CONVERSION OF CIVIL UNIONS INTO MARRIAGE

CONVERSION OF CIVIL UNIONS INTO MARRIAGE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 530.02

CONVERSION OF CIVIL UNIONS INTO

MARRIAGE

1st September, 2017

LEGAL NOTICE 382 of 2017.

The title of these regulations is the Conversion of Civil

Unions into Marriage Regulations

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise

requires

"Act" means the Civil Unions Act;

"civil union" means civil unions celebrated and

registered in accordance with the Act;

"conversion" means the conversion of a civil union into

marriage in accordance with article 11 of the Act and the

provisions these regulations;

"Registrar" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it

in the Marriage Act and for the purposes of these regulations

shall also include Diplomatic or Consular Representatives for

Malta.

Dikjarazzjoni Maħlufa ta’ Konverżjoni minn Unjoni Ċivili għal

Żwieġ skont Kap. 530 u leġiżlazzjoni sussidjarja

Sworn Declaration of Conversion of Civil Union into Marriage

in terms of Cap. 530 and its subsidiary legislation

Aħna

We

Isem

u Kunjom

Name…………………..... and Surname …………………………

Data tat-twelid

Post tat-twelid

Date of birth ………………Place of birth …………………….....

Dokument Validu ta’ Identifikazzjoni

Valid Identification Document ……………………………….......

u

and

Isem

u Kunjom

Name……………………. and Surname ………………………

Data tat-twelid

Post tat-twelid

Date of birth ………………Place of birth …………………….....

Dokument Validu ta’ Identifikazzjoni

Valid Identification Document ……………………………….......

niddikjaraw bil-ġurament/solennement li aħna inaqgħadna

f’unjoni ċivili nhar il-

do hereby declare on oath/solemnly affirm that we have contracted

a civil union between us

......................................... fi ......................... skont iċ-ċertifikat

on………………….......... at…………………as per attached Civil

tal-Unjoni Ċivili hawn

mehmuż,

li

jġib

numru

tal-

applikazzjoni............

Union Certificate,

bearing

application

number............and

registration

CONVERSION OF CIVIL UNIONS INTO MARRIAGE

u numru ta’ reġistrazzjoni.......................................................

number…………………………….............................................

Qed jiġi ddikjarat li formalment qed nitolbu lir-Reġistratur

sabiex jikkonverti l-unjoni ċivili

It is hereby being declared that we are formally requesting the

Registrar to convert our civil union

tagħna għal żwieġ skont il-liġi, f'termini ta’ Kap. 530 u ta'

leġislazzjoni sussidjarja u li

into marriage according to law, in terms of Cap. 530 and

subsidiary legislation and that there is

m'hemm xejn li jista’ jimpedixxi din il-konverżjoni.

nothing which may impede such conversion.

.......................….......………........…....…

Firma

Isem (b’ittri kbar) u Karta tal-Identità

Signature

Name in blocks and ID number

.......................….......………........…....…

Firma

Isem (b’ittri kbar) u Karta tal-Identità

Signature

Name in blocks and ID number

……………………….........../..........................………........……

Numru tat-telefon/imejl

Contact Number/ Email

Maħlufa u ffirmata hawn quddiemi,

illum...................................................................................(data)

Sworn and signed in my presence today the.......................(date)

Firma u Timbru tal-Kummissjunarju għall-ġuramenti

Signature and Stamp of Commissioner for Oaths

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Għall-Użu tal-Uffiċċju: Dritt imħallas tar-Reġistrazzjoni sar

skont l-ircevuta............................................................................

For Office Use: Payment of Registration Fees has been effected as

per receipt no. ..............................................................................

In terms of Article 108 of the Criminal Code whosoever shall

make a false oath before a judge, magistrate or any other officer

authorized by law to administer oaths, shall, on conviction, be

liable

(a)

to imprisonment for a term from four months to one

year, if the oath be required by law, or ordered by a judgment or

decree of any court in Malta;

(b) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months,

if the oath be not so required or ordered.

Skont l-Artikolu 108 tal-Kodici Kriminali, kull min jaħlef il-falz

quddiem imħallef, maġistrat jew quddiem uffiċjal ieħor li jkollu s-

setgħa b’liġi li jagħti l-ġurament, jeħel, meta jinsab ħati -

(a) il-piena ta’ priġunerija minn erba’ xhur sa sena, jekk il-

ġurament ikun meħtieġ mil-liġi, jew ordnat b’sentenza jew b’digriet

ta’ waħda mill-qrati ta’ Malta;

(b) il-piena ta’ priġunerija għal mhux iżjed minn tliet xhur, jekk il-

ġurament ma jkunx hekk meħtieġ jew ordnat.

In terms of Article 188(1) of the Criminal Code, whosoever, in

order to gain any advantage or benefit for himself or others,

shall, in any document intended for any public authority,

knowingly make a false declaration or statement, or give false

information, shall, on conviction, be liable to the punishment of

imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine

(multa).

Skont l-artikolu 188(1) tal-Kodici Kriminali, kull min, sabiex

jikseb xi vantaġġ jew benefiċċju għalih innifsu jew għal ħaddieħor,

f’xi dokument maħsub għal xi awtorità pubblika, xjentement jagħmel

dikjarazzjoni jew stqarrija falza, jew jagħti tagħrif falz, jeħel, meta

jinsab ħati, il-piena ta’ priġunerija għal żmien ta’ mhux iżjed minn

sentejn jew multa.

(1)

Partners in a civil union who wish to convert their

civil union into marriage shall make an appointment with the Registrar

at the office of the Public Registry Malta

Provided that partners to a civil union who are not

residing in Malta may convert their civil union into marriage at any

Diplomatic or Consular Representation for Malta.

(2)

The following is required for the conversion of a civil

union into marriage: -

(a)

a sworn declaration requesting the conversion

signed by both parties before the Registrar, in accordance with

regulation 4;

(b)

the presentation of valid identification documents;

(ċ)

a legal copy of the act of the civil union which is

to be converted;

(d)

the payment of the fee for conversion.

(3)

Once the Registrar is satisfied that all the requirements

for the conversion have been fulfilled, the Registrar shall make an

annotation on the act of civil union to the effect that such civil union

has been lawfully converted into marriage.

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(4)

The Registrar shall then issue an act of marriage, which

shall be dated with the date in which the civil union was contracted,

and the Registrar shall make an annotation on the act of marriage to

the effect that such act is the result of a conversion.

(1)

There shall be a form, with the title ‘Sworn

Declaration of Conversion of Civil Union into Marriage’, which shall

be the form used for conversions for the purposes of article 11 of the

Act and the provisions of these regulations, and shall be the form as

provided in the Schedule annexed to these regulations

(2)

The declaration of conversion from civil union into

marriage shall be made on oath, and signed by each of the parties

before the Registrar, stating that all of the information given for the

purposes of the conversion is true.

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