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ACT No. XXVIII of 2020 AN ACT to amend the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, 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:-

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Malta Government Gazette — Act 2020 28 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,421 – 12.06.2020 — ACT No. XXVIII of 2020 AN ACT to amend the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, 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:-

I assent.

(L.S.)

GEORGE VELLA

President

12th June, 2020

ACT No. XXVIII of 2020

AN ACT to amend the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure,

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:-

Malta Government Gazette — Act 2020 28 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,421 – 12.06.2020 — ACT No. XXVIII of 2020 AN ACT to amend the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, 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 Code of Organization and Short title.

Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2020 and this Act shall be read and

construed as one with the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, Cap. 12.

hereinafter referred to as "the Code".

Malta Government Gazette — Act 2020 28 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,421 – 12.06.2020 — ACT No. XXVIII of 2020 AN ACT to amend the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, 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:-

Immediately after sub-article (3) of article 381 of the Code, Amendment of

article 381 of the

there shall be added the following new sub-article

Code.

"(4) Notwithstanding any provision in this Code or any

other law, when the debtor is an employer, the order shall not

attach upon any salary, wage (including bonus, allowances,

overtime and other emoluments) of the employees of the debtor

Provided that, the garnishee be formally notified in this

regard.".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 341 of the

9th June, 2020.

ANĠLU FARRUGIA

Speaker

RAYMOND SCICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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