ACT No. X of 2008 AN ACT to amend the Malta Freeports Act (Cap. 334).

I assent.

EDWARD FENECH ADAMI

President

21 st November, 2008

ACT No. X of 2008

AN ACT to amend the Malta Freeports Act (Cap. 334).

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

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows

The short title of this Act is the Malta Freeports Short title.

(Amendment) Act, 2008, and this Act shall be read and construed as

one with the Malta Freeports Act, hereinafter referred to as "the Cap. 334.

principal Act".

Paragraph (c) of subarticle (1) of article 6 of the principal

Amendment of

article 6 of the

Act shall be amended as follows

principal Act.

(a)

in the second proviso thereof, for the words "shall

not be considered to be a title similar to sale;" there shall be

substituted the words "shall not be considered to be a title

similar to sale:"; and

(b)

immediately after the said second prOVISO, there

shall be added the following new proviso

"Provided further that the Authority may, with the

approval of the Minister and in accordance with

paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (e) or (f) of sub-article (I) of

article 3 of the Disposal of Government Land Act, create

servitudes and other similar rights over areas comprised

within a Freeport zone in favour of any land outside the

Freeport Zone whenever such rights are required for the

proper use of such land;".

In article 4( I) of the principal Act the words "The

provisions of the Disposal of Government Land Act" shall be

substituted by the words "Except as otherwise provided in this Act,

the provisions of the Disposal of Government Land Act".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 53 of the

15th November, 2008.

LOUIS GALEA

Speaker

PAULINE ABELA

Acting Clerk to the HOllse ofRepresentatives