ACT No. XXVI of 2017 An Act to further amend the Maltese Citizenship Act, Cap. 188.

I assent.

(L.S.)

DOLORES CRISTINA

Acting President

24th November, 2017

ACT No. XXVI of 2017

An Act to further amend the Maltese Citizenship Act, Cap. 188.

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 Maltese Citizenship Short title.

(Amendment No. 2) Act, 2017, and this Act shall be read and

construed as one with the Maltese Citizenship Act, hereinafter referred Cap. 188.

to as the "principal Act".

In the proviso to sub-article (1) of article 10 of the principal Amendment of

Act the words "mentioned in paragraph (b)." shall be substituted with article

principal Act.

the words "mentioned in paragraph (b):" and immediately thereafter

there shall be added the following second proviso

"Provided further that the requirements of paragraph (c)

shall not apply to any person on behalf of whom an application is

submitted with the authorisation of the Civil Court (Voluntary

Jurisdiction) under sub-article (3) of article 21.".

Immediately after sub-article (2) of article 21 of the principal

Act there shall be added the following new sub-article

"(3) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act or of

any regulations made thereunder, an application in respect of a

person of full age but not of full capacity may be made on behalf

of such person by a curator or guardian duly authorised by a

decree of the Civil Court (Voluntary Jurisdiction) after the Court

is satisfied that the application is in the best interests of the said

person

Provided that, without prejudice to the second

proviso to article 10(1), all other criteria which must be satisfied

by a person of full age and full capacity must likewise be

satisfied when an application is submitted under this sub-article

Provided further that the acquisition of Maltese

citizenship under this sub-article shall not be subject to the

requirement of taking an oath of allegiance.".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 54 of the 20th

November, 2017.

ANĠLU FARRUGIA

Speaker

RAYMOND SCICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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