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FEES LEVIABLE BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS REGULATIONS
Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 Articles)
FEES LEVIABLE BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 35.01
FEES LEVIABLE BY GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS REGULATIONS
2nd November, 1925
GOVERNMENT NOTICE 338 of 1925, as amended by Government
Notices 200 of 1926, 451 of 1929, 311 of 1926, 7 (as amended by Legal
Notice 148 of 2014), 89, 152, 171, 386 and 392 of 1930, 478 of 1931, 51 of
1932, 160 of 1933, 151 of 1934, 235 of 1935, 5 of 1936, 549 of 1937, 247
and 471 of 1941, 611 of 1942, 146 and 464 of 1944, 62 of 1945, 393 and
594 of 1947, 159 and 437 of 1948, 724, 825 and 837 of 1949, 64 of 1950,
529 of 1953, 79 of 1954, 513 of 1955, 201 and 761 of 1956, 251 and 622 of
1957 and Legal Notices 33 of 1962, 58 of 1966 (as amended by Legal
Notice 458 of 2010), 40, 69 and 75 of 1973, 60 of 1974, 47 of 1989, 82 of
1977, 201 of 1990, 163 of 1993, 210 and 239 of 1997, and 237 of 2001.
Incorporating also GOVERNMENT NOTICES 336 of 1926, 120 of 1927,
329 of 1931, 129 and 367 of 1934, 13 of 1937, 481 of 1938, 59 of 1945, 526
and 606 of 1946, 49 and 595 of 1947, 275, 513 and 827 of 1948, 350 of
1954, 704 of 1955; and LEGAL NOTICES 62 of 1959, 21 of 1961, 3 and 8
of 1964, 58 of 1966, 4 and 17 of 1970 (as amended by Legal Notices 65 of
1973 and 59 of 1974), 84 of 1971, 83 of 1972, 8 and 34 of 1974, 106 of
1974 (as amended by Legal Notice 3 of 1975), 118 of 1975 (as amended by
Legal Notice 148 of 1998), 107 and 111 of 1979, 17 of 1982, 44 of 1987, 32
of 1990, 123 of 1992, 8, 26 (as amended by Legal Notices 212 and 231 of
2000, 312 of 2004, 291 of 2008, and 97 and 232 of 2010), 82 and 104 of
1995, 123 of 1996, 134, 219 and 231 of 1997, 82 of 1998, 72 of 1999, 147,
226 and 453 of 2004, 233 and 407 of 2007, 6 of 2008 (as amended by Act
XV of 2009); Legal Notices 98 of 2011 and 426 of 2012; Act XIII of 2015;
and Legal Notices 286 of 2015, 221 of 2016,73 and 419 of 2018 and Legal
Notices 353 and 419 of 2018, 7 of 2020 and 18 of 2023 and Acts XVI of
2018 and XXXIV of 2023 and Legal Notice 210 of 2025.
The title of these regulations is Fees leviable by
Government Departments Regulations.
Substituted by
L.N. 407 of 2007.
(Regulation 2)
Amended by
L.N. 73 of 2018;
XVI.2018.
Fourth Schedule.
L.N. 419 of 2018.
L.N. 353 of 2018;
L.N. 7 of 2020;
L.N. 18 of 2023;
XXXIV.2023.3.
€
OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER
Public service
L.N. 60 of 1974
L.N. 239 of 1997
Fees for examination for clerkships .....................................
1.75
Certificate under the Office Seal -
from
0.29
to
0.58
Extracts from documents not under the Office Seal, each
page ...................................................................................
0.17
G.N. 13 of 1937
Oil exploration
Licence for searching or boring for petroleum .....................
The fees specified in the Schedule shall be levied in the
departments indicated in the said Schedule.
29
G.N. 386 of 1926
Radiocommunications
G.N. 120 of 1927
I. Examinations and Issue of Certificates
G.N. 329 of 1931
G.N. 201 of 1956
1. Examination for
L.N. 62 of 1959
(a) Radio amateur (Papers 1 and 2) ................................
90
L.N. 106 of 1974
L.N. 3 of 1975
(b) Radio amateur (Morse) ............................................
6.90
L.N. 32 of 1980
2. Certificates
L.N. 26 of 1995
L.N. 104 of 1995
Each duplicate copy of a certificate falling under item 1
L.N. 134 of 1997
above ............................................................................
11.60
L.N. 231 of 1997
L.N. 82 of 1998
II. Licence for
L.N. 72 of 1999
1. Aeronautical Station, per annum fee
L.N. 6 of 2008
L.N. 291 of 2008
(a) on board -
L.N. 97 of 2010
L.N. 232 of 2010
(i) aircraft take off weight
L.N. 225 of 2011
- less than 3,200 Kg ..........................................................
50
L.N. 194 of 2012
L.N. 286 of 2015;
- between 3,200 Kg and 14,000 Kg ...................................
L.N. 419 of 2018;
L.N. 7 of 2020.
- more than 14,000 Kg ......................................................
(ii) microlight glider .........................................................
23.20
(b) on the ground ..........................................................
116.40
2. Deleted by Legal Notice 7 of 2020.
3. (a) Fixed radio link operating in frequency bands below
1 GHz, for each terminal, depending upon the bandwidth, per
annum fee
(i) not more than 100KHz ...............................................
(ii) more than 100KHz up to 1MHz ..................................
(iii) more than 1MHz up to 10MHz ...................................
(iv) more than 10MHz up to 100MHz .................................
(v) more than 100MHz, per 100MHz bandwidth ................
(b) Fixed radio link operating in frequency bands above 1
GHz, per annum fee
(i) for the first link, operating on a channel, per MHz
bandwidth .................................................
(ii) for subsequent links, operating on a re-used channel,
per link, per MHz bandwidth ....................................
22.50
(iii) for a channel, independent of the number of links
deployed, per MHz bandwidth ....................................
247.50
4. (a) Broadcasting services (Ancillary) operating in
frequency bands below 1GHz, per annum fee
(i) Sound -
a. Studio to transmitter link ..............................................
b. Outside broadcasting unit .............................................
116.40
c. Repeater .................................................................... .
116.40
(ii) Vision -
a. Studio to transmitter link ..............................................
b. Outside broadcasting unit .............................................
c. Repeater .................................................................... .
116.40
(iii) for a channel, independent of the number of links
deployed, per MHz bandwidth ............................................
247.50
(b)
Broadcasting services (Ancillary) operating in
frequency bands above 1 GHz, per annum fee
(i)
for the first link, operating on a channel, per MHz
bandwidth.............................................................................
(ii) for subsequent links, operating on a re-used channel,
per link, per MHz bandwidth
22.50
(iii)
for a channel, independent of the number of links
deployed, per MHz bandwidth .............................................
247.50
5. Maritime station, per annum fee
(a) Radiocommunications apparatus installed on board a
ship
(i) GMDSS installation complying with the SOLAS
Convention .........................................................................
(ii) MF / HF installation and, or earth station installed on
board a ship
a. of less than 24 meters in length overall .........................
35.00
b. equal to or more than 24 meters in length overall ..........
115.00
(iii) VHF station, operating in the frequency band 156.0125 -
162.0375 MHz, 25 kHz channel spacing ……...…………
no charge
(iv) VHF hand-portable, operating in the frequency band
156.0125 - 162.0375 MHz, 25 kHz channel spacing …….… no charge
(b) Direction Finder Calibration Station ............................
(c) Port Operations Radio Station .....................................
(d) Coast Radio Station .....................................................
1,160
(e) Maritime Mobile Private Radio Station -
(i) Repeater, per channel .....................................................
116.40
(ii) Base, per channel ..........................................................
116.40
(iii) Mobile, per channel .....................................................
93.10
(iv) Handportable, per channel ............................................
80
FEES LEVIABLE BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
6. Provisional licence for Radiocommunications apparatus
installed on board a ship fee payable on the issue of a
provisional licence for a period not to exceed six months
(i) GMDSS installation complying with the SOLAS
Convention .............................................................
115.00
(ii) MF / HF installation and or earth station installed on
board a ship
a. of less than 24 meters in length overall ........................
35.00
b. equal to or more than 24 meters in length overall ……
115.00
7. Radio paging, per annum fee
(a) On site system -
(i) Free Radiation Base Station ...........................................
46.50
(ii) Induction communications ............................................
11.60
(b) National system ..........................................................
2,325
8. Private mobile radio
(a) For permanent licence, per annum fee
(i) Repeater station, per channel ......................................
116.40
(ii) Base station, per channel ............................................
58.20
(iii) Mobile station, per channel ........................................
23.20
(iv) Handportable station, per channel ..............................
23.20
(b) For provisional licence
(i) not exceeding 30 days, per channel fee .......................
(ii) not exceeding 9 months, per channel fee .....................
9. Testing and Development, per annum fee
(a) Radiating ...................................................................
58.20
(b) Suppressed radiation ..................................................
23.20
10. Wireless audio PMSE apparatus operating in accordance
with the Thirty-First Schedule of the General Authorisation
(Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations ....................... no charge
11. Training Establishment Radio, per annum fee ...............
58.20
12. Dealing in radiocommunications apparatus other than
television and sound broadcasting receiving apparatus ........ no charge
13. Radiocommunications apparatus other than television
and sound broadcasting receiving apparatus, in a sealed
state, per seal ......................................................................
11.60
14. Short range devices used for the purpose of controlling
the movement of a model, power up to 100 milliwatts e.r.p.... no charge
15. Satellite Earth Station
(a) for each station, for the transmission of
communications, depending on the radio frequency
bandwidth
(i) stations using up to 10 MHz radio frequency bandwidth,
per 1 MHz radio frequency bandwidth, per annum fee .........
(ii) stations using more than 10 MHz radio frequency
bandwidth, per annum fee ...................................................
6,500
(b) for each station, for the transmission of
communications, used for any event
(i) of 30 days or part thereof, per 1 MHz radio frequency
bandwidth ..........................................................................
(ii) exceeding 30 days or part thereof, monthly fee, per 1
MHz radio frequency bandwidth .........................................
16. The following radio equipment
(a) assisting listening devices ...........................................
no charge
(b) cordless telephones including Digital Enhanced
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) user terminals,
operating in the frequency band 1880 - 1900 MHz, power up
to 250 milliwatts peak e.r.p., having an integral or dedicated
antenna, 1728 kHz channel spacing .....................
no charge
(c) electronic kits for experimental purposes (educational
institutions only) ................................................................
no charge
(d) any apparatus not otherwise stipulated in these
regulations, power up to 10 milliwatts e.i.r.p., having an
integral antenna ..................................................................
no charge
17. Broadcasting Station for a public broadcasting service,
per annum fee
(a) for each sound broadcasting station .............................
3,490
(b) for each television broadcasting station .......................
6,985
18. Citizens’ Band radiocommunications apparatus operating
in accordance with the Twenty-Seventh Schedule of the General
Authorisation (Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations ..
no charge
19. Demonstration of radiocommunications apparatus
For any event of 30 days or part thereof ..............................
58.20
20. Any radiocommunications apparatus not otherwise
stipulated in these regulations, per annum fee .....................
23.20
21. Terrestrial real time fixed and mobile data location and
monitoring system, per station
(a) For each station for the first five years, per annum fee .
2,325
(b) The fee under paragraph (a) above shall be annually
increased at the end of every five years for a further period
of five years by ...................................................................
1,160
22. Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) end-user equipment
used for emergency services, operating in the frequency
bands 380 - 385 MHz and 390 - 395 MHz, 25 kHz channel
spacing ................................................................................
no charge
23. Non-specific short range devices operating in accordance
with the Fourth Schedule of the General Authorisation
(Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations .....................
no charge
24. Wideband data transmission system, including wireless
access systems such as radio local area networks operating in
a ccordance wit h the Second Schedul e of t he General
Authorisations (Radiocommunications Apparatus)
Regulations ........................................................................
no charge
25. Short range devices used for inductive applications
operating in accordance with the Fifth Schedule of the General
Authorisation (Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations
no charge
26. High duty cycle/continuous transmission devices operating in
a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e E i g h t h S c h e d u l e of t he G e n e r a l
Authorisations (Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations. ..
no charge
27. Low duty cycle /high reliability devices operating in
accordance with the Seventh Schedule of the General
Authorisations (Radiocommunications Apparatus)
Regulations ..........................................................................
no charge
28. PMR 446 radiocommunications apparatus operating in
a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e Te n t h S c h e d u l e o f t h e G e n e r a l
Authorisation (Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations
no charge
29. Automotive short range radars operating in the
frequency bands 21.65 - 26.65 GHz and 77 - 81 GHz ..........
no charge
30. Short range radiocommunications apparatus using ultra-
wideband technology ..........................................................
no charge
31. Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) operating
in accordance with the Twelfth Schedule of the General
Authorisation (Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations
no charge
32. Radiocommunications apparatus for tracking, tracing
and data acquisition operating in accordance with the
Thirteenth Schedule of the General Authorisation
(Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations ..................
no charge
33. Apparatus used for the provision of mobile
communication services on aircraft (MCA services) ............
no charge
34. Apparatus used for the safety related applications of
I n t e l l i g e n t t r a n s p or t s y s t e m s ( I T S ) , o p e r a t i ng i n t h e
frequency band 5875 - 5905 MHz, spectral power density up
to 23 dBm/MHz, transmit power up to 33 dBm mean e.i.r.p.
no charge
35. Apparatus used for radiodetermination applications
operating in accordance with the Eighteenth Schedule of the
General Authorisation (Radiocommunications Apparatus)
Regulations ...............................................................................
no charge
36. Radiocommunications apparatus used in healthcare
operating in accordance with the Nineteenth Schedule of the
General Authorisation (Radiocommunications Apparatus)
Regulations ...............................................................................
no charge
37. Very small aperture terminals (VSAT), operating in the
frequency bands 10.7-11.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 14.25-
14.50 GHz (Earth-to-space), maximum transmit power 2
Watts, maximum effective e.i.r.p. ........................................
no charge
38. Low e.i.r.p. satellite terminals (LEST), operating in the
frequency bands 10.7-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), 19.7-20.2
GHz (space-to-Earth), 14.0-14.25 GHz (Earth-to-space),
29.5-30.0 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 11.7-12.5 GHz (space-
to-Earth), maximum transmit power 34 dBW e.i.r.p.
no charge
39. High e.i.r.p. satellite terminals (HEST), operating in the
frequency bands 10.7ꞏ12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), 19.7-20.2
GHz (space-to-Earth), 14.0-14.25 GHz (Earth-to-space),
29.5-30.0 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 11.712.5 GHz (space-to-
Earth), maximum transmit power 50 dBW e.i.r.p.
no charge
40. Aircraft earth station (AES) operating in the frequency
bands 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space), 10.7-11.7 GHz
(space-to-Earth) and 12.5-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth),
maximum transmit power 50 dBW e.i.r.p. ...........................
no charge
41. Earth station on board vessel (ESV)
(a) operating in the frequency bands 5925-6425 MHz
(Earth-to-space) and 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth),
maximum transmit power towards the horizon 20.8 dBW
e.i.r.p., maximum spectrum density towards the horizon 17
dBW....................................................................................
no charge
(b) operating in the frequency bands 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-
to-space), 10.7-11.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 12.5-12.75
GHz (space-to-Earth), maximum transmit power towards the
horizon 16.3 dBW e.i.r.p., maximum spectrum density
towards the horizon 12.5 dBW ............................................
no charge
42. Where under this Section no fee is established with
regard to provisional licences, then in such instances the fee
shall be charged on a pro-rata basis provided that the
minimum fee shall in all instances be that of one month.
43. Apparatus used for the provision of mobile
communication services on board vessels (MCV services) ..
no charge
44. Earth Stations on Mobile Platforms operating with
Geostationary Satellite Networks, operating in accordance
with the Seventeenth Schedule of the General Authorisations
(Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations .................
no charge
45.Tr ansmit-only Mobi le E arth Stations operating in
accordance with the Twentieth Schedule of the General
Authorisations (Radiocommunications Apparatus)
Regulations ..........................................................................
no charge
46. Road Transport and Traffic Telematics (RTTT) operating
in accordance with the Twe nty-Sixth Schedule of the
General Authorisations (Radiocommunications Apparatus)
Regulations ..........................................................................
no charge
47. Radiobeacons operating in accordance with the Thirty-
Third Schedule of the General Authorisations
(Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations ................
no charge
48. Land and Maritime Earth Stations on Mobile Platforms
operating with Non-Geostationary Satellite Networks,
operating in accordance with the Thirty-Fourth Schedule of
the General Authorisations (Radiocommunications
Apparatus) Regulations .........................................................
no charge
49. Exemptions from any fees applicable under this Part
III. Duplicate copy of licence
1. Each copy of a licence falling under Section II above ....
35.00
IV. Inspection for the purpose of issuing a licence for
1. Aeronautical Ground Station ........................................
46.50
2. Fixed Radio Relay Link for each terminal .....................
69.80
3. Broadcasting Services (Ancillary)
(a) Sound -
(i) Studio to Transmitter Link .............................................
69.80
(ii) Outside Broadcasting Unit ............................................
69.80
(iii) Repeater ......................................................................
69.80
(b) Vision -
(i) Studio to Transmitter Link .............................................
69.80
(ii) Outside Broadcasting Unit ............................................
69.80
(iii) Repeater ....................................................................
69.80
(c) Telemetry ..................................................................
69.80
4. Maritime Station
(a) Radiocommunications on board ship -
(i) GMDSS installation .......................................................
174.70
(ii) Radiotelegraph installation ...........................................
116.40
(iii) Radiotelephone installation ..........................................
69.80
(b) Direction Finding Calibration Station .........................
46.50
(c) Private mobile radio -
(i) Repeater ........................................................................
46.50
(ii) Base .............................................................................
46.50
(iii) Mobile .........................................................................
46.50
(iv) Handportable ...............................................................
46.50
5. Testing and Development, for each inspection ..............
46.50
6. Satellite Earth Station, for each terminal .......................
69.80
7. Demonstration of radiocommunications apparatus ........
23.20
V. Transport charges
Whenever an inspection is to take place outside the office of
the Director, Radiocommunications, there shall be payable,
in addition to the above fees, transport fees at rates
applicable for transport by taxi to and from the said office to
the place where the inspection is to take place.
VI. Other charges for
1. Service not otherwise covered by the above fees, such as
tests, inspections, etc., of commercial radiocommunications
apparata, for the duration of such services, per hour or part
thereof .........................................
11.60
2. Storage of radiocommunications apparata, for each 0.05
cubic metre or part thereof, per fortnight or part thereof ......
11.60
3. Exemptions ..................................................................
230.00
4. Administrative services related to maritime licences not
otherwise covered by the above mentioned fees ……………
35.00
5. Assignment of Maltese identities for apparatus by a
general authorisation ................................................……
55.00
No fees shall be levied under this Part in relation to the
installation or use of any radio communications apparatus
however so described by a foreign dignitary for the duration
of the stay of any such dignitary in Malta
Provided that for the purposes of this Part "a foreign
dignitary" means any person present in Malta and who is a
dignitary or a high official of a State other than Malta or of
an international organisation recognised by the Minister
responsible for foreign affairs
Provided further that the duration of any such stay does not
exceed thirty consecutive days.
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Fees payable to consular officers or other officers
G.N. 367 of 1934
representing the Government of Malta in other territories for
L.N. 17 of 1970
L.N. 65 of 1973
the services specified hereunder
L.N. 59 of 1974
1. Administering an oath or receiving a declaration or
L.N. 239 of 1997
affirmation with or without attestation of signature .............
2.00
L.N. 237 of 2001
L.N. 233 of 2007;
2. Affixing a signature to an exhibit referred to in an
L.N. 426 of 2012;
affidavit or declaration .......................................................
2.00
XIII. 2015.18;
L.N. 221 of 2016.
3. (a) Authentication of certificates at Head Office
(i) authentication of a document of an educational
nature and of other documents of a non-commercial
nature ...........................................................................
12.00
(ii) authentication of certificates of a commercial
nature ...........................................................................
20.00
(iii) authentication of certificates and, or documents
for adoption of children from foreign countries as
authorized by the Central Authority appointed by the
Overseas Adoption (Definition) Order ..........................
-
(b) Authentication of certificates or documents by
Maltese embassies and consulates .......................................
25.00
Provided that the authentication of certificates and, or
documents for adoption of children from foreign countries
that are authorized by the Central Authority appointed by the
Overseas Adoption (Definition) Order are exempt from this
tariff.
4. Affixing a consular signature, and seal if required, to a
declaration of existence ......................................................
2.00
5. Drawing a declaration of existence ...............................
2.00
6. Legalising or attesting a signature..................................
5.00
7. Uniting documents and attaching the consular seal to the
fastening .......................................................................
2.00
8. Affixing a seal to a document when no signature is
required ..............................................................................
2.00
Marriages, births and deaths
9. Registering a marriage, birth or death ...........................
0.58
10. Making a search for an entry in the consular register of
marriages, births or deaths ..................................................
0.58
11. Furnishing a certified copy of an entry in the consular
register of marriages, births or deaths .................................
0.58
Administration Fees
12. Processing of documentation in relation to passport
applications ...............................................................................
15.00
13. Processing of documentation in relation to citizenship
applications ...............................................................................
15.00
14. Processing of documentation in relation to registration of
residence permit applications ....................................................
10.00
15. Processing of documentation in relation to registration of
marriages, births and deaths .......................................................
5.00
16. Consul-on-the-Move Scheme
(a) Processing of documentation in relation to citizenship
applications ..................................................................................
50.00
(b) Processing of documentation in relation to passport
applications ..................................................................................
100.00
17. (a) Renting of flags
For each flag .............................................................
7.00
(b) Refundable deposit on rent of flag ..................
25.00
Shipping
18. Noting a sea protest and furnishing one certified copy if
required ..............................................................................
4.00
For every other copy .....................................................
2.00
19. Extending a sea protest, if not exceeding 200 words, and
furnishing one certified copy if required .......................
14.00
For every additional 100 words or less ..........................
2.00
For every other copy .....................................................
8.00
20. Affixing the consular seal and signature to the log-book
3.00
21. For the deposit of a bill of lading in accordance with
article 382 (1) of the Commercial Code (Chapter 13) ..........
3.00
22. Endorsement of certificate of registry on change of
master of a ship ..................................................................
5.00
23. Sanctioning the engagement of seamen
For each seaman ...........................................................
2.00
subject to a maximum of ...............................................
25.00
24. Sanctioning the discharge of seamen or leaving behind
of seamen and apprentices
For each seaman or apprentice ......................................
2.00
subject to a maximum of ...............................................
25.00
25. Certifying desertion of seamen and apprentices
For each seaman or apprentice ......................................
2.00
26. Attesting alterations in the agreement with the crew
For each alteration ........................................................
2.00
27. Taking custody of the agreement with the crew and
making any necessary endorsements thereon .......................
3.00
Miscellaneous
28. For receiving a will under the provisions of article 679
(2) of the Civil Code (Chapter 16) .......................................
3.00
29. For the signature of any certificate required by the Food
Safety Act (Chapter 449) ....................................................
10.00
30. For effecting any registration not otherwise provided for
2.00
31. For affixing a consular signature, and seal if required,
not otherwise provided for ..................................................
5.00
MINISTRY FOR JUSTICE
G.N. 7 of 1930;
Attorney General’s Office
G.N. 51 of 1932
Warrant to act as advocate ...................................................
2.33
G.N. 513 of 1955
G.N. 761 of 1956
Warrant to act as legal procurator .................................... ...
2.33
G.N. 251 of 1957
Warrant to act as public notary ............................................
2.33
G.N. 622 of 1957
L.N. 47 of 1989;
For copies of documents kept at the Attorney General’s
L.N. 148 of 2014;
Office, per 100 words or under ............................................
L.N. 73 of 2018;
0.17
L.N.210 of 2025.
For translation of copies of documents kept at the Attorney
General’s Office, per 100 words or under
from
0.17
to
0.29
For execution of requests for all service of judicial acts from
another European Union Member State to Malta made in
terms of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 on the
service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial
documents in civil or commercial matters (service of
documents)
50.00
For execution of requests for enforcement of European account
preservation orders in terms of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No
655/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15
May 2014 establishing a European Account Preservation Order
procedure to facilitate cross-border debt recovery in civil and
commercial matters
100.00
Courts of Magistrates
For translation of copies of documents kept at the Registry
G.N. 51 of 1932
of the Courts of Magistrates (Malta) and at the Registry of
G.N. 127 of 1934
G.N. 247 of 1941
the Courts of Magistrates (Gozo) per 100 words or under
L.N. 47 of 1989
from
0.17
to
0.29
Publication of Court notices
L.N. 82 of 1977
Fee charged by the Registrar of Courts in respect of the
L.N. 123 of 1996
publication of a court notice in the Gazette, irrespective of
the length of such notice .....................................................
6.99
Department of Justice
For the issue of a Conduct Certificate under the Conduct 2.80
Certificates Ordinance
and any
additional
payment for
postal
expenses
For the issue of a complete record of criminal convictions
5.50
MINISTRY FOR SOCIAL POLICY
Fee for sitting for the trade test specified in the Schedule of
L.N. 8 of 1964
the Printing and Publishing Wages Council Wage Regulation
Order ................................................................
2.33
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
L.N. 82 of 1995
External and local examinations
Fee chargeable to each candidate for all external
examinations, for each examination ....................................
2.30
Fee chargeable to eac h ca ndidat e f or all loc al public
examinations, for each examination ....................................
9.30
G.N. 704 of 1955
Masters and Engine drivers
Fee payable by every candidate before he is admitted to any
of the examinations mentioned in the Mechanically Driven
Boats (Passengers and Cargo) Regulations or tests referred
to in the said Regulations, and by applicants for the issue of
the special licence referred to in regulation 16 of the said
Regulations ........................................................................
1.75
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
G.N. 825 of 1949
Accountant General’s Office
Extracts from rent ledgers, per 100 words or under ..............
0.17
L.N. 69 of 1973
Copies of documents kept at the Treasury, per 100 words
or under .................................................................
0.17
Certificates, per 100 words or under ................................
0.17
Savings Bank
Extracts from the ledgers of the Malta Government Savings
Bank, for every page of account or part thereof ...................
0.58
Customs
G.N. 386 of 1930
G.N. 392 of 1930
For licence to act as public weigher ....................................
0.58
G.N. 160 of 1933
L.N. 107 of 1979
For licence to act as measurer, per annum ...........................
0.12
L.N. 219 of 1997
Licence for the manufacture of beer, per annum ..................
0.29
XIII. 2015.18
For each certificate .............................................................
12.90
For office copy of documents, for every 100 words or under
0.17
For hire of life-rafts, per diem, each ....................................
0.29
Supervision of distillation of alcohol, per day .....................
0.41
Subsistence allowance when supervision is performed in
outlying districts, per day ...................................................
0.17
Fee for the grant or renewal of a licence to make, keep for
L.N. 44 of 1987
sale, to sell, to have, keep or make use of a still under the
Spirits Ordinance (Cap. 41), per annum ..............................
11.65
Provided that no fee shall be levied by the Comptroller of
Customs for the grant or renewal of a special licence issued
in terms of article 11 of the Spirits Ordinance (Cap. 41) to
educational establishments
Lotto
G.N. 606 of 1946
Repealed by Act XVI of 2018.
G.N. 724 of 1949
MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Drawing of the bridge in the N.W. Basin in the Grand
G.N. 338 of 1925
Harbour on the application of private parties
G.N. 79 of 1954
During the working hours of the department, when 24 hours’
notice has been given ...............................................
0.58
Outside the working hours of the department, or when less
than 24 hours’ notice has been given ...................................
1.16
Permits for the collection of sand from any place on the
public sea shore
For a Gozo boat load ...........................................................
0.82
For a cargo boat load ..........................................................
0.52
For a small cargo boat or passenger boat load ......................
0.12
For a cart load ..................................................................
0.06
Warrant to act as Architect and Civil Engineer .................
2.33
MINISTRY FOR TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Authority for Transport in Malta
Engagement or discharge of crews
G.N. 5 of 1936
G.N. 529 of 1953
For the first 100 men, per man ..........................................
0.17
For each man above 100 up to 500 ....................................
0.12
For each man above 500 ...................................................
0.07
Fo r t h e e n g a g e m e n t o f s e a m en s ep a r a t e l y, o r f o r t h e
discharge of seamen, separately, for each ..........................
0.23
F o r t h e i s s u e o f Se a m a n ’s Re c o r d B o o k ( C o n t i n u o u s
Discharge Book) inclusive of the price thereof ..................
0.35
For each inspection of the following documents
G.N. 311 of 1926
G.N. 529 of 1953
Articles of agreement of crews .........................................
0.17
Copies of Reports from Surveyor of Shipping ...................
0.17
Copies of Reports from Engineer Surveyor .......................
0.17
Copies of measurement of ships for registration ................
0.17
G.N. 350 of 1954
Licences
Licence to act as master on a mechanically driven boat .....
1.75
Licence to act as engine driver on a steam driven vessel ....
1.75
Licence to act as engine driver on a motor driven vessel ...
1.75
MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES
For copies of documents
G.N. 146 of 1944
(a)for ordinary documents, for every 100 words or part
thereof ................................................................................
0.17
(b)for ledgers or other accounts, for every page or part of a
page ...................................................................................
0.29
Copyright
L.N. 4 of 1970
For the public ati o n in t he Governm ent Ga zet te of an
advertisement in accordance with regulation 2(b) of the
Copyright (Sound Recordings) Regulations .........................
0.93
MINISTRY FOR HOME AFFAIRS
Police
L.N. 21 of 1961
Conduct certificates
issued under the provisions of the Conduct Certificates
Substituted by
L.N. 98 of 2011.
Ordinance (Cap. 77)
For the issue of a certificate of conduct ..............................
2.50
for the issue of a declaration of conduct ..............................
2.50
for the issue of a complete record of criminal convictions ...
5.00
L.N. 34 of 1974
Copies of sketches and reports
1. Furnishing a certified copy of a road accident report and/
or sketch of the collision ..............................................
6.99
2. Furnishing a certified copy of a report regarding theft
from premises or from motor vehicles, or regarding damage
or loss of property ..............................................................
6.99
Provided that, whenever a request is made for the copy of a
report which forms the subject of a magisterial enquiry in
terms of any provision of the Criminal Code (Chapter 9), the
Commissioner of Police may decline to do such service.
G.N. 151 of 1934
Public Registry
For a certificate containing a translation of a registration of a
translation of an extract from a registration of an act of civil
status ...................................................................................
0.14
G.N. 129 of 1934
Marriage Registry
For receiving notice of an intended marriage .......................
1.16
For receiving notice of a caveat ..........................................
2.33
For a certificate by the marriage officer that a notice has
been given ..........................................................................
0.58
G.N. 526 of 1946
War Damage Commission
Extracts from, or copies of, documents kept by the War
Damage Commission, for every 100 words or under ............
0.35
MINISTRY FOR GOZO
Extract from documents, not under Office Seal, per 100
words or under ....................................................................
0.17
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Vessels in quarantine
Vessels anchoring in quarantine shall pay the following fees
Steamers, per day ...............................................................
0.23
Sailing vessels, per day .......................................................
0.12
G.N. 451 of 1929
Health guards
For each health guard on board an infected or suspected ship
In the Grand Harbour or other ports
For the first 12 hours or part thereof ....................................
0.93
For every 6 hours or part thereof, after the first 12 hours .....
0.35
For each health guard on board a healthy ship
In the Grand Harbour or Marsamxett Harbour
For the first 12 hours or part thereof ....................................
0.47
Elsewhere
For the first 12 hours or part thereof ....................................
0.58
For every 6 hours or part thereof, after the first 12 hours .....
0.23
For each boat employed to guard a ship, the charge, inclusive
of health guards, shall be, per day of 24 hours or portion of
such day ...............................................................................
2.33
For each health guard escorting persons or merchandise
For the first two trips, during the same day, per trip .............
0.23
For more than two trips, during the same day, per trip .........
0.17
For each heath guard attending merchandise, per day of 12
hours or portion of such day ................................................
0.26
G.N. 338 of 1925
Disinfection of ships, lighters, etc.
Steam vessels .....................................................................
4.66
Sailing vessels ....................................................................
2.33
Lighters ..............................................................................
0.17
Boats ..................................................................................
0.12
When a ship is coaling in quarantine, for each portion of
deck disinfected ..................................................................
0.23
Passengers in quarantine
First class passengers, for attendance of health guards and
use of furniture, per day ......................................................
0.23
Second and third class passengers, for attendance of health
guards and use of furniture, per day ....................................
0.06
Children under 12 years of age are exempted from the
payment of these fees.
Visitors
Visitors at the Lazzaretto shall pay fees for attendance of
health guards at the following rates
For half an hour ..................................................................
0.06
For one hour .......................................................................
0.12
For over one hour ...............................................................
0.23
Disinfection of merchandise
When disinfected by fumigation, hot air or steam, per case or
bundle ................................................................
0.02
When disinfected by airing or other means, per case or
bundle ................................................................................
0.01
Passengers not undergoing quarantine
For personal disinfection, for each passenger ......................
0.12
For disinfection of luggage, per bundle ...............................
0.06
For transport of each passenger and luggage conveyed for
disinfection
By motor ambulance
For any distance up to one mile ...........................................
0.17
For every additional mile or fraction thereof .......................
0.07
By motor ambulance boat
For any time not exceeding half an hour ..............................
0.47
For any time exceeding half an hour, but not exceeding one
hour ....................................................................................
0.93
For any time exceeding one hour, for each quarter of an hour
or portion thereof ........................................................
0.23
Store rent for merchandise in quarantine
For every period of three months or part thereof, 1% ad
valorem
Isolation and treatment of patients landed at the
Comino Quarantine Station
For any number of patients, not exceeding three, first day ...
139.36
For each successive day up to discharge, per diem ...............
18.63
If more than three people are landed, an additional fee of
Lm1 per day for each additional patient shall be charged
Registration and other fees
For each certificate on the sanitary conditions of
Room, Shop or Stable .........................................................
0.58
House, Lodging-House, or Cattle Pen .................................
2.33
Mezzanino, or House not containing more than 5 rooms ......
0.87
Transport expenses, according to tariff, to be charged in
addition to above fees when the place infected is out of
Valletta
For every certificate regarding inspections in volving
laboratory work (exclusive of transport) .............................
4.66
For every certificate regarding inspections not involving
laboratory work (exclusive of transport) .............................
2.33
Certificate, not expressly provided for,
from
0.12
to
0.29
Permits, Warrants and Licences
Permits ...............................................................................
0.12
Copy of office documents, for every 100 words or under .....
0.17
Warrant to practice as Physician or Surgeon or both ............
2.33
Warrant to practice as Dental Surgeon or Dentist ................
2.33
Warrant to practice as Veterinary Surgeon ..........................
2.33
Warrant to practice as Apothecary ......................................
2.33
Warrant to practice as Assistant Apothecary .......................
1.16
Warrant to practice as Midwife ...........................................
0.58
Examination of candidates wishing to obtain the licence to
practice the medical profession in accordance with the
provisions of article 6(1)(e) of the Medical and Kindred
Professions Ordinance (Cap. 31) .........................................
232.94
Examination for a licence to act as Assistant Apothecary, for
each examination ..........................................................
1.16
Examination of candidates wishing to obtain the licence to
practice the dental profession in accordance with the
provisions of article 66(1)(c) of the Medical and Kindred
Professions Ordinance (Cap. 31) .........................................
116.47
For the course of instruction for health visitors ...................
2.33
Treatment by electricity
For each attendance
from
0.29
to
2.33
X-rays exposure for diagnostic purposes
For screen examination
from
0.23
to
2.33
For skiagrams
from
0.23
to
4.66
besides expenses for supplying and developing films
Certificates
Certificates required for drawing pay or pension .................
free
Certificates to non-paying patients ......................................
free
Examination of pathological specimens at the Clinical
Laboratory
Growths and tissues ............................................................
3.49
Gastric contents ..................................................................
1.75
Discharges ..........................................................................
1.16
Fluids obtained by exploratory puncture .............................
1.16
FEES LEVIABLE BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
Blood (complete examination) ............................................
2.33
Faeces ................................................................................
2.33
Physiotherapy Department
For each attendance
from
0.23
to
1.16
Out-patient treatment at the Orthopaedic article
For each attendance ............................................................
1.75
There shall be charged, in addition, the following
Fees for X-ray examinations to be charged at tariff rates per
sitting and the expenses to be in accordance with the number
of films used
Fees for special treatment to be assessed by the Medical
Council
Actual cost of appliances such as calipers, surgical boots,
etc.
Cost of plaster, bandages and common splints, when it
exceeds 50 cents
Friedmann’s Test
For Friedmann’s Test ..........................................................
4.66
Inoculation of passengers
The fee payable by any passenger, member of the crew, or
official of any ship or aircraft or by any other person for
protective inoculation performed at the request of the person
concerned by the Department of Health shall be, in addition
to the cost of the vaccine or vaccines used .............
0.58
Such fee shall cover also the issue of the relative certificate
or certificates
Cemeteries
For the exhumation of remains and/or for the transfer of remains
to the ossuary within the same grave, or, for the transfer of
remains to the communal charnel-house, or to the charnel house
used for that grave....................................................................
50.00
For the cleaning of a grave ………………………...…………
40.00
For the transfer of remains from a grave to another grave
within the same cemetery ....................………………………
40.00
For the transfer of remains from a grave to another grave in
another cemetery ..........................................………………
00
Provided that the said fees are applicable on a "per corpse" basis and that
these exclude any fees which may be payable to the Police or other
competent authority for permits relating to burials or exhumation.
These fees are exclusive of any additional tax, stamp duties, levies and, or
other charges as applicable under fiscal legislation at the time of the
charges.
Conveyance of corpses in Gozo
The Contractor for the conveyance of corpses of paupers in
Gozo is to be charged a fee of €0.29 in respect of each
occasion on which a Government-owned hearse is hired by
the contractor for a funeral which is not the funeral of a
pauper
L.N. 118 of 1975
Transportation of corpses
L.N. 148 of 1998
Fee for the supervision of the transportation of any corpse to
or from the airport or any port in these Islands ................
64.00
Provided that no fee shall be charged when the corpse is
transported from Gozo for burial in Malta, or vice versa
L.N. 40 of 1973
Hire of equipment
Hire of articles of medical equipment, other than surgical
instruments, not available on the local market
For the first month or any part thereof .................................
2.33
For each subsequent month or any part thereof ....................
1.16
Provided that, when the total fees paid for the continuous
hire by any one person exceed the cost of the article or
medical equipment by fifty per centum, such article or
equipment shall become the property of the person hiring it.
Hire of surgical instruments not available on the local
market
one-third of the cost of the instrument for any period up to
three days, at the end of which the instrument is to be
returned.
MINISTRY FOR TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Licence to exercise the trade of mason, for the issue and
L.N. 210 of 1997
renewal thereof ................................................................
13.00
XIII. 2015.18
For the examination of candidates wishing to obtain the
G.N. 437 of 1948
licence to practice as masons under article 95 of the Code of
L.N. 210 of 1997
XIII. 2015.18
Police Laws (Cap. 10) each time the examination is taken ...
26.00
MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR EQUALITY
Added by
L.N. 18 of 2023.
Human Rights Directorate
Fees levied by the Directorate for Human Rights when there
is a repetition of a skill kit following resignation or failure
without justifiable reason which determination shall be made
by the board established for that purpose
Fee chargeable to each student in Foundation Stage of the I
Belong programme for the repetition of either one of the Skill
kits entitled Foundation Maltese and, or Foundation
English................................................................................ 144.09
Fee chargeable to each student in Foundation Stage of the I
Belong programme for the repetition of the Skill kit entitled
Digital Skills.......................................................................
72.05
Fee chargeable to each student in Stage I of the I
Belong programme for the repetition of any one of the
82
Skill kits......................................................................
Fee chargeable to each student in Stage II of the I Belong
programme for the repetition of the Skill kit entitled Maltese
for Integration ...................................................................
187.20
Fee chargeable to each student in Stage II of the I
Belong programme for the repetition of the Skill kit entitled
374.39
Cultural Orientation..................................................................