ACT No. XIII of 2023 AN ACT to amend the Affirmation of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression Act, Cap. 567.

I assent.

(L.S.)

GEORGE VELLA

President

4th April, 2023

ACT No. XIII of 2023

AN ACT to amend the Affirmation of Sexual Orientation, Gender

Identity and Gender Expression Act, Cap. 567.

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 Affirmation of Sexual Short title.

Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression (Amendment)

Act, 2023 and this Act shall be read and construed as one with the

Affirmation of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Cap. 567.

Expression Act, hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act".

In article 2 of the principal Act, immediately before the Amendment of

definition "conversion practices" thereof there shall be added the article

principal Act.

following new definition

" "advertise" means the publication, display, sharing,

promotion, referral, circulation of, or authorisation to publish,

display, share, promote, refer or circulate any material made by

any means which indicates, or could reasonably be understood as

indicating, that the person so advertising or authorising the

advertising has engaged in conversion practices, or is favourably

describing, endorsing or promoting conversion practices;".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 109 of the

29th March, 2023.

ANĠLU FARRUGIA

Speaker

RAYMOND SCICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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