ACT No. XXXIV of 2025 AN ACT to amend various laws that differentiate between genders and to make ancillary and consequential provisions thereto.

I assent.

(L.S.)

MYRIAM SPITERI DEBONO

President

11th November, 2025

ACT No. XXXIV of 2025

AN ACT to amend various laws that differentiate between genders

and to make ancillary and consequential provisions thereto.

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 Various Laws relating to Short title and

commencement.

Differentiation between Genders (Amendment) Act, 2025.

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

responsible for equality may by notice in the Gazette establish and

different dates may be so established for different provisions and, or

purposes of this Act.

PART I

AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF ORGANIZATION AND

CIVIL PROCEDURE

This Part amends the Code of Organization and Civil Amendments to

Procedure and shall be read and construed as one with the Code of the

Organization

Organization and Civil Procedure, hereinafter in this Part referred to as and

Procedure.

the "Code".

In paragraph (a) of sub-article (1) of article 180 of the Code

the words "paternal authority" shall be substituted by the words

"parental authority".

In paragraph (c) of article 745 of the Code the words "paternal

authority" shall be substituted by the words "parental authority".

In paragraph (a) of article 781 of the Code the words "paternal

authority" shall be substituted by the words "parental authority".

In paragraph (a) of article 782 of the Code the words "paternal

authority" shall be substituted by the words "parental authority".

Article 784 of the Code shall be substituted by the following

new article

" Authorisation of

784. If the parent exercising parental authority,

court instead of

owing to absence or for other reasons, is unable or

consent of parent.

refuses to appear for his child, or is unable or refuses to

give his consent for his child to sue, the requisite

authorisation may be granted by the court of voluntary

jurisdiction, if such court shall deem fit to grant such

authorisation.".

In the Maltese version only, article 785 of the Code shall be

amended as follows

(a) in the marginal note thereof the words "lit-tifel" shall

be substituted by the words "lill-wild";

(b) in sub-article (1) thereof the words "lit-tifel" shall be

substituted by the words "lill-wild".

Sub-article (3) of article 787 of the Code shall be amended as

follows

(a) in the Maltese version only, the words "t-tifel" shall

be substituted by the words "l-wild tiegħu";

(b) the words "paternal authority" shall be substituted by

the words "parental authority".

In article 788 of the Code the words "paternal authority" shall

be substituted by the words "parental authority".

PART II

AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMERCIAL CODE

This Part amends the Commercial Code and shall be read and Amendments to

construed as one with the Commercial Code, hereinafter in this Part the

Commercial

Code.

referred to as the "Code".

In Sub-title III of Title IV of Part I of the Arrangement of Amendment to

Code the word "Salesmen" shall be substituted by the word the

Arrangement of

"Salespersons".

Code.

In the heading of Sub-title III of Title IV of Part I of the Code Amendment of

t h e w o r d " S A L E S M E N " s h a l l b e s u b s t i t u t e d b y t h e w o r d the

heading of

Sub-title III of

"SALESPERSONS".

Title IV of Part I

of the Code.

Article 68 of the Code shall be amended as follows

Amendment of

article 68 of the

Code.

(a) in the marginal note thereof the word "salesmen"

shall be substituted by the word "salespersons";

(b) in sub-article (1) thereof the word "Salesmen" shall

be substituted by the word "Salespersons".

Article 69 of the Code shall be amended as follows

Amendment of

article 69 of the

Code.

(a) in the marginal note thereof the word "salesmen"

shall be substituted by the word "salespersons";

(b) in sub-article (1) thereof the word "salesmen" shall

be substituted by the word "salespersons".

PART III

AMENDMENT TO THE CIVIL CODE

This Part amends the Civil Code and shall be read and Amendment to

construed as one with the Civil Code, hereinafter in this Part referred the

Civil Code.

to as the "Code".

In paragraph (a) of article 1626 of the Code the word Amendment of

article 1626 of

"workman" shall be substituted by the word "worker".

the Code.

PART IV

AMENDMENTS TO THE INVESTMENT OF CERTAIN

MONEYS ORDINANCE

This Part amends the Investment of Certain Moneys Amendments to

Ordinance and shall be read and construed as one with the Investment the

Investment

of Certain

of Certain Moneys Ordinance, hereinafter in this Part referred to as the Moneys

Ordinance.

"principal law".

Article 3 of the principal law shall be amended as follows

(a)

sub-article (1) thereof shall be amended as follows

(i) in paragraph (c) thereof the words "civil

jurisdiction;" shall be substituted by the words "civil

jurisdiction.";

(ii)

paragraph (d) thereof shall be deleted;

(b) in sub-article (2) thereof the words "in paragraphs

(b), (c) and (d)" shall be substituted by the words "in paragraphs

(b) and (c)".

In sub-article (2) of article 7 of the principal law the words

"his father’s name" shall be substituted by the words "the name of one

of the endorsee’s parents".

PART V

AMENDMENT TO THE MALTA GOVERNMENT SAVINGS

BANK ORDINANCE

This Part amends the Malta Government Savings Bank

Ordinance and shall be read and construed as one with the Malta

Government Savings Bank Ordinance, hereinafter in this Part referred

to as the "principal law".

In paragraph 5 of the Schedule to the principal law the words

"The father or tutor" shall be substituted by the words "Any one of the

parents or the tutor".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 398 of the 5th

November, 2025.

ANĠLU FARRUGIA

Speaker

ELEANOR SCERRI

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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