Whilst generally we do not make distinctions, as foreigners may use the same support and assistance provided to all users, we can assist further with providing the relative information mostly requested.
servizz.gov is the agency bringing all government services together. It is a bridge between the Public Service of Malta and the general public, making government services more accessible.
servizz.gov makes life easier and saves time. It does away with travelling to offices in Valletta and elsewhere.
The first three hubs opened in Paola, Birkirkara and Qawra. Another two followed, in Vittoriosa and Qormi. In 2019 the service expanded in a different direction, with the opening of three centres related to a particular sector. They are the education hub in Belt is-Sebħ, the family hub in Floriana (situated in the old ADT building) and the taxation hub in Floriana.
In 2020, servizz.gov tripled in number and is now managing 23 hubs across Malta.
On 'Legislation Malta' you will find all the consolidated Chapters of the Laws of Malta, including their subsidiary legislation. The content is consolidated within 5 working days from the date of publication on the Government Gazette on paper, and also online in the 'Publications' section of this website, which publications include Acts, Legal Notices and Bye-Laws
The Euopean e-Justice Portal website is the official European Union and has been conceived as a future electronic one-stop shop in the area of justice. As a first step it strives to make your life easier by providing information on justice systems and improving access to justice throughout the EU, in 23 languages.
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Legal Aid Malta was established by Legal Notice 414 of 2014. The function of the Agency is to give operational and administrative support to the Advocate of Legal Aid who heads the Agency. Legal Notice 64 of 2016, Legal Aid Agency (Procedures) Order 2016, lays down the procedure to be adopted by the Agency for civil legal aid applications. It also spells out the functions and duties of the administration staff within the Agency.
Legal Aid Malta is composed of an Advocate for Legal Aid who direct the work of the legal aid lawyers and legal procurators. The legal procurators assist the legal aid lawyers in the day to day running. Lawyers and Legal Procurators are assigned civil and criminal cases on two different rosters.
For more information on Cross-Border Legal Aid, please visit this link.
The Notarial Archives date back to the times of the Order of the Knights of St. John. They were set up by Grand Master Lascaris in virtue of an instrument dated 10th July 1640. This instrument was registered in the Acts of the Order and is found in Manuscript number 469, ff. 260-261, in the National Library of Malta. Notary Salvatore Ciantar was the first Archivist. The oldest volume of notarial deeds preserved in the Archives is that of Notary Paolo Bonello which dates from 1465 to 1521.
The Notarial Archives are a rich source of research. Notarial deeds and records, being legal documents, are frequently examined and studied mainly for their legal implications, for establishing the root of title to property, for tracing inheritances, and generally for checking on legal rights and duties as regulated by written covenants. However, especially as regards the older records, from the beginning of last century to earlier dates, the Notarial Archives are a primary source for historical research.