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Malta - Country Profiles

Constitution of Malta.
Date of text: 21 September 1964

Policies

A Strategy and Action Plan for the Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance in Malta (2020-2028).
Date of text: 2020
Malta’s 2030 National Energy and Climate Plan.
Date of text: 01 December 2019
Malta’s National Action Plan for Sustainable Use of Pesticides 2019 – 2023.
Date of text: 2019
A Strategy and Action Plan for the Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance in MALTA 2018 - 2025.
Date of text: 2018
Green Public Procurement National Action Plan 2019-2025.
Date of text: 2018

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Fertile Soil (Preservation) Act.
Date of original text: 01 August 1973 (1983)
Producers Organisation Act, 2002 (Act No. IX of 2002).
Date of text: 28 June 2002
Agricultural and Fishing Industries (Financial Assistance) Act (No. II of 1956).
Date of text: 17 January 1956
Farm Advisory Services Regulations, 2019 (L.N. 99 of 2019).
Date of text: 2019
Nitrates Action Programme Regulations, 2011 (L.N. 321 of 2011).
Date of text: 2011

Climate change

Climate Action Act, 2015 (No. XVII of 2015)
Date of text: 07 July 2015
Act No. XXXVI of 2020 – An Act to amend the Climate Action Act, Cap. 543, and to provide for other matters dealing with them or ancillary thereto.
Date of text: 2020

Cultivated plants

Plant Quarantine Act (Act No. XVIII of 2001).
Date of original text: 01 September 2001 (01 October 2019)
Pesticides Control Act (No. XI of 2001 / Chapter 430).
Date of original text: 01 August 2001 (2011)
Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulations.
Date of original text: 26 November 2011 (2019)
Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits arising from their Utilisation Regulations, 2016 (L.N. 379 of 2016).
Date of text: 2016
Wine Act, 2001 (Act No. XXII of 2001).
Date of text: 23 October 2001

Environment

Environment Protection Act. [CAP. 549].To make provision for the protection of the environment and for the establishment of an authority with powers to that effect and for matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto.
Date of original text: 31 January 2016 (10 May 2024)
Clean Air Act, XVIII of 1967.
Date of original text: 21 March 1968 (1990)
Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulations.
Date of original text: 26 November 2011 (2019)
Waste Regulations, 2011 [S.L.549.63].
Date of original text: 01 June 2011 (14 February 2023)
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2017 [S.L.549.46].
Date of original text: 21 April 2017 (2020)

Fisheries

Fisheries Conservation and Management Act, 2001 (No. II of 2001).
Date of original text: 16 January 2001 (2014)
Fishing Waters (Designation) and Extended Maritime Jurisdiction Act (Act No. X of 2005).
Date of text: 26 July 2005
Producers Organisation Act, 2002 (Act No. IX of 2002).
Date of text: 28 June 2002
Agricultural and Fishing Industries (Financial Assistance) Act (No. II of 1956).
Date of text: 17 January 1956
Aquaculture Operations Regulations, 2017 (L.N. 157 of 2017).
Date of text: 2017

Food and nutrition

Food Safety Act, 2002 (Act No. XIV of 2002).
Date of text: 19 July 2002
Product Safety Act (No. V of 2001).
Date of text: 09 February 2001
Food, Drugs and Drinking Water Act.
Date of original text: 29 September 1972 (19 July 2002)
Imported Eggs (Marking) Act.
Date of original text: 15 August 1933 (1983)
Production and Sale of Dairy and Traditional Dairy Products Rules, 2022. (L.N. 321 of 2022).
Date of text: 02 December 2022

Forestry

Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Licensing Scheme Regulations, 2015 (L.N. 115 of 2015).
Date of text: 2015
Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations, 2015 (L.N. 79 of 2015).
Date of text: 2015
Forest Reproductive Material Regulations, 2004 (L.N. 273 of 2004).
Date of text: 2004
Trees and Woodlands (Protection) Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 12 of 2001).
Date of text: 2001
Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, 2018 (L.N. 258 of 2018).
Date of text: 31 July 2018

Land and soil

Development Planning Act.
Date of original text: 04 April 2016 (2020)
Fertile Soil (Preservation) Act.
Date of original text: 01 August 1973 (1983)
Government Lands Act 2017.
Date of text: 2017
Administration of Lands Act (Act No. XI of 2002).
Date of text: 12 July 2002
Land Registration Act.
Date of original text: 01 March 1982 (1996)

Livestock

Animal Welfare Act, 2001 (Act No. XXV of 2001).
Date of text: 11 December 2001
Veterinary Services Act (No. XXIII of 2001).
Date of text: 09 November 2001
Animal Food and Feeding Stuffs Act.
Date of original text: 1965 (1990)
Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits arising from their Utilisation Regulations, 2016 (L.N. 379 of 2016).
Date of text: 2016
Swine Rearing and Keeping Rules, 2017 (L.N. 223 of 2017).
Date of text: 2017

Sea

Continental Shelf Act (Act No. XXVIII of 2014).
Date of text: 08 August 2014
Fishing Waters (Designation) and Extended Maritime Jurisdiction Act (Act No. X of 2005).
Date of text: 26 July 2005
Oil Pollution (Liability and Compensation) Act.
Date of original text: 17 December 1999 (2003)
Oil Pollution (Liability and Compensation) Act.
Date of original text: 09 September 1991 (1995)
Malta Maritime Authority Act.
Date of original text: 02 August 1991 (2000)

Water

Water Policy Framework Regulations (S.L.549.100).
Date of text: 2015
Act No. XXV of 2015 - Regulator for Energy and Water Services Act, 2015.
Date of original text: 31 July 2015 (23 July 2021)
Malta Resources Authority Act.
Date of text: 2000
Water Services Corporation Act.
Date of original text: 20 January 1992 (2000)
Pollution Caused by Certain Dangerous Substances Discharged into the Aquatic Environment Regulations (L.N. No. 213 of 2001).
Date of text: 2001

Wild species and ecosystems

Cultural Heritage Act (Act No. VI of 2002).
Date of text: 03 May 2002
Environment Protection Act. [CAP. 549].To make provision for the protection of the environment and for the establishment of an authority with powers to that effect and for matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto.
Date of original text: 31 January 2016 (10 May 2024)
Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations, 2006 [S.L.549.44].
Date of original text: 2006 (12 July 2019)
Sustainable Development Act.
Date of text: 10 July 2012
Environment Protection Act (Repeal) Notice, 2010 (L.N. 513 of 2010).
Date of text: 2010

Miscellaneous

Co-operative Societies Act (Act No. XXX of 2001).
Date of text: 27 December 2001
Patents and Designs Act.
Date of original text: 2000 (2003)
Public Health Act, 2003.
Date of text: 21 October 2003
Permanent Commission against Corruption Act.
Date of original text: 04 October 1988 (2020)
Malta Development Corporation Act.
Date of original text: 01 November 1967 (1995)

International Agreements

AGREEMENT between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Sovereign Military Hospitalier Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and Malta.
Date of text: 05 April 2018
Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean.
Date of text: 21 January 2008
Protocol on cooperation in preventing pollution from ships and, in cases of emergency, combating pollution in the Mediterranean Sea (Prevention and Emergency Protocol).
Date of text: 25 January 2002

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