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VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKAB 673
L.N. 84 of 2021
IMMIGRATION ACT
(CAP. 217)
Various Laws relating to Long-Te rm Residents (Third Country 
Nationals) (Amendmen t) Regulations, 2021
IN EXERCISE of the powers c onferred by article 4A of the
Immigration Act, the Minister responsible for immigration, with  the
concurrence of the Minister re sponsible for finance and employm ent
has made the following regulations:-
Citation. 1. The title of these regulations is the Various Laws relating to
Long-Term Residents (Third Country Nationals) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2021.
Part I
Amendments to the Fees payabl e for Residence Permits and 
Employment Licences Regulations
Amends the 
Fees payable for 
Residence 
Permits and 
Employment 
Licences 
Regulations.
S.L. 217. 01.2. This Part amends the Fees payable for Residence Permits
and Employment Licence Regulati ons and these regulations shall be
read and construed as one with the Fees payable for Residence P ermits
and Employment Licence Regulati ons, hereinafter referred to as "the
principal regulations".
Amends 
regulation 4 of 
the principal 
regulations.3. Regulation 4 of the principal r egulations shall be amended
as follows:
(a) paragraph (b) thereof  shall be deleted; and
(b) paragraphs (c) and (d) t hereof shall be renumbered
paragraphs (b) and (c) respectively.
Amends 
regulation 5 of 
the principal 
regulations.4. Regulation 5 of the principal r egulations shall be amended
as follows:
(a) paragraph (b) thereof  shall be deleted; and
(b) paragraphs (c) and (d) t hereof shall be renumbered
paragraphs (b) and (c) respectively.
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Part II
Amendments to the Status of Long- Term Residents (Third Country 
Nationals) Regulations
Amends the 
Status of Long-
Term Residents 
(Third Country 
Nationals) 
Regulations.
S.L. 217. 05.5. This Part amends the Status of Long-Term Residents (Third
Country Nationals) Regulations a nd these regulations shall be r ead and
construed as one with the Status of Long-Term Residents (Third
Country Nationals) Regulations, he reinafter referred to as "the
principal regulations".
Amends 
regulation 11 of 
the principal 
regulations.6. Paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 11 of the
principal regulations shall be su bstituted by the following new
paragraph:
Cap. 595."(a) access to employment and self-
employed activity, as long as such activities do not
entail even occasional involvement in the exercise
of public authority and are not reserved by law for
Maltese nationals in terms of the Public
Administration Act and any regulations made
thereunder and such access shall not be subject to
the requirement of an employment licence;".
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L.N. 160 of 2019
PERITI ACT
(CAP. 390)
Mutual Recognition of Qualifications of Perit 
(Amendment) Regulations, 2019
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 20(c) of the
Periti Act, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital
Projects has, after consultation with the Kamra, made the followingregulations:-
Title.
S.L. 390.05.1. The title of these regulations is the Mutual Recognition of
Qualifications of Perit (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 and theseregulations shall be read and construed as one with the MutualRecognition of Qualifications of Perit Regulations, hereinafter referredto as "the principal regulations".
2. The scope of these regulations is to implement the
provisions of Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/2113 of 11
September 2017 amending Annex V to Directive 2005/36/EC of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council as regards evidence of formalqualifications and the titles of training courses. 
3. The Second Schedule to the principal regulations shall be
substituted by the following:
Point 5.7.1 of Annex V . ‘ARCHITECT’ of 
Directive 2005/36/EC shall
be applicable in its entirety as the Second Schedule to theseregulations."."SECOND SCHEDULE
(Regulation 9(3))
Evidence of formal qualifications
of Architects recognised pursuant
to Article 46 of Directive 2005/36/EC
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L.N. 55 of 2020
RETIREMENT PENSIONS (GENERAL PROVISIONS OF 
SUPERVISION) REGULATIONS, 2020
(L.N. 50 of 2020)
Commencement Notice
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by regulation 1(3) of the
Retirement Pensions (General Provisions of Supervision) Regulations,
2020, the Minister responsible for the regulation of financial services
has established the 4th March, 2020 as the date on which the
provisions of the said regulations shall come into force. 
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA
B 554
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L.N. 222 of 2020
V ALUE ADDED TAX ACT
(CAP. 406)
Value Added Tax Act (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) 
Regulations, 2020
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 75 of the Value
Added Tax Act, the Minister for Finance and Financial Services,  has
made the following regulations:-
Citation, scope 
and commencement.
Cap. 406.1. (1) The title of these regulations is Value Added Tax Act
(Amendment of Fifth Schedule)  Regulations, 2020 and these
regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Fifth S chedule
to the Value Added Tax Act, which Fifth Schedule is hereinafter  i n
these regulations referred to as "the Fifth Schedule".
(2) These regulations shall bring into force the provisions of
Article 2 of Council Directive (EU) 2017/2455 of the 5th December
2017 amending Directive 2006/112/ EC and Directive 2009/132/EC a s
regards certain value added ta x obligations for supplies of ser vices and
distance sales of goods and the pr ovisions of Council Directive (EU)
2019/1995 of 21st November 2019 amending Directive 2006/112/EC
as regards provisions relating to distance sales of goods and certain
domestic supplies of goods.
(3) These regulations shall come into force on such date or dat es
as the Minister for Finance and Financial Services, may by noti ce in the
Gazette, establish.
Adds new item 
to Part One of 
the Fifth 
Schedule.2. Immediately after item 12 o f  P a r t  O n e  o f  t h e  F i f t h
Schedule, there shall be added the following new item:
"Supplies of goods in accordance with sub-item (2) of item
12A of the Second Schedule
13. The supply of goods to a taxable person who is
deemed to have received and supplied those goods in accordance
with sub-item (2) of item 12 A of the Second Schedule.".
Adds new item 
to Part Four of the Fifth 
Schedule.3. I m m e d i a t e l y  a f t e r  i t e m  2 A  o f  P a r t  F o u r  o f  t h e  F i f t h
Schedule, there shall be added the following new item:
"Importation of goods where VA T shall be declared under
the special scheme in Section 4 of Part Seven of the Fourteenth
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Schedule
2B. The importation of goods where the V AT shall be
declared under the special scheme in Section 4 of Part Seven of
the Fourteenth Schedule and where, at the latest upon lodging o f
the import declaration, the individual value added tax
identification number for the appl ication of the special scheme  of
the supplier or of the intermediary acting on his behalf, alloc ated
in terms of Section 4 of Part Se ven of the Fourteenth Schedule,
has been provided to the compete nt customs office in Malta.".
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L.N. 4 of 2021
V ALUE ADDED TAX ACT
(CAP. 406)
Value Added Tax Act (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) 
(Amendment) Regulations, 2021
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 75 of the Value
Added Tax Act, the Minister for Finance and Employment has made
the following regulations:-
Citation and 
scope.
Cap. 406.1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Value Added Tax
Act (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021
and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Fifth
Schedule to the Value Added Tax Act, hereinafter referred to as the
"Fifth Schedule".
(2) These regulations bring into force the provisions of Council
Directive (EU) 2020/2020 of 7th December 2020 amending Directive
2006/112/EC as regards temporary measures in relation to value added
tax applicable to COVID-19 vaccines and in vitro diagnostic medical
devices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amends the 
Fifth Schedule.2. Immediately after item 10 in Part One of the Fifth Schedule
there shall be added the following new item:
"10A. Until the 31 December 2022, services closely linked to
COVID-19 vaccines falling under sub-heading 3002.20 of the
Customs Tariff contained in the F irst Schedule to the Import Du ties
Act.".
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B 2166
L.N. 283 of 2022
MEDICINES ACT
(CAP. 458)
Manufacture and Importation of Medicinal Products for Human 
Use (Amendment) Regulations, 2022
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 106 of the
Medicines Act, the Minister responsible for public health, after
consultation with the Licensing Authority, has made the followi ng
regulations:-
Citation.
S.L. 458.36.1. The title of these regulations is the Manufacture and
Importation of Medicinal Products for Human Use (Amendment)
Regulations, 2022 and these regulations shall be read and construed asone with the Manufacture and Importation of Medicinal Products for
Human Use Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principalregulations".
Amends 
regulation 11A 
of the principal regulations.2. In regulation 11A of the principal regulations, the words
"31st December 2022" shall be substituted by the words "31st De cember
2024". 
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I assent.
(L.S.) GEORGE VELLA
President
25th October, 2019
ACT No. XXVII of 2019
AN ACT to amend the Occupationa l Health and Safety Authority
Act, Cap. 424.
BE IT ENACTED by the President,  by and with the advice and
consent of the House of Represent atives, in this present Parlia ment
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-
Short title.
Cap. 424.1. The short title of this Act is the Occupational Health and
Safety Authority (Amendment) Act, 2019, and this Act shall be r ead
and construed as one with the Occupational Health and Safety
Authority Act, hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act".
Amendment of 
article 2 of the 
principal Act.2. In sub-article (1) of article 2 of the principal Act immediately
after the definition "Code of Practice" there shall be added th e
following new definition:
Cap. 411." "disciplined force" shall have the same meaning as is
assigned to it by article 47 of the Constitution  and shall inc lude
the Civil Protection Departme nt established by the Civil
Protection Act;".
Substitution of article 3 of the principal Act. 3. Article 3 of the principal Act shall be substituted by the
following:
Applicability of 
this Act."3. This Act shall apply to all work places and to all
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sectors of work activity, both pub lic and private, and to all work
activities, but shall not apply in  t h e  c a s e  o f  t h o s e  a c t i v i t i e s
carried out by members of a  disciplined force, having
characteristics particular to an  activity by the disciplined force
inevitably conflicting  with this Act, inclu ding activities rela ting
to civil emergencies, public ord er, national security or operat ions
by the military:
Provided that with regard to the exclusions
mentioned in the previous parag raph, the health and safety of t he
workers concerned must be ensured for the purposes of the scope
of this Act:
Provided further that the phrase "operations by the
military" shall exclude any act ion antecedent to the operation. ".
Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 256 of th e
21st October, 2019.
CLAUDETTE BUTTIGIEG
Deputy Speaker
RAYMOND SCICLUNA
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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A 143
I assent.
(L.S.) GEORGE VELLA
President
18th March, 2021
ACT No. IX of 2021
An ACT to further amend the Criminal Code, Cap. 9.
BE IT ENACTED by the President,  by and with the advice and
consent of the House of Represent atives, in this present Parlia ment
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short title.
Cap. 9.1. The short title of this Act is Criminal Code (Amendment No.
3) Act, 2021 and this Act shall be read and construed as one wi th the
Criminal Code, hereinafter referred to as "the Code".
Amendment of 
article 188F in the code.2. Article 188F of the Code sha ll be renumbered as article
188F(1) and immediately thereafte r shall be added the following  new
sub-article:
"(2) If, in the course of criminal proceedings, the need
arises for the analysis, identif ication and detection of further
counterfeits, upon reque st by the prosecution, the Court shall
without delay, transmit any exhi bited samples to the Central
Bank of Malta for further exami nation, provided that a report b y
an expert appointed by that Court is made and presented
beforehand containing copies of such samples and all material
facts relating to such sample or samples.". 
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Addition of new 
article 188I to 
the Code.3. Immediately after article 188H of the Code there shall be
added the following new article
Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 440 of th e
15th March, 2021."Persons against 
whom criminal action may be brought under this 
sub-title.188I.  Saving the provisions of article 5 and any other
provisions of this Code or of any other law conferring
jurisdiction upon the  courts of Malta to try offences, the
criminal action referred to in this sub-title of this Code
may be prosecuted in Malta according to the provisionsof this sub-title:
(a) against any person who commits an
offence in Malta, or on the sea in any place withinthe territorial jurisdict ion of Malta, both if the
offence takes place wholly o r partly in the territory
of Malta; 
(b) against any person who commits the
offences referred to in articles 188B and 188C,where counterfeit euro banknotes or euro coins are
detected in the territory of Malta and also if the
counterfeiting has taken place outside of Malta.".
ANĠLU FARRUGIA
Speaker
RAYMOND SCICLUNA
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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L.N. 90 of 2019  
ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE ACT
(Cap. 490)
Administrative Review Tribunal (Establishment of Panels) 
(Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2019
IN EXERCISE of the power conferred by article 16 of the
Administrative Justice Act, the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local
Government has made the following regulations:- 
Title.
S.L. 490.04.1. The title of these regulations is the Administrative Review
Tribunal (Establishment of Panels ) (Amendment No. 2) Regulation s,
2019 and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the
Administrative Review Tribunal (Establishment of Panels)
Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations". 
Amendment of 
regulation 3 of the principal 
regulations.2. Sub-regulation (8) of regulation 3 of the principal
regulations shall be amended as follows: 
(a) paragraph (f) thereof shall be deleted; and 
(b) paragraph (j) thereof shall be substituted by the
following: 
L.N. 89 of 2019.''(j) Accessibility of the Website and Mobile
Applications of Public Sector Bodies Regulations, 2019''. 
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B 557
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L.N. 57 of 2020
RETIREMENT PENSIONS (DEFINED BENEFIT 
RETIREMENT SCHEMES) (AMENDMENT) 
REGULATIONS, 2020
(L.N. 45 of 2020)
Commencement Notice
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by regulation 1(2) of the
Retirement Pensions (Defined Benefit Retirement Schemes)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2020, the Minister responsible for the
regulation of financial services h as established the 4th March,  2020 as
the date on which the provisions of the said regulations shall come into
force. 
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L.N. 53 of 2020
RETIREMENT PENSIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 
ON BACK-OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS) 
REGULATIONS, 2020
(L.N. 46 of 2020)
Commencement Notice
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by regulation 1(2) of the
Retirement Pensions (Transitional Provisions on Back-Office
Administrators) Regulations, 2020, the Minister responsible for the
regulation of financial services h as established the 4th March,  2020 as
the date on which the provisions of the said regulations shall come into
force.
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B 550
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B 2147
L.N. 271 of 2019
SUPPLIES AND SERVICES ACT
(CAP. 117)
Simplifying Terms and Condi tions of Transfers of
Defence-Related Products (Am endment) Regulations, 2019
I N  E X E R C I S E  o f  t h e  p o w e r s  c o n f e r r e d  b y  a r t i c l e  3  o f  t h e
Supplies and Services Act, the M inister for the Economy, Investment
and Small Business, in concurr ence with the Minister for Home
Affairs and National Security, has made th e following regulatio ns:-
Citation.
S.L. 117.321. The title of these regulation s is the Simplifying Terms and
Conditions of Transfers of Defen ce-Related Produc ts (Amendment)
Regulations, 2019 and these regu lations shall be read and const rued as
one with the Simplifying Terms  and Conditions of Transfers of
Defence-Related Products Regulat ions, hereinafter referred to a s "the
principal regulations".
Amends 
regulation 2 of 
the principal regulations.2. Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended
as follows:
(a) paragraphs (f) and (g) ther eof shall be substituted by
the following: 
"(f) Commission Direc tive 2017/433/EU of 7th
March 2017 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list
of defence-related products; 
(g) Commission Directive 2017/2054 of 8th
November 2017 amending Dir ective 2009/43/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list
of defence-related products; and"; and
(b) immediately after paragraph (g) thereof there shall be
added the following new paragraph: 
"(h) Commission Directive (EU) 2019/514 of 14
March 2019 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the
European Parliament and of t he Council as regards the list
of defence-related products.".
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Substitutes the 
Schedule to the 
principal regulations.3. The Schedule to the principal regulations shall be
substituted by the following:
"SCHEDULE
LIST OF DEFENCE-RELATED PRODUCTS
"The Annex of Commission Directive (EU) 2019/514  shall be 
applicable in its entirety as th e Schedule to these regulations .".
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