Immigration (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

L.N. 183 of 2026

IMMIGRATION ACT

(CAP. 217)

Immigration (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 36 of the

Immigration Act, the Minister responsible for immigration has made

the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Immigration Citation.

(Amendment) Regulations, 2026 and these regulations shall be read

and construed as one with the Immigration Regulations, hereinafter S.L. 217.04.

referred to as the "principal regulations".

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

as follows

(a) immediately after the definition "Member State" there

shall be added the following new definitions

" "non-habitual resident" shall have the same

meaning as assigned to it in the On the Spot Fines (Non-

habitual Residents) Regulations;

"on the spot fine" shall have the same meaning as

assigned to it in the On the Spot Fines (Non-habitual

Residents) Regulations;".

Immediately after regulation 22 of the principal regulations Adds a new

there shall be added the following new regulation

The Principal Immigration Officer may, with

respect to any non-habitual resident upon whom an on the

spot fine has been imposed and who, following a

conviction by a Commissioner for Justice in accordance

with the On the Spot Fines (Non-habitual Residents)

Regulations, fails or refuses to effect payment of the

amount due, issue a decision to the non-habitual resident

concerned denying leave to enter or remain in Malta for a

period not exceeding twelve (12) months in accordance

with the powers granted to him under article 6(1)(b) of

the Act

Provided that this regulation shall not apply to

Maltese citizens, citizens of a Member State of the

European Union, citizens of a Member State of the

European Economic Area, or citizens of the Swiss

Confederation

Provided

further

that

the

Principal

Immigration Officer shall inform the non-habitual

resident regarding this decision by means of the

electronic address provided by the non-habitual resident

in accordance with regulation 8(2) of the On the Spot

Fines (Non-habitual Residents) Regulations

Provided further that the Principal Immigration

Officer shall consider withdrawing or suspending the

decision for humanitarian reasons or other reasons he may

deem appropriate.".

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