MALTA SUMMER TIME ACT

MALTA SUMMER TIME

CHAPTER 230

MALTA SUMMER TIME ACT

To provide for the advance of time in Malta during certain periods of the

year.

(7th June, 1972) *

Enacted by ACT XX of 1972.

This Act may be cited as the Malta Summer Time Act.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Malta" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by section 124

of the Constitution of Malta;

"order under this Act" means an order made by the Prime

Minister for any of the purposes of this Act and published in the

Government Gazette;

"the period of summer time" in relation to any year means such

period as may be specified in respect of that year in an order under

this Act.

(1) In any year to which an order under this Act relates, the

time for general purposes in Malta shall, during the period of

summer time, be two hours in advance of Greenwich mean time.

(2) Where any reference to a point of time occurs in any

enactment, order, regulation, rule, bye-law, deed, notice or other

document whatsoever, the time referred to shall, during the period

of summer time, be deemed to be the time as fixed for general

purposes by this Act.

(3) Nothing in this Act shall affect the use of a different time

for purposes of astronomy, meteorology, navigation or other

purposes for which a different time is adopted by international

usage, or the construction of any document referring to a point of

time in connection with any of those purposes.

*See Government Notice No. 415 of 7th June, 1972.