131 tal-1993

L.N. IJI uI 1993

P.\SSPORTS ORDINANCE

(CAP. 61 )

Passport RtgUlat1oas, 1993

IN ellercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of tile P;uspnns

Ordinance, tile Minister for Home Affairs and Soei.1 De~lopmenl hllS

made Ihe following regulations:-

I. These regulltions may be ci led Il$IIIe Pl!i5pOrt Regulations,

1993.

(I )

JiS111' jinl'lareg passaport M alti lil:_

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(a) tittadini la' Malta; jcw

(b) attadini obra l al·CommOll w.oallh, fuq applinujoni lill-

Uffitjal tal-Pauaporti .

(2) Gbal1-finijict Ill ' dan ir-rcgolamenti il-klicm ~tilladin tal-

Commo/l lVNlth ~ ghandbom jiftiehmu skond id -dispotiz:zjonijict ta' 1-

arti kolu 28 tal-Kcostituzzjoni tJ' Malta.

J . ( I) KuU persuna ta' sinu-iJ Rna jc .... iijed li la pplika ghal

passaport ghandha timla biHtitba taghha applik aujoni fuq fonnuJa

maghrufa bhala Fonnula A, li tisla' linki!;eb mingl'land I-Uffi~jal tal-

Pusaporti.

(2) Fil- kat ta' Ifal lahl is-sittu-il se nJ li jkun mehtiet

gl'Ialihom paMapon separat, fonnula magl'lrufa btlala Formula S , li

Ibla' tinkiseb minghand I-Uffigal lal-Passaporti, gl'IBndha timtela mill -

miwer u I-omm . luturltutrici Jew kuralurlkuralriti tat-Ifal. fiI-kilba

tiegl'lu jew tagl'lha.

Tfal tallt l-e la ' la' Imintax-il sena ma jijlu: moghlija

(3)

fa~litajiel la' passaport minghajT il-kunsens bil-mlklu b 11' missierhom u

la' ommoom je w, jekk dawn ikunu I-Inejn mejla, lat-tu1Urftutri~ jew

ku ralurlkuralri~ lagl'lhom. Jekk , mela I-missierjew l-omm ikun gl'Iadul

ghadha tlaj/l'lajja xi peTSuna o h ra tgl'lid li Ikun IUIUrl! utoo jew kunlurl

kuralriti tal-lfal, hija ghandha laghli lill · Uffigal laJ ,Passaporti kopj. la'

l-ordni lal-Qorti li Ikun talliluJIilba l-kuslodjll8l -lfal .

(4) Je kk persuna li Ikun lilttieq li mla fonnula la'

applikaujoni ma tiltax likleb, il-persuna Ii limla d-dikjanzl!joni bllala

rakkomandant la' I-Ipplikanl lista' limla I-formula la' I pplikazzjoni bil-

kilba lagl'lha fisem min ppplika .

(I)

Passports may be iuued 10:-

(8) citizens of Malta; or

ot h~r Commonw~al th ci tizens.

(b)

on application to th~ Passport Office r.

(2) For tile purposes of this regulation Ihe expression

MCommonwealth citizen $hall be construed in aa::ordano: with th~

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provisions of section 28 of tile Consti tution o( Malta.

(I) EV~IJ person of sillleen years of age or over applying for

a passport sball complete in his or her own handwriting I n Ipplication

on a form known as Form A, obtainable from the Passport OfflQCr.

(2) In the case of a child under sixleen years of age , for wbom

a scparale passport is required. I fonn .... nown as Form B, obtainable

from tile Passport Offber, shall be compl~ted by the r.tber .nd th~

molller. tu lOT or eurator of the child , in tlleir own h,,"ldwriling.

(3) OIildren under eighteen years of age shall not begranted

passport facilities without the written consent of bolh thei r fat her and

tlleir mothe r or, if bolh the fa ther and the mother are dead. of their

tutor/lutoress or eurator/curatrill. If while either the father or tile

mother is alive , any other person claims to be the lutorh utoreM or

curator/curatrix of the child, he or sIl~ must produce 10 IIIe Passport

Office r a copy of the Court order committing the child 10 his or ller

tutorshipot custody.

(4) If a person who desires locomplele an applicat ion form is

unable to write . IIIe person compleling the dedacation as recommender

of the applicant may complete the application form in his or ller

handwriti ng on behalf of the applica nt.

( I) The reoomllK:ndc r', declaration in suppon of the

application contai ned in the said forms must be completed and signed by

a Mallese ci lize n who is a MiniS1er of Religion, or a Medical Of Legal

Practitioner, or a Civi l Servant a1 the disc:rction ofthe PasslX'rt Offioer,

or a Bank Manager o r any olher person who , in the opi nion of the

Passport Officer is of si milar standing ; the recommcnder must have

been personally acquain ted wi th the applicant for a1 least two ~an

immediately preceding the signing of the declaration, Provided that if

the person applying for a paupon resides abroad or is at the rnomcnl of

the application outside Mal ta . the declaration in support of such

application may be oompleted and signed by any Commonwcall h citizen

who is qualified for Ihis purpose as provided in this regula lion.

(2) If there is 00 person available woo is qualified 10

oomplclc the reoommender's de(:1.a ration as provided in paragraph (I)

of this regulation. tbe Passport Officer may, at his discretion , dis~Me

with the completion and signing the ~f.

S. (I) When an application fonn has been completed in eve!)'

particular, it ~hall be lodged with the Passport Offioertogether wi th tbe

pbotographs and other docume nts required by the Passport Officer as

stated in the re1ativeapplication fonn . The photographs and documents

accompanying an appticatio n fonn shaU beoome the pro~rty of tbe

Governmenl as 500Il as lodged ."i th the Passport Officer.

(2) When a surname is composed of more than one surname

and all su rnames are altogether of a greater length than is technically

possible to be: written down on the passport. the Passport Officer may

limit such 5U.rnames as are to be written down on the passpon. in web

manner that he shaU always include the pudominBling surname or

surnames

Provided that in the case of a married woman who

assumes hcr husband 's surname and adds her maiden surname the relo,

the husband 's surname ~hall be regarded as the predominating

s.u rnamc ,

1lIe particulars of a child Or children under sixteen years of

Igc may be included in or added to a passport held by thc fathe r ,

mot hcr . lu torltUlOress or curator/curallu of thc child ordti ldren on his

or her . pp1iealion 10 thc Pauport Office r. provided that. in the case oh

tUlorltuloreu o r curalOrfcuratrix , the child is nOl an alien . Appl ication

for thc additio n of I child '~ particulars shall be made on a fo rm known as

Form C obtainable from the Passport Officer .

Passports issucd through the Passport Officcrshall remain lhe

property of tlK Government and may at any time after issue be

,~-::.. invalidated. withdrawn or cancelled.

I . ( 1) Passports shall be available on ly for travel to the

countries named therdn . but sl'lall not e~em pt ttle holder ttlercof from

compliance wi th any immigration law o r regulatio n in force in any

territory or from the ncoessity or obtaining a visa or permit whe~

required so to do by laws of any territory.

(2) At Hny time .fter the illliue of a ~pon. the Pas.spon

Officer may . " his discretion. and on application being made to him by

the holder the~of on a fonn known as Form D. obtainable from the

Passport Officer, endorse any ~alid passport for trave l to other

oountries in addition to those already named therein .

(3) The possession of a passport illliued in Malta does 00(

enti tle the holder thereof to re-enter Malta.

(I) Passports issued by the Passport Officer dtall, subjea: to

the provisions of regu lation 7 of these regulations

(i) be ~alid for a period often years from thcdateofissuefor

persons who are si.teen years of age and ove r;

(ii) be ~al id for a period of fi~e years from the date of issue

for minors who are ten years of age but who ha~e not yet attained

their sixteenth birthday

(iii) he ~alid for a period of two years from the date of issue

for minors who ha~e not allained their tenth birthday

Pro~ided that the Passport Officer may, at his discretion,

specify in any such passports a shorter period of validity.

(2) Where a passport has heen issued for a period shorter

than that specified in paragraph ( t ) of this regulation. it may be

extended for the remainder of the specified period.

(3) On the upiry of the validity periods as specified in

paragraph (I) of this regulation , or when there is no further space

available in the passport for endorsements or visas for countries to

which the holder intends to travel, an application shan be made for a

new passport.

(4) When an application is made for a new passport and the

old passport is produced to the PasspJrt Officer, he may, It his

discretion , and if the application form is otherwise satisfactorily

completed. waive the requirements of the production of documentary

evidence llI1d of the completion of the reoommender's declaration .

Passports shall be issued or utended by the Passport

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Officer.

(2) Passports may be issued , u tendcd or dclive~d to

citizens of Malta in a country outside Malta by diplomatic or consular

representatives of the Government of Malta in that country or, in a

country where there are no such repre5c:ntat ivc:s. by persons Krving in

the diplomatic, consul"r or other foreign service of any country whidl,

by arnngement with the Government of Malea, has undertaken \0

reprC:Senl that Governme nt's inte rest in that COII ntry or by some other

person, ;n every ease authorised in that behalf by the Mini ster and in

accordance with directions , general or SpecirlC, given 10 Iha! effect by

the Minister.

11 . E~ry pe rson entering or leaving Malta as a p8S$enger shall

presen t his or ber PlISSport for registration Rt the Police Office al Ihe

Custom House, Lascaris Wharf, Vallctta in Ihe case of entry or

departure by 1ilCa. and It the Police Office It the Malla International

Airpon in the case of entry of departure by ai r. or in any other place

which the Immigration Officer may, in his discretion, approve.

(I)

II-passaporti jinhrtu jew jigu mtllwlll mlLl-Uffli:jallal ·

Passaponi.

Il-passaponi jinllargll, jigu eSliZi u jinghalaw Ii1 ~ittadi ni

(2)

la' Malta r >;i pajjit barT. minn Malta mir·rapprdenlami diplomati6

joew kon5Ulari tal-Gvc m ta' Malta fdalt; il-paijit. ;cw, fpajj it fcjn

m'l>cmrnx dawn ir-rapprc:untanti , mion persuni li jkunu jsc:rvu Ii$-

servizz diplom.litu, konsulari jew xi servizz ichor bamn; la' pajjit li.

b'arran~c nt maJ-Gve,m la' :-tall.~: i.kun ~ t~ li jirrappn:tc nta 1-

iDtere5S1 tal-Gycm Malt! f dat lI-palliiJeW mmn)[' perJUna o l'l ra, n a .. n

kat awtori1;z.all ghal dan il-gI'Ian mill-Ministru u skond id-direujoni,

tenera1ijcw spetifika, rnogblija glial dak I-iskop mill-Minisl ru .

Kul] persuna li lidl'lol;cw titlaq minn Malta bl'lala passiUicr

ghandha lipprci:c nla j-passaport taghh. ghar-registrazzjoni n-U fli~ju

tal-Pulirija fid-Owlna, useam Wh arf, il-Bell V.lI eu. fiI ·ku la ' dl'lul

jew tluq biJ-bahar, u n-Uffittju t. l-Pulizija fil, Malta International

Airport fiI-kld la' dl'lul Jew tluq bl-ajru , )ew fkull posl iehor li I-Uffitjal

13' I-Immigrazzjoni jista' , fid-diskrezzjoni tiegh u, japprova.

( I ) Copiesoflhe forms re ferred 10 in these regulalions5hall

be i$.$ued free of char~ by the Passport OffICe r to pel'$Oll$ bono fid"

requiring the same.

(2)

The Passport Officer may from lime 10 lime make such

amendmcnt$ of and additions 10 the said fo rms 1.$ he shall consider

dc:simble or n«:essary.

Il. Applications required by these regl,llatiolU (lI\!St be made on

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forms §upplied by the Pa"pon Offieer for the purpose, and

mm!, before delivery \0 the Passpon Offieer, be completed in every

particular, and in accordance wilh ewery nole , mark or direction in any

part thereof, or in any marJina] note appearing the reon,

Applikazzjonijiet mchlieA:a b'dawn ir-rcgoJamcn tigl'landhom

... .,..bajooi. isiru fuq formuli Slampati rnoghlija mill-Uffitjal lal-Passaporti

gl'Ialdaqshcklr., u gl'Iandllom, qabel ma jinghataw IiII-Uffiqal lal·

Passaporti , jigu mimlija fkull partikolaril.t., u skond kun nola, marka

jew dircuiva hi pani lagftho m. jew f"i nOla margi nali li jk un hemm

fihom .

The Pa"pon Regl,llatiolU. 1962, published by Legal NOIiee 9

of 1962 and as amended from lime to time. are hereby revoked .

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