ACT No. LV of 2021 AN ACT to amend the Maltese Language Act, Cap. 470.

I assent.

(L.S.)

GEORGE VELLA

President

30th July, 2021

ACT No. LV of 2021

AN ACT to amend the Maltese Language Act, Cap. 470.

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:-

(1) The short title of this Act is the Maltese Language

commencement.

(Amendment) Act, 2021 and this Act shall be read and construed as

one with the Maltese Language Act, hereinafter referred to as "the

principal Act".

(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister

responsible for the Maltese language may by notice in the Gazette

establish.

In article 2 of the principal Act, in the definition "Minister",

the words "for education;" shall be substituted by the words "for the

Maltese language;".

Sub-article (2) of article 4 of the principal Act shall be Amendment of

article 4 of the

substituted by the following new sub-article

principal Act.

"(2) The Council shall be made up of fifteen (15)

members and an observer as follows

(a) a Chairman appointed by the Prime Minister

and chosen from among persons who are established and

qualified in the study of Maltese and who are

recommended by L-Akkademja tal-Malti and by the

Department of Maltese at the University of Malta jointly or

separately;

(b)

a representative nominated by L-Akkademja tal-

Malti;

(c) a representative nominated by the Department

of Maltese at the University of Malta;

(d) a representative nominated by the Institute of

Linguistics and Language Technology at the University;

(e) a representative of the Education Division

coming from the National Curriculum Department and

nominated by the Minister;

(f)

a representative nominated by the Arts Council

Malta;

(g) the Principal Permanent Secretary of the Civil

Service or his representative;

(h) a representative elected in such manner as may

be prescribed by and from among members of the

committees of the Maltese language associations listed in

Schedule A, excluding L-Akkademja tal-Malti;

(i) a representative of the Institute of Maltese

Journalists;

(j)

a representative of the Broadcasting Authority;

(k) a representative of the Department of

Translation, Terminology and Interpreting Studies at the

University;

(l) a representative of the Maltese publishers

nominated by the publishers in consultation with the

National Book Council;

(m) a representative of the lecturers specialised in

the teaching of Maltese nominated by the Faculty of

Education at the University; and

(n) a representative of the teachers of Maltese

within the Church schools nominated by the Secretariat for

Catholic Education;

(o) a representative of the teachers of Maltese

within independent schools nominated by the independent

schools; and

(p) an observer representative of the departments

of Maltese translators of the European Union, jointly

nominated by the same departments that are listed in

Schedule B.".

In paragraph (a) of article 24 of the principal Act the words

"amend the Schedule" shall be substituted by the words "amend the

Schedules".

In Schedule A of the principal Act immediately after item "L-

Għaqda tal-Poeti Maltin set up in 1975" there shall be added the

following new items

". Inizjamed set up in 1998

. L-Għaqda tal-Għalliema tal-Malti set up in 1999".

In Schedule B of the principal Act the words "Provided that

the participation of the representative" shall be substituted by the

words "The participation of the representative".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 488 of the

13th July, 2021.

ANĠLU FARRUGIA

Speaker

RAYMOND SCICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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