178 tal-1994

L.N. 178 01 1994

lam lR. REPUBBLIKA ACT

(CAP. 1S 1)

Amendment Ruk$ tor 1.IOIlOlll"$. Awards and ~tioDs, 1994

IN vinue of the powers conferred on him by section 26 of the (Heb

ir· Repubblik. Act, and of all othe r powers him e nabling. the P resident

of Malta has. o n the advice of the Prim e Minister . made the following

rulcs: -

I . These Rules may be cited as the Amendment Rules for

Ho nours , Awards and Decorations. 1994 and shall be read and

construed as o ne with the Rules for Hono urs. Awards and Decorations,

1990. hereinafter referred to u " the principal rules~.

l mmediately after l ubparagraph (b) of parlgraph (l) of rule 7

of th<: principal ru.les, there Shall be added the following proviso to the

$Bid subparagraph

"'Provided that hononry members in Ihi$,rade who are Heads

of Slate of Iheir resp«live counlries at the 'ime of thci r

appointment shall also be entit led to .... ear the Sash Badge

sU5p<: nded from a Colllr l(O)mm in Icngth and 24.5mm in width .

consisting of two silver gilt chains 4.5mm in widlh held togethe r by

five white and red enamelled discs 2.5mm in diameter, alternating

with five wh ite enamelled Maltese Crosses 26.5mm in diameter and

five black e name lled di5CS 2S mm in diameter inoorporating 24m m

wide silver gi lt crowns with five turrets ; green enamelled branches

of olive and palm. one placed on eilher side of the white and red

en amelled discs and silver gil l circles. ~ .

J. For rule 14 of the principal rules there shall be substitut ed th c

following:-

Minnllfih Wlra r·regoll 20 tar·regoli pri ntipali ghandha titdied

din ir·regola gdida li *"jja

( I) Insignia of Ih e Xirka and of the Order and

medals shall be wo rn in followin, order-

(. )

Insignia of a Companion of Honour of Ihe

Order

(b)

Insignia of Ihe Xirka

(0)

Insign ia of a Comp"nion of Ihe Order

(d)

Insignia of an Officer of the Order

i~

Insignia of a Me mber of the Order

Midalja gball·Olubija

(,)

Midalj. gI'Iall·Oadi lar· Repubblikl

(h)

National Commemorative Medals

(i)

Long and Efficient Se rvice Medals.

(2) A Maltese citizen $lIall not. in Malc3. wear the

insignia of any o rder or any dcoollllion of a country otbert han

Malta . even though such ill$ignia are or decoration is

recognised in terms of section 29 of the Act. unless he .... ean

such insignia or decoration afler lhe insignia or afte r the

medals awarded urKkr the Act

Provided that a Maltese ci liun a" endingan official

function ofthe Head ofa foreign Stale Or Sovereign O~r, or

of the Hcad of Go~emmen! of a foreign Slate or of a

Sovereign Order. or of the represen tative of a foreign State or

So~ereign Order accredited to Malta, at whkh the wearing of

the iMignia of orders and de,orations is customary may , as an

lid of OOIIrtesy to his host. give pre<:edem:e to the insignia of

ordc:rs or decorations of th" State Or Sov<:reign Order. ~ .

4. Immediately after rule 20 of the principal rules tlK:re shall be

added the following new rule

(I) The Head of Ih e Order shall be enl itled to

_ar tile Sash Badge of a Companion of HOr>Our suspended

from a Collar as described in $ubpa ragraph (b) of paragraph

(l}ofru1e1.

l2) The Chancellor of the Order shall be en titled

to wear as a decoration the Ned. Badge of a Companion of

the Orde r.

(3) TIle Registrar of the Order shall be entit led to

WCIf as a dewration the Breast Badge 01 an Ofrtcer of the

Order.

(4) The Chancellor and Registrar of Ihe Ordc:r

shall be enti tled to wear the Lapel badge denoting tile

Insignia of an Officer of the Order:',

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