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Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 19,410, 14 ta’ April, 2015
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ATT Nru. XI tal-2015

ACT No. XI of 2015

ATT maħruġ b’liġi mill-Parlament ta’
Malta.

AN ACT enacted by the Parliament of
Malta.

ATT għar-rikonoxximent u reġistrazzjoni
tal-ġeneru ta’ persuna u sabiex jirregolal-effetti ta’ dik il-bidla, kif ukoll għarrikonoxximent u l-protezzjoni talkaratteristiċi tas-sess ta’ persuna.

AN ACT for the recognition andregistration of the gender of a person
and to regulate the effects of such achange, as well as the recognition andprotection of the sex characteristics of aperson.

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Nagħti l-kunsens tiegħi.

MARIE LOUISECOLEIRO PRECA(L.S.)

President

14 ta’ April, 2015
ATT Nru. XI tal-2015
ATT għar-rikonoxximent u reġistrazzjoni tal-ġeneru ta’ persuna
u sabiex jirregola l-effetti ta’ dik il-bidla, kif ukoll għarrikonoxximent u l-protezzjoni tal-karatteristiċi tas-sess ta’ persuna.
IL-PRESIDENT, bil-parir u l-kunsens tal-Kamra tad-Deputati,
imlaqqgħa f’dan il-Parlament, u bl-awtorità tal-istess, ħarġet b’liġi
dan li ġej:1. It-titolu fil-qosor ta’ dan l-Att huwa l-Att tal-2015 dwar l- Titolu fil-qosor.
Identità tal-Ġeneru, l-Espressjoni tal-Ġeneru u l-Karatteristiċi tasSess.
2. F’dan l-Att sakemm ir-rabta tal-kliem ma teħtieġx Tifsir.
xort’oħra:"Direttur" tfisser id-Direttur tar-Reġistru Pubbliku;"espressjoni tal-ġeneru" tirreferi għall-manifestazzjoni ta’ kull
persuna tal-identità tal-ġeneru tagħhom, u, jew dik li hija perċepita
mill-oħrajn;"grupp interdixxiplinari" tirreferri għall-grupp stabbilit blartikolu 14;"identità tal-ġeneru" tirreferi għall-esperjenza tal-ġeneru internau individwali ta’ kull persuna, li tista’ jew ma tistax tikkorrispondigħas-sess assenjat mat-twelid, inkluż is-sens personali tal-ġisem (lijista’ jinvolvi, b’għażla ħielsa, tibdil fl-apparenza tal-ġisem, u jewVERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA

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funzjonijiet permezz ta’ mezzi mediċi, kirurġiċi jew xort’oħra) u
espressjonijiet oħra tal-ġeneru, inkluż l-isem, l-ilbies, id-diskors u lkomportament;"karatteristiċi tas-sess" tirreferi għall-fattizzi kromożonali,
gonadali u anatomiċi ta’ persuna li jinkludu l-karatteristiċi primarjibħal organi riproduttivi u ġenitali u, jew l-istruttura tal-kromożomi u
ormoni; u karatteristiċi sekondarji bħal massa muskolari,
distribuzzjoni tal-pil, is-sider u, jew l-istatura;"identifikatur tal-ġeneru" jirreferi għall-identifikatur
jikklassifika persuna f’kategorija partikolari tas-sess;li"Ministru" tfisser il-Ministru responsabbli għall-ugwaljanza;"minuri" tfisser persuna li tkun għadha ma laħqitx l-età ta’
tmintax-il sena; u"Nutar" tfisser persuna, li jkollu warrant sabiex jipprattika bħala
Nutar Pubbliku f’Malta skont l-Att dwar il-Professjoni Nutarili u lArkivji Nutarili.
Dritt għallidentità talġeneru.

3. (1) Il-persuni kollha li huma ċittadini ta’ Malta
għandhom dritt (a)għar-rikonoxximent tal-identità tal-ġeneru tagħhom;(b) għall-iżvilupp ħieles tal-persuna tagħhom skont lidentità tal-ġeneru tagħhom;(ċ)
għal trattament skont l-identità tal-ġeneru tagħhom
u, partikolarment, sabiex jiġu identifikati b’dak il-mod
f’dokumenti li fihom jipprovdu l-identità tagħhom; u(d)għall-integrità tal-persuna u awtonomija fiżika.

(2) Mingħajr ħsara għal kull dispożizzjoni ta’ dan l-Att (a)id-drittijiet, relazzjoni u obbligi ta’ persuna li ġejjin
mill-filjazzjoni jew żwieġ m’għandhom bl-ebda mod jiġuaffettwati; u(b) id-drittijiet ta’ suċċessjoni tal-persuna, inkluż iżdamhux limitat għal kull dispożizzjoni testamentarja magħmul
favur dik il-persuna, u kull obbligu u, jew dritt suġġetti jew
akkwiżiti qabel id-data tal-bidla tal-identità tal-ġenerum’għandhom bl-ebda mod jiġu affettwati.
(ċ)
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jkun inkiseb qabel il-bidla fil-ġeneru tal-persuna m’għandux jigi
affettwat.
(3) L-identità tal-ġeneru tal-individwu għandha f’kull żmien
tiġi rispettata.
(4) Il-persuna m’għandhiex tkun meħtieġa li tipprovdi prova
tal-proċeduri kirurġiċi għar-riassenjament ġenitali totali jew parzjali,
terapiji ormonali jew xi trattament psikjatriku, psikoloġiku jew
mediku ieħor sabiex tagħmel użu mid-dritt tal-identità tal-ġeneru.
4. (1) Kull persuna li hi ċittadin Malti għandha d-dritt li Bidla fl-identità
titlob lid-Direttur sabiex ibiddel il-ġeneru reġistrat u, jew l-ewwel tal-ġeneru.
isem, jekk il-persuna tagħżel li tibdel l-ewwel isem, sabiex jirrifletti lidentità tal-ġeneru magħżula minn dik il-persuna.
(2) It-talba għandha ssir permezz ta’ nota ta’ reġistrazzjoni
ppubblikata skont l-artikolu 5(2).
(3) Id-Direttur m’għandux jeħtieġ evidenza ulterjuri għajr l-att
dikjaratorju ppubblikat skont l-artikolu 5.
(4)
Id-Direttur għandu fi żmien ħmistax-il jum millpreżentazzjoni tan-nota ta’ insinwa min-Nutar fir-reġistru pubbliku,idaħħal nota fl-att tat-twelid tal-applikant.
(5)
Il-provvedimenti tal-artikolu 249 tal-Kodiċi Ċivili Kap. 16
għandhom japplikaw mutatis mutandis.
(6) (a) Il-persuna li tkun għamlet talba skont is-subartikolu(1) għandha tkun intitolata wkoll sabiex titlob li jingħata ċertifikat
komplut tal-att tat-twelid tagħha li jirriżulta minn dawn lannotazzjonijiet u għandu jiġi indikat fuq l-istess ċertifikat lannotazzjonijiet li jkunu saru bis-saħħa ta’ digriet mill-qorti u skont
it-termini tal-proċedura stabbilita skont dan l-Att mingħajr id-dettalji
tal-annotazzjonijiet speċifiċi.
(b) Kull persuna li kienet għamlet talba lill-Qorti tarReviżjoni tal-Atti Nutarili sabiex issir korrezzjoni fl-ewwel isem u lġeneru assenjat lilha fl-att tat-twelid tagħha, għandha tkun intitolata
sabiex tagħmel talba biex iċ-ċertifikat tal-att tat-twelid tagħha li
jindika d-dettalji dwar l-annotazzjonijiet jinħareġ favur tagħha, iżdagħandu jkun hemm indikat fuq l-istess ċertifikat li l-annotazzjonijiet
kienu saru bis-saħħa ta’ digriet mill-qorti mingħajr id-dettalji talannotazzjonijiet speċifiċi.
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A 336m’għandux jagħti informazzjoni li tappartjeni lir-reġistru jew kopja
tar-reġistru li jindika l-atti oriġinali tat-twelid tal-persuna li tkungħamlet din it-talba sakemm dan l-artikolu ma jirrikjedix mod ieħor.
(7) Din l-informazzjoni jew kopja tal-att oriġinali tat-twelid
tkun tista’ tingħata:(a)bil-kunsens tal-persuna li l-istess ċertifikat jagħmel
referenza għaliha; jew(b) meta ma jkunx hemm dan il-kunsens, wara talba talQorti Ċivili (Sezzjoni ta’ Ġurisdizzjoni Volontarja) jew qortioħra li taħtha taqa’ l-konjizzjoni tal-ġudizzju, meta n-neċessità
tal-preżentazzjoni ta’ tali ċertifikat jew informazzjoni tkunneċessarja sabiex jiġi mħares u ssalvagwardat id-dritt u linteress leġittimu tal-persuna li tagħmel it-talba u wara li
jittieħdu inkonsiderazzjoni ċ-ċirkostanzi relevanti kollha li lqorti tikkonsidra bħala prevalenti fuq id-dritt tal-privatezza talpersuna li għaliha ċ-ċertifikat ikun qed jagħmel referenza.

Kap. 420.

Funzjonijiet tanNutar.

(8) Persuna li tkun ingħatat protezzjoni internazzjonali skont
it-termini tal-Att dwar ir-Rifuġjati, u skont it-termini ta’ leġiżlazzjoni
sussidjarja oħra li toħrog mill-Att dwar ir-Rifuġjati, u li tkun trid
tirreġistra bidla fil-ġeneru u fl-ewwel isem tiegħu, jekk il-persuna
tkun trid tirreġistra bidla fl-ewwel isem tagħha, għandha tagħmel
dikjarazzjoni ġuramentata quddiem il-Kummissarju għar-Rifuġjati
fejn tiddikjara l-għażla personali tal-ġeneru u l-ewwel isem tagħha. IlKummissarju għar-Rifuġjati għandu jirreġistra din l-emenda flapplikazzjoni tal-ażil kif ukoll fuq iċ-ċertifikat ta’ protezzjoni fiżmien ħmistax mid-data tad-dikjarazzjoni ġuramentata.
5. (1) It-tfassil tal-att pubbliku dikjaratorju għandu jkun
fih l-elementi li ġejjin:(a)kopja tal-att tat-twelid tal-applikant;(b) dikjarazzjoni ċara, inekwivoka u informata talapplikant li l-identità tal-ġeneru tiegħu ma tikkorrispondix malassenjament tas-sess fl-att tat-twelid;

Kap. 55(ċ)

speċifikazzjoni tal-partikolaritajiet tal-ġeneru;(d)l-ewwel isem li l-applikant irid ikun reġistrat bih; u(e)l-elementi kollha preskritti li huma meħtieġa skont lAtt dwar il-Professjoni Nutarili u Arkivji Nutarili.
(2)

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psikjatriċi, psikoloġiċi jew dokumenti mediċi oħra b’rabta mat-tfassil
tal-att pubbliku dikjaratorju.
(3) Kull Nutar li jirċievi tali att għandu jippreżenta nota lidDirettur skont l-artikolu 50 tal-Att dwar il-Professjoni Nutarili u Kap. 55
Arkivji Nutarili.
6. Id-data tal-entrata tan-nota mid-Direttur skont is-subartikolu Data effettiva.
(4) tal-artikolu 4 għandha tiġi kkunsidrata, għall-finijiet u effetti kollha
tal-liġi, bħala d-data effettiva minn meta l-persuna bdiet tappartjenigħal ġeneru indikat fin-nota.
7. (1) Il-persuni li jeżerċitaw is-setgħat tal-ġenituri fuq il- Minuri.
minuri jew it-tutur tal-minuri jistgħu jippreżentaw rikors quddiem irreġistru tal-Qorti Ċivili (Sezzjoni ta’ Ġurisdizzjoni Volontarja) li fihjitolbu l-Qorti sabiex jinbidel il-ġeneru reġistrat u l-ewwel isem talminuri sabiex jirrifletti l-identità tal-ġeneru tal-minorenni.
(2) Meta jsir rikors f’isem il-minuri skont is-subartikolu (1),
il-Qorti għandha:(a)tiżgura li l-aħjar interess tat-tfal kif espress filKonvenzjoni dwar id-Drittijiet tat-Tfal jingħata l-ogħla
konsiderazzjoni; u(b) tara li jingħata piż xieraq għall-fehmiet talminorenni b’konsiderazzjoni tal-età u l-maturità tal-minorenni.
(3) Jekk il-Qorti tilqa’ t-talba magħmula skont is-subartikolu(1), il-Qorti għandha tordna lid-Direttur sabiex ibiddel il-ġenerureġistrat u l-ewwel isem tal-minuri u jniżżel l-isem fl-att tat-twelid
tal-minuri.
(4) Il-persuni li jeżerċitaw is-setgħat ta’ ġenituri fuq il-minuri
jew it-tutur tal-minuri li l-ġeneru tiegħu ma ġiex dikjarat mat-twelid,għandhom qabel ma l-minuri jilħaq l-età ta’ tmintax-il sena permezz ta’applikazzjoni ppreżentata fir-reġistru tal-Qorti Ċivili (Sezzjoni ta’Ġurisdizzjoni Volontarja) jiddikjaraw il-ġeneru u l-ewwel isem talminuri, jekk il-minuri juri x-xewqa li jibdel l-ewwel isem tiegħu, uwara l-kunsens espress tal-minuri meta jkunu ttieħdu inkonsiderazzjoni
l-evoluzzjoni tal-kapaċitajiet tiegħu u l-aħjar interess tal-minuri. IlQorti Ċivili (Sezzjoni ta’ Ġurisdizzjoni Volontarja) għandha tordna lidDirettur sabiex jirreġistra l-ġeneru u l-ewwel isem tal-minuri fl-att tattwelid tal-minuri.
8. (1) L-aċċessibilità għall-att sħiħ tat-twelid għandha tkun Emenda fl-att
unikament u esklussivament limitata għall-persuna li laħqet l-età ta’ tat-twelid.
tmintax-il sena u li għaliha jirreferi dak l-att tat-twelid jew b’ordni
tal-qorti.

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Deċiżjonijietbarranin.

9. (1) Deċiżjoni finali dwar l-identità tal-ġeneru ta’
persuna, li ġiet determinata minn qorti kompetenti barranija jew
awtorità responsabbli li taġixxi skont il-liġi ta’ dak il-pajjiż għandha
tkun rikonoxxuta f’Malta.
(2) L-identifikatur tal-ġeneru barra mara jew raġel, jew innuqqas tagħhom, rikonoxxuti minn qorti kompetenti barranija jew
awtorità responsabbli li taġixxi skont il-liġi ta’ dak il-pajjiż huma
rikonoxxuti f’Malta.

Emendif’dokumentiuffiċjali oħra.

Kap. 258.

10. (1) Persuna għandha sa qabel xahar mill-pubblikazzjoni
tal-att dikjaratorju tindika lid-Direttur l-atti tal-istat ċivili, minbarra latt tat-twelid, li jkollhom bżonn jiġu emendati.
(2) Il-persuna li fir-rigward tagħha tkun saret emenda fl-att tattwelid skont il-provvedimenti ta’ dan l-Att, għandha fi żmien
ħmistax-il jum mid-data msemmija fl-artikolu 6 titlob lawtorizzazzjoni tal-uffiċjali skont l-Att dwar il-Karta tal-Identità u
Dokumenti oħra tal-Identità biex jemendaw il-karta tal-identità u
dokumenti oħra tal-persuna u joħorġu karta tal-identità ġdida u
dokumenti ta’ identifikazzjoni oħra li jindikaw il-ġeneru u l-ewwel
isem tal-persuna li jirriflettu l-emendi magħmula fl-att tat-twelid talpersuna.
(3) Il-persuna li fir-rigward tagħha tkun saret emenda fl-att tattwelid skont il-provvedimenti ta’ dan l-Att, tista’ wkoll, fuq ħlas ta’ dik
it-tariffa kif tista’ tiġi preskritta, titlob lil kull awtorità kompetenti oħra,dipartiment, min iħaddem, istituzzjoni edukattiva jew xort’oħra sabiexjoħorġu kull dokument uffiċjali jew ċertifikat relattiv li jindika l-ġeneru
u l-ewwel isem tal-persuna kif emendat.

Reati.

11. (1) Kull min dolożament jesponi xi persuna li użat iddispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att, jew jinsulta jew jgħajjar persuna, jeħel,meta jinstab ħati, multa ta’ mhux anqas minn elf euro (€1,000) u
mhux aktar minn ħamest elef euro (€5,000).

Kap. 9(2) Salv id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-artikolu 83B tal-Kodiċi
Kriminali, meta offiża tkun immotivata minn espressjoni tal-ġeneru ukaratteristiċi tas-sess, il-piena stabbilita għandha tkun dik stabbilita
fl-imsemmi artikolu.
(3) Kull min dolożament jagħmel vjolazzjoni ta’ kwalunkwe
provvediment ta’ dan l-Att, jeħel, meta jinstab ħati multa ta’ mhux
anqas minn ħames mitt euro (€500) u mhux aktar minn elf euro(€1,000).

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12. Persuna li fit-twettiq ta’ dmirijiet uffiċjali tagħha kienet Protezzjoni u
tadinvoluta f’materja li għandha x’taqsam ma’ dan l-Att, ma tistax privatezzadata.
tiżvela din il-materja skont l-Att dwar Segretezza Professjonali u l- Kap. 377.
Kap. 440.
Att dwar il-Protezzjoni u l-Privatezza tad-Data:Iżda l-kopji tal-att pubbliku li ssir riferenza għalih flartikolu 5 magħmul skont id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Att dwar il- Kap. 55
Professjoni Nutarili u l-Arkivji Nutarili m’għandhomx jiġu meqjusa lijmorru kontra d-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-artikolu.
13. (1) Kull norma, regolament jew proċedura għandhom Antijirrispettaw id-dritt għall-identità tal-ġeneru. L-ebda norma, diskriminazzjoni utalregolament jew proċedura ma għandhom jillimitaw, jirrestrinġu jew promozzjoni
ugwaljanza.
jannullaw l-eżerċizzju tad-dritt għall-identità tal-ġeneru, u n-normi
kollha għandhom jiġu interpretati u infurzati b’mod li jiffavorixxu laċċess għal dan id-dritt.
(2) Is-servizz pubbliku għandu dmir li jiżgura li
diskriminazzjoni illegali u fastidju dwar l-orjentazzjoni sesswali, lidentità tal-ġeneru, l-espressjoni tal-ġeneru u l-karatteristiċi tas-sesshuma eliminati, filwaqt li s-servizzi tiegħu jippromwovu lopportunitajiet indaqs għal kulħadd, irrispettivament millorjentazzjoni sesswali, l-identità tal-ġeneru, l-espressjoni tal-ġeneru ul-karatteristiċi tas-sess.
(3) Id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att għandhom japplikaw għassettur privat, is-settur pubbliku kollu u d-dipartimenti tas-sevizzi
pubbliċi kollha, l-aġenziji u l-awtoritajiet kompetenti li jżommu reġistri
personali u, jew informazzjoni dwar il-ġeneru. Dawn il-formuli, reġistriu, jew informazzjoni għandhom jiġu verifikati u modifikati sabiexjirriflettu l-istandards ġodda stabbiliti b’dan l-Att fi żmien massimu ta’tliet snin mid-dħul fis-seħħ ta’ dan l-Att.
14. (1) Huwa illegali għal prattikanti mediċi jew Dritt taltalprofessjonisti oħra li jwettqu xi trattament għall-assenjament ta’ sess integrità
persuna uu, jew intervent kirurġiku fuq il-karatteristiċi tas-sess ta’ minuri, meta awtonomijafiżika.
dak it-trattament u, jew intervent jistgħu jiġu posposti sa meta lpersuna li ser tiġi trattata tista’ tagħti kunsens infurmat:Iżda t-trattament għall-assenjament tas-sess u, jew
intervent kirurġiku fuq il-karatteristiċi tas-sess tal-minuri għandu
jitwettaq jekk il-minuri jagħti l-kunsens infurmat permezz tal-persuni
li jeżerċitaw is-setgħat ta’ ġenituri jew it-tutur tal-minuri.
(2) F’ċirkostanzi eċċezzjonali t-trattament jista’ jsir meta
jintlaħaq ftehim bejn il-grupp interdixxiplinari u l-persuni lijeżerċitaw is-setgħat ta’ ġenituri jew it-tutur tal-minuri li għadu ma
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Iżda intervent mediku li jsir minħabba fatturi soċjali
mingħajr il-kunsens tal-individwu interessat huwa vjolazzjoni ta’ danl-Att.
(3) Il-grupp interdixxiplinari għandu jinħatar mill-Ministrugħall-perjodu ta’ tliet snin, liema perjodu jista` jiġġedded għalperjodu ieħor ta’ tliet snin.
(4) Il-grupp interdixxiplinari għandu jkun magħmul minndawk il-professjonisti li l-Ministru jikkunsidra bħala xierqa.
(5) Meta d-deċiżjoni ta’ trattament hija espressa mill-minuri
bil-kunsens tal-persuni li jeżerċitaw is-setgħat ta’ ġenituri jew it-tutur
tal-minorenni, il-professjonisti mediċi għandhom:(a)jiżguraw li l-aħjar interess tat-tfal kif espress filKonvenzjoni dwar id-Drittijiet tat-Tfal jingħata l-ogħla
konsiderazzjoni;(b) jingħata piż xieraq għall-fehmiet tal-minorennib’konsiderazzjoni tal-età u l-maturità tal-minorenni.”.
Servizzi tassaħħa.

15. Il-persuni kollha li jfittxu parir psiko-soċjali, sostenn jew
interventi mediċi li għandhom x’jaqsmu mas-sess jew ġenerugħandhom jingħataw sostenn espert, sensittiv u mfassal b’mod
individwali minn psikologi, prattikanti mediċi, jew peer-counselling.
Dan is-sostenn għandu jestendi mid-data li ssir id-dijanjosi jew
riferiment personali sakemm ikun għadu neċessarju.

Protokoll tattrattament.

16. (1) Il-Ministru, wara li jikkonsulta
responsabbli għas-Saħħa, għandu jaħtar grupp ta’ ħidma.

l-Ministru(2) Il-grupp ta’ ħidma għandu jikkonsisti minn Chairperson u
disa’ membri.
(3) Iċ-Chairperson għandu jkun tabib b’mill-anqas tnax-il
sena esperjenza.
(4) Il-membri għandhom ikunu tliet esperti fi kwistjonijiet taddrittijiet tal-bniedem, tliet professjonisti psikosoċjali u tliet espertimediċi.
(5) Il-Ministru għandu jaħtar il-grupp ta’ ħidma fi żmien tliet
xhur mid-dħul fis-seħħ ta’ dan l-Att.
(6) Il-membri tal-grupp ta’ ħidma għandhom jirrevedu lprotokoll tat-trattamenti mediċi kurrenti f’konformità mal-aħjar
prattiċi mediċi kurrenti u l-istandards tad-drittijiet tal-bniedem ugħandhom, fi żmien sena mid-data tal-ħatra tagħhom, joħorġu rapportVERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA

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bir-rakkomandazzjonijiet għar-reviżjoni tal-protokolli tat-trattamentimediċi kurrenti.
17. Il-Ministru jista’ jagħmel regolamenti sabiex jagħti effett Setgħa biex
aħjar lil kull dispożizzjoni ta’ dan l-Att u sabiex jirregola b’mod isiru
regolamenti.
ġenerali l-identità tal-ġeneru f’konformità mad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’
dan l-Att.
18. (1)Il-Kodiċi Ċivili għandu jiġi emendat kif ġej:(a) minnufih wara s-subartikolu (11) tal-artikolu 4 tiegħu
għandu jiżdied is-subartikolu ġdid li ġej:Emendi talKodiċi Ċivili.
Kap.16.

"(12) Meta ssir applikazzjoni għar-reġistrazzjoni ta’ żwieġ
ikkuntrattat barra l-pajjiż bejn koppja tal-istess sess, il-koppja
tista’ tagħzel li:(a) iżżomm għat-tnejn li huma l-kunjom ta’wieħed mis-sieħba fiż-żwieġ jew il-kunjomijiet taż-żewġsieħba fiż-żwieġ bl-għażla tal-preċedenza fil-kunjomijiettkun għad-diskrezzjoni tal-istess koppja; jew(b)iżommu l-kunjom tagħhom:Iżda meta ma ssirx għażla skont dan issubartikolu, l-imsieħba fiż-żwieġ għandhom iżommu lkunjom tagħhom.";(b) l-artikoli 257A sa 257D, it-tnejn inklużi, għandhom jiġumħassra;(ċ) fil-paragrafu (ċ) tal-artikolu 278 tiegħu minflok il-kliem"jekk tifel jew tifla;" għandhom jidħlu l-kliem "jekk tifel jew tifla:"; uminnufih wara għandu jiżdied il-proviso ġdid li ġej:"Iżda l-identifikazzjoni tas-sess tal-minuri ma tistax tiġiinkluża qabel ma tiġi determinata l-identità tal-ġeneru talminuri.".
19. L-artikolu 2 tal-Att dwar l-Ugwaljanza għall-Irġiel u n- Emenda tal-Att
dwar lNisa għandu jiġi emendat kif ġej:Ugwaljanza(a)fis-subartikolu (1) tiegħu, fit-tifsira tat-terminu"diskriminazzjoni", il-kliem "identità tal-ġeneru u tinkludi ttrattament ta’ persuna b’mod anqas favorevoli mit-trattament liqiegħed jingħata, kien ingħata jew kieku jiġi trattat fuq dawn irraġunijiet u "jiddiskrimina" jew "tiddiskrimina" għandhatiftiehem skont hekk;" għandhom jiġu sostiwiti bil-kliem"identità tal-ġeneru, espressjoni tal-ġeneru jew karatteristiċi tas-għall-Irġiel u nNisa.
Kap. 456.

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sess li jinkludu t-trattament ta’ persuna b’mod inqas favorevoli
mit-trattament li qiegħed jingħata, kien ingħata jew kieku jiġitrattat fuq dawn ir-raġunijiet u "jiddiskrimina" jew"tiddiskrimina" għandha tinftiehem skont hekk;";(b) fis-subartikolu (3) tiegħu, il-kliem "jew identità talġeneru hu" għandhom jiġu sostitwiti bil-kliem "jew identità talġeneru, espressjoni tal-ġeneru, jew karatteristiċi tas-sess;";(ċ)
fil-paragrafu (a) tas-subartikolu (3), il-kliem "jewidentità tal-ġeneru hu" għandhom jiġu sostitwiti bil-kliem "jewidentità tal-ġeneru, espressjoni tal-ġeneru, jew karatteristiċi tassess;";(d)fil-paragrafu (ċ) tas-subartikolu (3), il-kliem "jewidentità tal-ġeneru hu" għandhom jiġu sostitwiti bil-kliem "jewidentità tal-ġeneru, espressjoni tal-ġeneru, jew karatteristiċi tassess;"; u(e)fil-paragrafu (d) tas-subartikolu (3), il-kliem "jewidentità tal-ġeneru, ħlief jekk dak il-provvediment, kriterju jew
dik il-prattika jkunu xierqa jew meħtieġa u jkunu jistgħu jiġuġustifikati permezz ta’ fatturi oġġettivi li ma jkollhomx x’jaqsmu
mas-sess." għandhom jiġu sostitwiti bil-kliem "jew identità talġeneru, espressjoni tal-ġeneru, jew karatteristiċi tas-sess ħlief
jekk dak il-provvediment, kriterju jew dik il-prattika jkunu xierqa
jew meħtieġa u jkunu jistgħu jiġu ġustifikati permezz ta’ fatturioġġettivi li ma jkollhomx x’jaqsmu mas-sess;".

Mgħoddi mill-Kamra tad-Deputati fis-Seduta Nru. 256 tal-1 ta’
April, 2015.

ĊENSU GALEA
Deputy Speaker
RAYMOND SCICLUNA
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I assent.

MARIE LOUISECOLEIRO PRECA(L.S.)

President

14th April, 2015
ACT No. XI of 2015
AN ACT for the recognition and registration of the gender of aperson and to regulate the effects of such a change, as well as therecognition and protection of the sex characteristics of a person.
BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice andconsent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament
assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:1. The short title of this Act is the Gender Identity, Gender Short title.
Expression and Sex Characteristics Act, 2015.
2.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:"Director" means the Director for Public Registry;"gender expression" refers to each person’s manifestation of
their gender identity, and/or the one that is perceived by others;"gender identity" refers to each person’s internal and individual
experience of gender, which may or may not correspond with the sex
assigned at birth, including the personal sense of the body (which
may involve, if freely chosen, modification of bodily appearance and/or functions by medical, surgical or other means) and otherexpressions of gender, including name, dress, speech andmannerisms;"gender marker" refers to the identifier which classifies persons
within a particular sex category;Interpretation.

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14;

"interdisciplinary team" refers to the team established by article"Minister" means the Minister responsible for equality;"minor" means a person who has not as yet attained the age ofeighteen years;"Notary" means a person holding a warrant to practise as a
Notary Public in Malta in accordance with the Notarial Profession
and Notarial Archives Act; and"sex characteristics" refers to the chromosomal, gondal andanatomical features of a person, which include primary characteristics
such as reproductive organs and genitalia and/or in chromosomal
structures and hormones; and secondary characteristics such as muscle
mass, hair distribution, breasts and/or structure.
Right to gender
identity.

to -

3.

(1)

All persons being citizens of Malta have the right(a)the recognition of their gender identity;(b) the free development of their person according totheir gender identity;(c)be treated according to their gender identity and,particularly, to be identified in that way in the documents
providing their identity therein; and(d)bodily integrity and physical autonomy.

(2) Without prejudice to any provision of this Act (a)a person’s rights, relationship and obligations
arising out of parenthood or marriage shall in no way beaffected; and(b) the person’s rights arising out of succession,
including but not limited to any testamentary dispositions madein one’s favour, and any obligations and, or rights subjected toor acquired prior to the date of change of gender identity shall in
no way be affected.
(c)any personal or real right already acquired by third
parties or any privilege or hypothecary right of a creditor acquired
before the change in the gender identity of the person shall in noway be affected.
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all times.
(4) The person shall not be required to provide proof of asurgical procedure for total or partial genital reassignment, hormonal
therapies or any other psychiatric, psychological or medical treatment
to make use of the right to gender identity.
4. (1) It shall be the right of every person who is a Maltese Change ofcitizen to request the Director to change the recorded gender and, or gender identity.
first name and, first name, if the person so wishes to change the first
name, in order to reflect that person’s self determined gender identity.
(2) The request shall be made by means of a note of enrolment
in accordance with article 5(2).
(3) The Director shall not require any other evidence otherthan the declaratory public deed published in accordance with article
5.
(4) The Director shall within fifteen days from the filing of thenote of enrolment by the Notary at the public registry, enter a note in
the act of birth of the applicant.
(5) The provisions of article 249 of the Civil Code shall Cap. 16.
mutatis mutandis apply.
(6) (a)The person who made a request in accordance with
sub-article (1) shall also be entitled to demand that a full certificate of
the act of birth showing the particulars resulting from the annotations
be issued to them so however that there shall be indicated on suchcertificates the annotations that have been made upon it by virtue of adecree of a court or in terms of the procedure established under thisAct without the details of the said annotations being specified.
(b) A person whose request to the Court of Revision of
Notarial Acts, for a correction in the name and gender assigned tothem in their act of birth, shall be entitled to demand that a fullcertificate of their act of birth showing the particulars resulting fromthe annotations be issued to them so however that there shall be
indicated on such certificate that annotations have been made upon it
by virtue of a decree of a court without the details of the said
annotations being specified.
(c) Within seven days from receipt of a request made for theissue of a birth certificate drawn up in accordance with this article,
the Director shall not give any information contained in the register
indicating the original act of birth except insofar as provided in thisarticle.

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may be given:(a)with the consent of the person to whom thecertificate refers; or(b) when there is no such consent, upon an order of the
Court (Voluntary Jurisdiction Section) or of another Court
taking cognizance of a cause where the necessity of thepresentation of that certificate or information arises, where the
Court is satisfied that the issuing of the said certificate or
information is necessary to defend or safeguard a right or alegitimate interest of the person making the demand which, after
taking into consideration all relevant circumstances, the court’s
considerations should prevail over the right to privacy of theperson to whom the certificate refers.
Cap. 420.

Functions of theNotary.

(8) A person who was granted international protection in termsof the Refugees Act, and in terms of any other subsidiary legislation
issued under the Refugees Act, and who wants to change the recorded
gender and first name, if the person so wishes to change the first name,shall make a declaration confirmed on oath before the Commissioner
for Refugees declaring the person’s self-determined gender and first
name. The Commissioner for Refugees shall record such amendment intheir asylum application form and protection certificate within fifteendays.
5. (1) The drawing up of the declaratory public deed shallcontain the following elements:(a)a copy of the act of birth of the applicant;(b) a clear, unequivocal and informed declaration by theapplicant that one’s gender identity does not correspond to theassigned sex in the act of birth;(c)a specification of the gender particulars;(d) the first name with which the applicant wants to beregistered; andCap. 55(e)
all the prescribed elements required in accordancewith the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act.
(2) The Notary shall not request any psychiatric,
psychological or medical documents for the drawing up of thedeclaratory public deed.

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Director a note in accordance with article 50 of the Notarial Profession Cap. 55.
and Notarial Archives Act.
6. The date of entry of the note by the Director in accordance Effective date.
with sub-article (4) of article 4 shall be considered, for all purposes ofthe law, as the effective date from when the person is considered tobelong to the gender indicated in the note.
7. (1) The persons exercising parental authority over the Minors.
minor or the tutor of the minor may file an application in the registryof the Civil Court (Voluntary Jurisdiction Section) requesting the
Court to change the recorded gender and first name of the minor inorder to reflect the minor’s gender identity.
(2) When an application under sub-article (1) is made on
behalf of a minor, the Court shall:(a) ensure that the best interests of the child asexpressed in the Convention on the Rights of the Child be theparamount consideration; and(b) give due weight to the views of the minor having
regard to the minor’s age and maturity.
(3) If the Court accedes to the request made in accordancewith sub-article (1), the Court shall order the Director to change therecorded gender and first name of the minor in the act of birth of theminor.
(4) The persons exercising parental authority over the minor or
the tutor of the minor whose gender has not been declared at birth, shall
before the minor attains the age of eighteen, file an application in theregistry of the Civil Court (Voluntary Jurisdiction Section) in order todeclare the gender and the first name of the minor, if the minor wants tochange the first name, and following the express consent of the minor,
taking into consideration the evolving capacities and the best interestsof the minor. The Civil Court (Voluntary Jurisdiction Section) shallorder the Director to record the gender and first name of the minor in
the act of birth of the minor.
8. (1) Accessibility to the full act of birth shall be limited Amendment tosolely and exclusively to the person who has attained the age of the act of birth.
eighteen years and to whom that act of birth relates or by a court
order.
(2) An amendment to the act of birth made in terms of this Act
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modified again by a court order.
Foreigndecisions.

9. (1) A final decision about a person’s gender identity,
which has been determined by a competent foreign court or
responsible authority acting in accordance with the law of thatcountry, shall be recognized in Malta.
(2) A gender marker other than male or female, or the absence
thereof, recognised by a competent foreign court or responsible
authority acting in accordance with the law of that country is
recognised in Malta.

Amendments inother official
documents.

Cap. 258.

10. (1) A person shall, not later than one month from thepublication of the declaratory deed, indicate to the Director the acts ofcivil status, other than the act of birth, which need to be amended.
(2) A person, in respect of whom an amendment to the act ofbirth has been made in accordance with the provisions of this Act
shall, within fifteen days from the date specified in article 6, request
the authorised officers in terms of the Identity Card and other Identity
Documents Act to amend the identity card and other identification
documents of the person and to issue a new identity card and otheridentification documents indicating the gender and the first name ofthe person reflecting the amendment made in the act of birth of theperson.
(3) A person may also, on the payment of such fee as may beprescribed, request any other competent authority, department,
employer, educational or other institution to issue any official
document or certificate relative to them indicating the change in genderand first name of the person.

Offences.

11. (1) Whosoever shall knowingly expose any person who
has availed of the provisions of this Act, or shall insult or revile aperson, shall upon conviction be liable to a fine (multa) of not lessthan one thousand euro (€1,000) and not exceeding five thousand
euro (€5,000).

Cap. 9(2) Saving the provisions of article 83B of the Criminal Code,when an offence is motivated by gender expression and sex
characteristics, the punishment shall be that laid down in the said
article.
(3) Whosoever knowingly violates any of the provisions of thisAct, shall upon conviction be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than
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12. A person who in the course of the discharge of official Data protection.
duties was involved with a matter relating to this Act, shall not Cap. 377.
disclose such matter in accordance with the Professional Secrecy Act Cap. 440.
and the Data Protection Act:
Provided that the copies of the public deed referred to in article 5
published in terms of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act Cap. 55
shall not be deemed to have been issued in violation of this article.
13. (1) Every norm, regulation or procedure shall respect Antithe right to gender identity. No norm or regulation or procedure may discriminationand promotion
limit, restrict, or annul the exercise of the right to gender identity, and of equality.
all norms must always be interpreted and enforced in a manner thatfavours access to this right.
(2) The public service has the duty to ensure that unlawful
sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex
characteristics discrimination and harassment are eliminated, whilst
its services must promote equality of opportunity to all, irrespectiveof sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex
characteristics.
(3) The provisions of this Act shall apply to the private sector,
all public sector and public service departments, agencies and allcompetent authorities that maintain personal records and, or collectgender information. Such forms, records and or information shall beassessed and modified to reflect the new standards established by thisAct within a maximum of three years from the date of entry into forceof this Act.
14. (1) It shall be unlawful for medical practitioners or Right to bodily
andother professionals to conduct any sex assignment treatment and/or integrity
physical
surgical intervention on the sex characteristics of a minor which autonomy.
treatment and/or intervention can be deferred until the person to betreated can provide informed consent:
Provided that such sex assignment treatment and/or
surgical intervention on the sex characteristics of the minor shall be
conducted if the minor gives informed consent through the person
exercising parental authority or the tutor of the minor.
(2) In exceptional circumstances treatment may be effectedonce agreement is reached between the interdisciplinary team and thepersons exercising parental authority or tutor of the minor who is still
unable to provide consent:
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this Act.
(3) The interdisciplinary team shall be appointed by the
Minister for a period of three years which period may be renewed foranother period of three years.
(4) The interdisciplinary team shall be composed of those
professionals whom the Minister considers as appropriate.
(5) When the decision for treatment is being expressed by aminor with the consent of the persons exercising parental authority or
the tutor of the minor, the medical professionals shall:(a) ensure that the best interests of the child asexpressed in the Convention on the Rights of the Child be theparamount consideration; and(b) give weight to the views of the minor having regard
to the minor's age and maturity.
Health services.

15. All persons seeking psychosocial counselling, support andmedical interventions relating to sex or gender should be given expert
sensitive and individually tailored support by psychologists andmedical practitioners or peer counselling. Such support should extend
from the date of diagnosis or self-referral for as long as necessary.

Treatment
protocol.

16. (1) The Minister, after consulting the
responsible for health, shall appoint a working group.

Minister(2) The working group shall consist of a Chairperson and nine
members.
(3) The Chairperson shall be a medical doctor with at least
twelve years experience.
(4) The members shall be three experts in human rights issues,
three psychosocial professionals and three medical experts.
(5) The Minister shall appoint the working group within threemonths of the entry into force of this Act.
(6) The members of the working group shall review thecurrent medical treatment protocols in line with current medical bestpractices and human rights standards and shall, within one year fromthe date of their appointment, issue a report with recommendations
for revision of the current medical treatment protocols.
Power to makeregulations.

17. The Minister may make regulations to give better effect toany of the provisions of this Act and generally to regulate gender
identity in conformity with the provisions of this Act.

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18. The Civil Code shall be amended as follows:(a) immediately after sub-article (11) of article 4 thereof, there
shall be added the following new sub-article:

Amendments of
the Civil Code.
Cap. 16"(12) When applying for the registration of a marriage
contracted abroad between partners of the same sex, the partners
to the marriage may elect to:(a) adopt for both of them the surname of one ofthe partners to the marriage or the surnames of both in theorder they choose for both; or(b)retain their own surname:

Provided that if no choice is expressed inaccordance with this sub-article the partners to the marriage
shall retain their own surnames.";(b) articles 257A to 257D thereof, both inclusive, shall bedeleted;(c) in paragraph (c) of article 278 thereof for the words "sex of
the child;" there shall be substituted the words "the sex of the child:"
andimmediately thereafter there shall be added the following
new proviso:"Provided that the identification of the sex of the minor may
not be included until the gender identity of the minor isdetermined.".
19. Article 2 of the Equality for Men and Women Act shall be Amendment of
the Equality foramended as follows:
Men and(a)in sub-article (1) thereof, in the definition of theterm "discrimination", the words "gender identity and includes
the treatment of a person in a less favourable manner thananother person is, has been or would be treated on these grounds
and "discriminate" shall be construed accordingly;" shall be
substituted by the words "gender identity, gender expression orsex characteristics and includes the treatment of a person in aless favourable manner than another person is, has been or
would be treated on these grounds and "discriminate" shall be
construed accordingly; ";(b) in sub-article (3) thereof, the words "or gender
identity is:" shall be substituted by the words "or gender
identity, gender expression or sex characteristics is:";

Women Act.
Cap. 456.

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(c)
in paragraph (a) of sub-article (3) thereof, the words"or gender identity;" shall be substituted by the words "orgender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics;"; and(d) in paragraph (c) of sub-article (3) thereof, the words"or gender identity;" shall be substituted by the words "orgender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics;";(e)in paragraph (d) of sub-article (3) thereof, the words"gender identity, unless that provision, criterion or practice isappropriate and necessary and can be justified by objective
factors unrelated to sex." shall be substituted by the words"gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics unlessthat provision, criterion or practice is appropriate and necessary
and can be justified by objective factors unrelated to sex.".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 256 of the
1st April, 2015.

ĊENSU GALEA
Deputy Speaker
RAYMOND SCICLUNA
Clerk of the House of RepresentativesVERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA

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