskritturi. sew bill; fihom jitdied jew

jitnehha l-isem ta' waMa mill-partijiet u jitqiegl'led id lor

fla tu , jew billi jissewwa t ball fl -isem ta l-partijiet Jew fil -

kwal ill li fiba jidhru , jew billi jissewwa t ull :!ball ichor jew

billi jiddahhlu hwejjeg ol'lra ta' fall Jew ta' drin ukoll pennen

ta' nota separala, sakemm sosliluzzjonijew tibeli! bhal dan ma

jbiddilx fiS-SUSlanza l-azzjoni Jew I-eCtezzjoni fuq i1-mcritu

tal-kawta.

(2) Kull qoni fi grad ta' appelllista' wltoll tOldna

Jew tipperm clli, rkull zmie n sas-sentenza, li jissewwa kull

tba ll fir-rikors Ii bihom ik un tressaq l-appeU Jew fit-twegiba ,

kif ukoll kull tOOJl fl-isem tal-Qorti li tkun ta t is-sentenza

appe llata, Jew fdak tal-partijict . Jew fiI -kwalita Ii fiha huma

jid hru. Jew fid-data tas-se ntenza appe llata .

(3) II-qorti tista·. sa da kinhar Ii taghti s-se ntenza u

taqta ' l-kawta, tordna minn jcddha li tissewwa kull omissjoni

Jew tOOIl gud izzja rju Jew amministrattiv fatt gudizzjarju .".

86. Fil-proviso li he mm mas-suOO niko lu ( I) ta 'l-artikolu 176 tal-

ligi prinCipali mi nflok il-kliem " bl-awtoritA miktuba tar-registratur,"

ghandho m jidhlu I-klie m "bl-awtorilll miktuOO lar.registralur moghlija

qabel i1- preuntata la' I-an." .

87. Minflok is-subanikolu ( I) la' I-a rtiko lu 178 tal -ligi principali

ghandu jidhol da n is-suOOrtikolu gd id li gej

"( I) L-iskritturi ghand hom ikunu iffirmali mill-avukat u ,

meta jkun hemm, min n prokura tur legali.".

88. Is-subartikolu ( I) la ' \-artikolu 180 la l-lig; printipaJi gha ndu

jigi eme ndat kif gej :-

(a) fiI-paragrafu (a) tieghu, il-kli em "jew korpi maghquda"

gl'landhom jilhassru . u min flok il-kli em "ta' di tta Jew sOC,jelA

kummcrcjali" gha ndho m jidhlu I-kli em " ta ' ditta, jew bl'lala wiehed

mill-persuni msemmija fis-subartikolu (2) la' I-artikolu JSIA fil-

kat ta ' korp li jkoJ1 u pcrsonalittl guridi ka d istinta"; u

(b) fil-paragrafu (d) liegh u , minflok il· klie m "ran ta ' nutar

pubbliku ;" ghandhom jid hl u J- kl iem " mill-parti li lidhe r u li I-fi rm a

laghha hija kontrosenj ata skond is-subarti kol u (2) ta' I-a rtikolu

.

634 _" -

89. Fis-subartikolu (2) ta' I-a rtikolu 181 taJ -ligi principali wara \-

kliem " biex tagini f xi kariga bhal dik" gha ndu jidhol il-kliem "jew

meta xi kariga bl'lal dik tigi maghquda ma' xi kariga ohra".

90. Dan I-artikolu 18 1A gdid li gej ghandu jit died wara l-a rtikolu

181 ta l-ligi pri ntipali;

181A . ( I) Meta tigi pre:tenlata skrittura minn jew

konln ko rp Ii jkollu penonalitl guridika dislinta, ikun

biZtcjjed li wiehed initt.el isem dak il.korp .

kooln. korp

(2) Kull dikjarazzjoni , jew skrittura li ghandha

tinhale! skond il.lijj ghandha, m·kat ta' korp li jkollu

personalil~ guridika distinta , !inhale! mill·persuna jew

persuni li jkol.lbom ir.rappretentanza guridika ta' dak il-ko rp

jew minn kull segretarj u tal-kumpannija jew minn kuJ\

persuna ohra li titun awtoriuala bil·miktub minn dak il-korp

sabie Jl: tippretenta alti gudizzjarji fismu jew li jaghmeJ

dikjarazzjoni, oola ta' o(:tclljonijiet jew skriltura bbal dawk

imscmmija.

(3) Meta gl'landha tig; pretentala skrittura minn

jew ir.onln bastimenti jew ingcnji ol'lra tal· bahar, ikun

bitt.ejjed jekk jissemma I-isem ta' dak il-bastiment jew ta'

dawk I-ingenji l-ol'lra, skond iJ-tat, u ma jkunx mel'ltieg li

jissemma I-isem ta' Jl:i penuna sabiu timppref:en ta lil dak il-

basliment jew dawk I-ingenji

Jtda I-iskritturi msemmija rdan is·subartikolu

ghandhom jigu notifikati skond id-dispotiajonijiet tu-

subartiko lu (7) la' J·artikolu 187." .

91. Minn ufih wara I·artikolu 181A tal.Ugi printipali ghandu

jidholl.artiko lu gdid 181B kir gej

181 B. (\) II-Gvcm ghandu jkun rappre:tenta l n·alli u

n.azzjonijict gudittjarji mill-kap tad-Dipartiment lal·Gve m

li jkun inkarigat fij .materja in kwistjoni

Uda, minghaj rprcgudittju ghad-dispoiizzjonijiet la' dan

l·artikolu

(a) kawti gl'laU·gbir la' ammonli dovuti liII-Gvem

jistghu rkull kat isiru mill·,ACCOUlltant GeMral;

(b) kawti li jinvolvu twistjonijiel dwar impiegjew

obbligu ta' serviu. mal·Gvcm jislgl'lu rkull kat isiru mis·

Stgretafju Amministrattiv ;

(t) kawti dwar kuntratti la ' provvista jcw ta'

appalt mal·Gvc m jislghu rkull kai isiru mid·Dirctlur

tal· Kunl rani.

(2) L-Avukal Ccnerali jirrappre:teola lilI.(ivcm

rdawk I·alli u I·au.jonijict gudinjafji li minl'labba n·natura

tat-talba ma jkunux jistgflu jigu direlti kontra xi wicl'lcd jcw

aktar mill-kapijiet lad-di partimc nti l-ohra lal-Gvem.

(3) Kull rikors, otazzjoni , jew all Audizzjarju

ichor maghmul kODlra ]·Gvem gbaDdu jigi notifikat lil kull

kap ta ' dipartimenl lal·Gvem li koon. tieghu ikun dirett u

lill· Avukat Oenerali u kulltcnninu bielt issir rispostajew nota

la' I-eCtezzjonijiet dwar alt bhal dak minn iull bp ta'

dipartime nt laJ-Gvcm li jkun konvenu! jew intima. fi

proeeduri gudi.u.jarji ma jibdic ll jiddekorri qabel ma ]·alt jigi

notifikat lill-kap jew kapijicl ta' dipanimenli tal-Gvem li

kOnlt. lagh hom ikun direlt u JiII· Avukat Cenerali. In-

notifika liU-A vukat Generali issir bla I'Ilas lir-rcjislT8IUf ....

L-artikolu 184 tal-ligi prinl:ipali ghaodu jigi e mendat kif scj

92. <a)

is-su bartiko lu (2) tieghu ghandu jilhassaf;

(b) minnok is-5ubartikoJu (3) tieghu ghandu jidhol dan ;5-

suban ikolu Bdid li gej

"(2) ti l-kaiijiet kollha , ;r-registratur ghandu, fuq talba

li ssirlu ghaldaqshekk , jiddiitjara bil-mikl ub ir- raBun; li ghaliha

jkun irrifj uta I; jirtievi J- iskrinura.".

93. Minflo k I-artikolu 185 lal. Jig; prind pali ghandu jidho l dan \-

pri..apu;. artiko lu Bdid li gej

185. 81a hsara ghad-dispot.izzjonijiet tas-subartiko lu

(1) ta' I-artikolu 186. mela skrillura gha ndha titun notifika la

lil tnejn minn nies jew iijed, uitolJ jekk dawn ikunu jghixu

f1imkie n f1-istess indirizz, itull wiehed minnho m ghandu jigi

notifikal b' kopja la' dik I· isk rillura ....

94. L-artiko lu 186 lal.ligi prinCi paJi ghandu jig.i e mendat kif Bej

(a> fis-subartikolu ( I) lieghu, minflok il-klie m " Me ta I·

panijiet li jidhru jkunu Inej n jew iijed, huma ghandhom ,"

ghandhom jidhlu I-kliem ~ M ela jidhru f1imkien tew. panijiet jew

itjed , huma jistghu ,"; u

(b) fis·s ubanikolu (2) tiegtl u minflok il-kliem " dawn

ghandhom." ghandhom jidhlu I-kliem "dawn jistgtlu, ...

95. L-anikolu 187131-1iBi prinC:ipali gtlandu jigi e mendat kif Bej

(a) wara s-subartikolu (1) ta·'-a n iko lu 187 tal. lig.i prinCipali

gha nd u jit d ied is·segwe nti

" (:ida mela persuna Ii lilha Ikun indi rizza la skrillura lirrifjula li

tirdviha penonalmenl minghand uff,qal dek uttiv tal-Orali, il-

Ooni liSla' fuq riko rs tal.pan i interessata u wara li li5ma ' liII-

uff,qal esekulliv tal-Orali u tikk onsidra btirk05lanzi kollha la'\-

inCident , tKldikjara b'digriet li n-notifiita tkun saret 1;1 dik il-

persuna fiI -jum u I-hin tar-rifjul u lali d igriet ghandu jitqies bhala

proYl lan. notifika ghall.finijiel u l-effelli kollha tal. ligi ."

(b)

minflok is-subanikoli (3) u (4) tieghu ghandu jidl'101 dan

Jigej

"(3) Jekk mir· riferta ta' l-uffiCjaJ inkarigat minn

notifika la' skrittura jew all gudizzjarju jinslab Ii l-persuna li

ghandha tigi nolifikata bl-iskriuura jew an, ghalkemm ma

tirriiultax li qeghda baITa minn Malta, id-dhul fiI-post tar-

residenza lagbha roa jkunx jis!a' jsir , jew il-post tar-residenza

laghhs mB jkunx maghruf, il-qorti lista' tordna iIIi n-notifika

ssir billi titwahhal kopja la' I-att m-post, fiI- belt jew fid-distrell

fejn soltu jilwahhlu I-aui uffigali . u billi dik I-iskrittura jew all

jinhargu fil-qosor fiI-Gazzctta u fgumaJ ta' kuljum wiehedjew

iktar minn wiehed skond kif il-qorti tiddeeiedi u, meta jkun

possibbli, jekk il-posl tar-Jesidenza jkun maghruf, billi

titwahhal kopja ta' \-iskrittura mal-bleb ta' dik ir-residenza. lI-

qorti tista' wkolllieliu dawk i1-mii:uri olira Ii jkunu jidhrulha

xierqa sabiex l-iskrittura jew I·alt issir taf bihom il.persuna Ii

lilha g1iandhom ikunu notifikali. F'dawk il. kaiijiel in·nolifika

ghand ha titqies li tkun saret fit-tielet jum tax-xoghol wara 1-

al'll'lar data meta tk un giet pubblikata jew minn meta tk un

Iwal'll'llet il·kopja, skond liema tigi I-aktar tard. F'kaiijiet meta

n·nolifika Ikun giel o rdnata li ssir b' urgenza, in-notifika lilqies

Ii Ikun sarel fdak ii:-:imien speCifiku, wara 1·lwahhil jew il-

pubblikazzjoni slmnd kif il-qorti lista' tislabbilixxi, li jissemma

f1 -istess pubblikazzjo ni jew twal'll'lil.

(4) Fil-kai: la' korp Ii jkollu personalita guridika

dislinta, in-nolifika lil dak il-korp gliandha ssir billi lithalla

kopja ta' I-iskrill ura

(a) f1-uffictju registral , fl-uffictj u prinCipali , tiegliu

jew fiI-posl tan-negoziu jew fl-indirizz postali f idejn xi

hadd mill-persuni msemmija fis-subartikolu (2) ta' 1-

artikolu 181A jew f idejn impjegat la ' dak il-korp j jew

(b) fidejn xi l'Iadd milI-persuni msemmija 65-

subartikolu (2) ta ' I-artikolu 181A bil· mOO provdut lis-

subartikolu (I) ta ' dan I-artikolu_"; u

(t) dawn js-subartikoli gOOda li gejji n g1iandhom jitdiedu

wara s-subartikolu (4) tiegliu

" (5) Je kk mir-riferta tal-uffiCjal inkarigat minn nolilika

la ' skrillura jinslab li n- notifika kif provdul fis-subartikolu (4)

la' da n I-artikolu ma tkulUl sare t , il-qorti tista', je kk jirrituha li

mill-inqas xi l'I add milI-persuni msemmija fis·subartikolu (2)

la' I· artiko lu ISIA ikun jinsab Malta tordna iIIi n-notifika ssir

billi litwahbal kopja ta ' l-iskriltura fil-post fiI-bell jew lid·

distrelt fej n sollU jilwahl'llu I-alii uffitjali , fejn dak il-korp

iko llu I- u~tt:iu registral. uffi ttju prinCipali, jew it-posl tan-

negozju uegliu , u billi dik I-iskrillura lin!'lareg fiI-qosor fiI .

G~net~ tal-Gvem u rgumal la' kuljum wie l'led jew ak lar

mmn W1elied skond kif il-qorti lista ' tiddeCiedi u meta

possibbli . billi titwahlial kopj a ta' l-iskriuura mal-bi~b taI-

uffictju registral. uffittju prinCipali, jcw post tan-negozju. 11-

qorti lisla' wkoll tiellu dawk il· miZuri ol'lra li jkunu jidhrulha

Itierqa sabiex tgharra! b'dik t·iskrittura lil xi I'ladd mill-persuni

msemmija fis-subartikolu (2) tll' \-anikolu 18 1 A .

(6) Meta jiniiulta li I-persuni koUha msemmija fis-

subartikolu (2) la' \-artikolu 181A rua jkunux jinsabu Malta

jew Ii dawk i1-persuni ma jetistux, il-qorti gl'landha !alUaT

kuralUr li jidher ghat dak i1-korp skond ma hemm prev'.!u! fil -

paragrnJu (d) ta' j·anikolu 929.

(7) FiI· kat ta ' azzjoni konlca bastirnenti jew ingenjiol'lra

tal-bal'lar. in-notifika ssir hilli lingl\ala kopja la' I-iskrittura till -

kaplan jew IiI ku!1 min ikun jaqdi dawk id-dmirijict jew, fin-

nuqqas la' dawk il-pcrsuni . liIl-agent tal·bastime nt jew ta'

ingenji obra, skond il-kat, jew fin-nuqqas ta' dawk il-pcn;uni u

agent , m kuraturi h jinbatru mill-qorti skond I-artikolu 929

lida l-qorti tista ' wkoll tuta kull men ichor li jidhrilha

xieraq sa biex tgharraf 1iI min ghandu jigi nolifikal b'dik 1-

iskriuura.

(8) Bla l'Isara gl'lad-dispowjonijiet ta' I· artikolu 193,

in-notifiki jistghu ukoll isiru minn uffitjali tal-Posta b'dak il-

mod u sko nd dawk ir-regoli li jkunu konformi mar·

regolamenti postali skond kif i1-Ministru responsabbli ghall-

gustinja jisla' jordna b' avvi1 fjJ· Gazzclla

IUla r-rikorsi la' I-appell . u r-rikon;i li jsiru bis-sahba lad-

dispo.tinjonijiel tal-Koslituzzjoni ta ' Malta u la' I-All dwar il-

Konvenzjolli Ewropeja u Citazzjonijiet, ghandhom jigu

nOlifikali mill-uffitjali eickullivi lal-qrati ....

96. Minflok I-artikolu 190 lal-ligi prinCipaJi gl'landu jidl'lol dan 1-

artikolu gdid li gej

190. (I) Jekk all prdentat fiJ·Qorti lal.Magistrali

(Gl'Iawdex) jew mandat jew SCkWC5lru mal'lrug minn dik il·

Qoni ghandu jigi notifikal;Cw CSCgwil, skond il, kat, fiI-Qtira

la' Malta, gha nd ha linlbaghat kopja lieghu min n uffitjal la' 1-

imsemmija qorti lir-regislratu r .

(2) L. uffi~jal li jaghmel in-nolifika Jew 1-

esck unjoni ithandu jikkonscnja lir-registratur ir· rifena lan-

notifika jew esc kuzzjoni. konfermata kif imiss bil.guramenl

quddiem ir-registralur stess li ghandu jibaghtha lil xi uffi~jal

fiI -Qorti tal -Magi strati (Ghawdex). ~.

97. Fis·s ubartikolu ( I) la' l·artikolu 1911al.ligi prinCipali mi nflok

i1-k.Iiem "b'mezzi ohra mekkaniCi jew b'xi protess fotografiku "

ghandhom jidl'llu I-kliem ~ b' mezzi ohra mekkani~i Jew elellroniti Jew

b'xi protess fOlografiku ".

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FlS-SUbartikolu (I) ta'l-artikolu 194 tal-ligi prinapali minflok il-

kliem " mill-anqas jumcjn qabel il-jum stabbilil ghas-smicgh , bla l\saTa

lal-katijicl imsemmijin fiI-prOIlUO g,hall-artikolu 154_" gl'land hom jidhlu

1·ldicm " mill-anqas sicgha qabel il-l'I ;n slabbilit ghas-smieg,h, bla I'Jsara

lal-ka1ijiel urgenti imse mmijin fis-subartikolu (2) la' I-artikolu 154. ".

" , Minflo k is-subartikolu (1) la' l-artikolu 195 lal-lig; prin tipali

gI'Jandu jidI'Jol dan is-subartikolu gdid li gej

W(I) Kawia, appunlata ghas-smicgh , gI'J and ha , sakcmm ma

hcmmx provdul mod ieI'Jor fdan il-Koditi, libqa' linSlama'

minghajr waqfien sakcmm tigi konkluta. ".

Minflok I-anikolu 196 1al-ligi prin tipali g!'Jandu jidho1 dan Ii

lOO,

196. . ....... I>qq ..

(I) [n-nuqqas la' mud li jidher , minkejja li jkun

t.' doh ...

KIt""

g;c mI'J arrek regolannenl , g!'Jandu jilqies bI'Jala raguni lajba

.....

bicx il-kawta lilI'Jalla gI'Ial darb'ohca , sakem m jintwcra Ii x·

jinp ock!

xie hda tieg,hu hi wa!'Jda rilcvan ti .

taj""

,-

(2) Fdan il-kat il-qorti lista' lablar imI'J allef

tboIlija

supple nli sabicx jisma' x-xie hda la' dak. ix-xh ud f'dak il-jum u

~b'"

1-l'Iin li I-qorti nnifisha tiSlabbilixxi. Oak il-jum u trio

gl'landhom jigu qabel il.jum meta ghandha Ikompli li nSlama'

darb·<>llnr..

I-kawia." .

101, Minfiok is-subartiko lu (3) ta ' l-artikolu 199 ta l-lig; printipali Eme ..... ta·

g!'Ja ndu jidltol dan is-subartik.olu ,did li gcj

"(3) FiI·kat il-wiel'led u I-ichor, jckk I-altur ikun irid li, fuq 1-

istess alii, il-kawta tig; mill.gdid mqicgbda fuq il-lista , mismugl'la u

maqtug,ha, gl'landu , b' rikors , Ii gl'landu jig; pprctenlat rli-tmicn la'

ghaxa rt ijiem, jagl'lmeilalba ghaldaqshe kk.. Din it· lalba ghandha

linllaqa' ghal darba wabda biss, u l-qorti gf'Iandha lappunta gumala

gbas·smicgl'l laI-kawta bi spejjd la' I-a n ur, b'dan illi I-auur ghandu

jb alJas, jcw jiddcpotita fir.registru tal. qorti qabe l il.jum slabbilil

gl'las-smiegh tal-kawta, I-ispejjet kollha SlabbiliLi fit-tariffa , u li

johorgu mill-fan li I-au ur naqas li jidhcr. jew li I-avukat jcw il-

prokura tur Icgali liegh u naqsu li jidhru , skond il-kat.".

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A -artikolu 201 tal-ligi prinCipali minflok il·klicm "fuq I· aui 1i EmeRda ta '

jkun hcmm ," gI'Iandho m jidl'llu I-kliem Mfuq I·alti li jkun hcmm wara s- l·a rtilr.oIu 201

smicgl'l la' dik ix-xiehda li l-qorti lista' Iqis li tkun mel'lticga." .

Minflok I-a rtik. olu 202 lal-ligi print ipaJi g!'Jandu jidhol dan li SootiNZZfoni ,.'

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"O.dni

202. (1) 1l-00ni gI'Iandha l-e_cll'laga listabbilini

'm"at<

da ta u I'Iin g!'Ja.~·smicgh preliminari tal· kawta.

taI-bwb .

(2) R -ewwel

jum

slabbilit

gl'las-smiegtl

pre liminari tal· kawia, il-qort i ghandba tidentifika u

tivverbalizza I. punti ta' ligi rilevanti ghal dak il-kat, kif ukoll

il-fatti konlCSlati u \-iskop rclattiv la' prova li kull xhud

prodott mill-partij;e! ghandu jaghme\, u mbaghad tko mpli kif

(a) jekk il-qorti Iqis li I-kawta tltun tista' tinqata'

malajr, waql dik is-sedula , hija gfla ndha ttemm is-smiegh

skond is-subartikol u (4) t8' dan \-artikolu ma' l-.ewwel

sedutfl u lagbti sent enza, Jew tiddiferixxi I-kawia ghas-

sentenzaj

(b) jekk iJ-kawia ma tkuro: tisla' tinqata' skond id·

dispotittjonijiet tal-paragrafu (a) ta' dan is-subartikol u ,

il-qorti gha ndha Jew tappu nt8 jum u bin ghas-smiegh tal-

kawta 1';1'11 voce skond is.subartikolu (4) la' dan 1-

arti kolu billi lagbti dawk l.ordnijiel Jew direnivi tall! 1-

artikolu 173 kif jidhrilha xicraq ; u g.hand ba gI'Ialdaqstanl

tibela u tkom pli lisma' I· kawta rdik id-dala hckk

appunlala u tkompli tisma' I·kawta ming.hajr waqficn

sakcmm jinlcmm is-smicgh u I-kawta tith alla g.has-

scnlenza; jcw inkella tkompli skond il-paragrafu (c) la'

dan is-s ubartikolu

lida kull parti tk un g.hadha lista' , kcmm-il

darba l-qorti ma IOrdnax car mod ic hor. tipprodua kull

prova migjuba minn xhicda bil-mczz la' affidavit, sa d-

data appunl ata gflas-smicgh ;

(c) qabel ma tghaddi bicx lisma' I-kawta

skond is-subarlikol u (4) ta' dan I-artikolu l-qorti

ghandha

(i) jcw tagflti lill' Duur jcw lill-auuri irnicn ta'

crbgflin jum li malulhom ghandhom jipproduCu u

jipprde ntaw fir-rcgislTU tal-qorti d·dokumc nti

kollha li gi'landhom x'jaqsmu mal-talbiet, u I-provi

kollha tax-xhieda dikjarati bil-mczz ta' affidavi t; u

lill·ko nvcnut jew lill-konvenuti i mien la' crbghin

jum , Ii jibdcw gbaddcjjin mi nn meta jintemm i1·

tmic n mOghti liII·auuri, sabicx jipprodueu u

jipprdentaw fi r-rcgistru tal-qorti dawk id-

dok umcnti kollha Ii g.ha ndhom x'jaqsm u mad-

dirlta , u I.provi kollha lax-xhicda dikjarati bil·mczz

la' affidavit

IMa I-qorti tisla' tqassar kull wiehed minn

dawk il-pe rijodi f'katijict mcta dan ikun mchlicg

minhabba l- urgcnza rclauiva tal-kawta , u tista'

wkolllqassar ku11 wic hed min n dawk il-perijodi, jew

tnc hhihom ghal kollox , skond ic-tirkostanzi, rdawk

il. kaZijiet meta affidavit wiched jcw ikla r ikunu gcw

prdentati nimkien mae-tilazzjoni jew ma' n-nola

la' l-ctCezzjonijiet. u wara li tk un qicscl da k li

kell hom x'jghidu I-partijict ;

(ii) il-qorti ghandha thalli I-kawia ghal da ta

kemm jista' jkun viCina, li tigi wara d--data sa meta I-

konvenuti kellhom jipprdenta ..... il-provi laghhom

bil-men ta- affidavit _ skond kif provdut fis-

subparagrafu (i) ta' dan il-paragrafu, ghat-tieni

smiegh preliminari. Sa dill: id--data I-partijiet

ghand hom, bil-mezz ta' nota preicntata fir-registru

lal-qorti, jindikaw min hurna x-xhieda li bi

hsiebho m jaghml u J-kontro-dami taghhom . Fil-

tie ni smiegh preliminari I-partijie l ghand hom

jiddikja raw lie ma huma dawk il· punti ta' ligi Ii ghad

m' hemmx qbil dwarhom u liema punti la' fau

ghadhom konlestali. Filwaql li tqis it-Zmkn li

x'aktan: jiltiehed ghas-smiegh lal-kawta, il-qorti

ghandha mbaghad tappunta data ghal kontro ' Iami

li jsir "illo "oc.r tax-xhieda li jigu mharrka ghal dak I·

ghan u ghat-tkomplija mi nghajr waqfie n las-smiegh

ta l-kawta sakemm di n tinqa ta' jew til halla ghas-

scntenza, skond is-subartikolu (4) ta' da n I-artikolu.

Ebda xhud ma jisla' jigi kontro-etaminat kemm-jl

darba din I-intemjoni ma tkunx gie t dikja rata skond

kif provdut rdan is-subparagrafu;

(iii) jekk xi wahda mill-partijiet issib xi

diffikult! biex igib ix-xiehda la' xhud b'affidavit kif

imscmmi qabcJ , dik il-parti ghandha Igharraf lill-

qo rti b'din id-diffik ulta permu.z ta' nota li ligi

preienla ta a -alii ta l-kawia, matu l it-zmien stabbilit

sabiex ti ngieb ix-xiehda minn dik jJ-parti , u l-qorti

ghandha twettaq is-sctghat IiIha moghtija bil·

paragra£u (b) tas-subartikolu (2) ta' I-art ikolu 173

sabiex litgura li dik ix-xiehda tinslama' u tingieb

malul it -bnien Slabbilit rdan is-subartikolu,

(3)

Minkejja d-di5po:l:izzjonijiet ta ' qabcl ta' dan I-

artikolu : -

(a) fil -kawti msemmija fis-subartikolu (7) la' I·

artikolu 158, il-qorti lista' laghti iktar t mien lill·

prokurat ur jew kuratur involut hekk kif tist.' tqis xieraq

sabiex jie hu ko njizzjoni sewwa ta' kollox u jipproduci x-

xiehda mehlieia j

(b) fiI -kawt i fejn parti je ..... ohra tix lieq iggib

xiehda li jkollha tinkiseb permezz 11' illri rogalorji jew

me ta jkunu jridu jinkisbu xi dokume nti mi nn barra minn

Malta, il-qo rti ghan dh a li5ma' ix-xhieda ko llha li ti51a'

tkun disponibbli mod ichor. u laghti liII-partijiet dak it-

bnien li jkun jenl'ltieg sabiex tinkiseb ix-xhieda jew

dokume nt i mse mmija ;

(t ) il-<l0ni lista' wkoll forkoslanzi gravi u

guslifikabbli li ghandho mjigu verbalizzati fiI -proCess tal -

kawta, ittawwal jew iggedded it·i mien Ii matulu il-

partijiet ghandhom igibu x-xiehda tagt'lhom bil-mezz ta'

affidavit;

(d) il-qoni lista' rkull f mien , minn jeddha jew

ghax isirilha rikon minn parti fil· protedimenti. tordna li

ghal raguni valida, xhud jew xhieda panikolari

gl'ia ndbom jinstemghu quddie mha vivQ voce ; u lista'

wkoll lerga' ssejjah kuU xhud jew xhit:da sabiex

jinslcmghu b'dan it-mod.

(4) Wara '-tmicm ta' kull smiegh preliminari tal-

kawia I-ordni Ii ghandu jigi segwit fis-smiegl'l la ' kawta

ghandu jkun kif gej

(a) rncta l-qon; ma tkunx inuiet skond il-

paragrafu (t) tas-subartikolu (2) ta' dan I-a rtikolu, hija

ghandha laghli dawk id-direttivi li Iqis mehtiega sahiell

jingiebu I. provi ;

(b) isir il·kontro-eiami uu:-xhieda ta ' I·altur li

jkunu law iX' lI:iehda taghhom bil·mezz la' affidavit, u fiI·

ka! meta l-qorti ma Ikuru: irnxiel skond i1.paragrafu (c)

tas·subartikolu (2) ta' dan l·artikolu, l-attur ghandu jgib

il-provi tiegf'lu ;

(~)

isir il-konlro-eiami w-xhieda taI·konvenulli

jkunu taw ix· xiehda taghhom bil-mezz ta ' affidavit, u 61-

ka! meta l-qorti ma Ikunx imxiet skond il-paragrafu (~)

tas-subartikolu (2) la' dan I-artikolu, il-konvenul ghandu

jgib i1-provi tieghu;

(d ) I-auur jippretenta I-Ita! tieghu u I-konve nut

iwiegeb ghal dan;

(e) i1-qorti lista' mela jkun i1-kat thalli li ssir

replika mill-auur u li I-konvenut jaghmel konlro-

replika." .

'04. Minflok I· artikolu 203 tal.Jigi pri nCipali ghandu jidhol da n Ii

II-qorti lisla' dejjem , ghal rat uni lajba Ii tigi

203. ,a1-qoni li verbalizzata

fl-atti tal -kawta, liTTegola xort'ohra kif

ghandhom jingiebu I.provi ukoll rordni divers minn dak

lal' PfO"L ill ,se mmi fl-arti kolu la' qabel . " .

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Fis-subartikolu (2) la' I· anikolu 20S lal-lip prinCipali

minflok il-kliem "bhaJlikieku I-parti baqghet kontumaCi" ghandhom

jidhlu l· kliem "wara li tkun semgf'lel dik ill:-lI:iehda li l-qorti lisla ' tqis li

tkun me htiega".

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The proviso to sectio n 107 of the principal law shall be

52. Section 109 of the principal law shaH be substit uted by the

following new section

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gej:-

(a) minflok is-subartikolu (I) tieghu ghandu jidhol dan is-

subartikolu gdid li gej : -

"(I ) FiI·Qorti la' I-Appell , jekk meta tissejjah il-kawta ,

jinslab li ma tkunx saret i1-garanzija ghaJl-ispejjet tal-kawia kif

provduI fl-anikolu 249, il-qorti ghandha minnufih tghaddi

biex tiddikjara I-appell detert

Itda l-qoni lisla' laghti lill-appellant ;':mien qasir li fih

huwa jkun jisla' igib il-garanzija ghall. ic;pejjez jekk I.appell

ikollu jinslema' bl-urge nza, jew inke113 ::11.11. ir-regisltalur ma

jkunx

(a) stabbilixxa is-somma li ghandha tilhallas bhala

ga ranzija j u

(b) innotifika liU-appellanl b'dan filwaql li jgbarrlu

b'dalt I-avvit x'jista' jigrilu fil· ka! la' nuqqasminn nal'la lieghu,

u dan mill-inqas ghuan ijiem qabeJ is-s.migh taJ -kawta. R;

(b)

is·subartikolu (2) lieghu gha ndu jilhassar; u

(c) is-subartikolu (3) lieghu gl'landu jigi en umeral mill·gdid

bl'la la s·subartikolu (2) tieghu.

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A -artiko lu 218 ta l-lig; prini:ipali minflok il-kliem Mdik il- Emc:.s. ",'

parti tat-Ialba u tal-Iwegiba, li l-qoni jidhrilha li hija bittejjed bin is· 1 tal-li&i

sentefWI tkun tiftie hem ." ghandhom jidhl u l-kHem "riferenza ghall.

protedimenli , ghal. talbie l la' I-att ur u gl'lall-ettezzjo nijiel lal·

konllen ul.

M.

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( I) Court sittings may be held from Monday to

Friday of every week. during the time established under

subsection (2) of this section for the opening of the registries

of the court and during such other time as the court may fix

Provided thal . except by special order of the court,

in case of urgency o r for other reasons dee med sufficient by

the court, no sitting shall be held o n Saturdays, on public

holidays as provided in the National Holidays and other

Public Holidays Act. or on Wednesday or Thursday of Holy

Week..

(2) The registry of the Superior Courts and the

registries of th e Inferior Courts shall be ope n for the filing of

judicial acts during such days and at such times as may by

regulations be prescribed by the Minister respon sible for

justice

Provided tha t any of the aforesaid registries may by

special orde r of the co urt or by order given in writing by the

registrar, beopened for the filing of judicial acts on any day or

at any lime .

(3) The registrar shall abide by and fully execute

any order of th e Court to open the court buildings on any day

and al any time as the Court may specify in the order .

(4) A judicial act may be served or carried into

execution from Monday to Saturday oC c'Iery week and

during the times mentioned in subsection (1) of section 280

Provided Ihal by special orde r o f the court or by

order give n in writing by the registrar in cases of urgency, it

shall be lawful to serve or carry into execution any judicial act

o n any othe r day o r al any o the r time

Provided further that , where, unde r any regulations

made under subsectio n (8) of section 187, service is to be

effected by office rs of the post office , such service may .

notwithstand ing any other provisio n, be effected o n such days

an d times during which such officers are called for dUly in

acco rdance with the rules of the post office.

(5) The registrar shall not refuse to give an order

unde r subsection (2) or (4) of th is section unless he has

refe n ed the matter to the competent court for its decision.

H.

53. The wo rds " to any advocate, litigant or o ther per~>n ~ in

section 116 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words "10 any

advocate , legal proc.:urator, li tigan t o r other person" .

Section 121 o f th e pri nci pal law shall be ame nded as follows;

54. (a) the words Wthe first of July to the thirtiet h o f September"

in subsectio n (2) thereof shall be substituted by the words Wthe

sixtee nth of July to the fifteenth of September"; and

(b) subsection (4) thereof shall be substituted by the foil wing

new subsection;

"(4) Subject to the prOvisions of subsection (3) o f this

section , the vacations in the inferio r courts shall be during the

month o f Au gust o f each year ....

55. The words " libel , petition ," in subsection (1) o f sectio n 125 of

the principal law shall be deleted.

56. The heading of Title I of Part I of Book Second of the

priocipallaw shall be substituted by the follOwing litle:-

" Of the Mode o f Procedure by Applicatio n for Appeal'·.

57. Sections 126 to 141 of the principal law shall be repe aled .

58. The word "petition" in section 142 of the principal law, Arnendmtnl of

wherever it occurs, shall be substituted by the word "application" .

59. Section 143 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

143. (I) The application for the reversal of a

judgment shall contain a reference to the claim and to the

judgment appealed from together with detailed reasons on

which the appeal is entered and a request that the said claim

be allowed or dismissed.

(2) The application for the variation of ajudgment

shall contain a reference to the claim and to the judgment

appealed from and shall distinctly state the heads of the

judgment complained of together with detailed reasons for

which the appeal is entered and, in conclusion, shall state ,

specifically , the manner In which it is desired that the

judgm~nt be varied under each head.

(3) The application for the reversal, ann ulment or

variation of a decree shall contain a reference to the contents

of the deerc:e appealed from togethe r wi th the detailed

reasons for such reversal, annu lment o r variation.

(4) In the case mentioned in this section a request

for reversal shall be deemed to include a request for

annulment and variation of a judgment o r decree , and a

request for annulment shall be deemed 10 include a request

for a reversal and variation o f a judgment or decree .

(5) The default of compliance with any of the

require me nts of subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section

shall not make void the application; but the coun shall, in any

such case, make an order directing the appellant 10 file,

within two days, a note containing such particulars as are

req uired by law and which have not been duly stated in the

application.

(6) The cost of the order and o f the fili ng of the

note shall be borne by the appellant .

(1) The proviSions of subsections (5) and (6) of

Ihis section shall , in the case referred to in section 240, apply

to the answer. ".

60. Fo r section 144 of the principal law there shall be substituted

the (ollowing

144. ( I) An appeal may be entered by any pany

"Se""" 01

, ;r .... against all the o ther parties or against any o nc of them. The

ofAu zal .

appellant shall ind;ctlle in the application of appeal the parties

""" '"

against whom the appeal ;s directed. 1be application of

appeal shall be served on all the panies but o nly the parties

against who m the appeal is directed shall, within the time of

twenly days, file their respective answer oontainiog the

reasons wh y the appea l should be dismissed.

(2) In the case o f a cros.s appeal in tenns of section

""''''

240, the pany against whom the cross appeal is directed shall

."'_, ift

-"

within the said time of twenty days 6Je a reply rebutting the

allegat~ns included in the emu appeal.

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61. The word " pelition in sectwn l4.5ohhe princi pallaw shall be

substituted by the word " application".

62. Section 146 of the principal law shall be ame nded as follows

(a) the word " petition" in subsection ( I) shall be substituted

by the wo rd "application", and

(b) immediately afte r subsectwn (2) thereof there shall be

added the following new subsection

"(3) The default of any party in filing an answe r or reply

within the prescribed time limits shall not preclude such party

fro m appearing before, o r maki ng submiS5~ns to, the court

during the bearing of the appeal ....

Sections 148 and 149 of the principal la"" shall be repealed.

63.

64. The words "sections 129, 13.5, 138 and 14's" in subsection (I)

of section 1.50 o f the principal law shall be substituted by the wo rds

"sectwn 14.5".

65. The words " in sections 141 and 146 in section 151 o f the

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principal law shall be substituted by the words " in section 146".

66. In subsection (2) of section 1's2ofthe principallaw, lhe words

" plaintiff, appeUant or person iss ui ng a libel" shall be substitu ted by the

word "appellant" and the words "within sa working days," shall be

substituted by the words " within ten days,".

67. For subsections (3), (4), (,s) a nd (6) of sect~n 156 of the

principal law there shall be substitute<! the fo llowing new subsections

"(3) In the superior couns, the plaintiff or one of the

plaintiffs shall, moreove r . file together with the writ of summons a

declaration with numbe red pa ragraphs containing all the facts

relevant to the cause and describing each fact in separately

numbered paragraphs. in support of his claim. stating also which

facts are wi thi n his knowledge . Such a declaration shall e ither be

confirmed on oath before the regist rar or be accompanied by an

affidavit of the plaintiff or one of th e plaintiffs confirming all the

facts in support o f the claim and stating which facts are within his

knowledge .

(4) The plaint iff shall together wi th the declaration also give

the names of the witnesses he inte nds to prod uce in evidence stating

in respect of each of them the facts a nd proof he inte nds to establish

by their evidence.

(5) Where several actio ns are brought together as provided

in subsections (3) . (4) and (5) of section 16 1, at least o ne of the

plai ntiffs shall file a declaration which shall either be confirmed on

oath before the registrar. or shall be accompanied by his affidavit ,

and the provisions of subsection (3) of this section shall apply.

(6) A copy of such declaration and ofs uch affidavit, if any, as

is mentioned in subsections (3) and (5) o f this section shall be

se rved on the defendan t toge ther with the writ of summ ons.

(7) The regist rar shall not receive any writ of summons which

is not accompanied by such declaration and such affidavit if any as

is mentioned in subsections (3) and (5) o f this section and the court

shall not allow an y witness to be produced unless his name shall

have been given together with the wril of summons. Iflhc necessity

of prod ucing a witness arises al any ti me afte r the filing o f the writ

of summons. If the necessity o f produci ng a witness arises at any

ti me after Ihe fi li ng of the writ of summons, o r if the opposite party

gives his consent in the manner prescribed in paragraph (cl of

subsection ( I) of section ISO. or if the court dee ms it in the interest

o f justice to hear a particular witness, the cou rt may allow such a

witness to be heard.

(8) Whe n the proof in tended to be cstablished by each

witness is not stated o r adequately stated in the declaration, the

COurt shall 011 the first day appoi nted for th e pret ria l heari ng orde r

the plai ntiff to indica te adequa te ly the proof he intends to establish

by each witness with in a time to be fixed by the co urt .".

Seclioll 156A of the principal law shal1 be repealed .

68.

69. Section 157 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

fol1owing section

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157. It shall be the responsibility o f the plaintiff to

wri. o(

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. through the registrar. a copy of the writ of summons

alld of the declarat ion and o f any affidavi t of the plaintiff to be

served on the defe ndant .

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Section 1S8 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

70. (a)

subsection (4) thereof shall be substitulcd by lhe

following new subsection

"(4) The defendant or o ne of the defendants, if there

are more than o ne, shall mo reover. file togethe r with the

statement of defence, a declaration with numbered

paragraphs containing all the (acts concerning the claim ,

denyin g. admilling o r explaining the circumstances of fact set

01,11 in plaintiffs declaration , slating which facts are within his

own knowledge. Such declaration shall be confi rmed on oath

before the registra r o r be II(cOtn panied by an affidavit of the

defendant o r one of the defendants on all the facts concerni ng

the claim denying, admitting or explaining the circumstances

of fact set ou t in plaintiffs declaration and the defendant shaU

also confirm that the facts stated therein are within his own

knowledge. The defenda nt shall also give the names of the

witnesses he inte nds to produce in evidence stating in respect

of eaeh o f them the facu and the proof he ime nds to establish

by their evide nce. Togethe r with the state ment of defence,

there shall be filed all such docume nts as may be necessary in

support of the pleas.";

(b) subsection (S) thereof shall be substiluted by the

following new subsection

"(S) The registrar shall not receive any statement of

defence which is no t accompanied by such declaration and any

such affidavi t , as mentioned in Sub5ection (4) of this section

and the court shall not allow any witness to be produced whose

name shall not have been give n in such declara tion. If the

necessi ty of produci ng a witness arises a t any time afte r the

filing of th e declarat io n, or if the opposite party gives its

conse nt in the ma nne r prescri bed in paragra ph (c) of

subsection (I) of sectio n ISO, o r if the co urt deems it in the

interest o f justice to hear a particular wi tness, the court may

allow such a wit ness to be heard. ";

(c) subsections (6), (7), (8), (9). ( 10). ( 11) and ( 12) thereof

shall be respectively ren umbered as subsections (7), (8), (9), (10),

( 11), (12) ,od (13);

(d) the followi ng new subsection (6) shall be added

immediate ly after subsectio n (S) thereof:-

"(6) When the proof inte nded to be estabtished by each

witness is not stated o r adequately stated in the declaration ,

the court shall on the first day appoimed for the pretrial

hearing order the defe ndant to indicate adC(juately the proof

he inte nds to establish by each witness within atime to be med

by thecourt .";

(e) immediately at the end of subsection ( 10) thereo f as

renu mbered the re shall be added the words: "The court shall ,

however, before giving judgement allow the defenda nt a short ti me

which may not be extended within which to make submissions in

writing to defend himself against the clllims of the plaintiff. Such

submissions shall be served o n the plaintiff who shall be give n a

short time within which to repl y."; and

(I) in subsection (13) thereof as renumbered, for the words

" before the close of the preliminary written proceedings" there

shall be substituted the words " before the time allowed for the

filing of the statement of defence in accordance with this section".

71. Section 160 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following

160. Any party in tending to produce a witness in any

proceedings before any court may, togethe r with the writ o f

summo ns or the statement of defence , as the case may

require , file in the registry ofsueh court an affidavit taken by

such witness before a judicial assistant o r any other person

authorised by law to administe r oaths, and a copy of such

affidavit shal l be served o n the other party ....

71. Section 161 of the princi pal law shall be substituted by the

following

161. (I) In the Civil Court , First Hall, and in the

Court of Magistrates (Gaze) in its superior jurisdiction,

a.IlCoun . proceedings are o rdinarily taken by writ of summons.

(2) Proceedings may also be taken by application

Maliwal •• in the cases prescri bed by or under a law.

(3) Two o r more plain tiffs may bring their actions

by one writ of summo ns o r by one application as the case may

be, if the actions are connected in respect of the subject

maller thereof or if the decision o f o ne of the actions migh t

affect the decision of the oth er acti on or actions and the

evidence in support of one action is, ge nerally, the same to be

produced in the othe r actio n o r actions. The cause and subject

matter of th e actions shall be clearly and specifically stated in

respect o f each plaintiff.

(4) Nevertheless, any o f the actions so brought

togethe r shall be tried separat ely at the request of a plaintiff

with regard to his actio n; and the court may also o rder that

any action be tried se parate ly when it is not expedient th at the

actions of all the plaintiffs be tried togethe r. Any such orde r

may be made at any stage of th e proceedings before final

judgement.

(5) Where the several actions are brought

together as provided in subsection (3)ofthissection they shall

be taken cumulatively for determining the competence of the

court. Such court shall remain competent in respect of any

action separated in accordance with subsection (4) of this

section." .

73. Section 162 of th e principal law shall be repealed.

74. Section 163 of the principal law shall be repealed.

7S. Section 164 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following

164. (1) Saving the provisions of section 175 of this

Code , nullity shall ensue if proceedings which should have

been instituted by writ of summons or by application of

appeal are instituted by any other judicial act .

(2) No nullity shall ensue if a cause which should

have bee n instituted by application is instituted by writ of

summons

Provided that the court may order plaintiff to

substitute the writ of summons by an appl ication

Provided furth er that any additional costs incurred

shall be borne by the plaintiff

Provided further that the provisions of this

subsection shall not apply where in accordance with any law

other than this Code proceedings are 10 be instituted by

application." .

76. Section 167 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

(a) subsection ( I ) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new subsection

"(I) In actions within the jurisdiction of the superior

courts or the Courts of Magistrates (Gozo) in its superior

jurisdiction , where the demand is solely -

(a) for the recovery of a debt , certain, liquidated

and due, not consisting in the performance of an act; or

(b) for the eviction of any person from any rural

tenement, with or without a claim for ground rent , rent or

any other consideration due or by way of damages for any

compensation, up 10 the date of the surrender of the

tenement ,

it shall be lawful forthe plaintiff to pray in the writ of summons

that the court gives judgment allowing his demand, without

proceeding 10 trial

Provided that the plaintiff shall , in his declaration

made in terms of subsection (3) of section 156 state that in his

belief there is no defence to the action

Provided further that the plaintiff may also file a

sworn affidavit of any other person, containing facts relative to

the claim , and confirming that such facts are within the

knowledge of such a person." ;

(b)

subsection (2) thereof shall be deleted;

(c) subsection (3) thereof shall be renumbered as subsection

(2) ; and

(d) subsection (4) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new subsection

"(3) The provisions of subsections (1) , (2) and (3)

of section 156 and the provisions of section 159 shall

apply to such writs of summons ....

77. The words " A copy of the affidavit" in section 168 of the

principal law shall be substituted by Ihe words "A copy of the

declaration and any affidavit" .

78, Section 169 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following Ilew section

169. In the cases referred to in section 167, the writ of

summons shall be served on the defendant without delay; and

he shall be ordered to appear not earlier than fifteen days and

not later than thirty days fro m the date of service

Provided that in the case of non-observance of the

provisions of this section the court shall not stop proceedings

by special summary proceedings but shall give such orders as

it may consider appropriate so that th e rights of the parties be

not prejudiced.".

79. Section 169A of the principal law shall be substituted by the Subs';'"';on 01

5CC1ion I69A of

following new section

'he principal la ... .

169A. The writ of summons, the declaration and any

affidavit and note produced th erewith , a nd any order

referred to in sections 168 and 169 shall be served by means of

any e1tecutive office r of the courts.".

Section 170 o f the principal law shall be amended as follows

(0) for the words from "good defence,H to the words Hlo

defe nd th e action ," in subsection (1) thereof there shall be

substituted the wo rds "prima facie defence, in law o r in fact, to the

act ion o n the meri ts, or otherwise disclose such facLSor issues or law

as may be deemed sufficient 101:0lille hi m to defend the act ion o rto

set up a counterclai m ,"; and at the end thereof there shall be added

the following words: "The defenda nt may make his submissions to

impugn the proceedings take n by plaintiff on th e grou nd of

irregularity or inapplicabili ty by means of a note 10 be filed in the

registry of the co urt o r during the hearing."; and

(b) subsecttoD (2) thereof shall be substituted by the

following subsection

If the defe nda nt successfull y impugns Ihe

~(2)

proceedings o n the ground of irregularity , o r inapplicability ,

or if he satisfi es the court that he has a prima facie defence 10

the action . or discloses such facts or issues of law as may be

deemed sufficient 10 entitle hi m to defe nd Ihe action o r 10 set

up a counlerclaim, he shall be give n leave to defend the act ion

and file a state ment of defe nce within twenty days £mm the

date o!the o rder referred to in subsection (4) oflhissection, in

which case the defendant shall com ply with the provisions of

section 158 SO fa r as applicable ....

81. Section 171 of the principal law shaU be substituted by the

following new seclio n

171. ( 1) In the Court of Magistrates (Malta) and in

the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) in its inferior jurisdiction .

proceedings shall be by writ of su mmons which shall take the

(orm o f a me re notice signed by Ihe registrar . containing the

name and the surname o f the plaintiff and of the defendant.

the dema nd of the plaint iff, a nd the day and hour when the

defe ndant is 10 appear.

(2)

The cause shall be summarily heard in lermsof

section 215.

(3) Without prej ud ice 10 seclion 23, in the said

courts, the judgmenl need nOI co ntain all the reasons Ihereof,

but may mere ly list the main poin ts upon wh ich Ihe court

would have based its conclusio ns. ~.

82. The word "pel i lion ~ wherever it occurs . in section 172 of the

princi pal law shall be substituted by th e words "application".

83. Sectio n 173 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

(a) th e section shall be re numbered as subsection ( I)

Ihereof; and

(b) after subsection (I) as renumbered there shall be added

the foUowing new subsection

M(2) Witho ut prejudice 10 the foregoing provisions of

this section the court may. al any stage of the proceedings -

(a) eithe r o n its own motion or o n an application by

any party to Ihe pillccedings, direct Ihat the evidence o f

any person intended to be produced as a witness be taken

before a judicial assisunt or a supplementary judge at

such place and time under such conditions as may be

specified in the o rder;

(b) o n a n application by any party to lhe

proceedings. deliring to coofinn a fact stated in the

application. o r in a note accompanying it , by the affidavit

of a person named by the party. order the person 50

named to appear for that purpose before a judicial

assistant o r supplementary judge at such place and lime as

may be specified in the o rde r.

(3) In the case of an order given under paragraph (b) o f

"""""""tion (2) of this sedion. the judicial assistant o r

supplementary judge shall ast the person named whe ther he

confirms or denies each fact specified in the appliCltion or note

and dlall make a record of the replies giyc n together with any

othe r statement, if any , qualifying his reply, and cause such

record to be confinned on oath by the person aforesaid . The

judicial assislant or supplementary judge .shall insert the

affidavit in the records of the case and cause a copy thereof to

be served on the panics.

(4) Where an applica tion as in referred to in paragraph

Cb) of subsectio n (2) of this section is filed together with any

written pleading referred to in section 160 of this Code, the

Court may direct thal lhe service of such written pleadingshall

be sU5pendcd for such period, not exceeding three months. as

the court may detennine. M.

M . Sedion 174 of the principal law shall be ame nded as follows : Amcnd .... nl <:A

(a) paragraph (a) of subsection (I) thereof be substituted by pri..::i~\a ....

the following new paragraph

"(a) an indication of the court in which the pleading is

filed , and, in the case of the Court of Magistrates (GolO), an

indication o f the jurisdiction of the court ;M; and

(b) the words Mlibel or" in paragraph (d) of subsection (\)

thereof shall be deleted.

&5. Section 175 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following

175. (1) The court may, at any stage of the

proceedings, at the request of any of the parties, until

judgment is delivered after hearing where necessary the

lm< ........ nl parties, orderthe substitution o f any act o r pennit any written

;!.:::'1~: pleading to be ame nded, either by adding o r striking o ut the

name of any party and substituting another name thercfor o r

by correcting any mistake in the name or in the character of

the parties, or by correcting any other mistake or by causing

other submission of fact o r of law 10 be added even by

separate note, provided that no such substitution o r

ame nd ment shall a(fect the substance either of the action o r

of the defence on the merits of the case.

(2) Any court of appellate jurisdiction may also

order o r permit , at any time until judgment is delivered, the

correction of any mistake in the applicatio n by which the

appeal is entered or in the answer, including any ntistake in the

indication of the Court which delivered the decision appealed

horn , in the name o r character of the parties. o r in the date of

the judgment appealed from ,

(3) Any judicial or ad ministrative omission or

mistake in a judical act may until the Court shall have

delivered judgment and disposed of the case be remedied by a

cour! of its own motion,",

86. In the proviso to subsection (I ) of section 176 of the principal

law for the words ~ written authority of the registrar, there shall be

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substituted th e words "wrilten authorityofth e registrar given before the

filing of the act,

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87. Subsection (1) of section 17g of the pri ncipal law shall be

substituted by the following new subsection

"(I) The wrilten pleadings shall be signed by the advocate

and also by the legal procurator, if any, " ,

88. Subsection (I) of section ISO of the principal law shall be

amended as follows.

(a) in paragraph (a) thereof, the words o r body corporate"

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shall be deleted and the words ucommercial firm o r par!nenhip."

shall be substituted by the words "commercial firm , or as any of the

persons mentioned in subsection (2) o f section 181A in the case of a

body having a distinct legal personality," ; and

(b) the words " by a notarial instrument ;" in paragrap h (d)

thereof shall be substituted by the words ~by the party pleading

whose signature is duly attested in accordance with subsection (2)

ofsection 634;",

89. In subsection (2) of sectio n 18 1 of the principal law , after Ihe Amend_n,oI

words "in an acting capacity in any such office Ihere shall be added the omJon III 01 !be

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words "or where such office is me rged with another office" .

M. The (oilowing new section 181A shall be added after section A'n.-oI_

181 of the principaJlaw;

181A . ( I) Where a wrillen pleading is filed by or

... ,,« against a body baving a distinct legal personality, it shall be

sufficient to state the name of such body.

(2) Any declaration o r pleading to be sworn in

tennl o f law shall, in the case of a body having a distinct legal

ptnonality. personality, be sworn by the person o r persons vested with

the legal o rjudicial representation thereof o r by any company

secretary or by any other person authorised in writin, bYluch

body to file judicial acts on its behalf or to mak.e any such

declaration , statement or pleading.

(3) When a written pleading is to be filed by or

against a ship or other veuel, it shall be sufficient if there il

designated the name of such ship o r other vessel, as the case

may be, and it shall not be necessary to mention the name of

any person to represent such ship or ot her vessel

Provided that the written pleadings mentioned in

tbis subsection shall be served in accordance with the

provisions of subsection (7) of seaion 187 ....

'I. Immediately after section ISIA of the principaJlaw there • ' r I ' : _ oI_

shall be added the following Dew section ISIB

ISIB. (1) The judicial representation of the

Government in judicial acts and actions shall vest in the head

of th e Government Department in whose charge the matter

in dispute falls

Provided that , without prejudice to the provisions of

this section

<a) actions for the collection of amounts due to

Government may in all cases be instituted by the

Accountant General ;

(b) actions lnvo lvinl questions relating to

Government employment or to obligations to serve

Governme nt may in all cases be instituted by the

Administrative Secretary

(c) actions re lating to contracts of supplies or of

works with Government may in all cases be instituted by

the Director of Contractl.

(2) The Attorney General shall represent

Gove rn me nt in all judicial acts and actions which owing lathe

nat ure of the claim may nOI be directed against o ne or more

heads of other Govern me nt departments.

(3) Every applica tion, writ of summons or other

jud icial act filed against Government shall be served upo n

each head o f a Gove rnment department against whom it is

directed and upon the Anom ey General and every time limit

for the filing o f any reply o r statement of defence to any such

act by any head of a Govern ment departme nt being a

defendan t or a respondent in judicial Ploceedings shall not

commence to run before the act is served upon the head or

heads o f the Gove rn me nt Departments agai nst whom it is

directed and upon the A n omey General. The registrar shaJl

nOI charge any fees for effecting the service on the A tto rn ey

General.

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Section 184 o f the principal law shall be amended as lollows

subsection (2) thereof shall be deleted;

(a)

(b) subsection (3) thereof shall be substituted by the

fo ll owing new subsection

M(2) In all cases, the registra r shall , upo n a requ est to

that effect. state in writ ing th e reason for his refusal.".

'3. Section 185 of the princi pal law shall be substit uted by the

following section

~r;i.ce""

185. Saving the provisions o f subsection ( I) o f section

all panks. 186, where an act is to be served on two o r more persons even

if they live toget her in the same address each of them shall be

served with a copy of such act .".

Section 186 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

94. (a) the wo rds " When the parties pleading are two o r more ,

they shall," in subsection ( I) the reof be substit uted by the words

" Whe re Iwoor more parties are pleading toge ther, they may"; and

(b) the words Msuch persons shall M in subsection (2) thereof

shall be substit uted by the wo rds "such persons mayM .

95. Sc<:tion 187 of the principal law shall be ame nded as follows

(a) after subsection (I) of section 187 of the pri ncipal law

there shall be added the following

" Provided that where a person to whom a pleading is

add ressed refuses to receive it personally from an executive

officer of the courts, the court may upon an application by the

interested patty and after hearing the eJ[ec1Jtive offICer of the

courts and considering all the circumstances of the incident,

declare by means of a decree that servi~ shall have been

effected on the day and time of the refusal and such declee

shall be ronsidered as a proof of servio: fOf al l put ""VS of

law.";

(b) subsections (3) and (4) thereof shall be substituted

by the following

" (3) If it appears from the certificate of the officer

charged with the servio: of a written pleading or any judicial

act that, although it doe5 not result thal thepenon upon whom

such . pleading or act is 10 be served, is abroad , aa::ess 10 his

pl a~ of residence cannot be obtaine<! , Of his place of re' mnte

in not known , the court may direct service to be effected by the

postin, of a copy of the written pleading or act at the place, in

the town or district in whK:h official acts are usually posted up,

and by publishing a summary of such written pleading or act in

the Gazette and in o ne or more daily newspapers as the cou rt

may di rect and , where possible , when the residence is known ,

by posting up a copy of the pleading o n the door leading to

such resideilCe. The court may also adopt such other measures

as il may deem fit to bring the pleading or act to the notice of

the person upon whom the same is to be served. In such cases,

service shall be deemed to have been made on the third

working day after th e date of last pu blication o r after the date

of such posting, whichever is the later . In cases where service

has been orde re<! with urgency, service shall be deeme<! to

have been made at such time , afte r posting or publication as

Ihe court may determine, which time is 10 be stated in the

publication or posting.

(4 ) In the case of a body having a distinct legal

personality, service on such body shall be effected by leaving a

copy of the pleading

(a) at its registered o ffK:e, principal offi~, or place

of business or postal add ress with any of the persons

mentioned in subsection (2) o f section 18tA o r with an

employee of such body; o r

(b) with any of the persons me ntioned in

subsection (2) o f section 181A in the manner provided for

in subsection (1) of this section ." ; and

(c) the following new subsections shall be added after

subsection (4) thereof

" (S) If il appears horn the certirlcate of the officer

charged with the service o f a written pleading that service as

provided in subsection (4) o rthissection has nOI been effected,

the cou rt may, if it appears that at least one of the peBOnS

mentioned in subsection (2) of sectton 181A is in Mal ta , direct

scrvk:e to be effected by the posting up of a copy of th e written

pleading al the place in the town or district in which o fflciaJ

acts are usual ly posted up. where the body has its registered

office , principal office , or place o f business, and by publishing

a summary of such written pleading in the Government

Gazette and in o ne o r more dail y newspapers as the court may

direct and , whe re possible, by posting up a copy of the

pleading o n the door of the registered office, principal office,

o r place of business. The roun may also adopt such other

measures as it may deem fillO bring the pleading 10 the notice

o f any of the persons me ntioned in subsection (2) o f section

181 A .

(6) Where it appears that all the persons mentioned in

subsection (2) of section 18lA are absent from Malta o r there

exist no such persons, the court shall appoint a curato r in the

inleresl of such body as provided for in paragnph (d) of

section 929.

(7) In the case of an action against a ship o r o th e r vessel,

service shall be effected by the delivery of a copy o f the

pleading to the mas ter thereof or a ny othe r person acting in

that behalf o r , in the absence o f s ueh persons, o n the agent of

the s hip or o the r vessel , as thecase maybe, o r in the absence of

such persons and agent , o n cura tors appointed by the court in

terms of section 929;

Provided that the court m ay also adopt s uch othe r

measu res as it m ay dec m fit to bring the pleading to the notice

of th e person upon whom the same is to be served .

(8) Saving the provisions of section 193, service may

also be effected by officers of the Post Office in suc h m anne r

and under such rules in conformit y with postal regulat io ns as

the Minister responsible for justice may order by no tice in the

Gazette ;

P rovided that , applications of a ppeal , and applica tions

m ade under the provisions of the Constitution of Malta and

the European Convention Act and writs of summo ns, shall be

served by th e executive officers of the co urts.".

96, Sectio n 190 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

followi ng new section;

190. (i) If an act filed in or a warrant or gamishee

"'Service of

o rder is.sued by the Court of Magis trates (GolO) is to be

of warrants served o r , as th ecase may be, executed in the Island o f Maita ,

and onkn a copy th e reof shall be transmined by any office r o f the said

courl to the registrar.

(2) The office r effecting service or execution shall

deli ve r to the registrar the certificat e o f service o r executio n ,

duly confirmed o n oath before the regis trar who sha ll

transmit it to any o fficer of the Court of Magistrates

(G olO).".

". The words ~mec:hanical means or by any photographic A .... lIIirnotn\ of

proc: .. ss"' in subsection (I) of section 191 o f the principal law shall be pri..a".I,""

substituted by the: words '"mechanical or electronic means or by any

photographic process".

98. In subsection (I ) of section 194 ohhe pri ncipal law, the words

'"of the coun room , at least two days before the day appointed for the

hearing. living the cases mentioned in the proviso to section 1S4." shall

be substituted by the words "of the coun room where the causes are to

be heard at least one hour before the case is to be heard, saving urgent

cases referred to in subsection (2) of section 154 ....

tt. Subsection (I) of section 195 of the: principalllw shall be A

substituted by the foUowing new subsection

"( I) A cause . whe n set down for tria l, shall, unless ot herwise

provided for in this Code, be tried uninterruptedly to a

conclusion." .

100. Section 196 of the principal law shall be substituted by the SoIbotiMiooo of

following new section

196. (I) The absence o f any witness regularly

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subpoe naed, shall De gooa grouno lor an sOjournment 01 the

c(witnao

IO bn...,.& ca use, provided his evidence be shown to be mate rial.

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(2) The coun may in this case appoint a

supplementary judge to hear the evidence: of such witness on

such a day and at such a time as the court shall determine.

Such day and ti me shall be prior to the date to which the cause

is adjourned ....

101. Subsection (3) of section 199 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the following new subsection

"(3) In either case, if the plaintiff desires that the ca use be

restored to the list to be heard and determined upon the same lets,

he shall. by means of an application to be filed within ten days,

make a demand to that effect. Such demand shall be granted once

o nly, and the coun shall appoint a day for the trial of the cause at

the ellpense of plaintiff, o n condition that the plaintiff shall make

payment , o r deposit in the registry or the court before the day filled

for th e trial, all the: costs stipulated in the tariff, in the conseq uence

o f the non-appearance: or plaintiff, or of his advocate or legal

procurator, as the case may be ....

182. 1be words " the acts available" in section 201 of the: principal An .. 1 ...... of

law shall be wbstituted by the words " the lets available after hearing _00 .. 2OIof'l><

such evidence as the coun may consider necessary".

)03. Section 202 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

follOwing new section

202. ( I ) The Court shall first appoinT adaTe and time

fo r a pretrial hearing of the cause.

(2) On the first day appointed for the pretrial

hearing of the cause , the court shall ide ntify and record the

relevant points oflaw in question , and the pointsoffact which

are in contention and the relative objects of proof to be made

by each witnc:ss to be produced by the parties, and shall then

proceed as follows :-

(a) if the court considers that the cause can be

expeditiously disposed of during that silting, it shall

conclude the hearing in acoordance with subsection (4)

of this sectio n during the first sitting and deliver , or

adjourn the cause for . judgment ;

(b) if the cause cannot be disposed of aocording to

the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection, the

court shall either fix a date and time for the hearingofth e

trial viva VOCl" in accordance with subsection (4) ofthis

section giving such orders or directives unde r section 173

as it may deem proper; and shaU accordingly commence

and oonti nue to hear the trial of the cause on the date so

fixed and oontinue such hearing uninte rruptedly unti l the

trial is ooncluded and the cause adjourned for judpnent;

o r proceed in accordance with paragraph (c) of this

subsection

Provided that either party can, unless o therwise

exprCMly ordered by the court, prod uce any evidence of

witnesses by means of an affidavi t , un til the date fixed for

the hearing;

(c) the court , before proceeding to hearthecase in

accorda nce with subsection (4) of this section shall

(i) grant 10 the plaintiff o r plaintifes a period

of forty days within which they a re to produce and

file in the registry of the court al l documents rel.,tive

to the claims, and all the evidence o f the declared

witnesses by means of affidavits; and to the

defendant o r defendants a period of forty days, to

run from t he expiration o f the period granted to the

plaintiffs, to produce and file in the registry of the

court all docume nts re lative to the defence, and all

the evidence of the declared witnesses by means of

affidavi ts

Provi ded that the court may reduce any of the

periods in cases where such is required because o f

the relative urge ncy o f the cause, and may also

reduce any of the said periods, o r dispense with

them altoget her, according to circumstances, in

cases where affidavits have been filed together with

the writ of summons or the state menl of defence ,

and afte r laking into account any submissions made

by the panics;

(ii) Ihe coun shall then adjourn Ihe cause 10 a

date as ea rly as possible after the date by which the

defendants are to file their evidence: by a(fidavits as

provided in subparlgraph (i) of this paragraph for a

second pretrial hearing. By such a dale the panics

shall by means of 10 nole fileJ in the registry of the

coun , indicate the witnesses they intend to cross

examine. At the ICCOnd pretriaJ hearing the panics

shall declare which points of law are still in question

and which poi nts of fact are still in contention .

Taking inlo account the time likely 10 be taken for

the hearing of th e cause, the coun shall then fix a

date fo r the cross..c.amination viva VtXC of the

witnesses subpoenaed for the purpose, and the

unintefTUpted continuation of th e hearing o f the

cause until it is determined or adjourned for

judgment, in ac:rordance with subsection (4) of this

section. No witness may be cross examined unl ess

the intention tocross e.amine such witness has been

declared as provided in this subparagraph ;

(iii) if any of the parties finds difrKUlty in

producing the evidence o f any witness by afftdavit as

aforesaid, such party shall inform the coun

accordingly, by means of a note to be filed in the

records of the ca use, within the time fixed for the

production of the evidence by such party, and the

court shall e. e rcise the powen confe "ed on it by

paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 173 to

ensw·e that such evidence is heard and produced

within the time rUled in this subsection.

(3) Notwit bs tandin ~ the foregoing provisions of

this section: -

<a) in th e causes referred to in subsection (7) of

section 158, the coun may grant mo re time 10 th e

attorney or curato r therein mentioned as it may consider

necessary for him 10 fully inform himself and produce th e

required evidence;

(b) in causes where any of the panies wishes to

produce evidence which is to be o btai ned by iellers of

request o r where documenls have to be obtai ned from

abroad . the cou n shall hea r all lhe evidence otherwise

available, a nd grin! to the panics such time as is

necessary to obtain the evidence or docu ments

aforesaid;

(c) the court may also, in grave and justifiable

circumstances which are to be recorded in the acts ofthe

proceedings, exte nd o r renew to the parties the time

within which they are to produce their evidence by

affidavit ;

(d) the court either on its own motion, or on

application by any party to the proceedings o n good

cause being shown, may at any ti me order tha t a

particular witness or witnesses be heard I'il'a I'OCe' before

it; and may also recall any witness or witnesses 10 be so

beanI.

(4) After the lennination ollhe prelrial hearing or

hea rings the o rder to be fo llowed in the trial of aca use shall be

115 hereunder

Ca) the court shall , where it hu not proceeded in

accordance with paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this

section, give such directives as it may deem nC'cessary as

10 the production of evidence;

(b) the witnesses of the plai ntiff whose evidence

has been produced by affidavit shall be cross examined,

and in the case where the cou rt has not proceeded in

accordance with paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this

section the plaintiff shall produce his evidence;

(c) the witnesses of the defendant whose evidence

has been produced by affidavit shall be cross examined,

and in the case where the OOUrt has not proceeded in

aa:ordance with paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this

section , the defe ndant shall produce his evide nce;

(d) the plai ntiff submits his case and the defendant

makes his reply;

(e) the court in appropriate circumstances may

allow ii further reply by plaintiff and rejoinder by

defendant. ...

104. Section 203 of the principal la w shall be substituted by the

203. It shall in all cases be lawful for the court, for just

ca use to be recorded in the acts of the proceedings, to

regulate otherwise the production of evidence by varying the

order set forth in the preceding sec1.ton. ~ .

103. The words "as if that party had failed to appea r" in

subsection (2) of section 205 of the principal law shall be substituted by

the words ~ afte r hearing such evidence as the court may consider

106. The words "section 202" wherever they appear in section 2rJl

of the principal law shall be su bstituted by the words .. subsection (3) of

section 202"" .

107. Section 209 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

(a) subsection (l) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new subsectio n

"(I) In the Court of Appeal , if, when the cause is called ,

it is found that security for the costs of the suit is not produced

as provided in section 249, the court shall forthwi th proceed to

declare the appeal abandoned

Provided that the court may grant the appellant a short

time to produce security for costs if the appeal is one which is

to be beard with urgency, o r if the registrar has not

(a) fixed the amount for such security; and

(b) notified the appellant acrordingly indicating in

such notice the conseq uences o f his default, at least ten

days prior to the hearing.";

(b)

subsection (2) thereof shall be deleted; and

(c) subsection (3) thereof shall be renumbered assubsection

(2) thereof.

108. The wo rds "such recital of the claim and th e answer as the Amend .... n' el

Court may deem proper to re nder the judgment intelligible. ~ in sectio n oection 1 18 elw

218 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words " a reference to principal"'''',

the proceedings, th e claims of the plaintiff and the pleas of defendant . " .

lot. The following subsection shall be added to section 223 of the

principal law

'"(5) In the case where an ex parte expert witness is produced

by any of the parties in a cause, the court shall in the definitive

judgment establish a fair amount which can be claimed as costs for

the said witness. In determining the said amount, the court shall

take into account the seriousness of the claims, in the case of an

expert witness not resident in Malta , whether local expertise was

available and all the other circumstances of the case. The court

shall also establish how the said costs are to be apportioned

between the parties to the cause." .

uo.

Section 226 of the principal law shall be substituted by the S..bW'~tionof

_ ..

following new section

filin1apo

226. (I) An appeal is entered by means of an

plication

~~cation to be med in the registry of the Court of Appeal

ohppet' .

WIthin twenty days fro m the date of the judgment.

(2) Where an appeal is not entered from the whole

judgment, there shall be stated in the application of appeal ,

the heads of the judgment against which an appeal is

entered.".

Ill. Section 227 of the principal law shall be substituted with the

following

"227.

Judgments delivered by the Court of Appeal are not

appealable. ~ .

Ill. In subsection (2) of section 228 of the principal law for the

words "fifty Maltese liri" there shall be substituted the words " two

hundred liri" and after the words "determined in the judgment" there

shall be added the words "or the deh::rmination of a claim for the

eviction of any person from immovable property".

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Minflok I-artikolu 226 ta l-ligi prina paJi g/'Iandu jidhol dan 1-

8rtikolu gdid li gej : -

226. ( I) L-appcll isi r b'rikors li jigi prei:entat fir-

registru tal-Qo rti la' I.Appell fi :imien ghoxri n jum mid-data

tas-sen tenza.

(2)

Mct8 appc ll ma jsirx mis-senlenza kollha,

gfland hom jissemmew, fir-rikors ta' \-appell, il.kapi tas-

senlenza 1i minnhom isir appell .".

Minflok [.artikolu 227 ta l.ligi prinCipali ghandu jidhol dan li

M'hemrnx appell mis-sentenzi tal· Qorti ta ' J-

~ Z27 .

Appell." .

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F1s-subartikolu (2) ta ' I-artikol u 228 tal- ligi prino pali

ffiinnok il-kliem "h amsi n lira Mallin ~ ghandhom jidhlu I-klie m "mitej n

lira" u wara I-kliem " maqtug.h fis-senlenza" ghandhom jidhlu [·kliem

~jew fdetii:joni dwar talba g.I'Iall- itgumbrame nt ta ' xi hadd min D

proprjetl immobblL".

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Art. 113 Substi'Dti"" of — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 229 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

-.

229. (1) An appeal from the decrees mentioned

"A ppea l

,~

hereunde r shall only lie after the definitive judgment and

together with an appeal from such judgment, and such

decrees may not be challenged before the definitive judgment

is delivered

(a) a decree allowing a request for urgency;

(b) any order or directive under the provisions of

section 173;

(c) a decree allowing or disallowing a request for

the adjournment of a cause under subsection (3) of

section 195;

(d) a decree allowing or disallowing an objection

to the competency of a witness under section 567

(e) a decree allowing or disallowing a request to

put questions to a witness under section 587;

(0 a decree allowing or disallowing a request for

the production of documents under section 637;

(g)

the appointment of a referee under section

646;

(h) a decree ai10wing or disallowing a request for

the connection of actions under subsection (1) of section

793' ,

(i) a decree allowing or disallowing a request for

suspending the delivery of a decree;

G) a decree allowing or disallowing the expunging

of a document from the records of the case;

(It) subject to the provisions of this section, a

decree aUowing or disallowing a request for the

revocation or amendment of a decree;

(I) a decree disa1lowing a request for special leave

to appeal under subsection (5) of this section;

(m) a decree disallowing a request for stay of

proceedings,

(2) A decision of the court in the cases listed

hereunder shall be given by a decree to be read out in open

court on a day duly notified to the parties, and an appeal from

such decree may be entered before the definitive judgment

subject to the procedure laid down in subsections (4) and (5)

of this section

(a) a decree refusing the appointment

of

additional referees under section 674;

(b) a

an action for trial to

another court

(c) a decree refusing the joinder of a third party

under section 961;

(d)

a decree disallowing a request for urgency;

(e)

a decree ordering the stay of proceedings,

(3) Save as otherwise specifically provided for in

this Code an appea1 from any other decree not included in

subsections (1) and (2) of this section may be entered before

the definitive judgment only by special leave of the court

hearing the case, to be requested by an application to be filed

within six days from the date on which the decree is read out

in open court, The court, after hearing the parties, may grant

such leave of appeal if it deems it expedient and fair that the

matter be brought before the Court of Appeal before the

definitive judgment,

(4) In the case of any decree under subsections (2)

and (3) of this section, provided that an application for an

appeal has not been filed, the aggrieved party may file an

application within six: days from the date on which the decree

is read out in open court, requesting the court which delivered

the decree to reconsider its decision, The application is to

contain full and detailed reasons in support ofthe request and

is to be served on the other party who shall have the right to

file an answer thereto within six days from the date of service.

(5) The oourt shall decide, as expeditiously as

possible by decree to be read out in open court, the

application for speciaJ leave to appeal in tenns o f subsection

(3) of this section or the application to reconsider its decision

in lenns of subsection (4) of this section, expounding fully

therein the reasons for the decision .

(6) The period for appeal from a decree before a

definitive judgment shall be six days from the date o n which

the decree is read out in open court

Provided that in the cases contemplated in

subsections (3) and (4) of this section such tenn for appeaJ

shall run from the day on which the decrees in terms of

subsection (5) of th.is section are read o ut in open court.

(7) Subject to the provisiOns of this section, the

provisions o f this Code relaling 10 appeaJs from judgments

shall apply 10 appeals from decrees under this section.

(8) The security referred 10 in section 249 shaJl not

be required in the cases referred to in subsection (6) o f this

section .

(9) In Ihe case of any frivolous or vexatious

appeal, the Court of Appeal shaJI award double COSIll against

the appellant in favour of the respondent, and may condemn

appellant to pay respondent a sum not exceeding one

thousand Iiri by way of penalty, &living any right for damages

that may be competent to lespondenl ....

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Section 231 of the principal law shaJl be substituted by the

following new section

231. (1) Where several issues in an action have been

determined by separate judgments, appeal from any such

judgments may o nly be e ntered after the finaJ judgme nt and

within the prescribed time, to be reckoned from the dale of

such final judgment; and in such an appeal express mention of

Ihe judgment or judgments appealed from shall be made

Provided that an appeaJ nom such separate

judgments may be entered before the final judgment only by

leave of court 10 be read out in open court; such request for

leave to appeal shall be made either orally immediately after

the delivery of such judgment aT by application within six days

from such judgment .

(2) In an action involving more than one plaintiff

or more than one ddendant a judgment disposing of the

action in respect of any particular plaintiff or defendant may

o nly be appealed from within the prescribed time 10 be

reckoned from the date of such judgment ....

liS. Section 233 of the principal law shall be substilUted by the

following new section

233. (1) Where an appellate court reverses a

judgment and allows the claim for damages or interest or for

lhe recovery of fruits, it shall make such assessment wilhout

sending back the record to the court of first instance. unless

the court for exceptional reasons considers it to be in the

interest of justice to send back the cause to the court of first

instance.

(2) Likewise the appellate court shall, in the case

of reversal of a judgment of nonsuit of plaintiff or o f a

judgment given under the provisio ns of subsection (1) or

subsection (2) of section 110, either remit the records to the

court of first instance or detennine the merits, according to

circumstances." .

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The word "decree" in section 2340flhe principal law shall be

substituted by the word "judgment".

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The words " the time of ten days" in the first proviso to

section 23S of the principal law shall be substituted by the words "the

time of fifteen days".

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Section 239 of the principal Jaw shall be amended as follows

(a) the words .. they are registered" in subsection (1) thereof

shall be substituted by the words " they are enrolled"; and

(b) subsection (2) thereof shall be substituted by the

follOwing new subsection

"(2) Any interested party may obtain e nrolment by

delivering to the said registry a note of enrolment toge ther

with an authentic copy of the judgment as well as a certificate

from the registrar that the judgment has become res judicata.

The provisions of the Public Registry Act shall apply to the

drawing up and filing of the said note.".

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Section 240 of the principa1law shall be substituted by tbe

following new section

240. (I) Any party may avail himself of an appeal

entered fonn a judgment , including a partial judgment and

from a head or heads of any judgment, or from an

interlocutory decree and may enter a cross appeal not only in

respect of the judgment, partial judgment, head or beads of a

judgment, or interlocutory deCiee appealed from, but also in

respect of any judgment or heads thereof or interlocutory

decrees given in the same cause even if not appealed from by

the appellant. Such cross appeal may be made even against or

by any party not being one against whom a cross appeal is

directed in tertrul of subsection (1) of section 144

Provided that a pany may not so avail himself of the

appeal in rcspu.1 of the particu1ar judgment, if he has already

appealed from such judgment or any head thereof.

(2) The party who intends to avail himscH of such

appeal shall mate a declaration to that effect in the answer

stating therein his demands and the grounds for his cross

appeal." .

IlO. Section 242 of the princi pal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

242. When a court, by a judgment which has become

res jutiiClJUl, declares any provision of any law to run counter

to any provision of the Constitution of Malta orto any human

right or fundamental freedom set out in the FlfSt Schedule to

the European Convention Act , o r to be ultra yires, the

registrar shall send aoopy of the said judgment to the Speaker

of the House of Representatives, who shall during the firn

sitting of the House foflowing the receipt of such judgment

inform the House of such receipt and lay a copy of the

judgment on the table of the House .".

111. The words "for e ntering an appeal , or" in subsection ( I) of

section 243 of the principal law shall be de le ted .

112. Section 244 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

follOwing new section;

244. (1) O n appeal proceedings being taken, the

record of the proceedings of the first court shall be lodged

before the appellate court.

(2) The fee prescribed for the lodging o f the

record shall be paid concurrently with the fee for the filing of

tbe application. " .

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Minn ok I· artikolu 244 tal-lig; pri nCipal; gl'landu jidho l dan 1-

artikolu gdid li gej:-

244. ( I) Me ta isiru proeedimenti ghall-appeU , I-ani

tal -qorti ta ' l-ewwel grad ghandhom j igu mdahhla fiI .qorti fi

grad la ' appe ll.

(2) Id-dri tt stabbilit gh all-introduzzjoni ta ' I-ani

gha ndu jilhallas mmkie n mad-drill ghall. prei:entata tar-

riko rs. ".

113. Minflok I-artikolu 245 tal-lip prinCipali ghandu jidhol dan 1- SoI-riIU.:Qan; la'

artiko lu gdid li gej :-

245. fl · appelli mis-se ntenri jew digrieli laI-Qorti

Civili , Prim' Awla , u mid-deCitjonijiet mOghtijin mill-Bord Ii

Jirregola I-Kera , I-introduzzjoni ta' l-ani ssir kem m jista' jkun

malajr billi dawn jilTtssqu quddiem il-Qorti la' I-AppeIJ mir-

registratur. " .

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Section 245 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

245. In regard to appeals from judgments or decrees of

the Civil Court, First Hall , and from determinations by the

Rent Regulation Board, the lodging of the record shall be

e ffected as soon as possible by the productio n the reof before

the Court of Appeal by the registrar. ...

114. Section 246 of the principal law shall be repealed .

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L-artikolu 246 tal-ligi prinCipali ghandu jithassar.

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Section 247 of the princi pal law shall be substituted by the s..btb,~tlon 01

following new section

247. (1) In regard to appeals from judgments of the

Court of Magistrates (GolO) and from judgments of the

Court of Magistrates (Malta), the lodging of the record shall

be effected by the transmi&sion the reof by any officer of the

coun concerned to the registrar in the Court of Appeal .

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1) of this

section -

(a) the registrar shall, on the same day on which an

appeal is entered, notify in writing the entering of such

appeal to the officer of the court concemed;

(b) when notification is made to any officer of the

Court of Magistrates (Gozo). the registrar shall, in

addition to th e notifica tion in writing, make notification

by telefax o r othe r electronic device or orally by

telephone.

(3) In respect of appeals en te red against a

judgme nt of the Court of Magistrates (Gow), the

transmission of the record shall be deemed to have been

effected by the delivery of the record addressed 10 Ihe

registrar, to the Post OffICe, in Victoria, Gozo. ",

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SectKm 248 of the principal la ..... shall be repealed,

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Art. 127 So"pjl1l1ion of — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Sectio n 249 of the principal law shall 1» substituted by the

followi ng new section

249, (I) Saving the provisio ns of the proviso to

subsection (1) of section 209 and un less otherwise provided in

any o ther law, in the MSC of an appeal from judgments or

decrees given in a cause initiated by writ of summons, security

for costs is to be prod1JN'd and deposited in coun at least one

day before the date of the heari ng of such appeal .

(2) Such security shall be in an amount

detennined by the registrar and is to be made either by a

deposit of ready money or by a guarantee of a bank licensed in

tenns of the Banking Act in accorda nce with Schedule C to

this Code,

(3) The deposit shall not be subject to theclaimsof

the creditors of the party making such deposit , so long as it

remains to meet the costs of the suit .

(")

The

Government

of

Malta,

public

corporations, the Central Bank of Malta and banks licensed

under the Banking Act are exempt from giving tbe said

security.

(5) The Minister responsible for justice may by

regulation. Clempt any o ther category of persons o r bodies

fro m providing the said security.

(6) 1be provisions of sections 893 to 90S where

inconsistent with this section shall not apply to the security

given under this section ....

Ill. The words "or in the ease of an appeal entered by a

Governme nt depan ment or by any administration under the

Governme nt," in section 2SO of the principal law shall be dele ted.

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The words "sections 226 and 2-42" in 5CCtion 25 1 of the

principal law and in the ma rginal notl' tberetoshall be substituted by the

words "section 226".

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The words "of any person or" in paragraph (b) of section 2SS

of the principa1law sh.all be deleted.

13t. Section 258 o f the principa1law shall be substituted by tbe

following new section

258. Where a period of five yean hu expired since the

day on whtch according to law any of the executive titles

mentioned in section 253 could have been enforced, the

enforcement may only be proceeded with upon a demand to

be made by an application fiJed before the competent coun .

The applicant shall also oonfinn on oath the nature of tbe debt

or claim sought to be enforced, and tbat the debt o r pan

thereof is still due ....

Section 2S9ofthe principal law shall be amended as tollows

112. <a)

the words '"by writ of summons" in subsection (1) the reot

shall be substitUled by the words "by application"; and

(b) the following new subsection shall be added after

subsection (3) thereof

"(4) The heirs. successors or assignees of the creditor

may, by application se rved on the debtor, his successors or

assignees, request the court to enforce any executive title in

the name o f th e creditor even th ough the period referred to in

the previous section shall not have elapsed. Such request shall

be aUowed by the court if it is satisfied that

(a) the applicants are the sole heirs, successors or

assignees of th e creditor;

(b) the executive title is still valid for what is being

claimed; and

(c) the persons against who m enforceme nt is

sought are the debtor, o r his heirs, successors or

.

"

aSSJgnees ..

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The words " in section 254 and" in section ']f,70fthe principal Am'OlI<netll of

law shaU be deleted.

The word "254," in section 268 of the principal law shaU be

lJS. Section 270 o f the principal law shall be substituted by the

foUowing new section

270. The Director of the Public Registry shall not

"" in reptn.tiooo receive

any no te of reference resulting from a judgme nt

relating to any hypothecary registration unless an authentic

copy of the judgment together with a certificate from the

registrar that no appeal agai n$! such judgment has been

entered and that the time for e ntering an appeal has e lapsed

o r that the judgme nt is not subject to appeal , as the case may

be, are delivered 10 the said registry with the aforementioned

note

Provided that the fo regoing shaU not apply ",here

the Director of the Public Registry is party to the suit, in

which case he shall take the ntee ssary steps as aforesaid as

soon u the judgme nt has bcx:ome a res judicDta . ...

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A-artikolu 268 tal-ligi prinapali il-kelma "254," ghandha

tithassar.

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Minflok I· anikolu 270 tal-ligi prinCipali gbandu jidl'lol dan I-

artiko!u gdid li gej:-

270. Id-DireUur tar-Regislru Pubbliku ma ghandu

- X'jillhli<t

",.,

jirtievi ebda nOla la' riferenza li lohmg minn senlenza li

ghandha x'taqsam ma ' xi regislrazzjoni ipotekaJja sakemm

flr· R.ctuuu

ma jintbagl'llux liII-imsc:mmi registru flimkien man-nola

PIIbbliku

If,. ~ If,'

imsemmij a qabcl , kopja awtenlika Ias-sen lenza flimkien ma'

rife .......

t:ertifikal mi ngband ir-regisrralur li ma hemm ebda appell

dwa r dik is-sentenza u Ii 1-:bnien biex isi r dak I.appell skada

.... renD.

Jew li majislax ikun hemm appell mis-sentenza, skond il-kat

Itda dak imsemmi qabe! fdan ir-rego!a menl ma

gbandux ikun jgbodd meta d-Direttur lar-Registru Pubbliku

jkun parti fjJ -kawia, fliema kat huwa gbandu jiel'lu I-passi

mel'llieia kif imsemmi qabel hekk kif is-senlenza tgbaddi

f iudikal . " .

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The words "over the signature of the registrar personally" in

the proviso ofsubsection (1) of section 274 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the words "over the signature of the registrar personaUy

after baving fint obtained verbal authorisation from the judge o r

magistrate to do so, the judge o r magistrate is also to appe nd his own

signature under that of the registrar at the earliest opportu nity as proof

that the said authority had been give n or , if it is not possi ble for the

registrar to obtain beforehand such authorisation, the registrar shall

issue the said warrant or order ove r his signature subject to the

ratification o f such action by a judge or magistrate as soon as possible" .

137, Subsection ( I) of section 275 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the follOwing

"(1) Such demand shall be made by an application ....

138, Subsection (1) of section 280 of the princi pal law and the

marginal note thereto shall be substituted by the following

_ ..

....

(1) Saving the exceptions laid down in this

2fK).

Code , no warrant o r gamishee orde r shaU be executed at any

ClOCUtiou

of ...... ntJ

andorden. time before six o'clock in the momingor after eight o'clock in

the eve ning, under pain of nullity o f the execution.".

U'. The words "fine (tu7llMndo) not exceeding o ne lira to be

·'t; ... 283oftllc awarded by the Court of Revision o fNotarial Acts" in subsection (1) of

section 283 of the principal law shaU be substituted by the words

"penalty not exceeding twe nty liri, or such greater sum not being more

than one hundred liri as the Minister responsible for justice may from

time to time by order in the Gazette establish, to be awarded by the

Court and enforceable as a civil debt".

140, There shall be added the following new section afte r section

283 of the principal law;

· H~

283A. (1) Without prejudice to any other right under

. "P •

c.=ti""

this o r any oth er law, the person agai nst whom an executive

KU m .~

.-

act has been issued, may, make an application to the court

.,.·~·d.

issuin g the executive act praying that the executive act be

-

revoked, either totally or partially for any reason valid at law.

d tu"" .

(2) The court shaU appoint the application

referTed 10 in subsection (I) of this section for hearing, and

shall bear the same within six days from the filing of the said

application .

(3) A cop)' of the application shall be served on the

perwn at whose request the uecutive act was issued who

shall not later than the day fued for the hearing of the

application state the reasons, if any, why such request should

not be accc:ded 10. In defaull of such opposition the court shall

accc:de to tbe request.

(4) After hearing Ihe parties . the court shall by a

separate decree given in open court, either reject the

application or accede to the request in the application under

such conditions as it may deem fit to impose.

(5) An appeal from a decree delivered under

subsection (4) of Ihis section may be entered by applkalion

within six days from the dale on which the decree is read o ut

in open court.

(6) The security refened 10 in section 249 shall not

be required in the cases referred to in the previous

subs~ctjon . " .

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Minflok is-subartikolu ( 1) ta'J-artikolu 275 tsl. ligi prinCipali

ghandu jidhol dan 1i ge;

"(1)

Dik it· talba ghandha ssir b'rikors ....

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Minflok is-subartikolu ( I) u n-nOla marginali ta' \·artikolu

280 ta l-lip prinCipali ghandu jidhol dan li gej:-

280. (1) I1Jier fiJ-kaZijiet imscmmija rdan iI· Koditi,

ebda mandat ma gbandu jigi esegwit qabe l is-si na ta ' filgbodu

jew wara I-tmienja ta' filghaxija , lah! piena la' nullit! ta' \-

esekuzzjoni ." .

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Fis-subartikolu (\) ta' J·artikolu 283 tal.ligi printipali

minflok il-kliem minn "ammcnda sa lira," sa" Atti Nutarili," ghandhom

jidhlu [·kliem "penali sa ghoxri n lira, jew dik is-somma akbar Ii ma

tkunx aklar minn min lira kif il-Minislru responsabbli ghall-guslizzja

minn !mien ghal tmien b'ordni fiI-Ganelta jistabbiliXlli , li tinghata mill-

Oorti u I; Ikun esegwibbli bhala dei n Civili,"_

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Minnufih wara I-artik olu 283 lal-ligi prinCipali ghandu

iiidied dan I-artikolu gdid li gej:-

283A. (I) Minghajr pregudiuju glial kul! jedd ielior

laht din il-ligi Jew xi ligi olira , min iinhareg konlrih at!

csckuttiv jista' jaglimel rikors lit dik il-qorti 1i tkun harget dak

I-at! fein iitlob li I-all esekuniv jithassar, sew ghal kollox Jew

fparti minnu biss, ghal raguni valida skond il-ligi.

(2) II-q<>ry ghandha lappunta ~as-smiegh u tisma'

r-rikors imsemml fis-subart ikolu (1, la dan I-artikolu , fi

i:mien sit! ijie m mill- prdenlala la r-rikors.

(3) Kopja tar- rikors ghandha ligi nOlifikata lill-

persuna li [uq talba laghha ikun inliareg I-all esekuttiv u hija

ghandha mhux aklar lard mill-j um appunlal ghas-s miegh lar-

rikors, laghli r-ratuniiiel taghha, iekk ikollha , ghaliex dik il-

lalba ma gliandhicx tinllaqa', Fin-nuqqas la' din I·

oppoziuioni il-qorti ghandha tilqa' t-talba.

(4) Wara li l-qo rti Ikun semghet lill·partijiet , hija

ghand ha b'digriet se parat , moghli fil-qorti bil-miftuh , jew

lit had ir-Tikors Jew in kella lilqa' t-talba li jkun hemm fir-

rikors u tim poni dawk il-kondiujonijiet 1i jistghu iid hrulha

xierqa li taghme!.

(5) Appel1 minn digriel moghti laht is-s ubartikolu

(4) ta' dan I-artikolujista' jsir b'Tikors fi :imien sill ijie m minn

meta d-digriel jinqara fil -qorti bil-miftuli .

(6) lI-ga ranzija msemmija fl -anikolu 249 ma

tenhliegx fil-katiiiel imsemmija fis-subartikolu ta ' qabel

·'

d an ..

141 .

Minflok l-a nikolu 292 tal-ligi prinopali gl'landu jidl'lo l da n 1-

an ikolu gdid li gej:-

292. (1) Jekk id-debi tur ma jgibx kunsinnatarju

maghruf bl'lala lajjeb u mhwc rtteuwal tal'll I-anikolu 293, il-

kunsiMatarju jigi matUur mill-mariual! b 'dan iIIi I-ispejjd

jilhallsu provvirorjamenl mill-kredihlr .

(2)

Meta ma jinslablt kunsinjalarju, il-mariual1

ghandu jirrappona dwar dan lilI-qoni u l-qoni tista ' , wara li

li5ma' lill-kreditur kif ik un mel'ltieg. lord na lilI-mariltltall

sabiex jiehu pussess tal-hwejjeg maqbuda u sabiex

jiddcpoiitahom tal'lll-awtorita tal-qoni pennezz ta 'l1:cdola la'

depotitu bi spejjet provvirorjamenl tal-kreditur, u r-

registralur ghandu wkolljiigura ruhu li dawk il-hwejjei. mela

jkun possibbli , jkunu assikurati kontra I-I\sarat u s-serq bi

spejjet provvitorjamenl tal-kredilur, II-perijodu inizjali la'

assiguraujoni jkun glial tmien sena .

(3) II-qoni tista ' null t mi en . wara li ssirilha lalba

b'rikors mill-kredilur, mid-debitur Jew mi nn penuna ohra li

jkollha interess , laghti dawk l.ordn ijiet li ti5ta' tqis mehliega

dwar il-k unsi nnalarju, maghduda s-sostilU2'.Zjoni tieahu, u

tisla' lagtu i dawk id-di reuivi kollha li Iqis xierqa ghall-

kustodja al'ljar tal-hwejjei maqbuda," ,

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Section 292 of the principal law shall be substituted by the SIibotill.tion of

following new section

292. ( I) If the debtor fails to present a collSignatary

acknowledged to be suitable and not excepted under section

293, a consignatary shall be appointed by the marshal at the

provisio nal expense of the credilor .

(2) If no consignatary is found , the marshall shall

repon the matter 10 thecourt and thecourt may, after hearing

the creditor if necessary, order the marshal to take possession

of the property seized and to deposit it under the authority of

the court by means of a lodgement schedule at the provisional

expense o f the creditor and the registrar $hall a1soensure that

such property where possible, is kept insured against damage

and theft at the provisional expense of the creditor . The initial

period of insurance shall be for a period of one year.

(3) The court may at any lime o n a request by

applicadon of the creditor, debtor, o r any o ther interested

party give sueh orders 85 it ma y deem necessary concerning

Ihe consignatary, including his substitution , a nd may give

such other directives it deems necessary for the beuer

safekeeping of the goods seized." .

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Section 298 o f the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new sectio n

""""'< property

298. (I) The consignatary shall not make use o f the

seized , nor shall he allow the debtor to use or re main

in possessio n of the property seized noT shall he give out such

property o n hire o r loan , under pain of forfeiting any expense

incurred in connection with the custody of such property a nd

of being condemned to the payme nt of damages and interest

Provided that the debto r may be allowed to use o r

remain in possession of such items of the property seized as

the court may au thorise if it considers that such items are

norm ally required by an average household for decent living

to maintain the human dignity o f the debtor and his family .

(2) Whe re the property seized is of a perishable

na tme, the court may of its own motion o r at the request of

any person, order the consignatary to sell the perishable

goods under such conditions as the court may determine and

the proceeds thereof shall be deposited by the consignatary

by means of a lodgement schedule in the registry of the

competent court and such proceeds shall to all intents and

purposes of law represent the seized goods ....

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The words " bonus pilUrfamilios, and may be compelled" up

till the words "the warran t is revoked ." in section 300 of the principal

law shall be substituted by the words "bonus paf~rfamili(J.f ; if the

consignatary fails to present such property when called upon to do so,

the court may order him to appear before it to explain his failure todo so

and the court , after examining the circumstances of the case, may issue

such orders includ ing the consignatary's personal arrest , to compel him

to present such property. The consignatary's failure to present such

property when ordered by th e court shall of itself constitute contempt of

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Paragraphs (a), (b) and (g) o f section 304 of the principal law

shall be respectively substituted by the following new paragra phs

"(8) such clo thes for daily we ar. bedding and such utensils

and furniture as are considered reasonably necessary for the decent

living of the dcbtor and his family ;

(b) books relating to the profession of the debto r or of his

childre n;

(g) any property of any member o f the Po lice Force or of the

Armed Forces of Malta being arms, ammunition, equipment ,

instruments o r clothing used by him in the discharge of his duties:".

Section 305 of the principalllwshall be amended IS follows

14.5.

sut s ection (lA) thereof shall be de leted ;

(a)

(b) the proviso 10 subsection (2) thereof shall be substiluted

by the following

~Provided that if the demand is for Ihe sale of I going concern,

the court may aoccde to such a demand stating in delail in the

decree thal it considers it in the best inlerest of the debto r and the

creditor to ac:oedc to 5uch a demand. ft;

(c)

sub:w:ction (lA) thereof shall be deleted ;

(d) the fo llowing new subsections shall be added after

subsection (3) thereof

"(4) In the event oh deCl'Ce as provided in the proviso

to subsection (2) of this section the ptocedure to be followed

shall be that laid down in this Sub-title for the judicial sale by

auction of immovable piOperty.

For the purpose of this Sub-title the term "going

(5)

concern" shall mean a firm which is still doing business and

shall also mean such part of the estate of the de btor which is

"sed or operalive in a unified and complimentary manner , so

that the sale of part or parts thereof without the other part o r

parts will render the assets sold, of lesse r use or value 10 a

purchaser and shall include all COlporeai assets such as

consumables , machinery , equipment and stock , but excluding

all incorporeal asselS other than intellectual property rights,

and such other rights IS may be detennined by the court . n .

Section 307 of the principallawshlll be amended as {oIloW1

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gej:-

(a)

is-subartiko lu (lA) lieghu ghandu jilhassar;

(b) minflok il-proviso li jinsab mas-subartikolu (2) lieghu

ghandujidhol dan li gej:-

~ 11da jekk fir-rikors jintalab i1-bejgh ta' azjenda, ii.qorti

tisla' tHqa' dik it-laJba fulli tiddikjara b'mod denaljat fid-

digriel li hija Iqis li jkun f1-ahjar inleress lad-debilur u la1-

kreditur li lilqa' dik it-talba,";

(~)

is-subartikol u (2A) lieghu ghandu jilhassar ;

(d) dawn is-subartikoli godda li tejjin ghandhom jiidiedu

wara s-subartikolu (3) tiegllu

~(4)

Fil- kai: la' digrie l kif provdul 6i-proviso li hemm

mas-subart ikolu (2) la' dan I-artikolu il-protedura li gl'landha

litl'laddem Ikun dik Slabbilila rdan is-Sub-lilolu ghall-bejgh f1 -

irkanl bil-qorti ta' proprjel3 immobbli.

(5)

Ghall-fini iiet la' dan is-Sub-liIOlu I-espressjoni

~azjenda" tfisser imprita li Ikun ghandha lopera u tineferi wkoll

gbaJ dak IS-se hem la' I-assi lad-debilur lijintuia jew jitl'laddem

bhala haga wahda u kompiementari , b'mod iIIi I-bejgh ta' parti

jew partijiel minnha minghajr il-parti l-ohra jew partijiel

ohrajo jagbmlu I-assi mibjughio la' utu jcw valur anqas ghal

xcrrcj , u tinkludi kull ass.i tangibbli bhal ma huma oggctti lijigu

kkunsmati , malckinarju , taghmir u hatnicI , iida mhux

magh dudin dawlc I-assi kollha mhux tangibbli hlid ghal

jeddijict ta' proprjcla inlcllettwali u dawk il-jeddijiet l-ohra li

jisla' jigi hek k detit dwarhom mill-qorti .

M.

L-artikolu 307 lal-ligi printipaJi ghl\ndu jigi emcndal kif Emend. ta'

J44i.

(a) il-proviso li tinsab mas-subartikolu (1) tieghu ghandha

tithassar j

is-subartikoli ( lA) u (LB) tiegl'lu ghandhom jilhassru; u

(b)

mi nnufih wara s-subartilcolu (3) lieghu ghandu jitdied

(It)

dan is-subartikolu gdid li gej:-

"(4) Stima maghmula skond id-dispoZizzjonijiel tas-

subartilcolu (1) ta ' l-artikolu 310 u li Ik un qcgl'lda fi prOCess ta '

bejgh fl -irkanl lisla' tip al!tellata mill-qorti Ii tkun I-istima li

ghandha ssir ghall-finiict ta ' dan I-artikolu ....

147_ Fis-subartilcolu (3) la' I-artilcolu 308 laJ-ligi printipali

minflok il· kliem "b'tilazzjoni ," ghandhom jidhlu I-klie m "b 'rikof5,".

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the proviso to subsection (I) thereof shall be deleted;

(I)

subsections ( lA) and (18) shall be deleted; and

(b)

(c) the foUowing new sub section shall be added immediately

after subsection (3) thereof

"(4) An appraisal made in conformity with the

provisions of sub I ettion (1) o f section 310 and existing in the

records of a sale by auction may be aa:epted by the court 10 be

the appraiscment fo r the pUlpose of this section .".

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The words "by writ of summons ... in subsection (3) 01 section

308 of the principal law shall be substitUled by the words "by

application ,".

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The words "stating the burdens," in subsection (1) of section

310 of the pri ncipal law shall be substituted by the words "stating the

burde ns, leases and o ther rights wh ether real or personal,".

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Section 3tt ofthe principallaw shall be ame nded as foll ows

(a) subsections (2) and (3) thereof shall be substituted by the

fo llowi ng new subsections

"(2) Where a sale by auction of immovable prope rty or

of rights an nelled to immovable prope rty situated in the Island

of Gozo or o f Comino. is orde red by any o f the superio r courts ,

it shall be lawfu l fo r such court to order the referee to swear his

report at the Courts of Magistra tes (GolO) in the presence of

any of the officers mentio ned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of

subsectio n (2) of sectio n 57, and to deliver the said report, so

sworn , to the said o fficer, to be by him transmitted to the

supe rior court which made the aforesaid order.

(3) Whe re a sale by auction o f immovable property o r of

rights annelled to immovable property situate in the Island of

Malta , is ordered by the Court of Magistrates (GolO), it shall

be lawful for such court to order the referee to swea r his report

in the presence of the registrar and to delive r the said report ,

so sworn , to the said registrar, to be by him transmitted to the

Co urt of Magistrates (GolO)."; and

(b) the words "to the cou rt." in subsection (4) thereof shall

be substituted by the words " to the court. Such appeal shall be

made by applicatio n ....

ISO. Subsection ( I) of section 3 12 of the pri ncipal la w shall be

substituted by th e following new subsection

"( I) Afte r the lapse of two days from the se rvice of the

decree ordering th e sale by auction , o r from th e filing of th e report

of the referee, the court shall appoint o ne o r mo re days for the sale

by auction , and o rder the issue of advertisements." .

151 . The words '"the thin g to be sold," in subsection (I) of section

313 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words " the thing to be

sold with the relevant details thereof,".

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Fis-subartikolu (1) la' ]·artikolu 313 taJ.ligi printipali

minflok iJ-klicm " ix-xorta ta l-haga li gI'Iandha ligi mibjugtla,"

ghand hom jidhJu I-kliem " ix·xorta ta l.haga Ii gflandha !inbiegh. bid·

dettalji koll ha rilevanti dwarha ,".

Minflok J·arlikolu 314 tal· ligi prinCipali gI'Iandu jidhol da n li

314. (I) L·avvit gtia ndu jigi notifikat lid-debitur, liII·

kredilUr esekutant u IiI kull kreditu r iehor 1i seta ' kiseb

mandat la' qbid ruq l-otiet mibjugh , jew mandal ta'

sckweslru debilament notifikat lir·registralUr.

(2) lI' qoni ghandha lordna li I·avvit jinhareg

fganelta waMa la' kuli um jew fiZjed .

(3) lI·hrug ta ' I·avvit, meta J·qoni ma tordnax

lton'ohra , gha nd u jsir, m·kat ta' bejg'" ta ' im mobbli Je w ta'

bastimemi jew bCejjec. ohra tal·bahar, Jew ingenji ta ' ]' <ljru,

mill.inqas hmistax·i l jum qabe l dak li jkun gie ffissat gtiall.

beigh fl·irkant , u m·kat ta' hwejjeg mobbli ohra , mill.inqas

e rbal iiiem qabel i1.j um iffissat gl'Jall·beigh ....

L·artlko lu 316 taJ·ligi prinCipali ghandu jigi eme ndal kir

(a) minflok il'paragraru (a) tas·subanikolu (1) tieghu

gha ndu jidhol da n il.paragraru gdid li gej:-

"(a)

m·bini tal-qrati ta l'gustinja ; jewH; u

(b) wara s'5ubartikolu (2) tieghu ghandu jitdied dan I S'

subartikolu (3) li gej : -

"(3) Fil-kat ta' bejg!'! f1·irkant ta' litoli ele nkati fil·

Boria, I-irkant ghandu isir roin n stockbroker hce nzjat skond

Klp. loIS. id-dispoZinjoniiet ta ' J·artikolu 9 la ' I· AII dwar iJ· Bor1a ta '

Malta.".

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Section 314 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following

314. (1) The advertisement shall be served by the

marshal o n the debtor, the execution creditor, and all other

creditors who may have obtained a warrant of seizure of the

article sold , or o f a gamishee order duly served on the

registrar .

(2) The court shall order such advertiseme nt to be

published in o ne or more daily newspapers.

(3) The publication of the advertisement shall

unless the cou rt o therwise directs, take place , as regards the

sale of immovable property or of ships or other vessels, or

aircrah , at least fiheen days before the day appointed for the

sale by auction , and as regards other movable property al

least four days before the date appointed for th e sale. ~.

(a> paragraph (a> of subsection (1) thereof shall be

substituted by the following new paragraph

in the building of thb courts of j1.1Sticc ; or~ ; and

"(a)

(b) the following subsectio n (3) shaJl be added aher subsec-

tion (2) thereof

" (3) In Ihe case of ajudiciat sale by auction of listed

securities in the Stock Exchange, the auction shall be held

by a licensed stockbroker according to the provisions of

sectio n 9 of the Stock Exchange Act ....

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The words "Property may be sold" in section 318 of the

principal law shall be substituted by the words "Subject tothe provisiOns

of section 305, property may be sold" , and the proviso thereof shall be

1505. Section 319 of the principal law shall be substituted by the SUllotitution 01

following new section

319. ( I) The auction shall be conducted by the

registrar o r the auctioneer or broker appointed by the court to

co nduct the auction.

(2) Bids are made orally. Each bid shall be

announced at least three times, unless a higher bid is

previously made . The hi ghest bidder, within the time stated

in the advertisement, shall be the purchase r.

(3) The auctioneer or broke r shall be e ntitled to a

fee to be taxed by the registrar according to law.".

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Subsections (2) and (3) of section 320 of the principal law

shall be deleted.

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Section 321 of the principal law shall be repealed.

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Subsection (3) of section 322 of the principal law shall be

subst ituted by the following new subsection

"(3) No bids shall be accepted subject to the condition of the

issue of edicts. ".

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The proviso to section 324 of th e princi pal law shall be

substituted by the following

~ Provided that the provisions o f paragraph (a) of this section

shall not apply to the sale of movable property not being shi ps or

ot her vessels, aircraft, gold or silver articles, shares or insurance

policies." .

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Section 325 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

325. (1) In the cases refe rred to in the last preceding

section, the registrar shall by meansof a note inform the cou rt

that the adj udica tion has not been made, indicating the

reason therefor . and the court shall appoint another day for

the continuation of the auct ion , and sha ll order the

publication of a fresh advertisement stating there in that the

property 10 be sold by auction will be adjudicated for any

offer. The adjudication shall be made on the day na med in

such advertisement, unless the court, upon the de mand of the

creditor or any interested party other than the debtor. shall ,

for just cause, grant another adjournme nt, at the expense o f

the person making th e demand, in which case a fresh

adve rtisement shall be published. Such adjudication shall be

made subj ect to the provision o f secti on 327.

(2) When th e auction does not take place for any

reaso n other than those mentioned in section 324, the

procedure mentioned in subsectio n (1) of this section shall

mU/mis mutandis apply.

(3) The provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of

section 314 shall apply in the cases mentioned in subsections

(I) and (2) of this section.".

Hit.

Section 3260fthe principal law shall be amended as follows

(a) the words "less than four working days" in subsection (3)

thereof shall be substituted by the words " less than siJ:. days"; and

(b) subsection (4) of section 326 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the following new subsection

"(4) Any interested person may by application request

the court to revoke contrQrw imperio its decree authorising the

suspension of the auction or of the adjudication, and th e court

shall summarily hear the parties before delivering its decree .

Any such decree may not be challenged in any cour!. ".

Section 327 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

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L-a rtiklu 326 tal-ligi prinCipali ghandu jigl c mendat kif gej

(a) fis-subartikolu (3) , mi nflok il·ldiem "ranqas minn erbat

ijiem tax-xogl'lol- ghandhom jidhlu ]·kliem " ranqas minn silt

ijiem"; u

(b) minfiok is-subartikol u (4) ta' I-artikolu 326 tal.uti

prinCi pali gh and u jidhol dan is-subartikolu gdid li gej:-

"(4) Kull min gl'Iandu inlc ress jista' jaghmel rikors li bib

jillob lilI-qoni tilTevoka COfltrario jm~rio d-digriet laghha Ii

bih Ikun awlorizzal it- twaqqif la ' I-irkanl jew lal-liberazzjoni u

l-(jo rti ghandh a lisma' liIl-pa rtijie t b'mod som marju qabeJ ma

laghti d-digriet taghha. Kull digrict bhal dan ma jisla' jigi

kkontestat rebela qorti.".

L-artikolu 327 tal-ligi prinCipali ghandu jigi eme ndat kif

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(a) the words "within the meaning of section 322," in

subsection (I) thereof shall be deleted;

(b) the following new proviso shall be added to subsection

(1) thereof

" Provided that the higher bid mentioned in this subsection

shall in the case of an adjudication of an immovable be higher than

three per cen t of the price of adjudication and in the case of a going

concern not be less than ten percentofthe price of adjudication. ";

(c) the words "and the new bidder." in subsection (2) thereof

shall be substituted by the words "and the new bidder. The court

shall also order the registrar to publish a fresh advertisement in the

Gazelle and in a daily newspaper which shall specify that the final

adjudication is not taking place as a higher bid has been made

within fiftee n days from the adjudication in terms of subsecti on (1)

of this seclion, and shall indicate the day appointed for the final

adjudication."; and

(d)

subsection (3) thereof shall be deleted .

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The words "four days" in seclion 328 of the principal law

shall be substituted by the words "seven days" .

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The following new subsection shall be added after

subsection (2) of section 331 of the principallaw: -

" (3) In the case of ships or other vessels or aircrafl, the COUT!

may make such orders, as il may deem fit, to ensure that the

property adjudicated be delivered to the purchaser forthwith, upon

the purchase r giving such security as the court may determine to

safeguard the claims of the panies. Such o rders may also be made

in o ther cases in which the coun considers that delay in the delivery

of the property can cause serious prej udice to the purchaser. An

order made under this subsection shall not be challenged in any way

and shall be implemented forthwith .".

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The words Mfuture proceeds thereor in subsection (3) of

section 335 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words "future

proceeds thereof, and any warrant of impediment o f departure of the

shi p or other vessel put up fo r sale".

16fi.

Section 3380fthe principal law shall beamended as follows

(a) the words Mor ga m ishee o rder" in subsection (I) of

section 338 shall be substituted by the words " or gamishee order o r

impediment of departure";

(b) subsections (2) and (3) tbercofshall besubstituted by the

following

"(2) The persons so served shall be allowed the time of

three days to file an answe r stating in detail the reasons for

their opposition and the amounts in contestation ; and wbere

such opposition is based on a claim against the proceeds of sale

and an alleged cause of preference, they are to state the

amount of sucb claim and tbe basis fo r tbe preference. Such

persons shall with the answer file all relevant evidence to

substantiate their opposition.

(3) In the event o f an answer opposing the demand for

approval made in accordance with subsection (2) of this

section, the court shall allow the applicant three days to file a

reply together with any evidence to rebut the opposition , and

after summarily hearing the parties, shall make such orders as

it considers fil in the circumstances."'; and

(c) the followin g new subsections shall be added afte r

subsection (3) thereof

"(4) The court may approve the set off subject to the

condi tion that adequate securit y be provided by the applicant

to secure the claims of all persons who until such date have

made opposition in accordance with subsection (2) of this

section

Provided that the court may. at any time , dispense the

applicant from providing the aforesaid security o r release o r

reduce such security as may have been provided if it deems

tbat the claim or opposition made is in whole or in part

frivolo us or vexatious

Provided further that in the event that the applicant has

already provided security in accordance with subsection (3) of

section 331 , the court may order such security to be

maintained or reduced as it may deem appropriate.

(5) nle court may at any time order th e opposing party

or parties to provide adequate security in such amount and

within such time as may be detennined by the court in order to

secure any claims the applicant may have against such

opposing party for any damages caused through such

opposition. In case such security is not provided, the court

shaU make such orders as it deems fit including an order that

any security already provided by applicant be released in

whole or in part .

(6) Where security have been provided in accordance

with this section or in accordance with subsection (3) of section

331, then any interested party may commence proceedings in

accordance with the procedure laid down in section 416 for the

final detennination of any issues relative to such security.

(7) Any orders made by the court in accordance with

this section, other than any detennination under subsection

(6) of this section, shall be final and may not be challenged in

any way and shall be implemented forthwith. " .

• 67.

Section 3400fthe principal law shall be amended as follows

(a) the follOwing provisos shall be added to subsectio n (l) JHincipalla ... .

the reof

" Provided that any person who has made a bid animo

compen.s(Jlldi under the condition specified in section 334

shall, within six days from the date o n which he is served with

the court order rejecting his application for the set off, pay the

this section shall not apply. In the event that such party fails to

pay the price within such time limit , section 329 shall apply

Provided further that in the event that the property

adjudicated is transferred and delivered to the purchaser in

tenns of subsection (3) of section 331 the provisions of this

section shall not apply and the provisions of subsection (6) of

section 338 shall apply to the security o rdered to be provided

by the court."; and

(b) subsection (2) thereof shall be substituted by Ihe

following subsection

"(2) If the set-off be approved unconditionally, the

purchaser shall be entitled 10 the formal transfer and delive ry

of the movable property adj udicated or, in the event that the

property had already been delivered under subsection (3) of

section 33 1, the purchaser shall beemitled to the re lease of any

security made by him. ".

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L-artikolu 340 lal-ligi prinCipaJi ghandu jigi emendat kif

(a) dawn il-proviso Ii gejjin ghandhom jitdiedu mllS-

subartikolu (1) tieghu

" lida kull min iku n ghamel offerta animo competUandi

tabt i1-kundizzjoni msemmija O-artikolu 334 ghandu, fi tmien

sitt ijiem minn meta jigi notifikal bl-ordni tal-qorti li tiCbad ir-

rikon tieghu ghal-lpaCija, jiddepoZita I-pre:zz fir-registru tal·

qorti, fliema kat id-dispotinjonijiet la' dan I-artiltolu ma

jghoddux. Fl1-ka! li dilt il-parti lonqos milli 11'Ial1as il-prCZl.

fdak iZ-tmien moghli , aJ'Iandu jgbodd I-artikolu 329

lida wkoll fil-ka! li l-proprjetA Iiberata tigi lrasferila u

moghlija lix-xerrej skond is-subartikolu (3) ta' J-aniltolu 331 ,

id-dispofuzjonijiella' dan I-artiltolu ma gtlandhornx jghoddu

u d-dispotizzjonijiel tas-subart:ikolu (6) ta' I-artikolu 338

ghandhom jghoddu ghall-garanzija kifordnata Ii tinghala mill-

qorti. "; u

(b) minflo k is-subarti kolu (2) ti eghu ghandu jidhol dan is-

subartikolu gdid li gej

"(2) Meta

t-tpatija

tigi

app royata

minghajr

kundiujonijiel , i:a:-:a:e rrej ghandu l-jedd ghat-lrasreri ment

formali u Ii jieh u l-ku nsinna taJ-proprjeta mobbli liberata Iilu

Jew, fiI-kat li I- proprjelll tkun digll gie t konsenjala tahl is-

subartikolu (3) ta ' l-an ikolu 331, i:a:-xerrej ikollu jedd ghall-

helsien ta' kull garanzija li jkun ghamel. ".

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Section 346 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following

346. ( I) Any othe r creditor may by a no te to be

served o n the execution creditor and the debtor join in the

to cunM"" auction proceedings as an additional execution credito r and

such additional execution credito r shall have the same rights

and obligations as the original executio n creditor.

(2) Any executio n creditor can continue the

auction proceedings independently of the withdrawal by, or

th e death of any other execution creditor.".

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Art. 169 Amendmen. 01 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 348 of the principal law shall be amended as

follows:-

(a) fo r the marginal note thereto there shall be substituted

the following

" Procedure in auctio ns of merchandise o r other prop-

erty."; and

(b) subsection (1 ) th ereof shall be substituted by the

following new subsection

~ (1 )

A sale by auction of merchandise or other movable

property . not being securiti es listed on the Exchange under the

Stock Exchange Act, unde r the autho rity o f the Civil Court .

First Hall, orofthe Court of Magistrates (Gozo) in its superior

jurisdiction, or of the Court of Appeal, shall be carried out by

a licensed auctioneer in the presence of the marshal ....

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The words " marshal , auctioneer, o r crier to bid," in section

349 of the principal law shall be substituted by the wo rds " marshal! or

licensed auctioneer o r broker to bid,".

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Art. 171 Ameod~n'ol — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 352 of the pri ncipal law shall be amended as

follows:-

(a) for subsection (2) the reof, there shall be substit uted the

foUowing new subsection

"(2) In regard to such person, any lease o r other

disposal of the e njoyment of such property or rights and any

diminution o r restrictions of the enjoyment of such property o r

rights made by the debtor within the said yea r without the

authority of the court by which the judgment o r decree was

delivered shall also be null."; and

(b) the words "even by personal arrest " in subsection (3)

thereof shall be deleted.

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Art. 172 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The words '"two hundred and fifty liri" in subsection (2) of Amendment of

section 354 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words ··one _lon )$.4 of tht

thousand liri".

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Section 355 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following

355. (1) The debtor shall have the right to repurchase

his immovable propeny sold by auction provided such right is

exercised within four months from the date of registration of

the act of adj udication in the Public Registry.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this

section immoyable propeny shall also include a going

concern.

(3) The right of repurchase shall be exercised by

the filing of a schedule of redemptio n , and a concurrent

deposit as is provided , mutatis mutondi.1, in Sub-title VI o f

TIt1e VI of Part U of Book Second of the Civil Code.".

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Section 356 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

356. (I) The time period contemplated in section

2086 of the Qvil Code . in respa:t of propeny adjudicated in a

judicial sale, shall be of two years to commence to run from

the date of enrolment of the act of adjudica tion in the Public

Registry.

(2) The said period of two years shall be reduced

to four months from the date of service by a judicial act of a

copy of the act of adjudication, o r of a copy of the no te of

enrolment of the act of adjudicatio n in the Public Registry,

and this in respect o nly of any hypothecary or priviliged

creditor on whom such service is made .

(3) Where the judicial sale is oC a going concern

that includes immoyable propeny, the said period of two

years shall be reduced to four months to commence to run

from the date of enrolment of the act of adjudication in the

Public Registry.

(4) Any action by the hypothecary or priYileged

credito r against the third party in possession of an immovable

acquired by virtue of a judicial sale shall be barred if th e

protest mentioned in subsection (I) o f 5U:tion 2072 of the

Civil Code, (calling upon the debtor to discharge the debt and

the third party in possession either to discharge the debt or to

surrender the property), is not filed within the period of two

years o r four months mentioned in the preceding subsections

of this section, or if the creditor fails to demand judicially the

sale of the immovable within six months from the filing of the

protest mentioned in subsection ( I) of section '1ff72 of the

Civil Code. Such action shaU also be barred if the third party

in possessio n surrenders the prope rt y and the credilor fails to

start proceedings for the judicial sale within six months from

the service o f a copy of the note of such surrende r.

(5) NOIwithstanding the provisions of subseclion

(2) of section '1ff72 of the Civil Code, the de mand for the

judicial sale of Ihe immovable can be made at any time after

the expiralion o f sixty days from the date o f filing o f Ihe

prolest.

(6) The credilors whose actio n has been barred in

tenns of the provisions of !his section shall not have any right

agai nst the third party in possession who had acquired the

immovable as a result of Ihe new judicial sale under the said

provisions; provided that such creditors shall retain their

ranking prior to sale.

(7) If before an adjudication o r after an

adj udicalion, the bidder or purchaser, as the case may be,

finds tbat the immovable property is subject to any burdens,

leases or other rights whether real or personal, which have

not been included in !he valuation in terms of section 310, the

bidder or purchaser ,as the case may be, shall have the right in

the fonner case to demand either to withdraw his bid or to

have his bid reduced , and in the latter case the purchaser shall

have the right to demand the rescission of the sale.

(8) Such de mand for Ihe rescission of Ihe sale is 10

be made not later th an six mon ths from the date o f the

adjudicatio n by means of an application to be served o n !he

execution credito r and the debtor.

(9) The coun shall allow the demand of the bidder

or of !he purchase r. as th e case may be, if it is satisfied that the

omission in thesaid valuation o r in the said list was releva nt so

as to affect the bid made by Ihe purchaser ....

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Fo r subsection (2) of section 3n of the principal law there

shall be substituted the following

" (2) A copy of the order shall also be served on Ihe debto r in

the same way as is provided un der section 187, or if he is absent

from Malta, on his lawful represen tative.".

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Subsection (4) of section 378 of the principal law shall be

substiluted by the following new subsection

"(4) The declaration may be made by me ans o f a judicial act

served on the executio n creditor, or by means of a regislered letter

addressed to the registrar and copied 10 the execution credilo r. The

registrar is to allach t he letter to the records of the judicial sale by

auction . " .

In. The words "Such demand may be made together with the """,Dd""'"1 of

demand mentioned in the proviso to subsection (2) of section 378." shall

be added after the words "anached by the order." in subsection (1) of

section 319 of the principal law.

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Fis-subanikolu (I) la' I-anikolu 379 tal.ligi printipali

minnufih wara I· kliem " il-hwejjeg issekweslrati." ghandhom jidhlu 1-

kliem "Dik il-Ialba liSla' ssir nimkien mat·lalba imsemmija fiI-proviso li

hemm mas-subartikolu (2) ta' I-artikolu 378,".

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Section 381 of the principallawshall be ame nded as follows

(a) subsection (1) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new subsection

" (I)

It shall not be lawful to issue a garnishee orde r

upon-

(a) any salary, or wages (ineluding

bonus,

allowances, overtime and other e molu ments);

(b) any benefit, pension, allowance o r assistance

mentioned in the Social Security Act or other allowance <:Ip. 3IS.

of any person pensioned by the Governmen t ;

(c)

any charitable grant made by the Governmen t ;

(d) any bequest expressly made for the purpose of

maintenance . if the debtor has no o ther means of

subsistence and the debt itself is not due in respect of

main te nance;

(e) any sum due for maintenance whether awarded

officio judicis , or by publie deed if the debt itself is not due

in respect of mainte nance;

(f) upon any sum due by any civil or military

department of the public se rvice for tbe price of workS or

suppli es. " ;

(b)

the proviso to subsection (3) thereof shall be de le ted; and

(c) the following new subsection shall be added after

subsection (3) thereof

"(4) The provisions of sections 149, ISO and 151 of the

Malta Armed Forces Act shall apply in respect of the pay of an Cap. m.

officer or man of the regular force of Malta. ".

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Section 382 of the principal law shall be substituted by the s..bM;l~tion cl

follOwing new section

382. (I) In the case of any salary, wage benefit,

pension or allowance mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of

subsection (1) of sectio n 381 when the same exceed three

hundred liri per month or such amount as may from time to

time be established by o rder made by the Minister

responsible for justice, the court may, on the application by

any creditor, allow the issue of a garnishee order on that part

in excess of the amount aforestated

Provided tha t if th e debtor. upon an application

shows to the satisfact ion of the court that he needs such excess

o r part thereof fo r his maintenance o r for the mainte nance of

his family . the court shall revo ke the gamishee order wilh

respect to the excess or such part the reof, whereupon the said

o rde r shall bedeemed to be and 10 have been withou t effect 10

the exlenl lO which il had been revoked

Provided further that this section shall not apply to

the pay of an officer or man of the regular force o f Malta.

(2) The court may. at any time, vary the o rder

give n unde r subsection (I) of this section . on a de mand by

application of the credito r or the debtor , if there be any

change in the mate rial circumstances o f the debto r.".

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Section 383 of th e princi pal law shall be substiluted by the

following new section

383. (I) A gamishee order ceases to be operative o n

-Oa"";Wc

be the expi ration of o ne year from the issue the reof. unl ess the

:::'ti.-e cou rt , upon an application by the penon suing outlhe o rder.

shall extend such time.

"ion ofone

(2) Such application shall be filed at least seven

days before the time expires and shall be served on the

gamishee together with the re lative decree of extension.

(3) The gamishee shall nOI incur any liability if

after the expiratio n of the said tim e, wheth er Ori gi nal or

extended , and before any such extensio n has been served on

him , he shall act as if the order had ceased 10 be in force ." .

181 . The words "within a period of not less than two or more than

four days;" in section 384 ofthe principal law shall be substituted by the

words "within a period of not less than four and not more than eight

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Immediately aher subsection (2) of section 385 of the

principal law there shall be added the followi ng subsections

"(3) The warrant shall not be issued unless by an express

order o f tbe court give n on a de mand made by writ of summons by

the credito r.

(4) The court shall issue the warrant o nly if it is satisfied that

the creditor has no othe r means of execution ....

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Art. 183 ........ ndmc:nt or u.. .... ion)'J8 01 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 3980fthe principallaw shall be ame nded as fo llows

(a) the words" in the answe r to the li bel whe re proceedings

are instituted by li bel, o r" in subsection ( I) the reof shall be deleted;

(b) subsection (3) thereof shall be deleted; and

(c) subsection (4) thereof shall be renumbered as subsection

(3) thereof.

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Art. 184 Il~" oIK"ioo — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 399 o f the principal law shall be repealed.

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Immediately at the end of section 41S of the principal law

there shall be added the following proviso

"Provided that the provisions of this section shall Dot apply in

relation to any person who within three months immediately preceding

the institution of the jactitation suit shall have, either personally or

through a mandatory, filed a judicial act vaunting his claim.".

116. Section 418 of the principal law shall be amended by

substituting the word ~Iibel " whenever it occurs by the word

" application" , and by substituting the word Mlibel" in the marginal note

by the word "applK:ation".

un. Section 419 of the principal law shall be amended as follows: it\liou

(a) subsection (1) thereof shall be substituted by the

following ne., subsection;

" (1) The application shall be seo-ed on the debtor and

o n tbe person making the deposit, bUl no answer to such

application shall be allowed ."; and

(b) the word " libel" in the marginal note shall be substituted

by the wo rd ~application ".

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Fl-artikolu 418 tal -lig; prin t ipali minflok il·kelma " Ii bell"

kull fej n linsab fl · artik ol u u fin -no ta margina li lieghu , gha ndh a tidhol it-

ke lma - rikors" .

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L-a nik ol u 4 19 1al-li gi prinCipali ghandu jigi e mendat kif gej

(a ) minn ok is-subaniko lu ( 1) lieghu ghandu jidho l da n is·

subarlikolu gdid Ii gej:-

M( I) Ir-rikors ghandu jkun nOlifikal lid-debil ur u lid·

depotilanl, iida ebda Iwegiba ma li5la' vir ghal dak ir'

rikon ."; u

(b) minnok il-klie m ~ Ial-libell "

fin · nota

marginali

ghandhom jidhlu l-klie m ~tar· rikor:s ".

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The words "of the respective libel of each claimant." in

subsection (1) o f section 42:0 of the principal law shall be substituted by

the words "of the respective application of each claimant." .

Section 4280fthe principal law shall be amended as follows

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(a) for the words "a libel" and the words "such libel" in

subsection (1) thereof, the re shall be substituted the words "an

application" and the words "such application" respectively; and

(b) for the words "the libel" in subsection (2) thereof there

shall be substituted the words ~the application".

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Art. 190 SoobIliNI;" of — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 429 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

429. It shall be lawful for each of the panies on whom

any such application shall have been seo-ed to file an answer

containing the pleas which he desires to raise in opposition to

the o ther competing claims and a statement of his own

claim." .

191 . Section 431 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

"CIoIi"l of

431. (I) In the cases referred to in section 428, the

plw ·;"II.

pleadings shall be deemed 10 be closed -

(a) on the filing of the answers and respective

applications of the contending parties; or

(b) o n Ihe expiration of the time prescribed in

subsection (2) of this section, if the parties or any of the

parties served with the application shall fail to file the

answer and respective application within such time.

(2) The party served with an application shall file

an answer or a respective application within fifteen days from

the date of service.".

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The words "respective libel". wherever they occur, in

section 432 of the principal law and in the marginal note shall be

substituted by the words "respective application" .

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Art. 193 AmC ........ ntof — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The word " li bel" in section 4330fthe principal law and in the

marginal note shall be substitUled by the word "application".

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Art. 194 A...,i .... i .. ~ lof — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The words "in its superior civil jurisdiction" in section 437 of

the principal law shall be substituted by the words "in its superio r

jurisdiction".

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Art. 195 Amendment of — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Subsection (1) of section 443 of the principal law shall be

subst ituted by the following new subsection

" (I) The Attorney Gene ral vested with the possession o f the

hereditary estate shall , by means of a notice in the Gazette and in a

daily newspaper, ca11 upon all parties who may have a claim on such

estate, to bring forward their claim before the competent court

within a period o f one yea r.".

Section 4600f the principal law sha11 be amended as fo11ows

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(a) for the words from "clearly stated; and the registrar shall

refuse" up to the end of subsection ( I ) thereof there shall be

substituted the words "clearly stated. ";

(b) the word "o r" shall be added at the e nd of paragraph (c)

o f subsection (2) thereof;

(c) the following paragraph (d) shall be added afte r

paragraph (c) of subsectio n (2) thereof

" (d)

to actions to be heard with urgency;"; and

(d) the following subsection (3) shall be added aft er

subsection (2) thereof

"(3) Causes against the Government in respect of

which there is in force a warrant of prohibitory injunction shall be

heard by the Court with urge ncy in prefere nce to other causes. ~ .

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Art. 197 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The words "in its superior civil jurisdiction" in section 461 of

the principal law shall be substituted by the words "in its superior

jurisdiction" .

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Art. 198 . — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The words "in its superior civil jurisdiction" in section 462 of Amend_n!

the principal law shall be substituted by the words " in its superior !11 sediOli <162

jurisdiction" .

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Art. 199 SuMituliool of — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

For section 466 of the principal law there shall be substituted

the following

466. (1) Where a Head of any Government

Department desires to sue for the reco .. ery of a debt due to a

department under his direction , o r to any administration

thereof, for any service, supplies. rent o r fo r any licence or

other fee or tax du e, he may make a declaration on oath

before the Registrar , a Judge or a Magistrate wherein he is to

state the nature of the debt and the name o f the debtor and

confirm tbat it is due .

(2) The declaration refe rred 10 in subsection (1) of

this section shall be served upon the debtor by means of a

judicial act and it shall have the same eff«t as a final

judgment of the compete nt Court unless the deblOr shall,

wi thin a period of twenty days from service upon him of the

said declaration oppose the claim by filing an application

demanding that the Court declare the claim unfo unded.

(3) The application filed in te nn5 of subsection (2)

o f this section shall be se ..... ed upon the Head of Departme nt ,

who shall be e ntitled to file a reply within a period of twenty

days. The court shall appoint the application for hearing on a

date after the lapse o f that pe riod.

(4) In cases of an urgent nature the Court may,

upon an application of the creditor or the debtor, shorten any

time limits provided for in this section by means o f a decree to

be se ..... ed upon the other party.".

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For sections 467 and 468 of the principal law there shall be

substituted the following

467. (I) An y executive title obtained accord ing lo the

provisions of the last preceding sectio n in the absence o f any

opposition on the part of the debtor shall be rescinded if upon

a request by writ of summons to be filed by the debtor wi thin

twe nty days from the first service upon him of any executive

wa mnt based on the said title or of any other judicial act

wherein reference is made to the said title, the Coun is

satisfied that the debto r was unaware of the service o f the

declara tion re fe rred to in subsection Cl ) of the last preceding

section during the period d uri ng which he could oppose the

same and that the ciaim conta ined in the said declaration is

unfounded on the me rits.

(2) No opposition other than that specifically

provided for in this section and in the last preceding section

shall stay the issue o r execution o f any executive act obtained

the reunde r or the paying out o f the proceeds of any warrant

or sale by auct ion carried out in pursuance thereof. ...

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The following new Sub-title shall be added afte r section 469

of the principal law

"Sub-TItle VII

JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMI NISTRA llVE AcnON

469A .. (1) Saving as is otherwise provided by law, the

co~ ns of Justice o f civil jurisdiction may e nquire in to the

validity of any administrative act o r declare such act null

invalid o r without effect only in the follOwing cases

'

Ca) where the administrative act is in violation of

the Constitution ;

(b) whe n the adm inistrative act is ultra viru o n

any of the follOwing grounds;

(i). when. such act emanates from a publ ic

aut hon ty that IS not autho rised to perfonn it ; or

(ii) when a pu blic authorit y has failed to

observe t he princi ples of natural justice o r

m a ndato.~ proc:edural req uire ments in perfonning

the ad ministrative act or in its prior de li berations

thereon; or

(iii) when the ad ministrative act constitutes

an abuse of the public aut hority'S power in that it is

done for improper PUI poses or on the basis o f

irre levant considerations; or

(iv) when the admin istrative act is othe rwise

contrary to law.

(2)

In this section -

" administrative act" includes the issuing by a public

authority of any order. licence, permit, warrant ,

decision . or a refusal to any demand o f a claimant . but

does no t include any measure intended for internal

organization or administration within the said authority;

Provided that, saving those cases where the law

prescribes a period within which a public authority is

required to make a decision, the abse nce of a decision of

a public authority following a claimant's written demand

served upon il , shall , afte r two months from such

service, constitute a refusal for the purposes of this

definition;

"public authority" means the Governmenl of Malta,

including its Ministries and departments, local

authorittes and any body corporate eslablished by law.

(3) An action to impugn an adminiSlrative act unde r

subsection ( I) of this section shall be filed within a period of

six months from the date when the inte resled person becomes

aware or could have become aware of such an administrative

act, whichever is the earlier.

(4) The provisions o f th is section shall not apply whe re

the mode o f contestation or of obtaining redress, with respect

to any particular administrative act before a court or tribunal

is provided for in any other law.

(5) In any actio n brought under this section. it shall be

lawful for the plaintiff to include in the demands a request for

the payment of damages based on the alleged responsibility of

the public authority in to rt or quasi 10rt, arising o ut of the

administrative act. The said damages shall not be awarded by

the Court where notwithstanding the ann ulment of the

administrative act the public authority has nOI acted in bad

faith or unreasonably or where the thing requested by Ihe

plaintiff could have lawfully and reasonably been refused

under any other power.

(6) For the purposes of this section , and of any othcr

provision of this and any other law, service with the

Government is a special relationship regulated by the legal

provisions specifically applicable to it and the terms and

conditions from time to time established by the Government,

and no law o r provision thereof relating 10 conditioos of

employment o r to contracts of service o r o f em ployment

applies, o r ever heretofore applied, to service with the

Government except to the extent that such law provides

otherwise.".

201. Section 481 of the principal law shall be repealed.

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L-artikolu 481 tal-ligi prinCipali ghandu jithassar.

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The words "second edict ." in subsectio n (3) of section.501 of

the principal law shaJ1 be substitUled by the words "second edict ;

provided that any curator appointed by th e court according to the

provisions of subsection (1) of section S04 may by applicatio n request

the court to extend the said time . The court may, afte r conSide ri ng the

circumstances of the case, grant such other time as it may deem fit. ...

lt4. In section .5 11 ofthe principal law for the words "such time of

two months shaJ1 be extended by another momh." the re ShAll be

substituted the words "or during the extension of the period granted in

terms of subsection (3) of section 501, such time of two months o r such

extension of the period shaJ1 be extended by another month ....

lOS.

Section .527 of the principallawshaJ1 be amended 85 follows

(a) subsection (5) thereof shall be renumbered as subsection

(6); and

(b) for subsection (4) thereof there shall be substituted the

following

~(4)

The registrar shall before the e nd of the month of

January o f every year cause to be published in the

Government Gazette a list showing in alphabetkal orde r the

names and surnames of the persons appea ring in the book kept

in accordance with subsection (3) of this section , together

where available with the name of the fathe r. the place of birth

and the number o f the Identity Card of such persons, and th e

date of the decree of interdiction or incapacitation ,

(5) From the list referred to in subsectio n (4) o f this

section there shall be excluded cases -

(a) where more than eighty years have elapsed

since the da te of the decree;

(b) where the person would have reached the age

of one hund red years;

(c) where the decree has been revoked in terms o f

section .526; and

(d) where the person interdicred or incapacitated

bas died ....

2:06. Section 533 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

533. ( I) Where a will is to be opened, the court shall

by a decree, upon the application of any party interested,

appoint the day, time and place for the opening and

publication o f the will , and order that all interested parties be

summoned: those known , by summons, and those unknown ,

by means of banns to be posted up at the entrance of the

building in which the court sits and published in the

Government Gazette and in a local daily newspaper.

(2) The opening and publication of the will shall

not take place before the expiration offoUf days from the date

of service of the said summons, or o f four da ys from the date

of the posting up ofthe banns and their publication whichever

is the late r.

(3) Where any secret will has been received by the

registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Title but has

not been withdrawn by the testator, or opened and published,

and o ne hundred years have elapsed since the da le of the

presentation of the will , the registrar shall prepare and

publish a list in the Gazette of the said wills.

(4) After the publication of the list mentioned in

subsection (3) of this section in the Gazette, the court shall

establish a day and time in which the wills mentioned in the

list shall be opened in public. The court shall then order tha t

the said wills be transmitted to the archivist of Notarial Acts

who shall registe r these wills in a book to be kept by hi m and

wbo shall enrol them in the Public Registry. ~.

1In. The words "of the judge , the registrar and two witnesses," in

subsection (2) of section 534 of the principal law shall be substituted by

the words " of the judge and the registrar,".

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F1-artikolu 51 I lal-lisi prin(:ipali minflok il-kliem "dan it- e .... ndo I.'

:t.micn ta' xahrcjn ghand u jigi imgeddcd ghal xahar ichor." ghandhom lol·tij

jidhlu l-kHem "jew fiI-waqt tat. tigdid ta1-mien moghli skond is- printipo~ ,

subartikolu (3) la' l·anikolu SOl . dak i1-1.mien la' uhrejn Jew dak it-

ligdid tai-imien ghandu jiggedded ghal xahar ichor ....

295. L-artikolu 527 tal-lip prinCipali ghandu jigi emendal kif

(a) is-subartikolu (5) tieghu gha ndu jigi e numerat mill-gdid

bhala s-subartikolu (6) tieghu: u

(b)

minflok is-subanikolu (4) tieghu ghandu jidhol dan li gcj

"(4) Ir-registTatur ghandu qabel I-ahhar lall-uhar ta'

bnnar la' kull sena jiehu hsieb li tip pubblikata fiI ·Gazzella

tal-Gvem li$la li turi f o roni alfabetiku I-ismijiet u 1-

kunjomijie l tal. pcrsuni li jidhru fiI -klieb mitmu m skond is-

subartikolu (3) la ' dan I-artik olu . flimkien ma' I-isem meta

jkun maghruf ta!-missicr, il-post tat· twelid u n-numru tal-

Karta ta' I· ldentil! ta' dawk il-pc:rsuni u d-data lad-digriet la' 1-

inte rdizzjoni,lew la' I-inabilitazzjo ni.

(S) Mil-lista msemmija fis-subartikolu (4) la ' dan 1-

artikolu ghandhom jitl'lallcw barra kaZijiel -

(a) fein aktar minn tmenin sena jkunu ghaddew

mid-data tad-digricl ;

(b) fe;n il-pcrsunl'l lkun lal'lqet l-etA ta' mill sena

«(:) fejn id-digrie t ikun g;e revokat skond I·aniko lu

526: u

(d) fe;n il-pcrs una inlerdelta Jew inabililata tkun

mietel." .

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Minflok 1· lJtikolu 533 tal. ligi prioCipali gbaodu jidbol daD I·

anikolu ,did li gej:-

533. (I) Met. abaodu jinfctah teslment, il-qorti,

...... Bumata, i)-bin u ]-Iok gball-ftulI u pubbliJr.uzjoni tat-

b'digriCI, fuq ri!ton ta' Ir:ull min ikollu intcre$S, tiffiu' I·

testmenl, u lordoa li ]·inleres.sati koUha jiju mscjl'la; dawlr: li

hum. magbrvfa , b'atazzjoni. u daw!!: li ma humie.x magbrufa,

bil-mezz ta' bandu mwahhal fid-dihla Ia)-bini fejo il..qorti

loqghod U li jiji pUbblikal 6l-GazU'ua taJ.Gvem u riumal

lokali la' kuljum.

(2) lI· ftuh u J-pubb1ikanjoni tat-Iestment ma

jislgbllJ[ isiru qabel ma ja"'ddu elbat ijiem minn ootifita laC-

atazzjoni fuq imscmmija, jew qabel crbat ijicm mit· twabbiJ

tal-bandi u I-pubblilr.uzjoni taghbom skond Iiema jiji J..aktar

wd.

(3) Meta xi tcstment sigriet ikun tie ri6evut mir-

registratur skond id..(jispotizzjonijiet ta' dan it-Titolu iida ma

jkuRJ[ tie irtirat rnil-testatur, jew infetal'l u jic pubbliht. U

jkUDU sk_dew mitt sens mid-data taJ-preientata lat-testmcot,

ir-registralur ghandu jipprepara u jippubbUkI lillA la' l-

imvmmija lestmenti fil-G'zutta_

(4) Wan l-pubblitaz2jooi fil-G1nellA tal-lista

msemmija fiwubartikolu (3) la' dan l-artikolu, il-qorti

ghandha tappunta tumalA u bin li fihom ghandbom jinfelllu

fj)-pubbliku it-testmeDli mvmmija fil-listA . D-qorti mbaghad

lordnal; t-testmcnti mvmmija ghandhomjintbaghtu &band I·

arkivista IA'I-Atti Notarili li gbandu jDittel dawn iHestmeDti

rregistru Jj jZomm hu u jillllinwa dawn il-lestmeDti fir·

Rejistru Pubbliku ." .

7Ir7. Fis-subartikolu (2) la' I-artikolu 534 taI· Ugi priOCipali

tewa

xhieda"

miD60k il-kIiem " quddiem I-imhallef, ir-rcgistratur u

ghandhom jidblu l-kIicm "quddicm l· imhaUef u r-registrttw".

201. Minflok J· artikolu 536 tal -ligi prinCipali ghandu jidbol daD 1-

artikolu gdid Ii aej :-

536. MclA ma bemru oppoJilljooi., id-dikjarazzjoni

tal-Ruh la' suus njoni tista' ssir mis-Sekood' Awla tal-Qorti.

Civili, fuq MOR, favur tuU pcrsuna li fisimha \tun aaret it·

talba." .

109, Minflok is-subartikoli (I) u (2) ta' l-artikolu 537 tal-ligi

prin<:ipaJi ghandhom jidhlu dawn is-subartikoli ioddl Jj Acijin

"(I) Wan l'preteDtata tar-riton. iI-qorti tollrog

bandu illi jigi pubblibt 61-Gazutta u miU·inqu rpmai

wiebed ta' tuJjum u illi iigi mwabhal fkklahIa taJ-bini fCjD il-

qorti toqgbod. u bib _jjab 1il tuJJ miD sbandu intcrea li

jagflmell-opp .tiajoni tiegllu b'oou. fi tmieD ta' mbu anqas

miDD tmint ijiem, u mbux utaJ miDD nbar, tif jigi ffisaat

miU·iml'laUef.

(2) Dan it-mie n jibda ghaddej minn dak in-nhar li fih jigu

mwahhla I-bandi , jew jigu pubblikati ghall-ahhar darba jew fiJ -

Gazzetta jew f gurnalla' kuljum, skond Jiema jigi I-abar tard ." .

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Section 536 of th e principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

536. In the absence of opposition, the declaration of

the opening of a successio n may be made by the Civi l Court ,

Second Hall , upon an application, in favo ur of any person in

whose name a claim thereto is made _ .. _

lOt. For subsections (1) and (2) of section 537 of the principal law

there shall be substituted the following ne w subsections

" (I) Upon the filing of the application, the court sball

issue banns which shaJJ be pu blimed in the Gazette and in at

least onc daily newspaper and be posted up at the e ntrance of

the building in which the court sils, calling upon all parties

interested to e nter the ir opposition by a note, within a time of

not less than eiaht days nor exceeding onc mo nth, to be fixed

by the judge .

(2) Such time shall comme nce 10 run from the day O D

which the banns are posled up, or last published in either the

Gazette or the periodical newspaper, whicheve r is the latesl. n •

110. Section 538 of the priocipal law shall be substituted by the

foUowing new sectio n

538. At the expiration o lthe said time , thecou rt, in the

abse nce of oppositio n, shall examine the claim of the

applicant ; and if the claim appears to be justified , the court

shall allow the demand and shall declare the successio n

opened in his favour and may, at the req uest of the applicant ,

abo establish in il5 decree, the identity of any other person

called to the inheritance and his relative share therein.".

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Minflolt I-artiltolu 538 lal-ligi printipali ghandu jidhol dan 1-

anikol u gdid li gej: -

538. Mela jaghlaq ii-zmien hawn fuq imsemmi , il-qortl

fin-nuqqas ta ' oppoi.izzjoni . teiamina I-Ialba lar-riko rrent;

u jekk it-lalba tidher $ustifikata , il-qorti ghandha tilqa' t-tal ba

tar-riko rrent u tiddik]ara s-suttessjoni miftuha favur tieghu u

tista', fuq talba ta ' nUn japplika, uko ll tistabbilixxi fid-d igrie t

taghha, I-identitll ta' kull persuna ohra li lissejjal'l bie:a: taqsam

fil-wirt u s-sehem relaltiv tiegh u.".

211 . Fis·subanikolu ( I) ta' I-an ikolu 546 lal-ligi prinCipali Emeod.o ta'

minflok i1-kliem "fejn i1-qorti toqghoa. " ghandhom jidhlu l-kHem "Cej n l' t ....

il-qorti loqghod. Ir-registralur ghand u jippubblika wkoll amt fiI· pri ..cipalL

Gazzella u fgurnalla ' kuljum li bih jistieden lil dawk i1-partijiel kollha

inleressati biex iku nu pre1enli filwaqlli jigi pubblikall-invenlarju ." .

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The words .. the counsil5." in subsection (1) of section S460f

,E ,tiooo s.601 tIoe the principal

law shall be substituted by the words "the court sits. 1bc

regisuar shall also publish a notice in the Gaze tte and in a daily

newspape r inviting all those parties interested 10 be present at the

pu blication of the inven tory ....

1I1. Subsection (1) of section 547 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the fo llowing ne w subsection

"( I ) The publk:ation of the inventory &hall take place on the

dale and at the place and time established by the court ....

Section SSOof the principal law shall be ame nded lIS follows

2IJ. Ca) for the wads" Adoption and emancipation" in subsection

(1) thereof there shall be substituted the word "Emancipation" ;

(b) for the words "adoption or emanci pation in su~on

(2) thereof, there shall be substituted the word "emancipation"';

(c) for the margi nal note thereto there shall be substituted

the following

" Emancipation".

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Minflo k is-subartikolu (1) ta' I-artik olu 547 tal-ligi prinCipali

ghand u jidhol dan is·subartikolu gdid Ii gej: -

" (I) I1-pubblikazzjoni ta' I-inventarj u ghandha ssir fil-jum u

fiI-hin iffissat mill-Qorti ....

213,

1.-artikolu 550 tal.ligi prinCipali ghandu jigi emendat kif gej

(a) minflok il-kliem "1.-adozzjoni jew l-emanCipazzjoni" fis-

subanikolu ( I) tieghu ghandhom jidhlu I-klie m "1.-

emanCipazzjoni " ;

(b) minflok il· klie m " adozzjoni jew emancipazzjoni" fis-

suban ikolu (2) lieghu , ghandha tidhol iJ-kelma "e mantipazzjoni"; u

(c)

minflo k in-nota marginali ghalih ghandu jidhol dan li gej

" EmanCipazzjoni" .

214, Fis-subart ikolu (I) ta' I-anikolu 556 tal-lig; principali

minflok il-kliem "b'Cilau joni" gflandhom jidhlu I-klie m " b ' rikors" ,

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1bc words "by writ o f sum mons" in subsection (I) of section

5S6 of the princpal law shall be substituted by the words "by

application".

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The words " Registrar oflhe Superior Courts" and the words

" such courts" wherever they occur in section 557 of the principal law

shall be respectively subslilUled by the word "registrar" and the words

"the courts".

Zl6. The following proviso shall be added 10 subsection (3) of " .... _0101

section S60 of the princi pal law

"Provided that in proceedings before the courts of civil

jurisdictio n, the parties to the cause shall be bound 10 assisl the

registrar in compiling a copy of the court records or other

documents which have been damaged or lost and, within such time

as th e court may establish , they shall provide the registrar with such

information and documentation in their possession which will assist

the registrar in compiling the court records o r other documents

damaged or lost in as full a manner as possible.".

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Mas-subartikolu (3) ta' I-an ikolu 560 tal-Iigi prinCipaJi

ghand u jitdied dan i1. proviso li gej: -

",Ma fi protcdimenti quddicm il-qrati la' kompetenza Qvili ,

il.partijict fiI-kawta ghandbom jghin u Jir-registratur bie r

jikkompila kopja lad-dokumenli tal-qo rti jew ta' kull dokumenl

ichor li jkunu tgharrqu jew intilfu, u rdak ii-tmie n li l-qorti lists'

tislabbiliu; , huma gI'Ilmdhom jaghtu lir. regislratur dak it-taghrif u

dokumentazzjoni li jkollhom u li jkun jghin lir-registratur biex

jikkompila l-prOCessi tal-qorti Jew dokumenti ohra mgharrqa;ew

miliufa bl·iklar mod komple t possibbli .".

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The following new sections shall be added after section

563 of the principal law

S63A . (1) Where a person is called as a witness,

his opinion on any relevant matter on which he is

qualified to give expe rt evidence shall be admissible in

evidence o nly if, in the opinion of the court , he issuitably

qualified in the relevant matter .

(2) Where a person is called as a witness, a

statement of opinion by him on any relevant matter on

which he is not qualified to give expert evidenoe, if made

as a way of conveying relevant facts personally perceived

by him . is admissible as evidence of what he perceived.

(3) The opinion given by any person

acoording to the provisions of this section shall be

without prejudice to the provistons of section 681 and to

the court's power to appoint a referee according to the

provisions of section 646.

5638 . (1) A person who is suitably qualified o n

accounl of his knowledge or experience , is competent to

give expert evide noe as 10 the law of any other foreign

state, irrespective of whether he has acted o r is entitled

to act as an advocate, or in any judicial o r legal capacity

iD that state.

(2) The provisions of subsection (3) of section

563A shall mu/a/is mulandis apply to the provisions of

this section ....

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The words " te nding to criminate" in the English text of

paragraph (b) of the proviso to subsection ( 1) of section 566 of the

principal law shall be substituted by the wo rds " tending to

incriminate".

21'. Section 572 of the principal taw shall be substiluled by

the foHowing new 5edion

572. A witness is bound 10 appear in court on the

_"17_

date and time prescribed in the subpoena provided that

ofwil- .

he is served with the said subpoena four days before such

date, which period is 10 run from the date of service of

the subpoena

Provided funher that it shall be lawful for the

court, in urgent cases, to order any witness to appear

from day 10 day, or bom bour to bour, or even only

within such intern] of time as may be n«( s!ary for him

10 appear in coun.

ft.

128. 1bc following new section shall be aMed after section 573 of

the principal law

573A. Any officer or employee of a governmenl

department or any officer or other employee of any body

having a distinct legal personality may be authorised by tbe

person subpoenaed 10 give evidence in his slead on any

maller aboul which be is more knowledgeable and relating to

tbe said department or body and o n whicb the said person

subpoenaed was required 10 give evidence

Provided tbat the person subpoenaed sha U give such

evidence personally if it is 50 stated in the subpoena .

M.

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Section S88 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

(I) subsection (2) thereof shall be renumbered as subsection

(3) thereof; and

(b) the following new suticction shall be Idded as

subsection (2) thereof

Unless by order of the coun. no accountant.

"(2)

medicaJ practitioner or marriage counsellor may be

questioned on such circumstances as may have heen stated by

the client to the said person in professional confidence or as

may have come to his knowledge in his professional

capacity ....

122. Subsection (2) of section 590 of the principal law shall be

substituled by the following new subsection

M(2) No witness may be compelled to disclose any

info nnalion derived from or relating to any document belonging to

or in possession of any civil. military. naval or air force department

of the public service and which is an exempt document under

section 637 ....

Section 5960fthe principal law shall be amended as follows

113. (a) subsection (I) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new subsection

"(I) If the coun does not understa nd the language in

which the evidence is given. it shall appoint a qualified

inte rpreter at the provisional expense of the pany producing

the witness."j

M

(b) the words '1be o fficial interpreter in subsection (2)

thereof shall be substituted by the words '1be interpreter"; and

(c) the word "official" in the margi nal note to subsection (2)

thereof shall be deleted.

114. 1be words "shall be by writ of summons or by an application ,

provided that, in the latter case," in subsection (2) of section 606 of the

principal law shall be substituted by the words "shall be by an

application and".

W. The words " take down" in the English text of section fI17 of

the principal law shall be substituted by the word " record".

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Minflok is-subartilto lu (2) la' I·artiko lu 590 tal. liji printipali

ghandu jidllol dan is-subartikolu gdid ii gej :-

"(2) Ebda xhud ma jista' jkuo imgieghel jikxe! hwejjeg li

jkun sar jaf mi nn Jew dwar xi dok umen l li jkun la', Jew fil . pusscss

la ', xi dipart irnenl Civili, militari , navali Jew lal·foni la' I.ajru tas·

servizz pubbliku u li hu dok umenl privileggal skond J·anikolu

637 ....

L-artikolu 596 lal. lig; prinCipali ghandu jigi emendal kif Eo

213. (a) mioflok is·subartikolu (1) ghandu jidliol dan

is·

subartikolu gdid Ii gej: -

"(I) Je" i1-qorri ma tkunx tifhem I· ilsien li bih tinghala

x-x.iebda, hi;a taI'Ilu interprelu kwalmbl bi spejjet

provviZorji lal. parti li ggib ix-xhud.";

(b) fis·subanikolu (2) liegf'lu, minnok il-kliem ~ L-interprelu

uffiqali ," J,handhom jidf'llu I·kliem ~ L-inlerprelu , " ; u

(c) fin-nota marginali li hemm gl'l as-subartikolu (2) tiegbu I·

kelma "ufficjali" gIIandha till'lassar.

114. Fis-subartikolu (2) la' l-anikolu 606 tal.ligi principali

minflok il-kliem " issir b 'cilazzjonijew b'rikors, itda, rdan I·al'll'lar kat,"

ghandhom jidhlu I-kliem " issir b'rikors u".

225, Fit-test Inglit ta' l-anikolu 007 lal-ligi prinCipali minflok il-

kliem "take dOwn" gl'landha tidhol il· kelma " record" .

116. Fis-subartikolu (I) la' I·artikolu 610 lal-lig; prinCipali

minflok il· k.liem "quddiem il-qrati superjuri bl'lala qrati ta' l-ewwel

grad ," gFlandhomjidhlu I· kliem "quddicm il·Qorti Civili, Prim' Awla," .

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The words "before any of the superior couns of first

instance," in subsection ( I) of section 610 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the words "before the Civil Court, First Hall ,".

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The words " or. if the coun consists of more than one

magistrate, by ODe of the magistrates," in subsection ( I) of section 611

of the principal law shall be de leted.

121. The words " and to stay the proceedings" in section 6130f tbe

principal law shall be substituted by the words "and the court may stay

the proceedings after haviogcomplied with the provisions of section 158

and adjourn the cause to a time within which such evidence is to be

obtained ....

m . Subsection (I) of section 614 of the principal law shall be ....

amended as follows

(a) the words "by writ of summo ns" shall be substituted by

the words "by application";

(b) the words "the party demanding the examination shall,

in making the demand in open court , produce" shall be substituted

by the words " the party demanding the examination shall

produce" ; and

(c) the wo rds "the name of the person" shall be substituted

by the words "the name and address of the person".

1JO. The words " the name o f such person" in section 616 of the

principal law shall be substituted by th e words " the name and address of

sueh person" .

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A·a rtikolu 613 ta l.Jig; princi pali minflok il-kliem , "u

lissospendi l· kawta." gba ndhom jidhlu I· klicm "Iisla' tissospcndi 1-

kawia wara Ii Ikun inuict skond id-dispofuzjonijict la' l-artikolu 158 u

tiddifferixxi l· kawia glial dak it-bo ien li mat ulu dik ix-xiebda Ikun tisla '

tinkiseb." .

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Js·subartikolu (I) la' I-artikolu 614 1al- ligi prinCipali ghandu

jigi emendal kif gej :-

(a) minflok il-kli em "b'cilszzjoni" gha ndhom jidl'llu I-kliem

"b'rikors"; u

(b) minflo k il· kli cm " il'pani li litl ob is-smicgh ta' dan ix-

xhud , mcta taghmcl it-talba gl'laldaqshckk fiI-qorti bil-miftuh

ghandha ggib" gl'l andhom jidl.iu l- klicm "il- parti li titlob is-smiegh

la ' dan ix-xhud ghandha ggib" j u

(c) minflok il-klie m "I·isem tal·persuna" gl'landhom jidhlu 1-

kliem "I-isem u l-indirizz tal-persuna" .

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A -artikolu 616 la l-ligi princi pali minflo k il-kliem "I·isem la'

di n il-pe rsuna" gI'Ia ndhom jidMu I· klicm "I·isem u I-indiriu ta' din il-

persuna".

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Section 617 of the principal lBW shall be substituted by the

foUowing new section

617. A copy of the interrogatories reduced into writing

shall be served on the opposite pany or on his advocate ....

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The words "the Prime Minister" in section 619 of the

principal law shall be substituted by the words " the Ministe r responsible

for justice".

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The words .. the Prime Minister" in subs ection (2) of section

622 of the ~cipallaw shall be substituted by the words " the Minister

responsible for justice".

134. Immedialely after section 622 of the principal law there shall

be insened the fo llowing new section

622A ( I) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections

613 to 622, whe re the evidence o f a witness residing outside

Malta is required , and such person has made an affidavit

about facts wilhin his knowledge before an a utho rity or other

person who is by the law of the country where the witness

resides empowered to administer oaths, or before a consular

officer of Malta serving in the country where the witness

resides, such affidavit duly authenticated may be produced in

evidence before a coon in Malta : and the provisions of

sections 623, 624 and 625 shall apply to such affidavits.

(2) 1be affidavit so obtained shall be served on the

opposite party or panies, and any party to the proceedings

desiring to cross-examine such a witness shall apply to the

coun for the examination of such witness by letters of request

not later than twenty days from the se rvice of the affidavit ;

and the provisions of this Code relative to lellers of request

shall apply with sueh modifica tions and adaptations as may be

nece ssary.

(3) If no application is made as aforesaid no cross-

examination of the witness shall be allowed unless the coun

for a good reason o therwise directs; and the affidavit shall be

taken into conside rati on notwithstanding the absence of

cross-examination.

(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of

lhis section , if the panies agree, and the coundeems it proper

so 10 act. the coun may make such other provisio ns

conceming th e conduct of the cross-examination as may be

appropriate according to circumstances." .

135. TIle words "it shall be lawful for the coun," in section 623 o f

the principal law shall be substituted by the words " it shall be lawful for

the court of its own motion or".

136. Subsection (2) of section 624 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the follOwing new subsection

"(2) U the cause in which the examination was o rdered has

tenninated and has subsequently been re-instituted iD tennsoflaw,

the examination may also be produced both before the court of first

instance and before the appellate court.".

Z37.

Section 627 of the principal law sball be amended as follows

(a) paragraph (d) thereof shall be substituted by dll_

following new paragraph

"(d) the acts of the Government of Malta printed under

the authority of the Government and duly published;"; aDd

(b) paragraph (I) shall be substituted by the following new

paragraph

"(I) the certificates issued from the Public Registry

Office tond the Land Registry;".

138. The words "advocate or a notary" and the words "advocate

or notary" in subsection (2) of section 634 of the principal law shall be

respectively substituted by the words "advocate , a no tary or a legal

procurator" and the words "advocate or notary or legal procurator".

139. Section 637 of the principallaw sball be amended as follows

(a) subsection (3) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new subsection

"(3) It shall not be lawful to demand the productio n o f

any exempt document which (onns part of any

conespondence of any civil, military, naval or air force

department o r of any report belonging to any such

department. ";

(b) subsecl:ion (4) thereof shall be renumbered as subsection

(S) thereof;

(c) the following new subsection shall be added after

subl cctio n (3) thereof:-

"(4) For the purposes of subsection (3) of this section, a

document is an exempt docume nt i( -

(a) disclosure of the document would be contrary

to the public inte rest forthe reason that the disclosure -

(i) would , or could reasonably be expected to,

cause damage 10-

(a)

the security o f Malta ;

(b)

tbedcfenceofMalla;or

(c)

the international relations of Malta;or

(ii) would divulge any information o r malter

communicated in confidence by or on behalf o f a

foreign government, an authority of a fo reign

government or an international organization to the

Government of Malta;

it is a Cabinet document, that is to say-

(b)

(i) a document that has been submitted to the

Cabinet for iu consideration or is proposed by a

Minister to be so submitted , being a document that

was brought into existence for the purpose of

submission for consideration by the Cabinet;

(ii)

an offJcial record of the Cabinet;

(ill) a document that is a copy of, or of a pan

o f, or contains an eJluact hom a documenl referred

to in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph; or

(iv) a document the disclosure of which would

involve the disclosure of any deliberation or decision

of the Cabinet , other than a document by which a

decision of the Cabinet was publisbed ;

(c) it is a document wbicb would disdose matters in

the nature of, or re lating to , opinion, advice o r

recommendatio n obtained, prepared o r recorded, or

consultation o r deliberation that has taken place, in the

course of, or for the purpose oftbe deliberative piLO'"UeS

Involved in the functions of a Ministry, Government

dcpanment, authority, corporation or parastatal entity;

(d) it is a document that would, orcould reasonably

be expected to -

(i)

prejudice

the

conduct

of any

investigation o f a breach , o r possible breacb, of the

law, or prejudice the enforcement o r proper

administration of the law in a panicular instance;

(ii) discklse, or enable a penon to ascenain

the existence o r identity of • confidential source of

inlonnation ; or

(iii)

endanger the life or physical safety of any

person;

(e) it is a document that would or could reasonably

be expected to -

(i) prejudice the fair trial of a person or the

impartial adjudication of a panicular case;

(ii) disclose lawful methods or procedures for

preventing, detecting, investigating, o r dealing with

matters arising out of, breaches or evasions of the

law, the disclosure of which would, or would

reasonably be likely to, prejudice the effectiveness of

those methods or procedures; or

(iii) prejudice

the

maintenance

or

enforcement of lawful methods for the protection of

public safety;

(I) there is in force any law applicable to

information of a kind oontained in the document and

prohibiting persons referred to in the law from disclosing

information of that kind."; and

(d) the following new subsection shall be added after

subsection (5) thereof

"(6) Where the Prime Minister is satisfied that the

disclosure of the existence or oontenu o f any document

referred to in subsection (4) of this section would be oontraJ)'

to the public interest for any reason therein stated, he may sign

a certificate to that effect specifying that reason , and such a

certificate, so long as it remains in force, establishes

conclusively that the document is an exem pt document and

where such a certificate is produced it shall constitute final and

conclusive proof that the document is one u is referred to in

sut s~ction (4) of this section and is an exe mpt document in

terms of subsection (3) of this section, and no court shall have

jurisdiction to enquire thereon.".

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F1-artikolu 623 taI-ligi prinCipali miDftok il-Idiem " il-qoni

"""'"

J·&rIikolu 623

tista'" gI'Iandhom jidblu I-kliem "i1-qorti lisla', minn jeddha je ... ".

laI-~p

printipali.

136, Minflok is-subartikolu (2) la' I-artikolu 624 tal -ligi prinCipali

Erne_ to·

ghandu jidhol dan is-subartikolu gdid li gej :-

l-artikoJu 6204

tol-\ij:i

"(2) Din ix-xiebda lista' wkoll lingieb, sew fil-qorti ta' 1_

pridt;pali.

ewwel grad kemm fiI-qorti fil-grad ta' appell , meta I-kawta li fiha

dik ix-xiehda tkun giel ordoata, tkun intemmel u mbagtlad Ikun

re8.gbet infetbel mill-gdid SkODd il-ligi ....

L-artikolu 6T1 taI-ligi princtpa.li gtlandu jigi emendal kif

llitIo:""'\a.

(a, minflok il-paragrafu (d) tiegl'lu gI'Iandu jidbol dan i1-

paragrafu gdid Ii gej:-

" (d) I-atti taI· Gvem ta ' Malta, slampati bl-awtoritl tal-

Gvern u ppubblilr.ali regolannent;"; u

(b) minnok i1-paragrafu (t) lieghu ghandu jidhol dan i1-

paragrafu gdid li gej:-

"(t) i(:-eertifikali mahrugin mill-Uffi6eju tar-RegislJU

Pubbliku u mir-Registralur ta' l-Anijiet;",

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Fis-subartikolu (2) ta' l-artikol u 634 tal-ligi prinCipali

minflok il-kliem " minn avukal jew minn nutar" u " l-ayukat jew in-

nular" ghandhom jidhlu l-kliem "minn avukal, nutar jew prokuratur

legali" u " l-avukal, in-nutar jew il-prokuratur legali",

m,

L-anikolu 637 tal-ligi prinCipali ghandu jigi emendat kif

(a) minflok is-subanikolu (3) tiegl'lu ghandu jidhol dan is-

subartikolu gdid li gej:-

"(3) Ma tistax tinlalab l-esibizzjoni ta' dokument

privileggat li jaghmel sehem minn korrispondenza ta'

dipartiment tas-servizz I!:jvili, militari , navali jew tal-foni la ' I-

ajru, jew ta ' rapport ta' dak id-dipartimenl . " ;

(b) is-subartikolu (4) tieghu ghandu jigi enumeral mill-gdid

bhala s-subarlikolu (5) tieghu ;

«(:) minnufih wara s-subartikolu (3) tieghu ghandu jitdied

dan is-subartikolu gdid Ii gej :-

"(4) Ghall-finijiel tas-subartikolu {3) ta' dan '-artikolu,

dokument jissejjah dok umcnl privileggat meta -

(a) jekk dak li jkun fih id-dokument isir maghruf

imur kontra l-interess pubbliku minhabba li dak il-

oif -

(i) jikkaguna , jew ragonevolmenl

ikun

mistenni li jikkaguna hsara-

(a)

lis-sigurtfl ta' Malta;

(b)

Iid·difiZa ta' Malla ; jew

«(:) fir· relazzjonijie t inlemaujonali ta'

Malta; jew

(ii) jikxe! taglirif jew hwejjeg ohra

konfidenzjali mghoddija minn jew Cisem gyem

barrani , minn awtoritfl ta' gye m barr8ni jew minn

o rganizzazzjoni intemazzjonali lill·Gvem la' Malta ;

(b) jkun dokument tal· Kabin ett , jigifie ri-

(i) dokument li jkun tqiegl'led quddiem il-

Kabinett ghall-kunsideraujoni lieghu jew li jkun

propost minn Ministru sabiex hekk jilqieghed

quddiem il-Kabinett, u jkun dokument mahsub

sabiex jitqiegl'led ghall-kunsiderazzjoni tal-Kabinett;

(ii) dokumenl uffiCjaJi tal-Kabi nett;

(iii) dokumenl li jkun kopj a la' dokumenl

imsemmi fis-sub-paragrafi (i) u (ii) la' dan il-

paragrafu, jew li jkun kopja ta' pani mid-dok umenl

imsemmi , jew li jkun fih estratt minn dokumcnt

lmsemmi; jcw

(iv) dokument li jekk dak li jkun [J.b isir

maghruf tinkixcf diskussjoni jew deCiijoni lal-

Kabine lt, li ma jkunx dokument Ii pennezz tieghu

tkun giel pubblikata derujoni tal-Kabinett;

(c) jkun dokumcnlli jikxef hwejjeg 11 huma ta' jew

li ghandhom x'jaqsmu ma' fehma , parir jew

rakkomandazzjoni miksubin, iml'lejjijin jew regislrati, jew

konsultazzjoni jew diskussjon i li jkunu saru malu\ jew

ghall-finijiet tal-proCessi deliberattivi involuti fil-

funzjonijiet ta' Ministeru , dipartiment lal-Gve m ,

aWlorita, korporazzjoni jew enli parastalali ;

(d) jkun dokument li jisla' jew li ragonevolment

ikun mislenni li jista':-

(i) jippregudika t-tmexxija ta' investigazzjoni

dwa r bur, jew il-possibilitll ta' ksur, tal-tigi, jew

jippregudika il-Iweniqjew I-amministrazzjoni sewwa

tal-ligi fkai partikolari;

(ii) jikxef, jew iqieglied persuna fpozizzjoni li

ssirtafbl-dislenza jcw bl-idenlita ta' ghajn ta' taghrif

konfidenzjali ; jew

(iii) jipperikola

I-hajja

jew is-sigurta la'

persuna j

(e) jkun dokument li jista' jew li ragonevolment

ikun mistenni 1i jista'-

(i) jippregudika s-smiegh xieraq fil-proeess ta'

xi penuna jew I-aggudikazzjoni imparzjali ('xi kat

partikolarij

(ii) jiluef melodi jew proeeduri legiltimi ghall-

prevenzjoni, il-kxif, I-investigattjoni jew li jkollhom

x'jaqsmu ma' hwejjeg Ii johorgu minll , ksur jew

evaijoni tal-Iigi , u li I-bif tagl'lhom jippregudika jew

ikuD raiOnevolment mistenni li jippregudika 1-

effihga ta ' dawk il-metodi jew proteduri ; jew

(iii) jipprcgudika jj·1amma jcw it-twettiq ta'

metodi legittimi gfta\l·protezzjoni la' sigurtll

pubblika ;

(0 jkun hcmm fis-sehh ligi li jkollh. x"aqsam ma'

lagllnf la' dill: ix-xort. li jalln jinsab 6d-dokument u li

jipprojbixxi liII·pcrsuni mscmmija fiI -ligi milli jilafu

laghrif la' dik ix-xorta. R; u

(d)

minnufih wara s-subartikolu lS) tieghu gl'Iandujidbol dan

is-subartikolu idid li 8cj:-

"(6) Meta I-Prim MinislTU jkun sadisfalt li I·lail ta' ].

etislenza jcw il· kontenut la' xi dokumenl imsemmi fis-

subartikolu (4) la' dan J·artikolu imuT

pubbliku glial xi raguni hemm imscmmija , huwa

tertifika l ghal dall: il·ghan li fih jispeafika .'inhi .

u dalr. it«ni6kal, sakemm dak jibqa' jscl\b, .

b' mod ko nklusiv li dak id-dok ument ikun dokument

p'rivi1eggat , u mets jigi pprde nlat dall: K:-I!e rtifikat dan itun

Jikkostitwini proy. finali u konkJusivali d-dokumenl ikun la'

dik it-lto rU msernrnija fis-subartikolu (4) la' dan I-utikolu u Ji

jkun dok ument privileggalskond is-subartikolu (3) ta' dan 1-

artikolu , u ebda qorti ma jkollha I-iurisdizzjoni dwlf'U ....

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The words " by writ of summons" in section 640 of the Ameru:bnent of

principal law shaU be substituted by the words "by application".

141 . 1be words "by means of referees" in section 644 of the

principal law shall be substituted by the words "by means of a referee o r

referees".

142. Section 645 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

foUowin, new section

645. (1) The court shall DOt appoint a referee solely

for the purpose of examining witnesses o n oath and takin,

down their depositions in writing and establishing the

relevant facts .

(2)

In the deCIU appointing the referee, the rourt

shall -

(a)

stale the object nf the refereooe;

(b) fix the day and time when the refe ree is 10

ronduct an inspection in fackm loci where necessary;

(c) give directions for the guidance of the referee

in the execution o f his task.

(3) The court may at any time , at the request of the

registrar or on its own motion, order the referee to return the

records of the cause that are in his possession, to the registrar

there 10 remain for such rime as shall be specified in that

order. In case of non-compliance wi th the court's order, the

refe ree shaU without prejudice to any other proceedings

which may be instituted against him be guilty of contempt of

court.

(4) The court may orde r the referee to atte nd for

the hearing of the trial and to put to the witnesses any

questions he may deem neoessaryor relevant to enable him 10

complete his report.

(S)

Where affidavits have been filed in tbe registry

of the court , the referee shall be served wilh a copy of such

affidavits before the hearing ....

lAJ, Section 646 of the p rincipal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

646. (I) Where the parties agree on the submissio n of

a name of a referee, the co urt shall appoint the refe ree agreed

upon by the parties.

(2) Where the parties fail to agree , the court shall

appoint a referee of its own choice ....

2-44. Subsection (2) o f section 647 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the fo llowing new subsection

H(2) The registra r shall keep a reoord o f any o rder o f

reference made by the court stating the date of the o rder and the

da te on which the referee shall have filed bis report ....

W, Section 648 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

fOllowing new section

648. A referee may be challenged by any of the parties

on good cause being shown to the court ....

146. Sections 649, 650, 651 and 652 of the principal law shall be .-~

repealed.

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Section653 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

(a) the words " Referees may be challenged" and the words

"until they have filed their report" shall be respectivelysubstituted

by the words "A referee may be challenged" and the words "until

he has filed his report"; and

(b) the words "never appeared before the referees, nor

performed any act before them," shall be substituted by the words

" never appeared before the referee, nor performed any act before

h· Im •.

"

2A8. The words "to be proposed by the party objecting" in Am>e'o>dmcnl of

subsection (3) of section 655 of the principal law shall be deleted .

2049. Section 656 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

follOwing new section

656. The decree making the orderofreferenoe shall be

"Seh"

~=:' served by order of the court 00 the referee.".

on referee .

150. The words "apply for an extension." in section 662 o f the

principaJlaw shall be substituted by the words "apply for an extension

provided that the court may for good and sufficient grounds, to be

recorded, grant a funher extension or exte nsions .".

Section 66Softhe principallawshalJ be amended as follows

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F1-artikolu 640 tal-ligi prinopali

minOok

il-kliem

"b'otazzj oni" gbandhom jidblu I· kli em "b·rikors n •

241. F1·artikolu 644 tal. ligi princpali minOo k il-kliem "bil-mezz

la' periti" ghandhom jidl'llu I· kliem " bil·mezz la' peril jew perili".

2.42. Minnok J·artikolu 645 lal-ligi prinapali gI'Iandu jidl'lol dan \.

artikolu idid li gej: -

mss

645. (I) JI-qorti ma gI'Iandhielt tahtar peril

bil·

g.han li jisma' It-lthieda bil-iurament u jnittel it-lliehda

tag.hhom bil-miktub u jistabbilixxi I· falti rilevanti.

Fid-digriel Ii bih jinhatar il-peril, il-qor1i

(2)

ghandha -

(a)

disscr I-iskop tal -pe rizja;

(b) tiffissa !· iumata u I-hin ta·l·ath ss tal-perit fuq

il-Iok meta jkun meht ieg;

(~)

tag.hli dirczzjonijiet !ill-peril sabteJ: jag.hraf

jimlti n-esekuzzjoni tad-dmirijiet tieg.hu.

(3) 1I-00rti lista' fkull i:mien, fuq Ialba tar-

regwratur jew minn jeddha, to rdnalill-perit Ii jirritoma I· alti

tal-kawia fil-pu5sess tieg.hu lir-registralur u li jibqg.hu

hemmhekk g.hat.tmien stabbilit rdak l-o rdni . Fil· katli huwa

ma jikkonformax ruhu ma' l-ordni tal-qorti, u mingflajr

pregudizzju ghal kull protediment iehor li jista' jsir kontrih,

i1-perit ikun hati ta' disprezz lejn l-awtoritA taJ-qorti,

(4) Il-qorti tista' lordna lill-peril sabiex jallendi

ghas-smiegh lal-kawta u Ii jislaqsi lix-xhieda dawk il-

misloq5ijiet li jidhrulu bbala mebliega jew rilevanli sabiex

jikko nkludi r-raPJXlrt Iieghu,

(5)

Mela jigu pretentati affidavits fir-registru lal-

qorti, il-perit ghandu jigi nolifikal b' kopja ta' dawk \-

affidavits qabel is-smiegl'l, .. ,

2.43. Minflo k l-artikolu 646 tal-ligi print:ipali ghandu jidhol dan]-

artikolu gdid Ii gej

646. ( I) Mela I-partijiet jiftehmu Ii jipproponu l-isem

"fhtno tl '

la' peril, il-qorti labtaril-perit li fuqu jkunu ftehmu l-partijiel,

(2) Meta J-partijiet ma jiftehmux, il-qo rti lablar

peril la' I-ghails laghha.".

l44. Minflok is-subartikolu (2) ta' I-artikolu 647 tal. ligi printipali

ghandu jidhol dan is·subartikolu gdid li gej

" (2) lr-regislratu r ghandu jromm regiSlral kull halra ta' perit

maghmula mill-qorti , bil-gumala li fiha I-peril jigi maI'Jlur u dik li

fiha huwa jippretenta r-rapport lieghu, .. ,

245. Minflok l-artikoJu 648 tal-ligi principali ghandu jidhol dan 1-

artikolu gdid li gej

" Rotuni

648. lista' jigi riku2:al peril minn kull wahda mill-

tajbfopr·

rikw tl'

partijiel meta tinlwera raguni lajba lill-qorti. .. ,

246. L-artikoli 649, 650, 651 u 6S2 lal-Iigi printipali ghandhom ThaMir t.'

jilhassru.

247. L-artikolu 6S3 tal-ligi prinCipali ghandu jigi emendat kif gej

(a) minflok il-kliem minn ~11 - perili " sa "tirrilmiahom"

ghandhom jid1'llu I-kliem " II-peril jisla' jigi rikuiat glial raguni

tajba, rkull tmien , sakemm ma jkunx la r-rapport Iieghu, kemm-il

darba I-parti li tirrikuiah"; u

(b) minflok il-kliem minn "quddiem il.perili" sa "alt

quddiemhom," ghandhom jidhlu I-kliem " quddiem il-perit u lanqas

ma ghamlet ebda alt quddiemu ," .

148. Fis-subartikolu (3) la' J·artikolu 6SS laI-ligi printipali , il·

kliem ", li jigi proposl mir· rikutanl" ghandhom jitl'iassru.

u •. Minflok l· arliko l ... 656 tal -ligi prinCipali &handu jidbol dan 1i

gej

.--

656. Id-digriet li jordna I-perizja gI'Iandu jigi notifikat

~11·periI

b'ordni lal-qorti liII-peril ....

'tip

..... m

l5G. fl·artikolu 662 lal.ligi prinl:ipali mi nflok. iI-kliem "jilolbu

tmien atta r" g.handhom jidl'llu I-kliem "jilolbu tmicn ak tar b'dan iida li

l-qorti tiSla' gbal ragunijic l Iljbin U suffJt:jcnti. li ghandhom jigu

mnitilin , taghti perjodu jew perjodi ol"l ra la' a ktar tmicn ....

L-artikolu 665 tal-ligi prinCipali ghandu jiti eme ndal kif tej

251 .

<a)

is-5ubartikolu (2) liegllu ghandu jilhassa r; u

is-subaniko li (3), (4), (S) U (6) tieg.1'lu ghandhom jigu

(b)

enumcrati mill. gdid bbala s-subanikoli (2), (3), (4) u (5) tieghu;

(t) minflok is-subartikol u (4) tiegfl u , kif en umeral mill-tdid ,

ghandu jidl'lol dan is-subartikolu gdid li gej

U(4) Ir-rapport ghandu jigi ffirmat mill.peril jew mill-

periti skond il-kat kem m-il darba I-Qorti ma tipprovdix Ii jsir

mod ieho r ....

252, Minflo k is-subartikoli ( I) u (2) la' I·artiko lu 666 tal· ligi

printipali ghandho m jidhlu dawn is-subartikoli li gejji n:-

w(l ) Oabel il.jum moghti ghaU.pubblikazzjoni tar· rapport ,

jell! dak in· nhar 51ess , i!da qabe l ma tissejjah j(· klwta , il· perit

ghandu jippreienla r-rapport miftub lir-regisualur sabiex dan

jinlaxxa d-dritllieghu fuq il·Tariffi O-Iskeda A li hawn ma' dan il-

Kodia .

(2) !I· peril , bla hsara la' fejn il-lip tghid xo n 'ohra , ma

huwiell obbligal li jippubblikl r-ra ppon tieghu sake mm id-dritt

in laxxa l mir.regist ral ur ma jkunll gie mhallas lil u jell! imqieghed

fidejn ir-registral ur : u r-regislral ur ma jista' jikko mun ika lil hadd

ebda pani lar· rappon , sakemm ma jkunll sar il· hlasjew id·depo1ilu

fuq imsemmi , laht pie na li jhal1 as liII-perit id-<lritt li jmiss lilu.".

253, Fis-subarl iko lu (3) la' I-artikolu 667 lal.ligi printipali

mioflok il-kliem U b'atazzjoni. ~ ghandhom jidhlu I· klie m ~ b' rikon u

ghandu jinstama' mill-qorti b' mod 5Ommarju." ,

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(a) subsection (2) thereof shall be de leted; and

(b) subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6) thereof sha ll be

respectively renumbered as subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5)

thereof;

(c) subsectioo (4) thereof, as renumbered , shall be

substituted by the following new subsection

"(4) The report shall be signed by the referee or referees

as the case may be unless otherwise provided by the court.".

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Subsections (I) and (2) of section 666 shall be substituted by Amend_M of

the following two subsections

"(I) Before the day appointed for the publication of the

report, or on the same day, but before the cause is called, the

referee shall present his report unsealed to the registrar for the

taxation of his fees in acx:ordance with the Tariffs in Schedule A

annexed to this Code.

(2) Except where otherwise provided, the referee shall Dot

be required to publish his report until the fee taxed by the registrar

has been paid to him or deposited with the registrar; and the

registrar shall DOt disclose 10 any person any part of the report , until

the fee has been paid or deposited as aforesaid , under penalty of

paying to the referee the fees due to him ... .

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The words "by writofsummons." in subsection (3) of section

661 of the priDcipallaw shall be substituted by the words " by application

and shall be heard by the court summarily.".

154. The words "the referees" in subsectio ns (I) and (2) of

section 668 of the principal law shall be substituled by the words "the

referee".

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Fis-suban ikoli (I) u (2) la' I-anikolu 668 tal· lig; printipaJi

minflok il·k1iem "tal'perili" kull rejn jinsabu, ghandhom jidhlu ' · klie m

"tal-perit" .

2SS , Minflok I-artik ol u 669 tal· lig; prinCipali gha nd u jidl'lol dan 1-

artikolu jdid li gej:-

~.

II-qoni tista '. fid-digriet li bih tahtar lill-perit jew

rkull imien qabel ma I-perit jipprde nta r-rappon tieghu lir-

registratur, tordna liIl-parti Jijmissha provviiorjament thallas

id-dritt, biex tqiegbed ridejn ir-registratur. fit-tmien li jigi

mogbti mill-istess qoni , somma i!li , fil-fehma tal-qoni. tkun

bejn wiehed u iehor daqs id-dritt ii jista' jmissim-perit ....

2.56. MinOok J-anikolu 670 tal-Ugi prinCipali ghandu jidhol dan I-

artikolu gdid li gej : -

670. Il-qorti tista' tiddeeiedi I-kawia minghajr il-

perizja Jew indipende ntement mill-provi migjuba quddiem il-

perit -

(a) meta I-perizja ma ssin: fit-imien moghti 1-

e_el darba Jew kif imgedded, bi htija tal-parti I; 0-

interess tagbha i-perizja tkun giet ordnata; jew

(b) meta ma jkunx gie mhallas Jew iddepotitat id-

dritt intlWlat liIl-perit skond I-anikolu 666; Jew

(c) meta ma jsirx id-depotitu msemmi O-ahhar

artikolu qabel dan.".

L-artikolu 671 tal-ligi prinCipaJi ghandu jigi emendat kif Emeftda,.·

257,

(a) fis-subartikolu (I) tiegbu , il-kliem ", ujekk il-periti jkunu

iijed minn wielled , gllandhom jedd jaqsmu bejniethom dak is-

sehem" gba ndhom jithassru;

(b) fil-proviso li hemm mas-subartikolu (I) il-kliem ", u je kk

iI-periti jkun u itied minn wielled gband hom iedd jieMu u jaqsmu

wkoll bejniethom ," ghandhom jithassru ;

(c) minOok is-subartikolu (2) tieghu gllandu jidhol dan is-

subanikolu gdid Ii gej:-

"(2) Jekk ii-i.ewg partijiet ikunu gew mogbtija 1-

benefitCju ta' gllajnuna legali, iI-perit, meta jkun tal-klassi

msemmija O-anikolu 658, ghandu jippubblika r-rapport

tiegbu. uko ll jekk ma ikunx thallas tad-dritt; u fiI -kat ta' periti

ohta, id-dritt gbandu jithallas mill-Gvem ....

Fis-s ubanikolu (I) ta' l-artikolu 6n tal-ligi printipali. EmcDdooIl '

258_

minOok il-kliem minn Mil. periti gbandho m jidhru" sa tmiem is- , ).ani1

suba rtiko lu. ghandhom jidlllu I-klie m "il-perit gbandu jidher i1-qoni ....... pni"'). L

hiex jaqra fil-pubbliku u jwettqu bil-gurament , jekk ma jkunx mill-qo rti

gie dispensat milli jidher ....

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Section 669 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

fo llowing new sectio n

"""'" N, referee

669. The court may, in the decree appointing the

.....

~~,

or at any time before the referee presents his report to

rleP'"il ol

the registrar, order the party by whom the fee is 10 be

rdorec .

provisionally paid, to deposit with the registrar, within such

time as the court sball direct, a sum which, in the opinion of

the court, approximately corresponds 10 the fee wbich will be

due 10 the referee.".

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Section 610 of the principal law shall be substituled by the

following new section

670. The court may decide the cause without the

reference or independently of tbe evidence produced before

the referee-

<a) where the reference was not carried out within

the original or extended time, for some cause

attributable 10 the party in whose interest the order of

reference was made; or

(b) where tbe fee taxed in favo ur of the referee as

provided in section 666 has not been paid or deposited;

0'

(c) where the deposil mentioned in the last

preceding section has not been made ." .

Section 611 oftbe principal law shall be amended as follows

151. <a> the words "shall be entitled to, and if the referees are

more than one they shall divide between them, such part" in

subsection (1) thereof shall be substituted by the words "shall be

entitled to such pan" ;

(b) the words " toclaim. and if the referees are mo re th an one

they sbaU be e ntitled to claim and shall divide between them, the

other pan" in the proviso to subsection ( I) thereof shall be

substitUled by the words "to claim the other part" ; a nd

(c) subsection (2) thereof shaU be substituted by the

following new subs ection

"(2) Where both parties appear with the benefit of legal

aid, the referee, if he belongs to the class of persons mentioned

in section 658, shall publish his report, although he may not

bave been paid the fee; a nd in the case of other referees, the

fee will be paid by Govt:mment.".

258, The words "the referees" and the wo rds "their attendance"

in subsection (I) of section 612 of the principal law shall be substituted · , ·" .... 67201.

by the words " the referee" and the words " his attendance" respectively.

15', The words "The court shall, where it deems it necessary," in

section 673 of the principal law shaU be substituted by the words "The

court shall" .

:UO, Section 674 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

674. ( 1) It shall be lawful for the court , on the

demand of any of the parties, to p roceed to th e appointment

of additional referees who shall make their report on reaChing

a majority decision on the subject of the reference.

(2) Where the findings have been arrived at by a

majority of votes. the report shall include a mention of the

ract that there bu been a disse nting member, what

constituted the dissent as well as the grounds thereof.

(3) Subject to the provisions of this section, the

provisions of this Sub-tit le shall mutaru mUUUldis apply to

additional referees ... .

261 .

Section 676 of the principal law shall be repealed.

162. Section 677 of the principal Jaw shall be substituted by the

following new sectio n

"'Time fot

677. (1) The demand for the appointment of

maklnl

additional referees shall be made by means of a note to be

demand For

additiodal

filed within ten days.

"'fer=.

(2) Such limeshall commence 10 run from lhedale

of the publication o f Ihe report. If Ihe referees have been

dispensed from atte nding before the court according 10 the

provisionJ of subsection ( I) of section 672, such time shall

commence 10 run from Ihe dale of the receipt by the party or

his lelal procuralor of a nolice signed by the registnr, stating

that the report has been published." ,

The words "10 the referee" in section 68S o flhe principal law

U),

sba11 be substituted by the words "to the parties and to the referee".

264,

Section 687 o f the principal law shall be repealed .

145,

Section 6960fthe prindpallaw shall beamended as follows

(a) the words "in the wrinen pleading. if proceedings aTe

taken by libel or in the writof summons, ifpnxcedinp arc taken by

writ o f summons" in subsection ( I) thereof shall be lubstituted by

the words "in the written pleading commencing proceedings. "; and

(b) the words "in the prcsuibcd form" in subsection (3)

thereof shaU be deleted.

* . Section 697 of the prindpallaw shall be amended as follows

(a) tbe words "to the oath o f the plaintiff, if p' (j«edings are

instituted by libel. " in subsectio n (I) thereof shall be substituted by

the words "to th e oath of the plaintiff. " i

(b)

subsection (2) thereof shall be deleted; and

(c) subsection (1) thereof shall be renumbered as &CCIion

(ff1 .

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fl-artikolu 673 tal-ligi prinCipali minflok il-kliem " II-qorti Emeftda •• '

meta jidhrilha li hu mehtieg, tagllti tmie n" ghandhomjidlllu l-kliem "11- I·artiko lu 673

qorti gbandha tagl'lli imien".

UO. Minnok J-artikolu 674 tal. ligi printipali ghandu jidtlol dan 1-

artikolu gdid Ii gej :-

674. (1) II-qorti , b' lalba ta' parti jew ohra, lista'

Ighaddi ghall-tlalra ta' periti addizzjonali li ghand hom

jaghmlu r-rapport laghho m he kk kif jaslu ghal detiijoni fuq

il-perizja.

(2) Meta I' perili jaslu ghall.konklu:ijonijiet

laghhom b' maggo ranza tal·voti , ir·rapport gtland u jsemmi 1-

fatt li kie n hemm membru li ma jaqbiiJI , f hiex ma jaqbilx u

ghaliex.

(3) Bla hsara ghad-dispotizzjonijiel ta' dan 1-

anik olu, id-dispotizzjonijiet ta' dan is-Sub-titolu gtlandhom

mU/ads mUlandis jg.hoddu ghal periti addizzjonaJi ....

L-artikolu 676 tal. ligi printipali ghandu jittl assar .

262, Minnok I-artikolu 677 tal·ligi printipali ghandu jidhol dan I·

arlik olu tdid li gej: -

677. (1 ) It-ta lba ghall. halra ta' periti addizzjonali

gf'landha ssir b ' nol a ppre1entala fi tmien ghaxan ijiem.

(2)

Oak iz.tmien jibda ghaddej mid-da la tal·

pubblikazzjoni tar-rapport . Jekk il-periti jkunu gew

dispe nsati milli jattendu quddie m il-qo rli skond id·

dispotinjo nijiet tas-subarliko lu ( I) ta ' l-aniko lu 6n, da k it·

imien gtlandu jibda jgf'laddi mid-d ata tal-wasla gha nd il. parti

jew ghan d il.prokuratur legali tieghu la' awit iffinnat mir·

registratur li jghid li r· rapport ikun t ie pubblikal ....

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A ·artikolu 68S ta l.!igi printipaJi minnok il· kliem " liIl-perit"

gha ndho m jidMu l-kliem " liII-partijiet u li ll-perit- .

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L-artikolu 687lal-liti printipali gtl andu jittlassar.

I· artiko lu 696 tal· ligi pri nti pali gtlandu jigi emendat kif

(a) fis-subartikolu (I) tieghu minno k il-kl ie m "n -iskrittura,

mela I-protcdu ra hija bil· mezz ta' libell , jew fit -tilazzjo ni, meta ].

plotedura hija bil· mezz ta' ti lazzjoni." gha ndhom jidhlu \·kliem

" n ·iskrittura li biha jinbdew il-protcdime nti. " : u

(b) fis·subartikolu (3) liegtlu

I-kli em

"fuq

j)·formula

stabbilita," gha ndho m jiltlassru .

L-artikolu &n taI-ligi prinCipali ghandu jigi enumerat kif

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gej:-

(a) fis-subartikolu (1) tieghu I-kliem " , meta l'proCedura hija

bil-mezz la ' libell n ghandhom jithassru;

is-subanikolu (2) tieghu ghandu jithassar; u

(b)

(c) is-subartikolu ( I) tieghu ghandu jigi enumeral mill-gdid

bhala I-artikolu 697.

L-artikolu 698 tal-ligi prinCipali ghandu jig! emendat kif

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Section 698 o f the prindpallaw shall be amended as follows

(a) the words " If the party to whose oath reference is

required" and the words "shall present the questions" in subsection

( I) thereof shall be substituted by the words " Irlhe party, to whose

oath rderence is required," and the words "shall present questions

and statements which shall be fonnulaled in an affinnative manner

as 10 require an affirmative answer" ; and

(b) the words "shall be decmed 10 be confessed " in

subsectio n (2) Ihereof shall be substiluted by the words "shall be

deemed to be admitted and accepted",

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Section 6990fthe prindpallaw shan be amended as follows

(a) subsection (I) thereof shall be subslituted by the

fo llowing new section

Y(I) In all courts of civil jurisdiction , the questions shall

be made in writing. "; and

(b)

subsection (3) thereof sball be deleted .

2.69. The words "The questions, when in writing," in subsection

(I) of section 700 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words

"The questions".

m. Section 701 of the principal law shall be repealed.

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Fis-subartikolu (1) la' I-artiko lu 700 tal-Jig! prinCipaJi

mi nflok il-kliem " U. kapitoli, meta miktuba ," ghandhom jidhlu I-Idiem

" Il. kapitoli"' .

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L-artiko lu 701 tal-ligi pri nCipali ghandu jithassar.

L-artikolu 702 tal-ligi prinCipaJi ghandu jigi emendat kir

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Section 7020ftbe principal law shall be amended as foUows

(a) subsection (I) thereof shall be substituted by the

foUowiog new rut lection

Y(l) In the Court of Magistrates (Malta) and in the

Court of Magistrates (Gozo) in its inferior jurisdiction , the

demand by the plaintiff for the reference to the oath of the

defendant sball be made in the notice referred to in section

171.";

(b) subsection (2) thereof shall be deleted;

(c) subsections (3) and (4) shall respectively be renumbered

as subsections (2) and (3) thereof;

(d) the words "fifty Maltese Iiri" in paragraphs (a) and (b) of

subsection (3) thereof as renumbered shall in each case be

substituted by the words "two hundred and fifty Maltese !iri"; and

(e) the words "the Court shall adjourn the trial," in

paragraph (b) of subsection (3) thereof, as renumbered, shall be

substituted by the words "the Court shall adjourn the trial to a date

not later than fifteen days bom the date of the iining".

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The words "in all courts, including the inferior courts in the

case where the questions are made ora1Iy." in subsection (I) of section

704 shall be substituted by the words "in all courts ....

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The words "as the case may be." in subsection (1) of section

706 of the principall.w shaU be substituted by the words "as the case

may be; and such order shall be served on the person or penons to

whose oath reference is required. The party seek.ing the reference shall

pay for sucb service, saving any right of reimbursement thereof in terms

of the eventual decision of the court." .

274, The words " as provided in that section ." in subsection (I) of

section 707 of the principal I ...... shall be substituted by the words u

Y

provided in tbat section ; and such order mall be served on the person or

persons to whose oatb reference is required. The party seek.ing the

reference shall pay for such service. saving any right of reimbursement

thereof in terms of the eventual decision of the court ....

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Fis-suban ikol u (1) la' I· anikolu 707 tal-ligi printipali

minflok il· kliem "jinghad fdak I·artikolu." ghandhom jidhlu l·kHem

"jinghad fdak l·aniko1u ; u dak id-digriel ghandu jigi notifikal li11·

persuna jew persuni msej ha ghas-subizzjo ni. H'parti li Ikun qegl'lda

titlob is-subizzjoni tal' parti l-ol'lra ghandha Il'IaJlas ghal dik in-nOlifika,

salv kull drill la' I'Ilas Iura ta ' dawk I. ispejjei skond kif jJ.qoni fl·ahl'lar

tiddeCi edi." ,

27S. FJ· anikolu 708 lal.1igi prinCipali l-kliem "jew minn wieTied

mill.magistrali jekk il·qoni Ikun ik kostitwila b'iZjed minn magistral

wi e1'led" ghandhom jilhassru.

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The words or by one of the Magistrates if the Court consists

M

of more than one Magistrate" in section 708 oftbe principal law shall be

Section 710 of the principal law shaU be repealed.

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rn. The words "to be admissible." in subsection (1) of section

712 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words Mto be

admissible; and if the court accedes to the pany's request as aforesaid.

the orderoftbe court shall be served on the person or persons to whose

oath reference is required. 1be party seeking the reference shall pay for

such service, saving any right of reimbursement thereof in terms of the

eventual decision of the court ." .

271. The words "by the registrar of the respective court." in

!he pri.,.;p.t law. section T27 of the principal law shaU be substituted by the words " by the

registrar.".

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FJ·anikolu 727 lal. ligi pri nCipali minflok i]·kliem " mir-

regis tralur lal·qoni rispeuiva. - gha ndh om jidl'llu ]· kliem " mir-

regislratur. " .

Minflok l·anikolu 728 tal-li gi prin6pali gha ndu jidhol dan]j

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Section 728 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following

728. (I) Subject to the provisions of section 731 in

actions instituted by writ of summons or by application , all

pleas whether dilatory o r touching the meri ts shall be raised in

the note of pleas or in the answer, as the case may be. Those

pleas touching the merits shall be raised without prejudice to

the dilatory pleas.

(2) No other pleas can be set up at a later stage;

provided that the Court may o n an application by the

defendant or respondent allow the setting up of additional

pieas, if it is satisfied that there were valid reasons for not

including them in the note of pleas or in the answe r ....

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Minflolt I· artikolu 731 tal.Jigi princpali ghandu jidhol dan li

731 . Id-dispo1izzjo nijiella' l'artiltolu 728 ma jghoddux

gha! dawlt l-cwl'jonijie lli jislghu b 'dispo:tizzjoni espressa

:=:-atlW

la' dan il·KOOic jinghataw rkull waql tal'pi otedime nti , jew

r kull w:q~ gha! ettezzjonijie lli jinqalghu waqt il· ltawta.".

\al pr ~

211. L-artiltolu 734 tal.Jig; princ pali gha nd u jig; enumerat kif

(a) J· artiltolu Itollu gha ndu jigi enumeral mill·gdid bi'lala s-

subart iltol u (1) liegh u ;

(b) fis·subparagrafu (I ) laJ-paragraCu (d) w-suba rtllto lu (1)

kir enum erat mill·gdid, minflo lt il·kHe m ~ dwar il·kawta ,"

gha ndhom jidhlu j· kliem ~dwar il·ltawta jew dwar kull haga ohra li

gha ndha x' laqsam mal· ltawia jew tiddependi min nha ,";

(C)

wara j·paragrafu (e) Ias-subartiko lu (I ) kir e numeral

mill·gdid ghand ho m jiidiedu dawn il. paragrafi gOOda li gejjin : -

" (I) jeltk I·.vukal jew proltura lur legali li jlt un Qed

jidher q udd ie m imhallef iltu n ibnu jew binlu sless, ir· ragel

tiegi'lu jew iI· mara lieghu jew llJU[ende nt tieghu ;

(g) jeklt I· imhallef jew ir· rage l taghha jew il· mara ti egl'lu

jkoll hom It awta pende nli Itonlra xi wahda mill·partiiiet fiI·

kawta jew iltun Itreditur jew debilur la' xi parti fiI· ltawta

b' mod li jisl8' ragonevol me nl jaghli lolt la' suspett ta' interess

dire lt jew ind irett li jisla' jinfl uwe nza Idtu tal· kawta ."; u

(d) dan is·subartiltolu gdid li ge; ghandu jitdied wara s·

subaniltolu (I) liegh u Itif enumeral mill-gdid

"(2) L-im hallef jisla ' jig; riltuiat jew jista' jastjeni ruhu

milli joqgI'Iod fkawta mela I·kawta tkun ga !iet quddiemu u

hu jltun tlte llem fuq I· istess me rti ta' dilt il· ltawta meta Itien

Qed joqgt'lod bi'lala mballef flS·Selto nd ' A wla lal·Qorti Civili. " .

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Section 731 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following

731. 1be provisions of section 728 shall not apply to

such pleas as by an express provision of this Code may be

raised at any stage of the proceedings, or to pleas the reason

for which arises during the trial.".

Section 734 of the principallawshall be amended as follows

281. (a) the present pro vision shall be re numbered as subsection

(I) thereof;

(b) the words "on the cause," in subparagraph (i) of

paragraph (d) of subsection (I) as renumbered shall be substituted

by the words "on the cause or on any other matter connected

therewith o r dependant thereon," ;

(c) the following new paragraph shall be added after

paragraph (e) of subsection (I) as renumbered

"(f) if the advocate o r legal procurator pleading before a

judge is the son or daughter, spouse or ascendant of the said

judge;

(g) if the judge or his spouse has a case pending against

any of the parties to the suit or happens to be his creditor or

debtor in such manner as may reasonably give rise to suspicion

of a direct or indirect interest that may influence the outcome

of the case. "; and

(d) the following new subsection shall be added after

subsection (1) thereof as renumbered

"(2) A judge may be challenged or abstain from sitting

in a cause when he has previously taken cognizance of and

expressed himself on the same merits of that cause when sitting

as a judge in the Civil Court, Second Hall .".

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The words " Magistrates of Judicial Police. " in section 740 of

the principal law shall be substituted by the words " Magistrates of the

Inferior Courts.".

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Section 742 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

742. (1) Save as otherwise expressly provided by Jaw,

the Civil Courts of Malta sh all have jurisdiction to try and

juri>dktion

determine all actions, without any distinction or privilege ,

concerning the persons hereinafter mentioned

(a) citizens of Malta, provided they have not fixed

their domicile elsewhere;

(b) any person as long as he is either domiciled or

resident or present in Malta;

(c) any person, in matters relating to property

situ;!.te or existing in Malta ;

(d) any person who has contracted any obligation

in Malta , but only in regard to actions to uching such

obligation and provided such person is present in Malta;

(e) any person who, having contracted an

obligation in some other country, has nevertheless

agreed to cany out such obligation in Malta, or who has

contracted any obligation which must necessarily be

carried into effect in Malta, provided in either case such

person is present in Malta ;

(f) any person, in regard to any obligation

contracted in favour of a citizen or resident o f Malta or of

a body having a distincl legal personality or association

of persons incorporated or operating in Malta, if the

judgment can be enforced in Malta;

(g) any person who exprCS5ly or taci tl y,

voluntaril y submits or has agreed to submit to the

jurisdiction of the court.

(2) The jurisdM:tion of the courts of civil

jurisdiction is not excluded by the fact that a foreign court is

seized with the same cause or with a cause connected with it .

Where a foreign court has a concun ent jurisdiction, the

courts may in their discretio n, declare defendant to be non-

suited or stay proceedings on the ground that if an action were

to continue in Malta it would be vexatious, oppressive o r

unjust to tbe defe ndant.

(3) The jurisdiction of the courts of civil

jurisdiction is not excluded by the fact that there exists among

the parties any arbitration agreement, whether the

arbilrat;on proceedings have commenced or not, in which

case the coun, saving the provisioM of any law governing

arbitration, shall stay proceedings without prejudice to the

provisions of subsection (4) of this sectio n and to the right of

the court to give any orde r of direction.

(4) On the demand by any person being a party 10

an a rbitration agreement, the courts may issue any

precautionary act, in which case, if such party has not yet

brought forward hisdaim before an arbitrator, the time limits

prescribed in this Code for bringing the action in respect of

the claim shall be twenty days from the date of issue of the

precautionary act .

(5) A precautionary act issued in terms of the

preceding subsection shall be rescinded

(a) if the party against whom it is issued maltC$

such deposit or gives such security sufficient 10 securc the

rights or claims stated in the act ; or

(b) if the applicant fails to bring forward hisclaim,

whether before the arbitrator o r before the court , within

the said time limit o f twenty days; or

(c) on the ex piratio n of the duration, original or

extended, of the particular act in terms o f this Code; or

(d) for just cause on the application of the debtor

as the court may deem proper in the circumstances.

M .

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The following new section shall be added after section 742 of ...d<liliooo

the principallaw

742A. No civil proceedings wha tsoever shall be taken

"\""""nily

against the President of Malta in respect of acts done in the

exercise of the functions of his office ....

:z:as. Section 7430fthe principal law shall be amended 1.5 follows

<a) the words "of the Civil Courts of Malta ... in subsection

(I) thereo f shall be substituted by the words "of the courts of civil

jurisdiction."; and

(b) the words "of Civil Courts of Malta" in the marginal note

shaU be substituted by the words "of the courts of civil

jurisdiction ....

Section 745 of the principal law shall be amended 1.5 follows

W .

<a) the words "or artificial person," in the English text shall

be substituted by the words "or othe r body having a distinct legal

personality,";

(b) in paragraph (b) thereoffor the wo rds "(c) and (at there

dta11 be substituted by the words "(c) and (0";

(c) paragraph (d) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new paragraph

"(d) the wife is pre5umed to be resident in the place in

which her husband resides, unless she is legally separated from

her husband or bas taken up a separate residence;"; and

(d) the words "or artifJcial person" in paragraph (0 thereof

shall be substituted by the words "or other body having a distinct

legal personality".

217. Section 752 of the principal law shall be substituted as

follows

_.

..... '"

·DeI .......

752. In actions for maintenance the value o f the claim

shall be the equivalent to the amount of maintenance claimed

.-.

to be due in five years ....

KlionIlor

.... Inten-

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L-artikolu 743 tal-ligi prinCipali ghandujigi emendat kif gej

(a) fis-subartikolu (1) lieg.l'lu, minflok il-kliem "tal-Qrali

Civili la' Malla," gbandhom jidblu I-kli em "tal-qrati la'

kompelenza Civili , "; u

(b) fin-nota marginali tieg.l'lu minflok il-klic m "Ial-Orali

Civili ta' Malta" ghandhomjidhlu I-kliem "tal-qrati la' kornpelenza

CIyili. "

2.86.

L-artikolu 745 tal-ligi prinCipali gha ndu jigi emendat kif Emcno» ,.'

gej:-

(a) minflok il-kliem "jew persuni morali," ghandhom jidhlu

I-kliem "jew kull korp ichor li jkollu personalitlguridika distinla,";

130. The words ~ the name of such person in section 616 of the

ft

princi pal law shall be substituted by the words "the name an d address of

such person".

231. Section 617 of the principal law shall be substi tuted by the

....uo. 617 of tile following

new section

617. A copy of the interrogatories red uce<! into writing

shall be served on the opposite party or on his advocate ....

232. The words "the Prime Minister" in section 619 of the

princi pal law shall be substituted by the words "'the Minister responsible

for justice".

2.13. The words "the Prime Minister" in subsection (2) of section

622 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words "the Minister

responSible tor justice".

234. Immediately after section 622 of the principal law there shall

be inserted the following new section

622A (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections

613 to 622. where the evidence of a witness residing outside

Malla is required , and such person has made an affidavit

about facts within his knowledge before an authority or other

person who is by the law of the country whe re the witness

resides empowered to administe r oaths, or before a consular

officer o f Malta serving in tbe country where the witness

resides, such affidavit duly authe ntica ted may be produced iD

evidence before a court in Malla: and the provisions of

sections 623, 624 and 62S shall apply to such affidavi ts.

(2) The affidavit so obtained shall belCrved on the

opposite party or parties, and any party to the proceedings

desiring to cross-examine such a witness shall apply to the

court fo r the examination of such witness by lette rs of request

not later than twenty days from the service of the affidavit ;

and the provisio ns of this Code relative to letters of req uest

shall apply with such modifications an d adaptatio ns as may be

necessary.

(3) If no application is made as aforesaid no cross-

examination of the witness shall be allowed unless the court

for a good reason otherwise directs; and the affidavit shall be

taken into consideratio n notwithstanding the absence of

cross·examination

(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisio ns of

this section, ifthe parties agree , and the court deems it proper

so to act, the court may ma ke such o ther provisions

concerning the conduct o f the cross-examination as may be

appropriate according 10 circumstances ....

235. 1be words "it shall be lawful for the court," in section 623 of

the principal law shall be substituted by the words "it shall be lawful for

the court of its own motion or~.

236. Subsection (2) of section 624 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the following new subsection

"(2) If the cause in which the examination was ordered has

tenninated and has subsequently been rc-instituted in tcnnsoflaw,

the examination may also be produced both before thecourtoffirst

instance and before the appellate court ." .

Section 627 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

137. (a> paragraph (d) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new paragrapb

"(d) the acts of the Government of Malta printed under

the authority of the Government and duly published;"; and

(b) paragrapb (I) shall be substituted by the following new

paragraph

" (I) the certificates issued from the Public Registry

Office and the Land Registry;".

l38. 1be words " advocate o r a notary" and the words " advocate A ........... nt of

o r notary" in subsection (2) of section 634 of the principal law shall be K<tiorl634.of

respectively substituted by the words "advocate, a notary or a legal

procurator" and the words "advocate o r notary o r legal procurator".

Section 637 of the principallaw shall be amended as follows

139. (a) subsection (3) thereof shall be substituted by tbe

follOwing new subsection

" (3) It shall not be lawful to demand the production of

any exempt document which fonns part of any

correspondence of any civil, military, naval o r air force

department or of any report belonging to any such

department. " ;

(b) subsection (4) thereof shall be renumbered as subsection

(S) thereof;

(c) the following new subsection shall be added after

subsection (3) thereof: -

" (4) For the purposes of subsection (3) of this section, a

document is an exempt document if -

(a) disclosure of the document would be contrary

to the public interest forthe reason that thedisclosure-

807. (I) Je kk ebda persuna ma taghmel rikOfS rein

tillob li ]· kawia titkompla fisimha. minflok il-pa rti li tkun

miclel . j]. parti l-ohra lista' , b'riko rs, titlo b li I-kawia tghaddi

fiI-persuna tal-wc: rriet jew werrieta pretuntivi tal. pani Ii tkun

mielet , jekk ikunu magl'lrufa .

(2) Oak ir-riko rs gI'Jandu b'ordni tal-Oorti jig;

nOlifikal lill· werriet pretunliv jew wc: rriela prei:untivi I;

jko llhom bnien xahar li fih ikunu jridu jiddikjaraw jekk

humic" bi hsiebhom ikomplu I-kawia.

(3) Jekk ma ssin: dik id-dikjarazzjo ni. I-Qorti

gflandha ex officio Igl'laddi biex tahtar ku ra tur ad litem sabiex

dan jirrappretcnla l-interessi tal-mejje t fil-kawta skond ,.

artikolu 809.

(4) Mela ma jkun maghruf hadd li jista '

jirrapprctcnla I. mejjel , dak ir·rikors jista' jkun fih biss il·

lalba ghall·hatra la' kuraluri biex ikornplu I· kawta .

(S ) lI· kuralur ghandu jiehu dawk il·passi kollha

mehliega biex jidentifika u jsib rej n ikunu l-eredi pretuntivi

tal·mejjet u mela dawn jigu hekk idenlifikali u misjuba. I·

kuralur ghandu jitlob liII-qorti sabiex tinnotifikhom dwar il·

kawta pendenli u I· Oorti ghandha tordnalu jew to rdnalhom

jiddikja raw fi irnien speCifikat jekk humiex lesti li jkompl u 1-

. ..

k awza . •

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Section n4 of the principa l law shall be substituted by the

following new sectio n

714. In the abse nce of any plea to the jurisdictio n, the

~. court shall, of its own motion , declfITC that it has no

:: to be I0Il jurisdiction -

(a) where the action is not o ne within the

jurisdictio n of the courts o f civil jurisdiction of Malta and

the defendant has e ither made default in filing the

statement of defence o r is an absen t defendant

represented in the proceeding by cura tors appointed in

terms of section 929; or

(b) where by reason of the subject matte r of the

claim or of the value oflhe thing in issue, the action is not

within the jurisdiction of the court; o r

(c) where in actions touching the recovery of

deposits, the monies or other things fITC deposited under

the authority of another court

Provided that in the cases referred to in paragraph

(b) pleas to the jurisdiction may not be pleaded nor

raised Lt officiQ in an appe llate court ....

219. The words "Subject to the provisions of SCdion 718, where"

in section 715 of the principal law shall be substituted by the word

m of the principal law shall be repealed.

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Sections 718 and

191. 1be words " procurator or administrator of the revenue of

the Diocesan Bishop of Malta or of the Bishop of GoZQ," in subsection

( 1) o f section 786 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words

"Economo or oth er official perfonning an equivalent function at the

Archbishop's Curia in Malta and al the Bishop's Cu ria in Gow,".

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The followi ng new section shall be added after section 7860f

the pri ncipal law

786A. 11 shall not be lawfu l to raise the plea OJ

incapacity of a pany against any of the persons mentioned in

subsection (2) of section l81A in the case of a body having a

distinct legal personality , and in the case of any person

me ntioned in subsection (7) of section 187 in the case of aship

or other vesse l.".

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Subsection (1) of section 789 of the pri ncipal law shall be

substituted by the following;

"789.

( I) The plea of nUllity of judicial acts is admissible -

if the nullity is expressly declared by law;

(a)

(b)

if the act emanates from an incompetent court;

(c) if the act contains a violation of the form prescribed

by law, even though not on pain o f nullity, provided such

violation has caused to the party pleading the nullity a

prejudice which cannot be remedied otherwise than by

annulling the act ;

(d) if the act is defective in any of the essential

particulan expressly prescribed by law

Provided that such plea of nullity as is contemplated in

paragnphs (a) , (c) and (d) of this subsection shall not be

admissible if such defect. or violation is capable of remedy

under any other provision of law ....

194. Section 790 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

(ollowing new section

790. Where before an appellate court the plea of nullity

of a judgment appeale<1 from is raised, such plea shall not be

entertained if the judgment is found to be substantially just ,

unless such plea is fou nded on the want of jurisdictio n or

defaull of citation, or the incapacity of the parties, or on the

judgme nt o f the court o f first instance being atra ~rita or

ultra petita oron any defect. which prejudices the right to a fair

hearing ....

195. Section 807 of the principal law shall be substituted by the Sublti,u,ion of

follOwing new section

807 . (1) Where no applicatio n is made by any person

to continue the suit in substitution for the deceased party, it

shall be lawful for the othe r party, by means of an application ,

to demand that the suit be continued ;n the name of the

presumptive heir or hein of the deceased party, if known.

(2) Such application shall by o rder of the Court ,

be served on the presumptive heir or heirs who shall have the

time of one month within which to declare whethe r he or they

are prepared 10 continue the suit.

(3) If no such declaration is made, then the Court

shall of its own motion proceed to appoint a curator ad lium

to represent the interests of the deceased in the suit in

acoordance with section 809.

(4) Where no person e ntitled to represent the

deceased is known, such application may contain only the

demand for the appointment of curators to continue the suit.

(S) The curator shall take all the necessary

measures to identify and locate the presumptive heir o r heirs

of the deceased and whe n the pres umptive heir or he irs are

identifed and located the curator shall request the court to

notify him or the m about the pcndency o f the case orderinl

him or them to declare within a specified time whether be or

they are prepared to continue the suit. ...

2M. Section 808 of the principal law shall be substiluted by the

foll<>winl

808. The default of the heir orellccutor tocontinue the

suit shall not imply renunciation of the inheritance o r

CJlccutorship; and it shall be lawful for the he ir orCJ:cculor, by

application, upon proving his title to the court. to assume at

any lime Ihe continuation of Ihe suit, and cause the effect o f

the appointment of curators to cease in regard to further

proceedings. The application shall be served o n Ihe curators

and the othe r parties in the suit who may file an answe r

thereto within such time as the court may establish.".

m . The words "on the presumptive heir, if known." in section

809 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words "on the

prcsumptive heir or heirs, if known ; and if unknown such banns shall be

published twice. in at leUl two daily newspapers, at an inlerval of one

week between such publications, at the expense of the applicant without

the need of any notification."

De. The following new section shall be added after sectio n 8100f

the principal law

810A. In the case of any other change of parties to the

l uit other than by the death prnthnk lite o f any party 10 the

suit, the person who wishes 10 take up the case shall file an

applicatio n requesting authorisation 10 assume the acts of the

case in addition to or instead of the party concerned, and any

judgment shall also bind such party assuming tbe acts ....

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Minflok I· artiko lu 808 tal.ligi pri ncipali ghandu jidhol dan li

808. In·nuqqas tad-dehra lal-we rriet jew la' l-esckutur

sabiex jissokt a \· ka wia ma timplikax ir. rinunzja ghall-wirtjew

ghall-esckutorija; u sew il· werri et kif ukoll l-ese kutur , wara li

jgib prova lill.qorti dwar it· titolu tieghu , jisla' null irnien

b' rikors jassurni it-tko rnplija ta l· kawta , u jwaqqaf l-effe l tal·

halra tal· kuraluri ghall· proteduri Ii jsiru wara . Ir· rikors

gha ndu jigi notifik al lilI· kuraturi u lilI. partijiel l-ohra fiI·

kawza li jislghu jippreienl aw risposta ghalih rdak i:t.·t rnien Ii

I.qorti tislabbilixxi .

H.

297, Fl· art ikolu 809 tal. ligi prinCi paJi minno k il·klie rn " till-

werriet prezuntiv. jekk ikun rnaghru f. " ghandho rn jidhh.l I-kl ie rn " Iill·

werriet preiuntiv jew lilI-werrieta prctunlivi , jekk ikunu maghrufin ; u

je kk ma jkunux maghrufin dawk il-bandi ghandho m jigu pubblikat i

darblejn rmill- inqas tewg gazzelti ta ' kuljum , b' inl ervall ta' gimgha

bejn pubblikazzjoni u ohra, bi spejjez tar-rikorre nt u minghajr il-hliega

ta' ebda notifika .".

2911. Minn ufi h wara l-art ikolu 810 tal-ligi prinCipali ghand u

jizdied da n I-artiko lu gdid li gej

81OA. Fit-kat la' xi bdil iehor tal-partijiet rkawia ghal

ragun; ohra li ma Ikunx i)-mewI ~"d~"t~ liu la' xi parti fiI-

ltawta, min i1r:u n jixtiCl:l jidhol fil -1r:awta ghandu jipprctenla

riion Ii fih jillob awtorizuzzjoni sabiex jassumi I-ani lal-

kawta Ilimkien ma' jew minllok dik jJ-parti Ji hek.k ghand ha

x'taqsam , U s-sentenza tkun u1r:o n torbot IiI dik il-parti li tkun

assumiet I-ani tal-ltawia ... ,

299, Minflok I-artiko lu 8 14 tal-tigi pri nCipali ghandu jidhol dan t-

artikolu &did li gej : -

814 . Bla hsa ra ghad-dispoiizzjonijiel las-Sub-tilolu 11

tal-Titolu II ta' It-Tielet Ktieb ta' dan il-KodiCi , it-talba ghar-

ritrattazzjoni g,handha SSiT quddiem il-qorti Ii tkun lal is-

wlt-IIW' sentenza attakkata , u jislghu joqoghdu fiha I-isless imhallfin

""'~ jew magist rati. ".

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Section 814 of the principaJlaw shall be substituled by the

following new section

814. Subject to the proviSions of Sub-title 11 of Title 11

o f Book Third o f this Code the demand fOf a new lria] shall be

made 10 the court by which the judgment romplained of was

Jiven . and the same judges o r magislratcs may sit. ...

JOG. Section 815 of the princi pal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

8 15. In the supe rior and inferior co urts, the demand for

a new tria l shall be made befo re a court of first instance, by

means o f a writ of summons, and before a coun of second

instance, by means of an application; the application shall be

accompanied by security for costs in terms of section 249 .".

301 .

Section 8 16 o f the principal law shaU be amended as fo llows

<a> the words Mln the libel, petition o r writ ofsu mmons ," in

subsection (I) thereof shall be substituted by the words " ' n the writ of

summons o r application , M; and

(b) the marginal note thereto shall be substituted by the

following new marginal note

"Contents of writ of su mmons o r application .".

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Minflok l-aTticolu 815 tal-ligi prinCipali ghandu jidhol dan I-

artikolu jdid li gej:-

815. Fil-qrati superjuri u fiI-qrati inferjuri it-Ia lba ghar·

.,.,ri.,.I. ritrattazzjoni, rqorti ta ' l-e_el grad, ghandha ssir

b'Citazzjoni, u quddiem il-qorti fi grad ta' appeJl , b' rikors;

Ilimkien mal-pretenlala ta r-rikors gha ndha tinghal8 I-

garanzija ghall-ispejjet skond I-artikolu 249 ....

L-a rtikolu 816 tal· ligi pri nCipali ghandu jigi emendal kif

301 .

(a) fis-s ubani1r:olu (I) tieghu minflok il-kliem " FiI-libeIL fiI -

peliujoni jew fic..tjlazzjoni ," ghandhom jidhlu I· kliem " Ftt-

tilazzjoni jew fi r-rikors, "; u

(b) minflo k in- nota ma rginali li hem m g,handha lidl'lol din in-

DOla margi nali 1i jejja

"X'ghandu jkun fihom it..tj lazzjoni jew ir· rikor5 ....

L-anikolu 817 tal.ligi prinCipali ghandu jilhassar,

302.

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Section 817 of the principal law shall be repealed .

JIJ.

Section 8 18 of the princi pallaw shall be amended as follows

(a) the present provision shaU be renumbe red as subsection priJlcii* la ...

( 1) thereof; and

(b) immediately after subsection (I) thereof as ren umbered

the re shall be added the fo llowing new subsection

"(2) A new trial may in no caSt' be demanded after the

lapse of five year.; from which the first judgme nt was given ....

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L-anikolu 818 lal· ligi pri nCipali ghandu jigi emendal 1r:if gej

(a) id-dispotiujoni pre:ienli gha ndha ligi cnumcrala mill·

gd id bhala s·subartikolu (I) taghha ; u

(b) minnufih wara s-subartikolu ( I) tl eghu kif enumeral mill-

gdid ghand u jitdied dan is·s ubartikoi u gdid 1i gej:-

"(2) Ma lista' linlalab feba kat ritranazzjoni wara li

jghaddu hames snin minn meta Ikun inghalal l-e_ el

se ntenza. ~.

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The words "by writ of sum mons," in subsectio n (2)ofsection Ail 1'''ftld

823 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words "by application _tioo823

before the Coun of A ppeal and by writ of summons before the Court of principIlI .....

first instance,".

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Section 827 of the princi pal law shall be ame nded as follows

(a) subsection (1 ) thereof shall be substit uted by the

fo llowin g subsection

"( I) The provisio ns of the last preceding section shall nOI

have effect

(a) if the judgment sought to be enforced may be

set &Side o n anyofthe grounds me ntioned in section 8 11;

(b) in the case of a j udgment by default , if the

panies were not contumacious according to foreign la w;

(c) if lhe judamen1 contains a ny disposition

contrary to public policy or 10 the inte rnal public law of

Malta.";

(b)

subsection (2) thereof shall be deleted; and

(c) subseetion (3) shall be renumbered as subsection (2)

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Section 8300f lhe principallawshall beamended asfollows

(a) th e words Msection 870 and 888" and the words "the

proper registry." in subsection (2) thereof shall be respectively

substituted by the words "section 870" and by the words " the

proper registry and notwilhstanding that a deposit is made or

securilY is given as aforesaid , the time limits established in this Title

o n the creditor to bring forward his action shall continue to apply.

Such time limits shall run from the date o f the issue of the

precaution ary act , and failure by the creditor to instilute

proceedings withi n the said time limits shall entitle the debtor to

withdraw the deposil o r cancel the security. "j

(b) the words " Registrar of the Superior Cowu" in

subsections (4) and (S) thereof shall be substituted by the words

"registrar"; and

(c) subsection (3) thereof as added by section 82 oftbe Malta

Maritime Authority Act , 1991 shall be deleted,

lt7.

Section 831 ofthe principal law shall be ame nded as follows ;

(a) subsection (I) thereof shall be substituted by the

follO'Ning new $Ubsection

"( I) The demand for the issue of any of the said acts

shall be made by an application prepared by the applicant

according 10 the prescribed fonn ."j

(b) subsection (2) thereof shall be substituted by the

follO'Ning new subsection

"(2) The origin and nalure oftbe debt ordaim sought to

be secured shall be stated on oath in the application

Provided Ihat where in one application there is more than

one applicanl demandi ng the issue of any oftbe precautionary

acts menlioned in subsection (I) o f section 830 against Ihe

same respondent , the oalh shall be taken by at leasl one of the

applicants."

subsection (4) Ihe reof shall be deleled j and

(c)

(d) subsection (5) thereof shall be renumbered assubsection

(4) thereof and the words "over the signature of the registrar

personally, shall be substituted by the words " over the signature

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of the registrar personally after having first obtained verbal

authorisation from the judge or magistrate to do so. In this case , the

judge or magistrate is 10 appe nd his own signature under that of the

registnr at the earliest opponunity to confinn that he bad given the

said verbal authority or, if it is not possible for the registrar to

obtain such verbal autho rity, tbe registrar shaU under his authority

issue the said WlUT1lJ\t o r order over his signatwe, subject to the

ratification of such action by a judge or magistrate at the earliest

opponunity, " .

301. The words "the debt orclaim amounts." in section 832 orthe

principal law shall be substituted by tbe words " the debt or claim

amounts, and if a cause has already been filed in coun, such a claim may

specify and includ,e any judicial costs,

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F1-anikolu 832 tal.lig; pri nti paJi minflok il· kl ie m "is·somma

ta l-kreditu jew prelensjoni tieghu ," ghand hom jidhlu ]· kliem "is·somma

ta l-kreditu jew pretensjoni tieghu , u jekk tku n Aie t prdentata kawia fiI·

qoni, dik it-Ialba lista' lispeCifika u tinkludi I.ispejjc:i: gudizzjarji, ".

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The words "the registrar of the respective coun." in section

833 of the principal law shall be substituted by the words "the

registrar.

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The words "ten liri." in section 835 of the principal law shall

be substituted by the words "one hundred Iiri".

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Section 836 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

836. (I) Without prejudice to any other right under

this o r any other law, the person against whom any

precautionary act has been issued, may, make an application

to the coun issuing the precautionary act, or, if a cause has

been instituted, may make an application tothecourt hearing

such cause, praying that the precautionary act be revoked,

either totally or partially, on any of the following grounds

that the precautionary act ceasec1 to be in

(a)

force ;

(b) that anyone of the conditions requested by law

for the issue of the precautionary act does not in ract

subsist;

(c) that other adequate security is available to

satisfy the claim of the person at whose req uest a

precautionary act was issued either by the issue of some

other precautionary act or if such other security can to

the satisfaction orlhe Coun adequately secure the claim;

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(d) if it is shown that the amount claimed is not

prima facie justified or is excessive; or

(e) if the security provided is deemed by the coon

to be sufficient; or

(l) if it is shown that in the circumstances it would

be unreasonable to maintain in force the precautionary

act in wbok or in pan, or that the precautionary act in

whole or in part is no longer neec lSary or justifiable.

(2) In the cace contemplated in paragraph (a) of

subsection (1) ofthissection, thecourt shall asoenain that the

precautionary act has ceased to be in force and deaee

accordingly and in the cases contemplated in paragraphs (b)

to (l) of the said subsection ( I) of this section, tbe coun shall

hear the application with urgency.

(3) A copy of the application shall be scrved o n the

person at whose request the precautionary act was issued who

shall not later than the day fixed for the hearing of the

application by a note state his reasons, if any, why such

request should not be IliX"C'ded to. In default of sucb

opposition the court shalla~ to the request .

(4) After bean n, the parties, the court shall by a

separate deuce whicb may be given in aunt'tlI, either reject

the application or ao.-:ede to the request in the application

under those conditions which it may deem fit .

(5) No appeal and no challenge shall lie from a

decree acceding 10 an application referTCd to in subsection (I)

of this section, and such decree shall be final and irrevocable,

and ClIcepl in th e case co ntemplated in paragraph (a) of

subsection (1) a similar precautionary act ma y not be issued in

security of the claim a,.inst the person against wbom the

precautionary act so revoked was issued, unless in the

application for the is.sue of such similar precautionary act the

applicant states tbat circumstances have arisen since the

revocation of the previous precautionary act which justify the

issue of a similar fresh precautionary act to that which has

been revoked, and the provisions of this section shall

thereupon apply to such precautionary act freshly issued on

the basis of such application.

(6) 1bc provisions of subsection (4) of section 831

shall apply to the decree issued under paragrapb (a) of

subsection (1) of this section .

(7) Notwithstandina that adeq uate security for the

satisfaction of the claim of the person at whose request the

precautionary act was issued is deposited in th e registry of the

court , tbe court which issued the counter-warrant under the

provisions of this section may still , o n a request made by

application by any interested person, investigate the legality

o r otherwise of the relative precautionary act and th e court

may also order the reduction of the amount of security

deposited or declare the precautionary act to be contrary 10

law, in which latter case it shall o rder that the precautionary

act be revoked.

(8) The court may condemn the applicant at

whose request a precautionary act was issued to pay a penalty

of not less than 6ve hundred Maltese Iiri and not more than

three thousand Maltese liri in favour of the person against

whom the precautionary act was issued , in each of the

following cn"

if the applicant does not bring the actio n in

(a)

respect of the claim, within the time established by law;

(b) if, on the demand of the defendant for the

rescission of the precautionary act, the plaintiff fails to

show that the precautionary act had to be issued or that

within the 6heen days previOUS to the application for the

precautionary act, he had in any manner called upon the

defendant to pay the debt, or, if the debt be not a

liquidated debt, to provide sufficient security

Provided that the provisioos of this pll1'll.graph shall

DOt apply where it is shown that there were reasons of

urgency for the issue of the warrant ;

(c) if the circumstances of the debto r were such as

not to give rise to any reasonable doubt as to hissolvency

and as to his 6nancial ability to meet the claims of the

applicant, and such state of the debtor were notorious;

(d) if applicant's claim is malicious, frivolous o r

vexatious.

(9) In the case under the previous subsection, the

court at the request, by writ of summons, of the penon

agaiost who m the precautionary act was issued may condemn

the applicant at whose request the precautionary warrant was

issued 10 pay such damages as may have been caused by the

issue of the warrant. and in any such proceedings the court

shall refer to, and make use of, the reoords of the proceedings

of the precautionary act and of any other pioceedings arising

tberefrom o r consequential thereto, and such records shall be

admissible evidence for the purposes of this action.

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The words "or prohibitory injunction" in subsection (1) o f

section 837 of the principal law shan be deleted.

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The following new section shall be added after section 838 of Addition

the principal law

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838A . It shall be lawful for the court, on good eause

being shown , upoo the demand by applicati~ of the person

against whom a precau tionary act ~ as ~n. ISSU~ , to order

the pa rty suing out the wa rrant to give, Wlthm a time fixed by

the court , sufficient secu rity for the pay ment of the pe nal~y

that may be imposed , and of dam ages and in te rest , an d , m

default , to rescind the precautio nary act . ~ .

314, Subsection (1) of section 843 of the principa l law shall be

substi tuted by the following new subsection

"(I) The appltcant is bound to bring the action in respect of

the right stated in the warrant withi n six da)'l from the delivery of

the notice of the execution of the warrant to the applicant or to an

advocate or legal procurator whose signa ture appears on the

application for the issui ng of the warrant o r wit hin twelve days after

the issue of the warrant , whichever is the earlie r date.".

Section 8460f the principallaw shall be amended as follows

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Minflok is-subart ikolu ( I) la' I·artikolu 843 tal-ligi prin6pali

ghandu jidhol dan is·s ubartikolu gdid li gej

"(1) Ir-rikorrcnt gha ndu jaghmcl iI-kaw1a ghall.jcdd

imsemmi fi1·mandat fi f mien sitt ijiem mill-k unsi nn a la' I·avvit la' 1-

csekuzzjoni lal-mandallir·rikorrcnt jcw liII·avukal jew prokuratur

IcgaJi m·firma ticghu Ikun lidhcr fuq ir-rikors ghall. hrug lal-

mandat jew fi i:micn Inax il·jum wara I·hmg lal-mandat, skond

liema dala ligi qabel ....

315 .

L-artikolu 846 tal· ligi prinCipali ghandu jigi emenda l kif

gej:-

(a) fis·suba n ikolu (2) minflok il-kliem "Ial·mandal, u"

ghandhom jidhlu I· kliem "tal·mandat jew fi :tmien tnax·iJ jum wara

'· hmg lal·mandat , skond He ma da ta ligi qabel, u"; u

(b)

is·suba n ikoli (3) u (4) ghandhom jilhassru .

, . Dan il.prm":iso li gej ghand u jiidied ma' I-artikol u 847 lal·lig;

~ I i:da fiI · kai ta ' bastimen ti , biCCie l ohra lai· bahar , ingenji la' l·

ajm , og&elti li jilhassru jcw assi lijiddelerjorawohra, il·Qorti lista',

mcla jsirilha riko rs mill·allur rkawta li Ikun pendenti quddie m il-

Qorti. tordna j.bejgh la' 1-oggeui fH"deflle lite jckk il·Qoni

jidhrilha wara lijsirilha rikors minn kreditu r li d-dcbilu r huwa fall ut

jcw inkella li huwa improbabbli li ser ikom pli fiI· kummerc u jtomm

dalt l-ottctt. Sabicx il·Ooni lasal gl'tall.konklu:ijoni lagh ha hija

ghandha tqis ic-Cirkostanzi koUha marbulin mal·kat maghduda x-

Iona ta' pretensjoni la' J-attur, l-ettczzjonij iet migjuba kontra din

il_pretensjoni jekk iku n hemm, U dawk l-azzjonijiet l-ol'lra koll ha

mebuda mid-debitur bicl jizgura I-prelensjoni liegh u, jew inkella

sabiex iZomm shib dak l-agelt.

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(a) the words ~of the warrant, and" in subsectio n (2) thereof

shall be suh5tituted by the words ~of the warrant or wi thin twe lve

days after the issue of the warrant, whichever is the earlier date,

and"; and

subsections (3) and (4) thereof shall be deleted.

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The follOwing proviso shall be added to section 847 of the

priDCipal law

~Provided

that in the case of shi ps. othe r vessels, aircraft,

perishable goods or other de terio rat ing assets, the court, on the

applicatio n of claimant in pe ndi ng litigat ion befo re the court, may

orde r the sale o f the asset ~ndente lile if It appears to the court

upon an application of a creditor that the debtor is insolvent or

otherwise unlikely to be able to continue trading and maintaining

the asset . In reaching its conclusion the court shall co nside r all the

circumstances connected therewith including the nature of tbe

plaintiff's claim, the defence raised against such claim , if any, and

such other ltep5 which the debtor bas taken to secure the claim. o r

otherwise to preserve the asset.".

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The words " the de livery to him of the notice" in paragraph

(b) of the proviso to section 849 of the principal law shall be substituted

by the words "the de livery to hi m o r to an advocate o r legal procurator

whose signatu re appears o n the application, of the notice".

3 11. The words MSD: months" in sut sections (I) and (2) o f section

850 of the principal law shall be suh5tituted by the: words ~one year".

31t. Sections SSS to 872 of the principal law shall be substituted

by the following new ,"lions

85S. A warrant of impediment of departure of any ship

o r vessel may only be issued to secure a debt or a claim which

oould be frustrated by the departure of the ship o r Yessel .

856. By the warrant of impediment of departure the

marshal is ordered to detain a ship o r other vessel and to

deliver to the Comptroller of Customs and the officer

responsible for poTU in terms of law a oopy of the warrant

enjoining him not to grant a clearance to such ship or vessel,

or, if already granted, to withdraw it.

857. A oopy of the warrant shall also be served on the

person whose ship or vessel is detained or the master o r other

person in charge of such ship or vessel or the age nt of such

Ship of other vessel.

858. The warrant shall oonlain a warning to all persons

served with it , that in cue of disobedience, such persons shall

ieoa:of.., be guilty of oontempt of oourt ..

859. 1be marshal is authorised to adopt, subject to the

directives of the oourt o r of the registrar, all such measures as

may be deemed necessary for the due execution of the

warrant.

860. In order to obtain the issue of the warrant the

applicant shall, in addition to the sworn statements required

under sections 831 and 832, state on oath that by the

departure of the ship or vessel , his claim oould be frustrated.

861. A warrant may be demanded and obtained in

where claim security of a debt o r any other claim whatsoever amounting to

not less than three thollsand Maltese 00, either before or

after such debt or claim has been judicially acknowledged .

862. Where the warrant is demanded after a debt or

claim has been judicially acknowledged, the applicant shall,

in the application, make rderence to the judgment

acknowledging the debt or claim and, besides the sworn

statements under sections 831, 832 and 860, declare on the

same oath that the judgment has not been fulfilled o r that it

hu not been wholly fulfilled .

863. Where the warrant is demanded ~ndeNe lUe

besides the circumstances referred to in section 860 the

applicant shall also declare on the same oath the fact of the

pendency of the action , giving the necessary details for the

identification of the said action.

864. Where it is found that the warrant was obtained

upon a demand maliciously made, the penalty in tenns of

subsection (8) of section 836 shall not be less than three

thousand Maltese liri .

865. In all cases in which a warrant is declared to have

been unjusl1y obtained , the pany suing out the warrant may

be liable for damages and interest and this in addition to the

penalty in terms of sections 836 and 864.

866. It shall be lawful for the coun, o n good cause

=:-;~. being shown, upon the demand by application by a person

whose ship or vessel is detained, the master, the person in

charge , o r the agent of the ship or vessel against which a

warrant has been issued, to order the party suing out the

warrant to give, within a time (Ued by thc coun, sufficient

security, in an amount not less than three thousand Maltese

liri, for the payment of the penalty, damages and interest,

and, in default , to rescind the warrant.

Time wilhin

867. A warrant issued before the debt or claim has

;;1liclI 10 . been judicially acknowledged shall cease to be in force if the

kw j.'Z applicant, within six working days from the issue of the

h"·, .. · warrant , fails to bring his action for the acknowledgement of

Icdgt"Knl the debt o r claim. Moreover the applicant shall be liable for

damages and interests

Provided that where a person whose ship o r vessel is

detained tbe master, person in charge or agent of the ship or

vessel against which a warrant has been issued, sball have, by

means of a note filed in the registry, granted an extension of

such time, the warrant shall remain in force for the time so

extended.

868. (I) Where the warrant bas been issued for the

_lOor~ purpose of securing the enforcement of a judgment, the

:Z=~. warrant shall not cease to be in force by the deposit or security

mentioned in section 830, but only o n the payment , or tbe

unconditional deposit in court free from the effects of any

gamisbee order, of the amounts due in terms of the judgment

including interests and judicial costs.

(2) Nor shall the warrant cease to be in force , in

any otber case, unless, in addition to the deposit or security,

there be appointed a regular attorney or mandatory to

judicially represent tbe ship or vessel.

869. (I) A warrant which hasnot ceased 10 be in force

for other reasons, shall remai n in force for o ne year to be

reckoned from th e day on which it was issued, unless within

such time th e person suing out th e warrant shall have. upon

an application to that e ffect, obtained an extension.

(2) Such extension may be granted more than

once, but it may not be granted for more than o ne year each

time.

(3) The decree allowing the extension shall state

th e date up to which the warrant sball remain in force .

(4) The decree allowing the extensio n shall be

served on the persons mentioned in sections 856 and 857.

(5) Nooeofsucb pc.rsonsshall incur any liability if,

after the expiration of the Aid time, whether original or

extended, and before the decree of any such extension has

been served on him, shall act as if the warrant had ceased to

be: in force .

(6) The absence of a demand for an extension shall

not be a bar to the issue of I fresh warrant.

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870. (I) No warrant shall be issued agai nst any shi p

or "'erel wboll y chartered in the service of the Government o f

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dtteoo . ..

Mal ta or employed in any postal service either by the

Governme nt of Malta or by any other government .

No wamlnt shall be: issued against any

(2)

ship of war.

(3) A warnnl of impediment of departure

of a ship or vessel shall, on an application by the Malta

Maritime Authority, be rescinded if the court is aatis6ed

that because of the nature o f its cargo or of its length,

draught or other circumstances concerning aafety,

navigation or port operatio n, it is advisable that the ship

o r velSel should leave port without delay ....

31.1. Immediately after sub section (3) of section 873 of the

principal law there shall be added the followi ng new subsections

"'(4) U o n an application, it is proved to ihe satisfaction of the

court that subseque nt to the issue of the warrant of prohibitory

injunction the person restrained has continued with the work or

demoli tion in brueh of the court's orde r, the oourt shall, without

pn:judice to any other action competent to it at law, at a request of

applicant , condemn the person against wbom the warnnt had been

issued to remedy what was committed in breach of its orde r and to

authorise in de fault the applicant to cany out such remedial works

as the court may direct at the expc.me of the person resbained.

(5) A wan8nl of pro hibito ry injunction may also be

demanded by a creditor to secure 8 debt, or any other claim

whatsoeyer. amounting to not less than Lm4.<Dl. The object of

such a warrant is to restrain the debtor from selling, alienating,

transferring or disposing inter vivos by onerous or gratuitous title

any property: provided that such a warnnt shall not apply to the

constitution of any right o n , or alienation or t ransfer of any

property made pursuant to a court order.

(6) The coun shaH not issue any such warrant unless it is

satisfied that such warrant is necessary in order to preserve any

right of the person suing out the warrant, and thatprima[aciesuch

person appean to possess such right and that unless such warrant is

issued the prejudice that would be caused would not be capable of

remedy;

Provided that where the warrant is intended to be issued

against the Govemmenl or an authority established by the

Constitution o r any person holding a public office in his official

capacity, such warrant will not be issued if the authority or person

against who m the warrant is demanded declares in open coun that

the thing sought to be restrained is not intended to be done.

(7) The coun may initially issue any such warrant for an

in terim perioo unde r such terms and conditions as it may deem

appropriate.

(8) Where a warrant prohibits the sale, alienation, transfer

or other disposal o f immovable propeny the application shall

contain all the particulan relating to the person against whom it is

directed that are required by law in respect of the registration of a

transfer of immovable propeny by such person in the Public

Registry. Whe re the warrant refers to specific immovables, the

application shall describe them in the manner provided for in the

Public Registry Act, in respect of notes of enrolment.

(9) The warrant referred to in subsection (8) shall upon its

issue and at the expense of the applicant, bcserved by the Registrar

within twenty-four hours o n tht- Director of the Public Registry and

the Land Registrar who shall fonhwith registe r the same in books

kept for th e purpose. Such books shall be indexed and aocessibJc to

the public. It shall also be served upon any person indicated by the

applicant.

(10) Upon registration of the warrant referred to in

subsection (8) by the Director of the Public Registry, any future

sale, alienation, transfer o r disposal of immovable propeny to

which tbe warrant refers shall be void and to no effect.

(11) Without prejudice to the provisiOns of section 836, the

warra nt referred to in subsectio n (8) shall unless previously

revoked o r otherwise ceases 10 be in force, continue to have effect

for a perioo of six months from th e date of final judgment in favour

o f the creditor in his action for the recovery of the debt or claim

re ferred to in subsection (5); provided that the coun may on an

application filed by th e person suing o ut the warrant within such

period of six months, extend the validity of the warrant by o nc

fun her period of six months. Notice of such extension shall, at the

expense of the applicant. be served by the Registrar within twenty-

four hours on the Director of the Public Registry and the Land

Registrar. ~.

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Art. 318 — ACT No. XXIV of 1!f9S AlT mah ru! b'ligi mill·Parlament AN ACT e nacted by the Parliament ta' Malta. Open official source

Fis-subanikolu ( I) u (2) ta' l-artikolu 850 laI-ligi prinCipali Eorooo ....... ' 1·

,

anil ..... SSO ... •

minflo k il-kliem Msill xhur" ghandha lidhol il-kelma "sena".

Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Att 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1!f9S AlT mah ru! b'ligi mill·Parlament AN ACT e nacted by the Parliament ta' Malta.
Art. 319 — ACT No. XXIV of 1!f9S AlT mah ru! b'ligi mill·Parlament AN ACT e nacted by the Parliament ta' Malta. Open official source

Minflo k \-artikoli 855 sa 872 tal- lip prinCipali g.I'Iandu jidbol

dan li gej

"''''

855. Mandat ta' impediment tas·safar ta ' bastimentjew

\.ll-maadal_

bitta ohra tal·bahar jista' jinhareg biss biex jitqeg.l'ldu fii.igur

dejn jew pretensjoni li bit-tluq tal-bastimen t jew bitta ohra

taI-baha r jistgl'tu jigu skartati.

856. Bis-sahl'la tal-ma nda tt8' impedimenttas-safar, il-

X ·lhd.

jl ... fill

marixxall jigi ordnat li jtomm it-tluq ta' bastiment jew bitta

~."'!Cd"\

o hra tal·bahar, u 1i jagbti liII-Ko nl1oUur tad-Dwana u liII-

u .. 1IOtifi1tJo

uffltjal responsabbli g.I'Iall-portijiet skond il.ligi kopja tal-

liep',

mandat , u jordnalu li ma jagbtix il· karti tat· tluq ta' dak i1-

bastimen t jew bieta obra ta l-baha r, jew, jekk ikunu ga

nhargu, li jobodhom Iura.

LiI ....

857. II-persuna 1i jkollha t·t!uq tal-bastiment jew bitta

",'''NI

o hra tal-babar miZmum jew il-kaptan jew persuna ohra li

jkollha I-inkarigu tieg.l'lu jew I.agent tiegl'tu gl'tandhom ukoll

jigu notifikati b' kopja tal-mandat.

_.

858. Fil·mandat ghandu jkun hemm twissija Ii1 kull min

jigi nOlifikat bih, li fil·kat li l-ordni jiti miksur , dawk il·

JObdi.

persuni jkunu balja ta' disprezz lejn I·awtoritl tal-qorti.

..... dIooi.

859. II-marixxall hu awtorizzat li jaghmel. suUett

gbad·d irettivi moghlija mill·Qarli jew mir-registra tur, dak

kollu 1i jidhirl u mebtieg sabiex il· ma ndal jigi esegwit sewwa.

860. I\' persuna}j titlob il-hrug tal -mandat barTa mid-

X'I " "'"

jk .. fiU

dikjarazzjonijiet bil·guramenl mebtiega tah! I-artikoli 831 u

I·lalbo.

832, gl'tandha tiddikjara bil-gurame nlli bil·t!uq tal·bastiment

jew bii:ta obra lal-bahar, il·pretensjoni taghha lista ' ligi

skarta la .

861. II-mandat jista' jintalab u jinghata bie" jilqieghdu

fli:-zgur kreditu Jew pretensjon; ohra la ' mhux anqas minn

lieu clef lira Mallija, sew qabel ke mm wara s·sentenza li biha

J· kreditu Jew il' prelensjoni jigu kkanonizuui .

862. Meta l-manda t jinlaiab wara li ]·kreditu jew i\.

pretensjon; jigu kkanonizzali b'scntenza, ir-rikorrent

ghandu , fir-rikors, imsemmi s-scntenza li biha jkunu gew

ikkano nizz.ati I-kredilu Jew il- pretensjoni tiegl'l u , u ghandu ,

minbarra d-dikjarazzjonijiet bil.gurllment imsemmija fl.

ar1ikoii 831 , 832 u 860, iwenaq tahtl-istess guramen! iIIi s.

senlenza ma tict esegwita Jlejn jcw ilIi ma gieu esegwila gha!

kolloJl .

863. Mela I-mandal jintalab pendente lite, baITa mi ~·

Cirkostanzi msemmijin f1-artikolu 860, ir-rikorrcnl ghandu,

taht I·isless gurarne nt, ukoll jiddikjara il·ratt li hcmm il· kawta

mieJlja, filwaql li jaghti d-<lcttalji mehtieta dwar lie ma tkun

se wwasew dik il·kawta.

864 . J ekk jinsab li I-mandat gie miksub mi r-ri korrent

fuq lalba maghmula bil·qcrq. il-penaJi skond i5·subanikolu

(8) la' I-arti kolu 836 ma ghandhicJllkun anqas minn liCit elef

lira .

865. Fil-kaZijiel ko llha li fihom mandal jigi ddikjarat

bhala li gie miksub inguslament, il-parti 1i tkun lalbel il. hru!

la l· manda llista' ligi mgiegha thallas id-<lann i u I.imghaxijiet

u dan ikun b'tieda mal-pe nali msemmija sko nd I-artikoli 836

" 864 ,

866. Il-qoni li5Ia' . mela lingieb ragun i lajba. fuq lalba

b'rikors maghmul mi11-persuna 1i kontra I. baslimenllagh ha

jew biUa ohra tal-bahar ikun tie mahrug il-mandal, il-

kaplan, persuna ohra li jkollha I-inkarigu tieghu, jew I-agenl.

tord na lill-parti \i tit lob il-hru! tal-manda t li ggib. fit-tmien li

jigi moghti mill-qorti, garanzija tajba, rammo nl la' mhux

anqas mi nn Ilett elef lira , g,hall-hlas lal-penali , d-<lanni u I·

imghaxijiel , u, fin . nuqqas la ' dan , Ihassa r il·mandat .

867. Mandat mahrug qabel il-kanonina17joni lal·

kredilU jew pretensjoni, ma jibqax isehh, jekk ir-ri koITent. fi

tmie n silt ijiem mill-hrug lal-mandat, maj ipp retc ntax it-tal ba

ghaU-kanonizzazzjoni tal-kredilu jew prel e ~sjoni liegh.u .

Barn minn dan, ir-rikorrenl ikun responsabbh ghad-<lanm u

mgh uijiet

lida jeld: iI-perwna li I-bastiment (agllha jew bicta o hra

lal· babar ilr:unu miimuma mil-tluq, il-Ir:aplan, penuna ohra li

jkollha I·inkarigu tiegllu, jew I·atenl , lagh li , b'nola

ppre1enlala fir.regislru, il-kunsens laghha ghal w ien itwal,

il-ma ndat jibqa' jsehh gl'lai-imien hekk imgedded.

868. (I) L-cUett ta l-manda! mahrug sabiell: jassigura

l-esekuzzjoni la' sentenza, ma jispittu bid-depoiitu jew bil-

garanzija msemmija fl ·artikolu 830, itda biss meta jsir il-hlas,

jew id-depotilu mhux kundizzjonal fil-qorti hides minA kull

elfelt la' mandat la' sekweslrn , ta'l-ammonli dovuti skood is·

sentenza magl'ldudin I-imgl'laxijiet u spejjet lal-qorti.

(2) L-cffett ta' dan il·mandal ma jispiccax lanqas

f1t.u:ijiel ol\ra, kemm·il darba, barn mid-depotitu jew mill-

ganmzija, ma jinhatarx mandalarju regolari jew prokunuur

sabiex jirrappretcnta I-basliment jew bieta ohra laJ-babar fil-

qorti .

869. (I) Mandal li l-eUelt liegh u ma jkunx spib.':a ghal

ragunijiet ol\ra, jibqa' jsehh ghal sena li tibda gl'laddejja minn

dak in-obar Ii jinhareg, kemm-il darba , fdan it. Unien, ma

jitix moghti lir-rikOrTCnl, fuq rikon tiegl'lu, it-tigdid tat-

t mien.

(2) It-ligdid la' dak it-tID ien jisla' jinghala itjed

minn daroa wal'lda , iMa ma jislu jingl'lata ghal tIDie n itwal

minn sena kull darba.

(3) Id-digriet li bih jinghata t-titdid tat-imie n

gha ndu jkun fih imsemmi sa liema gumala I· mandat glIandu

jibqa' jschh.

(4) Id-digriet li bih jinghala t-titdid tai-imien

ghand u jkun innolifikal lill-persuni msemmiji n fl-artikoli 8S6

u 857.

(5) Ebda wahda mill-persuni he kk innotifikali ma

tinkorri ebda responsabbiltill jekk, wara I; jaghlaq it-tmien

hawn fuq imsemmi, original; jew imgedded, u qabel ma jiti

lilha nnotifikal id-digriel tat-tigdid tai-tmien , tagiui

bhallikie ku I-mandat ma baqu isehh.

(6) In-nuqqas la' talba ghat- tigdid tat-tIDien,

mhux la' impedimenl ghall-hrug ta' manda! gdid.

Buri .... nti

870. (I) E bda manda! ma jista' jigi mat\rug konUB

"- ...

,.. ......

bllslime nt jew bitb. tal-bahaT miltri;in ghal kollox fl$-se rvizz

/UI""

lal·Gvem ta' Malta,;ew inhrigati mis-se rvizz tal-postB jew

miIJ-Gvcrn la' Malta jew minn rem ichor.

mil-oafa, .

(2) Ebda mandal ma jista' jinllareg konlra

bastiment tal-gwerra.

(3) MallClat la' impediment ta' bastiment jew bitta

OhT. tal-bahaT ghand u. meta jsir rikors mill-AwtoritA

Marinima la' Malta. jitbassar jckk il-qorti Itun sodisfalta li

minhabba fix-xo"_ tal. merhozjja, tul jew draughl tal-

basliment jew kull t irkO$tanza ohra li tolqot i5-5igurtl.

naviganjoni jew manuvrar fil-pan, ilr:un jaqbclli '·bastimcnt

jew bitta ohra tal·ba1\ar ghandu jitlaq mill-pon minghajr

dcwmicn .",

J2t.

Minnufih wara S*subartikolu (3) ta' J-anikolu 873 tal.ligi

prinCipali ghandu jidhol dan li gej

"(4) lekk jigi ppruvat pcrmezz ta' rikon gIlas-sodislanjon laI-

Qorti li wara I-hrug la ' mandal la' inibittjoni il- persuna inibLla

issoltlal fix-xoghol Jew halt bi bur ta' l-ordni laI-Qorti , il-Qorti

gl'landha , mingl'lajr pregudittj u dwar Itull azzjon; IiIha kompelenli ,

fuq talba lar-ri korrenl , likkundanna liII-persuna Ii konlriha jkun

inl'lareg il-mand at sabiex lirrimedja dak Ii nlgl'lamel bi bur tiegl'lu u

fin-nuqqas tawtoriua lir-rikorre nl li jagl'lmel dawk ix-xOgl'llijiet

kollha rimedjal i li I-Qorti lista' tordnalu jagl'lmel bi spejjet tal-

persuna inibita .

(S) Mandat la inibiujoni jista' jinlalab ukoll minn kreditur

sabiex ji:t:gura flU5 dovuli liIu, Jew kull pretensjoni ohra li Ikun, li

lammonla shal mhux anqas minn lm4 ,OOO. LAskop ta' dak H-

mandat huwa sabiex iiomm persuna milli Ibiegh , tittrasferiui Jew

tiddispooi jnter "jvos minn proprjeta b'litolu onerut Jew gratwitu

iida dak il-mandat ma jghoddx ghall-kosliluujoni ta' xi drill fuq.

Jew tlll5fe rimenl la' propljela li jsir fuq xi o rdni tal-qorti.

(6) II-qorti m'ghand hiVl IOl'lrog mandat bl'laJ dak jekk ma

tkunx sodis!atta li dak H-mandal huwa mel'llieg sabiex jitharsu 1-

jeddijiel lar-rikorrenl , u li dak ir-rikorrent prima tack jidher li

ghandu dawk il-jeddijiel u Ii jekk dak il-ma ndal ma jinharip il-

pregudiuju ti jinholoq ma jltollu ebda rimedju g.halih

lida meta I-mandat ikun mahsub li jinl'lareg konlra awlo rill

tal-Gvem Jew konlrs awtorilA stabbilita bil-Kostituzzjonijew

kOnlra persuna li jkollha karigs pubblika fi l-kariga uffi ejai ta gl'lha,

dak iI-mandat m'g/'Jandux jinharegjekk I-awtorita Jew il-persuna li

kontriha jintalab il-mandat liddikjara fiI-pubbliku qudd iem il-qo rti

Ii dak li qed jintalab li jigi miZmum ma jkunx fil-Calt mahsub li jSir.

(7) ll-Qorti tista' g/'Jall-ewwel tol'lrog dak il-mandat glial

tmien qasir tabt dawk il-paltijie t u kondizzjonijiet li jidhrilha li

jkunu jenl'ltiegu.

(8) Meta mandat jinibixxi I-bejgl'l, lrasferimen l Jew tnehhija

ol'lra ta' prop!'jeti immobbli, r-rikors g/'Jandu jkun fih il-

partikolaritajie l kollha li jkoUhom x'jaqsmu mal-persuna lijinhareg

konlriha u li buma mehtiega mill-ligi dwar ir-registrattjoni ta'

trasCerime nt ta' bags immobbli minn dik il-persuna fir-Regislru

Pubbliku. Meta I-mandat jirreCeri ghal immobbli speafia , dawn

gl'ia ndhom jigu deskrilti fir-rikors bil-mod provdul fl -At! dwar ir-

Registru Pubbliku dwar Doti ta' iskrizzjoni.

(9) ll-manda t imsemmi flS-subartikolu (8) gl'iandu meta dan

jinhareg u bi spejjei: ta r-rikorrent , jigi nolifikal mir-Registratur fi

tmien e rbg/'Ja u ghoxrin siegl'ia lid-Diretturtar-RegisITU Pubbliku u

lir-Regisu atur la' I-Artijielli g/'Jandhom minnufih jiklbuh rregislri

lij:tommu g/'Jaldaqshekk. Dawn ir.registri gl'Iandu jkollhom indiei u

jkun jista' jarahom kulhadd. Dan il-mandat gl'landu jigi notifikat

ukolllil kull min hckk jitniucl ghaldaqshekk mir-rikorrenl.

(IO) Malli ~ir ir-re,ijstrazzjOlli ,al-mllndat kif imscmmi fis·

suba rtikolu (8) mid-Direltur tar-RegislTU Pubbliku, kull bejgl'l

trasie rim ent Jew tn ehl'lija sussegwenti ta' hwejjeg immobbli li

g/'Jalihom ikun jirreferi I· mandal ikun null u bla ebda effctt.

(1 1) Ming/'Jajr e bda pregudizzju gl'Iad-dispoZiujo nijiet ta' I·

artikolu 836, il-mandat imsemmi flS·subartikolu (8) gl'landu,

kemm-il darba ma jigix revokat Jew ma jibqax isel'll'l aktar fi tmie n

qabel , jibqa' jsehh ghal t mien sit! xhur minn meta tingl'iata s-

senlenza finali fawr il· kreditur fiI· kawia ti eg/'Ju biex jigbor Iura d-

de bitu Jew il-pretensjoni msemmija fis·subartikolu (5); iida l-qorti

tisla' , ..... ara li jsiril ha rikors minn min ikun qed jitlob il-hrug tal-

mandat rdak it· mien la' silt xhur, iggedded i1-validitA tal- mondat

b'perijodu wie hed iel'lor ta' silt xhur. Ghandu jigi notifikal avvii: ta'

dak il-ligdid , bi spejjei lar-rikorrent, fi imien erbg.ha u gl'Ioxrin

siegha mir-Regislratur lid-Direttur tar-RegislTU Pubbliku u lir·

Registratur la' I-Artijiet.".

- '

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Art. 321 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 87S A of the principal law shaU be renumbered as

tion 876 thereof.

31Z. The following new section shall be added afte r S«tion 876as

renumbered of the principaIlaw: -

'ifT7. ( I) A warrant of prohibitory injuoction may also

:' raI'!'n be issued 10 restrain any person fro m taking any minor

,. >, outside Malta.

(2) The warrant shall be served on the

penon or persons having, o r who might have, the legal o r

Ktual custody of the minor enjoining them not to take,

or allow anyone to take, the minor out of Malta.

(3) The warranl shall also be served on:-

(a) the officer ch a~ with the issue of passports

enjoining him not to issue, and o r deliver, any passport in

respect of the minor and not to include the name of the

minor in the passport of the minor's legal representatives

o r in the passport of any other penon; and

(b) the Commissioner of Po lice enjoining him nol

to allow such minor 10 leave Malta .

(4) If, before the servia: of the warnnt on the

officer charged with the issue of passports, a passport in

respect of the minor had already been issued or the name of

the minor had already been included in the passport of

another penon, sueh officer sball take the necessary steps 10

withdraw the pessport in respect of the minor, and of any

other pmport which includes the name of the minor, and to

del ete the name of the minor from such passport.

(S) The wanut shall contain the name and

Ccwi!e."oI

surname of the mi nor and any o ther particulars, including the

date and place of birth and the names of the parents when

available, so as to eoable the persons served with the warrant

to establish the identity of the minor.

(6) Any person served with the wamlnt who,

directly or indirectly. takes the mino r. or allows the minor to

be taken, out of Mal ta shall be guilty of contem pt of court .

(7) The provisionsofsubsections (I), (2), (3), (S )

and (6) of section 869 shall apply to such a wamlnl,

, .. ...,

(8) The decree allowi ng an eltension of the

warrant shall be served on the persons men tioned in

Jut le~tions (2) and (3) of this section .",

313. Section 894 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

894. (I) Unless otherwise provided by law. the

security is offered by means of a note or In application,

... cbi ... stating the name, surname, profession, trade, or other statUI

of the surety. his place of abode, his identity card number or

that of Iny other official document of identification; such

note or application shall be SCf\led on the parties concerned

who shall , within a time to be fixed by the court according to

the circumstanoes of each particular Nlse, declare whether

they accept or refuse the lurety offered.

(2) Objection against the surety may be entered by

means of a note or in the answer to the application.

(3) I( the security is offered in connection with

pl(tCcedinp taken by application or by writ of summons, the

surety may be named in the application or in the writ of

summons ....

Section 897 of the priocipal law shall be substituted by the

3204. following new section

897. Any objection to the security for costs shall be

made by the opposite pany in the answer or, in the casc of

counte r~laims, in the reply. Such objec:tion may also be made

by means of a protelt, provided that such protest is fi1ed, in

regard to actions before a court of fint instance , within the

time allowed for the answe r, or in cascs of a counter~laim ,

within the time allowed for the reply. ~ .

31.5. The words "a writ of summons" in section 900 of the

principal law shall be substitute.! by the words "an application" .

Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Att 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1!f9S AlT mah ru! b'ligi mill·Parlament AN ACT e nacted by the Parliament ta' Malta.
Art. 322 — ACT No. XXIV of 1!f9S AlT mah ru! b'ligi mill·Parlament AN ACT e nacted by the Parliament ta' Malta. Open official source

Minnufih wara J-artikolu 876 kif en umeral mill.gdid lal-ligi

principal; ghandu jidho l dan I·artikolu gdid I; gej

. ~ . (I) M anda~ ~a'. inibizzjoni jisla' wkolJ jinhareg

bleJt liomm persuna mllh Ilehu persuna ta' laht 1-eIA barra

min n Malta.

(2) II-mandat gl'tandu jigi notifikat liIl-pc:nuna jew

penuni li jkollhom, jew Ii jista' jkollhom , il.kuslodja Jegali

jew attwali tal·penuna ta' taM l-etA u jkun jordnalhom biex

ma jiMux, jew ihallu mxi hadd jiehu, m dik il-penuna la '

taln l-etA barn minn Malla.

(3)

II-mandat gl'tandu jigi wkoll notifikal

(a) lill-uffiejal inkarigat mill-hrug ta' passaporti

b'ordni biex majohrogx, uljew jikkonsenja , passaport li

fih ikun hemm imdat.hal il-penuna ta' tahll-ell u biex

ma jdahhaJx i.'!em dik il-penuna tahl l-ell fil . passaport

lar-rappretentanli legali lagl'tha jew fiI-passaport la'

penuna ohra; u

(b) liII-Kummissarju tal-Pulizija b'ordni biex ma

jh allix IiI dik il. persuna la' tahtl-etA titlaq minn Malta.

(4) Jekk, qabel in-notifika lal-mandat liIl-uffigal

tal·mln<ht. inkarigat mil1-hrug tal-passaporti , ikun diga' inhareg

passaporl fisem il-persuna ta' laht l-ell uljew isem il-

minorenni kien digA mdahhal fiI-passaport la' hadd iehor, dak

l-uffigaJ gl'tandu jagini biex jirtira l-passaport li fih tkun

imdahhla dik il-penuna la' taht l-etA u kull passaport iehor li

fih ik un imdahhal isem il-persuna la ' taht l-ell , u biex ihassar

isem dik il-pe rsuna minn da k il-passaport .

(5) ll-mandal ghandu jkun fih isem u kunjom iJ-

persuna ta'lahll-etA u kull partikoiarila ohra , inkluti id-dala

u J-Iok tat-twelid u isem il-geniluri mela dawn ikunu

maghrufin , b'mod 1i min jig; nOlifikat bil-mandat ikun jisla'

jaghraf sew min hi l-penuna la' lahl l-eta..

(6) Kul1 min ikun gie nOlifikat bil-mandal u,

b' mod dirett jew mhux dirett, jiehu I-pen una la' lahl I-etA,

jew jippermetti li dik ii-persuna tittiehed barra minn Malta,

ikun hali la' d ispezz lejn J·awtorila lal-qo rti.

(7) Id-dispofuzjo nijiet tas-subartiko li (I ), (2),

Uod-Oi ..... (3), (5) u (6) la' I-artikolu 869 ghandho m ikunu jghoddu ghal

dak il·mandal.

(8) Id-digriet 1i jaghti I-pro roga lal-mandal

ghandu jigi notifikllllill-persuni msemmija fis·subartikoli (2)

u (3) ta' dan I-artikolu .".

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Minflok I-artikolu 894 lal.ligi printipali ghandu jidhol dan 1- Sosti.uz>joni

artikolu gdid li gej: -

894. (I) Hlief me la I.ligi tistabbilixxi proecdura ohra

il·garanzija ghandha tingieb b' nota jew b' rik ors u fiho m

gflandu jkun he mm I-isem u I-kunjom tal.garanti. if-

professjoni, is-sengha jew slat iehor tieghu , u 1·lo k rejn

joqghod jew numru lal-karta ta' I-ide ntitll jew dokum enl la'

identifikazzjoni uffiqali ieflo r; dawk in-nota jew ir-riko rs

ghandhom jigu nnolifikali liII' panijiet intercssati. illi , fli-

tmien moghti lilho m mill-qo rti, skond ic-tirkostanzi la' kull

kai. partikolari , ghandhom jiddikjaraw jekk jaCCcltawx jew

jirrifjutawx il-garanti hekk migjub.

(2) L-oppoiizzjoni ghall.garanti lista' ssir b'nota

jew fil-twegiba ghar-riko rs.

(3) Me la I-guanzija tingieb fi pnnduri b' riko rs

jew b·Cilaujoni. il·garanli jisla' jigi msemmi fir-riko rs jew fic·

Citazzjo ni. ~.

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Minno k l-anikolu 897 tal.ligi principali ghandu jidh ol dan I· So.tinw;o..i

art ikolu " did 1i "'e,':-

I"'·artikol" 897

1II.liji prinOpoli.

!I

!I

897. Ir· ri(jut tal·garanzija ghaU. ispejjci: jisla' jsir mill·

parti kuntrarja fit·twegiba , jew , fiI .kaZijiella' riko nvenzjoni ,

fir· replika. Dan ir- rifjuI lal' garanzija jisla' jsir ukoll bi

prolest. basta li , ghal dawk li huma kawii fil-qo rti ta' l-cwwel

grad , if-protest jigi ppretentat fiz-tmien stabbilil ghar-

replika ." .

,-

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Fis·subartikol u (I) la' '-artik olu 900 tal-ligi prinCipali

.. · !-ani kolulOl

minflok jI-kelma "citazzjoni" ghan dh a lid ho l il-kelma " rikors".

111· liti prin(;pali .

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The words ~the writ of summons" in section 901 of the

principal law shall be substituted by the words Mthe applicatton~ .

317. Section 904 of the principal Jaw shall be amended as foUows

(a) the words "to find a suffK:ient security" in IUb5e<:tioo (I)

thereof shan be substituted by the words "raise such seet1rity as is

required by law"; and

(b) the words .. the summons" in suhvction (2) thereof shall

be substituted by the words ",he application".

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Art. 328 A_ndmenlof — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Subsection (2) of section 906 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the following

"(2) If on the day appointed for the trial as stated in section

152, the notice mentined in subsection (2) of section 152 was not

served upon him, his advocate or his legal procurator, and the

failure of service has persisted for more than one month from the

date first set for tbe tri31, the court shall adjourn tbe case sw die ... .

3Z9. The words " the exhibits" and "such exhibits" in section 909

of the principal law sball be respectively substituted by the words "the

exhibits or any other evidence" and "such exhibits or any other

evidence".

DO. Section 911 of the principal Jaw sball be substituted by the

(ollowing new section

911. (1) The demand for admission to sue or defend

with the benefit of legal aid in any coul1 mentioned in sections

3 and 4 of this Code and before any other adjudicating

authority where the benefit ofJegal aid is by law granted, shall

be made by application to tbe Civil Coul1, First Hall.

(2) Nevertheless, such demand may also be made

orally to the Advocate for Legal Aid.

(3) The decree granting the benefit shall apply to

311 the courts and adjudicating authorities mentioned in

subsection (1) of this section.

(4) The Advocate for Legal Aid shall render his

professional services to persons wbom he considers would be

entitJed to the benefit of legal aid, and prior to theirobtaining

such benefit, prepare and file alljudicial acts, which may be of

an urgent mane r. The followingprocedureshaU be followed

(a) the Advocate for Legal Aid, shall file an

application in the competent court in his own name

requesting that be be authorised to file specific judicial

acts, on behalf of a person o r persons claiming the

benefit for legal aid as he considers the maner urgent;

(b) tbe competent coul1 shall, in sucb an event ,

allow such request unless there are serious reasons to the

contrary;

(c) the Advocate for Legal Aid , after the judicial

acts are allowed to be fiJed , shall then follow the nonnal

procedure leading to the appointment o r otherwise of an

advocate and legal procurator ex offido as provided in

this TItJe

Provided that if the Civil Coun, First Hall , shall

subsequently exclude the benefit of legal aid, this shall

not produce the nullity of any judicial act filed with such

benefit but shall merely terminate for the future the

benefit of legal aid given as aforesaid, and the court may

order that the person deprived of such benefit pay all

costs incurred.

(5) There shall be an Advocate for Lepl Aid who

shall be responsible for the Department of Legal Aid.

(6) For the purpose of this Code, the expression

Advocale for Legal Aid" means the Advocate for Legal Aid

and includes any officer of the Department of Legal Aid

designated by the Advocate for Legal Aid or any public

officer designated by the Minister responsible for justice to

perform a particular purpose or class of purposes punaining

10 the Advocate for Legal Aid ....

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~.~rtikolu 909 1~ 1·lip prinCi~li minflok i.l: kliem ".kulI

dok umenl ffil&lub" u " dawk Id-dokumenll ," ghandhom Jldhlu I· khem

" kuU dok umenl jew prova ohra mitjuba" u "dawk id-dokume nti jew

provi o hra,".

Minflok I·artikolu 9 11 tal·lip prinCipali gbandu jidhol da n Ii

'"G~

911. (1) IHalba ghall· benefittju sabiex wiehed

iharrek jew jiddefendi ruhu bil-benerJttju la' ghajn una Icgali

fkull qo rti msc:mmija fI-art ikoli 3 u 4 la' <la n il-KodiCi u

quddie m ku ll tribunal ietlor fej n jJ.benefittju ta' gbajnuna

legali bla hlas huwa moghli sko nd il-ligi , ghand ha ssir b 'rikors

fiI · Prim' Awla tal-Qorti Civili .

(2) lida , dik it-talba liSla' wkoll issir bil-fomm liII-

Avukal ghal Ghajn una Legali.

(3) Id-digriel li bih jinghala l-beneftCtju la' I·

ghajnuna legali ghandu jkun ighodd ghall.qrali koUha u gbal

kulllribunal imsemmi fis-subartikolu (I) la ' dan J·artikolu .

(4) L-Avukat glial G hajnuna Legali ghandu jaghti

servizz professjonali IiI kull min iqis li ghandu jedd g.hall-

beneficeju la' ghajn una Jegali , u qabel ma hu ma jiksbu dan il-

beneficeju . ihejji u jipprde nla kull all gudizzjarju li jisla' jkun

la' xo rta urgenli. Ghand ha ligi segwita di n iI-prot.ed ura li

gejja

(a) I·Avuk at gI'Ial Ghajnuna Legali gha ndu

jippretenla rik ors fiI-qorti kompelenti maghmul f ismu

rejn jillob li jigi awtorizzat jippreienla ani gudizzjarji

speCifiCi f isem persuna jew persuni li jkunu Qed jilo lbu 1-

gI'Iaj nuna legali, billi huwa jqis il-kwistjoni bhala wahda

urgenti;

(b) il-tjoni kompelenti ghandha mbaghad tilqa'

dik it-talba sakemm ma jkunx. he mm ragunijiet serji

ghaliex ma gI'Iandhiex taghmel dan ;

(t) wara 1i I-alti gudizzjarji jithal1ew jigu

preientati , I-A vu kat ghal G hajnuna Legali ghandu jimxi

skond il-protedura norm ali li twassal gI'Iall.haua la'

avukat u prokuratur legaJi a officio skond ma hemm

provdut fd an it-Tilolu, Jew li dawn ma jinhatrux

lida

jekk

il· Prim' Awla

lal-Qoni

Civili

sussegwenlemenl leskludi I-benefittju ghal ghajnu na

legali, dan ma jgibx in-nullili'l ta' xi att gudizzjarju li jkun

gie preiental b'dak il-benefittju iUla ghandu biss itemm

ghat-tmien la' wara l-benefittju la' I-ghaj nun a legali

moghti kif imsemmi qabel , u I-qorti lisla ' tordna li min

ikun tnehhiel u dak il-bene fi tcju jkollu jhallas I.ispejje:l

kollha li jkunu saru.

(5) Gl'tandu jkun he mm Avukat ghal G hajnuna

Legali li jkun responsabbli ghad-Dipa rtim ent gf\al G hajnuna

Legali.

(6) Ghall-fin ijiet ta' dan il-KodiCi , il-klie m

" Avukat ghal Ghajnuna Legali" ifissru I-Avukat ghal

G hajnuna LegaJi u jinkludu Iil kull uffi ejal fid-D ipartiment

ghal Ghajnuna Legali mahlur mill-Avukal ghal Gliajnuna

legali Jew kuU ufficjai pubbliku mahlur mill-Ministru

responsabbli ghall-gustizzja biex iweuaq gha n panikolari Jew

ghadd speCifiku la' ghanij iet li ghandhom jilweuqu mill-

Avukat gha t Ghajnuna Legali. ".

131. Minnok l·ani kolu 912 tal-l igi prinCipaJi ghandu jidho l dan 1-

art ikolu gdid li gej:-

912. Ebda talba bhal dik imse mmija n ·an ikolu 91 1 ma

lintlaqa' sakemm ir-rikorrent ma jahlifx, me ta jsir rikors.

quddiem ir-registratur, u metassir talba bil·romm, quddiem 1_

Avukat ghal Ghaj nuna LegaJi -

(a) iIIi hujidhirlu li gha nd ujedd tajjeb biex iharrek

Jew jiddefe ndi rul'tu, Jew li jkompli Jew ik un parti fi

proeedimenli; u

(b) iIIi. minbarra l-oggen fi l-kawia. hu ma gha ndu

e bda xorta la' proprjeti li I-valur nett tagl'l hom

jammonta ghal mhux aktar minn tleu elef lira Maltija,

jew dik is-somma Ii l-Ministru responsabbli ghall-

gustizzja minn imien ghaJ ichor jista' b'o rdni fj]·Gazzclla

jiffissa , bla ma jilqiesu dawk i-oggcni tad-dar la' kuljum

li huma ragonevolment me htiega gha ll-m u tar-ri korrent

u tal-familia tieghu, u Ii l-qJiegh tieghu fis-sena huwa

inqas mill-paga minima nazzjonali stabbilita gl'!al persuni

li jkun u ghalqu H mi ntax-il scna, jew dik is-somma 1i 1-

Minislru responsabbli ghall'guslizzja minn tmic n ghal

ichor jisla ' b'ordni 61-Gazu u a jiffissa

lida fiI·kalkolu tal-yalur nelt imscmmi. ma gl\andu

jilliehed ebda qies lar-residenza prinCipali tar- rikorrent

jew ta' kull proprjeta ol'lra, immobbli jew mobbli , li

dwarha jkun hemm kwistjoni fiI -qorti . ukoll jekk dik il-

proprjeta l-ohra ma tkunx laghmel parti mill-kwisljoni li

dwarha jkun hem m pro<!:ed uri li ghalibom ikun qiegbed

jinlalab il-benefictju la- ghajnuna legal;

Iida wkoll , fil-kalkol u lal-qliegh it-tnlie n la'

ko mpulazzjoni gl'land u jkun il-perijodu la ' Inax-il xahar

li jigu qa bel il-tal ba gha l1-benefib1:ju ta ' gl'laj nuna

legali." .

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Section 912 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

912. No demand as is mentioned in section 911 shall be

gra nted unless the applicant confirms on oath, in the case of

an application, before the registrar, and in the case of an oral

de mand , before the Advocale for Legal Aid

(a) that he believes that he has reasonable grounds

for taking or defending, continuing o r being a party to

proceedings; and

(b) thal excluding the su bject-matter of the

proceedings, he does not possess property of any sort,

the net value whereof amounts to a sum of not more than

three thousand liri, or such other sum as the Minister

responsible for justice may from time to time by order in

the Gazetteestablish , nOI including everyday household

items that are considered reasonably necruary for the

use by applicant and his family. and that his yearly

income is DOl more than the natio nal minimum wage

established for persons of eighteen years and over, or

such other sum as the Minister responsible for justice

may from time to time by order in lhe Gazette establish

Provided thal in calculating the said net asset value,

no aa:ount shall be taken of the principal residence of

applicant or of any other property. immovable or

movable, which forms the subject matter of court

proceedings, even though such other property is not the

subject-matter of the proceedings in respect of which

legal aid is being applied for

Provided further that in calculating the income, the

period of compu ta tion shall be the twelve mo nths' period

prio r to the demand for the benefit of legal aid ....

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Section 914 of the principa llawshall be amended as follows

(a) subsection (I) thereof shall be substituted by

the following new subsection

" (I) Where the demand is made by an application, the

Civil Court, First Hall shall refer the application to the

A dvocate for Legal Aid who shall summarily examine the

demand and report to the Civil Court, First HaU , whether the

applicant has reasonable grounds for taking or defending

proceedings, and where the demand is made orally to the

Advocate for Legal Aid , he shall p lOceed di rectly with such

examination and report

Provided that no such examinatio n shall be

necessary where the demand fo r admission to the benefit of

legal aid is made by the defe ndant in first instance or the

responde nt in second instance, and such defe ndant or

responde nt shall always be admitted 10 defend wilh such

benefit upon ta king the oath prescribed in section 912.";

(b) sub5ection (3) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new subsection

"(3) Where the Ad voca te for Legal Aid deems it

necessary to examine wil~esses , he shaU apply to the Civil

Court, First Hall,for such witnesses 10 be summoned to attend

before him. M; a nd

( c) the words "the court" in subsection (6) thereof shall be

substituted by the words "the Civil Court, First Hall".

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Art. 333 ....... nd ment of — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The wo rds "the court" in subsection (4) of sectio n 915 shall

be substituted by the words ~ Ihe Civil Court, First Hall ....

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Art. 334 "'mendment of — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The words " the court" in section 916 of the princi pal law

shall be substituted by the wo rds "the Civil Court, First Hall".

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Art. 335 Suhalitution — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 917 of the principal law shaU be substituted by the

following new section

--.

917. If the report o f the Advocate for Legal Aid is in

favour of the applicant , the lalter shall be admitted to the

benefit applied for ; but if the report is unfavourable, it shall

be examined by the Civil Court, First H all , which shall give

the parties the opportun ity to make their submissions, before

it decides o n whether to accept the adverse report , or 10 reject

the report and admit the de mand ....

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The wo rds "The court" and "il shall not be lawfuJ fot such

party to have any other advocate or legal procurator" in section 918 of

the pricipaJlaw shall be respectively substituted by the words llIe avil

Court , first Hall" and " it shall be lawful for such party for a good cause,

to request lhe Court, through the Advocate for Legal Aid, to substitute

the advocate or legal procurator by another advocate or legal

procurator from the rota" and for the words " first assigned 10 him" in

the proviso thereto, there shall be substituted the words "assigned to

l37. Section 923 o f the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

923. (I) The O vil Court. FlJ"St Hall, shall deprive of

such benefit th e person admitted to proceed with the benefit

of legal aid if it is shown that he possesses capital or income

exceeding that established for the grant of legal aid.

(2) U it is shown that he knowingly possessed

such capital or income at the time the benefit of legal aid was

granted o r that he knowingly had an increase in his financial

circumstances pendente lite thereby possessing such capital or

income: in excess of that established for the grant of legal aid

and had failed to repon the same to the a vil Court, rlJ"St

Hall, then it shall be lawful for the said Court to condemn him

for contempt of court

Provided that no contempt proceedings shall be

taken by the said Court if such a person is liable 10 legal

proceedings for perjury, and the said Court has ordered that

he be fo rthwith arrested, and that a copy of the acts be

transmitted without delay, through the registrar, to the Coun

o f Magistrates in order that proceedings may be taken

accordi ng to law.

(3) The Civil Court, First Hall. shall also

deprive the applicant of such benefit if he is proceeding

vexatiously.

(4) In all cases in which the applicant for the

benefit of legal aid has been deprived of such benefit, be shall

be liable personally for all the costs of the proceedings to

which he would have been liable it the benefit of legal aid had

not been granted to him ....

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Minflo k I·arlikolu 923 tal·l igi principali ghand u jidhol dan 1-

artikolu gdid li gej: -

923 . (I) II-Prim' Awla taJ-Qorti Civili ghandha toehhi

dak il-be nefia:ju lill-persuna li \kun inghala t li timxi bil-

benefi a:ju ta' ghajnuna legali meta jigi ppruvat iIIi kcllha

kapital jew qliegl'lli kicn ak tar minn dak slabbilil ghall-ghoti

ta' I.ghaj nun a Icgali.

(2) Jekk jigi pruv at li dik il-persuna xjenlemenl

kcllha dak il. kapital jcw qli egh meta kienct inghatal il-

benefittju la' I-ghajnuna legaJi jcw inkclla iJli xjcntcment dik

il-persun a ke Uh a duk il-kapital Jew qJicgh iktar minn dak

stabbilil ghall-ghoti la' l-ghajnuna legaJi iida dan baqa' ma

giex rappurtat minnha !ill-Prim' Awla tal -Oorli Civili , din 1-

istess Qort i tista ' tikkunda nn a lill-pani bhala hatja ta '

disprezz gha l1-awtoritA !al-qo n i

lida I-imsc mmija Oon i ma ghandha laghmcl ebdu

pracedi menti ghal disprezz ghall-awlo ritA tal-qorti meta

jkun u jistghu jinbdew prol:edim cnti legali ghal gura menl falz

konlra d ik il-pe rsuna, u I-qorti mse mm ija Ikun o rdn at li dik H-

persuna ghandha ligi minn ufih arrestata, u tibghat kopja ta' 1-

alii minghajr dewm;e n u permezz tar-regislratur lilI-O orti tal-

Magima li . sabiex ikun u jislghu jinbdew pracedime nt; skond

jJ.]jgi.

(3) II-Prim'Awla tal-Qorti Civili ghand ha wkoll

tn eMli dak il -benefi~j u lil d ak ir-rikorrent li jkun qieghed

jilliliga b' mod vessatorju.

(4) Fil.tatijiet kol1ha li fihom ir-riko rrent shall-

ghaj nun a legali iku n tnehtlielu dak il -bene fi~j u , huwa jkun

personalmenl respo nsabbli ghall-ispejjet kollha tal·

protedimenli Ii kien ikollu jbati li ki cku ma kie nx inghatalu

da k il-be neficqu ta' g.hajnuna legali ....

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Art. 338 AmclKlmenlof lOCI;"" on. of Ibe — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The words "the court" in section 924 of the principal law

shall be substituted by the words "the Civil Coun , First Hall".

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Art. 339 SulIoIilUlion of ooctioa m of Ibe — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 915 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

fo llowing new section

915. (1) The advocate or legal procurator assigned to

a.Nocole the person admitted to the benefit of legal aid shall

procu .. IOf.

(a) act in the best interest of the person admitted

to the benefit of legal aid;

(b) appear in court when the case of the person

admitted to the benefit of legal aid is called;

(c) make the necessary submissions and file the

requisite notes, writs of summons, statements of

defence, notices, applications, and other written

pleadings as circumstances require .

(2) The advocate or lega1 procurator shall remain

responsible for a cause assigned to him as aforesaid, until the

same has been finally disposed of, even though the period of

his appointment may have expired ....

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Art. 340 R~peal of — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Sections 926, 927 and 928 of the principa1 law shall be

repea1ed.

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Art. 341 AmcDdmenlof — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Paragraph (d) of section 929 of the principal law shall be

substituted by the following new paragraph

"(d) in the interest of any commercia1 partnership registered

or established under the Commercia1 Partnerships Ordinance or

any other law SUbstituting the same Ordinance or any body of

persons or other organization if the person or any of the persons

vested with the representation thereof is or are absent from Malta

or where there is or are no such person or persons, or enough

persons vested with such representation ....

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Art. 342 AmeDlknenl — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The words "a copy of such banns" in subsection (2) and the

words "a copy of the banns" in subsection (3) of section 931 of the

principallaw shall be substituted by the words " a copy of the banns

together with a copy of the pleading or a summary thereoF .

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Art. 343 Amendmcnlof — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The words " four days" wherever they occur in subsection (1)

of section 932 and in section 934 of the principa1law sha11 be substituted

by the words "six days",

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Art. 344 Substituoo.. "'....,'" — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 936 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following section

936. (I) The curators are bound to use their best

diligence for the benefit of the interest which they represent.

The duties of the curatol'S shall include the following

(a) to fully inquire as to the rights of the persons

whom they represent and to identitfy these rights;

(b) to take all the necessary measures to safeguard

the aforesaid rights;

(c) to contact forthwith the person or persons

whom they represent, if the address is known; if

unknown , they are to take aU possible measures to find

out the ir address including that o f publishing, with the

authority of the court, a notice in a newspaper of the

place where last known ;

(d) to inform the person or persons whom they

represent of any judicial act and of the contents thereof;

(e) to obtain all the necessary information to

defend the inte rests of the person or persons whom they

represent;

(f) to continue looking after the interests of the

person or persons whom they represent with regard to

pending matte rs although the period of appointment

under sections 89 or 90 may have expired; and

(g) to keep the co urt regularly informed of aU

actions taken in the execution of their duties.

(2) The curators shall be liable for damages and

interest which may be occasioned by their negligence ....

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Art. 345 Suboblution — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Section 938 of the principal law sball be substituted by the

foUowing new section

938. The curators appointed from the rota shall,

respective ly, be entitled to the nea:ssuy expenses incurred

by them and to such fees as according to the tariffs in ScbeduJe

A annexed to th is Code are generally due to the advocate and

the kgal procurator in a cause

Provided that the court lIIay at the request of the

cwatororder that a provisional sum be paid-on accoun t and in

advance to the curator by the person requesting the

appointment of such curator to cover expenses which the

curator indicates thalloe would be incurring

Provided further that where the court removes a

curator in case of misconduct o r negligence acconfing to the

provisions of section 96, the court shall order that no fees as

aforesaid be paid 10 the curalor o r that o nly a specified

portion thereof be paid, without prejudice to any other right

competent to the person he was representing for damages

suffered .

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Art. 346 Subolitution 01 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

Sectio n 945 of the principal law shall be substituted by the

following new section

94S. (I)

Where a deposit is withdrawn, wholly or in

part, either on aa:ount or in full settleme nt o f a debt due

under a judgeme nt or other public deed , or under an award

made and deposited in accordance with the provisions

contai ned in TItle XVI of Book Third of tbis Code , the

registrar shan , on the demand and at the expense of any

penon interested, enter a note of such withdrawal in tbe

margin of the judgment or award , and tf'Rosmit a note thereof

to the no tary o r other officer before whom the deed from

which the debt arises was received or who is the keeper

thereof.

(2) Where the debt referred to in subsection (1) of

Ihis section is secured by anyone of the lawfu1 causes of

preference specified under section 19960f the Civil Code, any

interested party may effect the reductio n or cancellation of

the relative registration in tbe manner provided in sections

206S and 2066 of the aforementioned Code. The relative note

shan be signed by tbe penon requesting the reduction or

cancellatio n of the registration o r by an advocate, a notary or

a legal procurator.

(3) It sball be a pre-requesite for sucb registration

that an authentic copy of the note of withdrawal referred to in

subsection (1) of this section be annexed to the note of

reduction or cancellation .

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Art. 347 Ameno;\Inf:., of — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The woiCls "either by libel o r" insubscction (I) of section 946

of the principal law shall be substituted by the word "by".

Sections 952 to 9S9 of the principal law shall be repealed .

3411.

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L-artikoli 952 sa 959 ta l-ligi pri nCipali ghandhom jithass ru.

349, A-artikolu 962 ta l-ligi pnnCipali il-kliem "bil-libell jew"

ta' l·anitolll962 ghandhom jithassru.

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Art. 349 AmendlO"!ell' of — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The words " libel o r writ of summons" in section 962 of the

principal law shall be substituted by the words '"writ of summons" .

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Fis-suba rt ikolu (2) la' I-a rtikolu 963 tal- ligi pri nCipali

minfl ok iJ-kliem Mtal· libel ," u "ta! -petizzjo ni" ghand ho m jidhlu !-kHem

" Iac-titazzjoni." u "tar-rikors ta ' I-a ppell" rispenivame nt .

3.51. Minflok is·subartikolu (2) ta' I-anikolu 964 tal.ligi prinCipali

ghandu jid"'ol dan li gej:-

"(2) Ir-registratur ghandu jag ... mel u jippubblika listi

separati tal-kawn hekk pendenti rkull wal'lda mill·Qrati Superjuri,

jigifie ri, fil-Prim 'Awla tal·Qorti Civili, fil-Qorti ta' I. Appell u fil-

Qo"i Kostituzzjonali. Listi b"'al dawn g.I'land hom ukoll isiru u N:u

pubblikati mir-regisuatur fil-kat ta' kawti pendenti quddiem iJ-

Qo"i tal-Magistrali (G"'awdex) fil-kompelenza laghha superuri. " .

3.51,

L-artikolu 965 tal.lig; prinCipali ghand u igi emendat kif gej

il-paragrafi (b), (t) u (d) lieghu ghandhom jigu tll,"pprintipa!i·

(a)

rispettivament enumerati mi1l-gdid bhala I.paragrafi (t), (d) u (e);

(b) mionufib wara I-paragrafu (a) tieghu ghandu jid"'ol dan

il-paragrafu gdid li gej

Web) jekk meta I-kawia tkun giet sospi1a b'konsegwenza

tal·fall li I-anur jew I-appellant ma jkunux gew notifikati bil-

jum 5tabbilit gbaU-kawia, ebda wahda mill-pa"ijiet ma Ikun

ghamJet I-azzjoni mefltiega sabiex is-smiegh tal-kawta jinbeda

jew jitkompla biJ-preientata tar-rikors re lattiv b'nota

me hmui.a mieghu fe; n tindika I·a ....... , indirizz mag ... ruf ta' 1-

.nUl jew la' I.appellant, liema oot. ghandha tkun konrennata

bil-gurament mir-rikorre nl ; jew"; u

(t) minflok il·kliem " fil-paragrafu (a) jew (b) jcw (t) ta'

hawn fuq ," fil.paragrafu (e) kif enu meral mill·gdid ghandhom

jidhlu I· klie m " fiI .paragrafu (a) jew (b) jew (t) jew (d) ta' hawn

fuq ," .

J5J. Fil. paragrafu (t) tas-subanikolu (2) ta' I-artikolu 970 lal-lig;

prinapaJi minflo k il-kliem "I-attijitqiesu li Sew irtirati mi1l-gurisdizzjoni

ta' dik il-qorti; iida ma jingabru ebda drinijiellar.registru dw.r dik il-

kawia li m. Ikompliellt ;" ghandhom jid ... lu I· kliem "jitqies)j I-azzjoni

Ikun waqfel j".

3.54, F1-.rtikolu 1000 I.I-lig; prinapali u fin · nota m.rginali

lieghu, minflok il-kliem "ma tislax" ghandho m jidl'llu l-kHem " Iista'''.

3.5.5. Minn ufih w.ra I-artikolu 1003 lal-ligi printipali ghandu t.ieda

jitdied dan I-artikolu l003A gdid li gej:-

lOO3A. F'kull proCediment ghal disprezz Iej n 1-

awtorita tal-qoni , ir-Reg;stralur ghandu jibda, kif jigi o ldnal

mill·Qoni, il-proCedimenti mefltiega u ghall-finijiel u e Heni

koll ha tal-lig! huwa gband u jitqies bbala I-attur.".

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The words " the libel and the words " the petition" in Amndmen, of

H

subsection (2) of section 963 of the principal law shall be respectively ...rnon 96J of ,he

substituted by the words "the writ of summons" and "the application of

appeal" .

351. Subsedion (2) o f section 964 shall be substituted by the Amendmen' of

following new subsection

"(2) The registrar shall draw up and publisb separate lists of

the causes thus pending before each of the Superior Courts,

namely, the Civil Court, First Hall, the Court of Appeal and the

ConstitutionaJ Court. Similar lists shall likewise be drawn up and

published by the registrar with regard to causes pending before the

Court of Magistrates (Gozo) in its superior jurisdiction.".

Section 96S of the principal law shaU be amended as

351 .

(a) paragtllphs (b) , (c) and (d) thereof shall respectively be

renumbered as paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) ;

(b) the following new paragraph shall be added after

paragraph (a) thereof

'"(b) if where the cause has been suspended consequenl

to the fact that the plantiff or appeUant has not been $Crved

with the notice of the day appointed for the trial, none of the

panies shaU have taken the necc nary steps for tbe hearing of

the case to be commenced or proceeded with by the filing of

the relative application accompanied by a note indicating the

last known address of the plaintiff or appe llant , such note 10 be

confirmed on oath by applicant; or"'; and

(c) the words "paragraphs (a) or (b) or (c) above" in

paragraph (e) as renumbered shall be substituted by the words

"paragraphs (a) or (b) or (c) or (d) abovc".

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The words "withdrawal oftbe action from the jurisdiction of

that court; but no registry fees shall be levied for such disoontinuance;"

in paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 970 of the principal law shall

be substituted by the words " stay of the action;".

. 354. The word "not" in section 1000 of the principal law and in the

.. .:'~~ooo, ofU\c margin al note thereto shaU be deleted.

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The foUowing new section l OO3A shall be added after

section 1003 of the principal law: -

l003A. In any piLOceedings for contempt of court, the

Registrar shall institute, as directed by the court, the

necessary proceedings and, (or all intents and purposes of

law, be shall be considered as the plaintiff.".

W. Immediately after section 1009 of the principal law there

shall be added the following new section l009A

l009A. The Minister responsible for justice may make

regulations providing for or a1lowing-

(I> the making of judicial acts by means of

electronic equipment;

(ii) the transmission and service by the use of

electronic means,

in connection with judicial acts, court proceedings, records

and services, and without prejudice to the generality of the

forgoing such regulations may provide for -

the fonn of judicial acts prepared by electronic

(a)

means;

(b) the transmission , filing and service of acts by

electronic equipment and for the way in which such

service is to be evidenced;

(c) the storing of court records by electronic

means and the mode whereby such records are to be

authenticated and bow copies thereof are to be made and

authenticated;

(d) the fees that may be charged in connection

with the use of such electronic means in relation to the

ma king, transmission, filing o r service of judicial acts,

and for the making of copies of court records; and

(e) such othe r matter consequential o r incidental

thereto including such transitional provisions as may

appear to the Minister to be ne(c ssaty or expedie nt in

connection therewith.".

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Minnufih wara I-anikolu 1009 tal-ligi prinapali ghandu

jidholl-anikolu tOO9A li gej

lOO9A. 11· MiniSlru responsabbli ghall-gustizzja jisla'

jaghmel regolamenti I; jipprovdu gl'la1 jew jippenneuu -

(i) I-ghemil ta' aui gudiujarji pe rmezz ta' taghmir

elellronik u.

(ii) it-trasmissjoni u n-notifika permczz ta' mew

eletlronia,

atti

gudizzjarji,

tal-qorti ,

protcdimenti

dokumentazzjoni u notifiki , u minghajr pregudi:a:ju ghall-

gcne ralittl ta ' dak imsemmi q abe l, dawk ir-regolamen ti

jistgh u jipprovdu ghal -

(a) !.ghamla ta ' ani gudiujarji li jintghamlu

b'mezzi elettronia;

(b) il-trasmissjoni , pretentata u notifib ta' ani,

b'taghmir e lettroniku u dwar il-mod kif dawk il-modifiki

ghandhom jigu dokumentati bi pruva j

(c) tamma ta' numu tal-qorti b'mezzi elettronia

u I-mod kif dawk iT-records ghandhom jigu awtentikali u

kopj;

kif ghand hom

jinJIa rgu

minnhom

u

jigu

awtentikali;

(d) id-drinijielli jistgJ\.u jintalbu gbar· rigward ta' I·

ufu ta' dawk il' mezzi e lettronio gf'lar·rigward ta' I·

ghemil, trasm issjoni, preientata jew notifika ta' atti

gudizzjarji , u gball·gIlemilta' kopji ta' rtcordstal-qorti i u

(e) kull haga of'lra konsegwenzjali jew inCidental!

ghal dan inkluti dawk id-<lispotizzjonijiet transitorji li I·

Mi nislru jistgb u jidhrulu li jkunu mehtiega jew spedjenti

u li gIlandhom x'jaqsmu ma' dan kollu .

H.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Art. 357 Gcoe,iI .' ro llto! h — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

In the principal law wherever they occur

(a) the words "Commercial Court" shall be substituted by .....

the words "Civil Court, First H all ".

(b) the words "Court of Magistrates of Judicial Po lice for the

Island of Malta" shall be substituted by the words "Court of

Magistrates (Malta)";

(c) the words " Court of Magistrates of Judicial Police rorthe

Islands of Gozo and Comino" shall be substituted by the words

"Court of Magistrates (Gozo) .. ;

(d) the words "Court o f Magistrates of Jud icial Police" shall

be substituted by the words "Court of Magistrates" ; and

(e) th e wo rds "registrar of the Superior Courts" shall be

substituted by the words " Registrar of Courts" .

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Art. 358 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

In the application , name ly on the fi rst page, of fonn No .

I2INo. 13 in ScheduJe B to the principal law, for the words from "to "'"h f1alo B 10 Ilto!

bring with hi m the documents." to " Legal P,ocurator" there shall be

substituted the following

"to bring with him the documents referred to hereunde r.

Name and address of the person summoned to attend as a

Documents to be brought by him

D ate, time a nd place where he is to atte nd

Advocate

Legal Procurator " .

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Art. 359 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

The following new " Schedule Coo shall be inserted after lntroductioa of

" Sched ule B" o r the principallaw :-

A

"SCHEDULEC

(Section 249)

(1) .... ..... .. ................ ......................................... .. ...................... Bank Lld

stands surety in solidwn with appellant (2) ..................................................... .

.. .................................... ..... ........ for the COSIS of the appeal e ntered In the ease

(3) ... ........... ....... .. ............................... ....... ................. up to the amount of

(4) ............................ .. ..................................... .. ................ .... . Maltese liri

) and this for the purpose and in terms of 5Cction 249 o f the Code of

(Lm

Organization and Civil Pzoced ure, Cap. 12.

This suretyship shall remain in force up to si:c months from the date on which the

said appeal is decided, withdrawn or deemed deserted and consequently it wiU lapse if

no written demand arising from this suretyship is made within the said period of six

months .

Before effecting any payment unde r th is suretyship, the Bank may require the

production o ftne Registrar's declaration statin, the date on whicb the appeal has been

decided, withdrawn or deserted as well as of the MU II ary documentation in support of

the claim for payment .

Today the

day of

(5) ........................................................ .

fo.

Bank Lld

(1) Name of Bank

(2)

Delails of application

(3)

Details of appea led case

(4)

Amount ofsurety

(5)

Signalory of Bank".

11.0

ftl 01

360, The e oactments specified in the First Column of the

, ..

.... ia Srh ' ....

Schedule 10 this Act shall have effect SUbject to the amendmenu

specified in the Second Column thereof.

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Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Att 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1!f9S AlT mah ru! b'ligi mill·Parlament AN ACT e nacted by the Parliament ta' Malta.
Art. 360 — ACT No. XXIV of 1!f9S AlT mah ru! b'ligi mill·Parlament AN ACT e nacted by the Parliament ta' Malta. Open official source

Em<'"

w-liFPCt

ma' dan I-An &bandhom isehh u skond l-emendi magl'lmulin fit-Tieni

D·l$tcda.

Kolonna ta' dik I-lskeda.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Art. 361 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

(1) TheJudicial AssistanlS and Evidence by Affidavit Act

R'I

lwtirio! A • Una is hereby re ..... aled.

r-

IlidE. ' fl· ; lby

AlfidIviIA<I .

~. lO9.

(2) The Judicial AssistanlS appointed under the Act

repealed by subsectio n (1) of this section shall be deemed 10 be

appointed under the principal law as ame nded by this Act, and an y

affidavit o r other act made by virtue or under the provisions of that Act,

and any other thin, made in virtue of that Act, 5ha1l remain valid in the

same manner as if it were done in virtue o r under the provisions of the

principal law as amended by this Act.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Art. 362 T~.1Ory — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

(1) Subject to the provisions of the foUowing subsections of

this section , the provisions of the principal law as amended by this Act

and of the laws referred to in the Schedule to tbisAct as amended by this

Act , shall apply to any procedures before any court or tribunal to which

such Code o r laws apply, and which on that date are still pending and

have not become res jutii(;Gto.

(2) Nothing in subsection (I ) of this section shall invalidate

any procedure whether written or oral which may have been made

before the coming into force ofthisAct and which was valid according to

the law as in force on the date when made.

(3) The PTOVlSIOns of sections 156, 157 and 158 of the

principal law as amended by this Act, relative to the trial of causes, the

establishment of issues of fact and of law, and the production of

evide nce, shall be applied by the courts also in relation 10causes already

pending before the court/; on the date of the coming into force of this Act

with such modifications as the court may in the circumstances deem

noc(!sary, and where a cause is o n that date pending before the judicial

assistant o r the judicial referee for any reason, the court shall for the

purposes of this subsection make such orders as it may deem necessary

10 ensure that if the case is continued before the referee or judicial

assistant, the same procedures in the said sections 156, 157 and 158 shall

muliUis mUllmdir be applied by the judicial assistant or the judicial

referee as the case may be

Provided that no appeal shall lie from any orde r given by a

court under thissubsection except together with an appeal on the merits

of the casc.

(4) A ny warrant issued prior to the coming into force of this

Act shall continue to be val id notwithstanding anything contained in this

Act, but shaU only be re newed on its expiry if such warrant could be

issued o r extended in accordance with the principal law as amended by

this Act

Provided that any warrant of impediment of depanure of any

person shall not remain in force la ter than one calendar month after the

coming into force of this Act.

(5) Any court which was scized of a case before the coming

into force of this Act shall remain competen t to deat with such case even

though such court may, in accordance with the Code as amended by this

Act not be compete nt rDOOM vworis.

(6) Causes which on the coming into force of this Act are

pending before the Commercial Court or before the Court of

Magistrates (Gozo) in its superior commercial jurisdiction, shall on the

coming into force of this Act, be contin ued before the Civil Court, First

Hall, and the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) in its superior jurisdiction

respectively.

(7) The amendments made by this Act to the Criminal Code

~~ ~ apply to any prOlV'dings pending before any court of criminal

Jurisdiction on the date of the coming in to force of this Act and

notwithstanding any judgment thereon which has not become res

judicata.

(8) In any e nactment, any reference to the "Commercial

Co urt" .and to the ~ Registrar of the Superior Courts" shall be deemed

respectively to be a reference to the "Civil Court Fint Hall" and to the

" Registrar of Courts".

'

(9) The M.i~ister responsible for justice may by regulations

ame nd any ena'7ment m such manner that any reference therein to the

Courts, ~he R~gJStnu: and ~ny o~ce~ of the ~urts appearing therein in

confomllty ~th their. deSl.~atlon IfI the pnncipal law or any other

enact"!ent as ID f~rce unmedlately before the coming into force of this

Act, will be su~lituted by a referenc:e to thesame as their designation is

amended by thIS Act or by the Intenor Courts (Designation) Act.

(to) Where on the coming into force of this Act a court has

pendin.g before it any case which has been so pending for a period often

years, 11 shall give priority to the hearing of that case so that the same is

decided and detennined not later than one year from the coming into

force of this Act .

(I I) (a) The provisions o f sections 466, 467 and 468 of the

principal law as in force prior to the coming into force of this Act shan

continue to apply in respect of any warrant of seizure obtained

thereunder subject to the provisions of this section.

(b) Any warrant of seizure obtained by the Head of a

Government Department under the provisions of section 466 of the

principal law as in force prior to the coming into force of this Act shall be

rescinded by the Court if, upon application filed by the debtor within a

period of thirty days from the coming into force of this Act or from the

day when the debtor is fint se£\led with the said warrant o r with a

judicial act based thereon and containing reference thereto, whichever

is the later, the Court is satisfied that the claim of the Head of the

Government Department is unfounded on the merits.

(12) Notwithstanding any provision of the principal law as

amended by this Act , when the Court shall have appointed an advocate

as a referee in order to hear evidence and report about a case without

the assistance of a technical expert and, upon the coming into force of

this Act the said report shall not have yet been filed, the Court shall

(i) revoke the appointment of the referee and plOeeed to

hear the case itself according to the provisions o f paragraph (b) of

sUbsCction (2) of section 202. introduced bv virtue of section 103 of

this Act; or

(u) allow the rderee to retain his appoi ntment, in wruchease

the beariDgof evidence before the referee shall be regulated by the

provisions of paragraph (c) of subm:tion (2) o f section 202 of the

principal law u introduced by section 103 of this Ad SUbject to

those yariatioDS as the Coun may deem fit in the circumstances, but

proYided that the Court ml n ensure that the time limits established

in the said paragrapb are, as far as poss.ible, arlhered to.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1995 24 — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: -
Art. 369 "Du . . — ACT No. XXIV of 1995 AN ACT to am~nd Ih~ Cod~ o/ Organiwlion and Civil Procrd", re, BE IT E NA C I EO by the Preside nt, by and with the advice and consen t o f th e House of Representati ves. in this prese nt Parliament assembled , and by th e authority of th e sa me , as fo llows: - Open official source

In the Coun of Magistrates, the

functions of registrar may be pe rformed by any

officer mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection

(2) of section 57 of the Code of Organization and

Civil Procedure as may be assigned for the purpose

by the Registrar ....

2. Section 496 thereof mall be substituted by the

following

496. (1) The functions of the registrar in

th e Criminal Court may be performed by any

officer me ntioned in paragraph (a) of subsection

(2) o f section 57 of the Code of O rganizatio n and

Civil Procedure.

(2) The functions of a marshal may in

the Criminal Court be performed by any o f the

executive officers of the Courts mentioned in

subsection (1) of section 67 of the Code of

Organization and Civil Procedure." .

3. Section 5 14 thereof shall be substituted by the

following

5 14. ( I ) The functions of the registrar in

the Court of Criminal Appeal may be pe rformed by

any officer mentioned in paragraph (a) of

subsection (2) of section 57 of the Code of

Organization and Civil Procedure .

(2) The functions of a marshal may in

th e Court of Criminal Appeal be performed by any

of the executive o fficers o f the Courts mentioned in

subsection ( I ) of section 67 of the Code of

O rganization and Civil Procedure." .

A

Second Column

Exte nt of Amendment

Section 2 1 thereof shall be substituted by the

following new section

21. (I ) Wages payable-by an employer

- AtuclwcPlOf

""""",,,01 01

to an e mployee may not be assigned .

(2) Wages payable by an employe r

to an employee may not be attached save

according to the provisions of sections 38 1,382

and 849 of the Code of Organization and Civil

Proced ure.

(3) The provisions of subsections

(1) and (2) of this section shall not apply where

the assignment o r attachment is intended to

ensure the payment of maintenance due to the

wife , or to a minor child or to an incapaci tated

child or to an ascendant of the employee. ".

1. The words "any ot her provision of the said Code"

shall be insened after the words "Civil Procedu re" in section

16 thereo L

The words "of Title X of Book Third" in section 16

2. the reofshall be deleted.

The words ~of a warrant o f im pediment of de panure or

of any other warrant" in section 17 and in subsection (3) of

section 22 thereof shall be respectively substituted by the

words "of any warrant".

1. Subsection (4) of section 173 thereof shall be

substituted by the followi ng subsection

"(4)

Refe rence in this section to the registrar of

the toun include refe rence to any of the officers

mentioned in paragraphs (a) of subsection (2) o f section

Clp. 12. 57 of the Code of Organization and Civil Proced ure.".

2. The words "civil , criminal or commercial" in

subsection (3) of section 174 thereof shall be substituted by

the words "civil o r criminal".

Section 21 thereof shall be deleted.

1. The wo rds "section 743" in subsection (I) of section

29 of the English text thereof shall be substituted by the words

"section 734",

The words "subsection (2)" in subsection ( I) o f section 8

thereof shall be substituted by th e words "subsection (3)".

Second Column

Extent of Amendment

4. In paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 520

thereof, for the words " 109, 113 and 114;" there shall be

substituted the words " subsedio n (I) of sectio n 109, sections

Il 3 and 114;".

5. In subsectio n (I) of section 604 thereof, the words

"the Registrar of the Infe rior Courts," sball be de leted .

Subsection (3) of section 47 thereof shall be deleted.

The words " Registrar of the Superior Courts" in section

3 thereof shall be substituted by the words " Registrar of

Courts".

The words "Judges of the Superior Coun in subsection

(2) of section l tO shall be deleted .

Subsection (3) of section 14 the reof shall be substituted

by the follOwing new subsection

"(3) From the decision of the Aut hority an appeal

shall lie to the Court of Appeal . Such appeal shall be

entered by an application within four days from the date

on which the decision was given. The application shall be

served to the Authority which shall filean answer thereto

withi n four days. The pleadings o n any such appealsball

be deemed to beclosed wi th the answer of the Au thority,

or at th e expiration of the time for such answer .".

Section 36 thereof shall be substit uted by the

following new section

36. The provisions of Title X of Book

" U.oI aid.

Third of the Code of Organization and Civil

Procedure and any o ther provisions of the said

Code relating to the benefit o f legal aid shall

apply to parties to proceedings before the

Board ....

1. The words " but does not include an a parte

witness in terms of sections 563A and 563B o f the Code

of Organization and Civil Procedure" shall be added

immediately at the end of the definition of the expression

"witness" in section 2 thereof.

2 . The (oHowing new section shall be added afte r

section to thereof

_

-, ...

11 . The Minister responsible for justice

"Ministe.

may by regul ations ame nd, substitute or make

additions to the Schedules to this O rdinance. " .

SUb$btlHe

MmU'

.,,.

additiona

Sch.dulet.

A

Second Column

Extent of Amendment

1. The definition of the term ~ta pes" in section 2

thereof shall be substituted by the following DeW definition ;

• .. ·tapes .. means the tapes or other objects on which

proceedings have been reCOfded by any electro-magnetic

means and inlcudes also a master tape ,".

2. The following new section shall be added dter

section 6 tbcreof;

-.

"0, ' '" originals

7. (1) TheRegistrarmaygiveropiesofthe

of the tapes on payment of such fee

prescribed as the Minister responsible for justice

may by regulations prescribe ....

The words "subsection (3)" in subsection (3) of section 9

thereof shall be substituted by the words "subsections (3) to

(6)".

Passed by the Ho use of Representatives at Sitting No. 448 of the 26th July. 1995 .

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