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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 251.02
THE MALTA GEORGE CROSS
ANNIVERSARY MEDAL RULES
17th January, 1992
LEGAL NOTICE 8 of 1992, as amended by Legal Notice 35 of 1994.
Title.
Anniversary Medal Rules.
Striking of Medal.
Malta George Cross Fiftieth Anniversary Medal" (hereinafter in
these rules referred to as "the Medal") to be awarded in accordance
with these Rules.
(2) Awards of the Medal shall have effect on April 15, 1992.
Insignia.
in diameter, bearing on the obverse a representation of the Emblem
of Malta and the year "1992" in base, and on the reverse the British
George Cross in the centre, encircled by the words "B }ALA
XHIEDA TA’ EROI |MU U DEDIKAZZJONI" and "TO BEAR
WITNESS TO HEROISM AND DEVOTION" separated by a
Maltese cross in chief and the date "1942" in base, all in relief; the
whole being suspended from a bar within relief an olive branch and
palm frond joined in the centre.
(2) The Medal is suspended from a riband 32mm in width
being blue with two narrow central vertical stripes, white and red,
each 3mm in width; the whole having a moire effect.
(3) On appropriate occasions a miniature of the insignia may
be worn, which shall measure approximately 18mm in diameter,
with the ribbon 16mm in width.
Eligibility.
Amended by:
L.N. 35 of 1994.
4. (1) Eligibility for the Medal shall be restricted to:
( a ) All former uniformed members of the Allied Armed
Forces and Mercantile Marine who, at any time during
the qualifying period, served -
(i) in Malta; or
(ii) in air or sea operations in the Mediterranean
connected with the defence, relief or supply of
Malta, including participation in convoys and
their escorts; or
(iii) in operations mounted from Malta against the
Axis Forces;
( b ) Civilians who, at any time during the qualifying
period, were in Malta in one of the following
categories:
(i) Malta Police Force personnel and Special
Constables;
(ii) Malta Dockyard Police and Malta Dockyard
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personnel who served with the Dockyard
Defence Battery;
(iii) Nursing members of the Voluntary Aid
Detachment, the Red Cross and St John
Ambulance, who served in naval, military and
civil hospitals;
(iv) Malta Civil Defence personnel (Air Raid
Precautions);
(v) Malta Auxiliary Corps;
(vi) Malta Volunteer Defence Force or Home Guard;
(vii) Fire Brigade; and
(viii) District Commissioners, Regional Protection
Officers and Protection Officers; and
( c ) The Scout Association of Malta for service during the
qualifying period.
(2) Persons considering themselves eligible for the award of
the Medal are to complete the official application form as set out in
the Schedule, and return this, duly certified by the particular
organisation to which they belonged, or by such authority as holds
the records of that organisation, to the Chairman of the
Nominations Committee, Malta George Cross Fiftieth Anniversary
Medal, Office of the Prime Minister, Auberge de Castille, Valletta,
Malta, not later than the 15th April, 1994:
Provided that Maltese citizens falling under sub-rule (1)( b )
may instead of such certification produce the discharge certificate
from the relative organisation.
(3) The Medal may not be awarded posthumously.
Qualifying period. 5. The qualifying period for the award of the Medal shall be
the period between June 10, 1940 and September 8, 1943, both
dates inclusive.
Presentation. 6. (1) The Medal shall be presented -
( a ) by the President of Malta; or
( b ) by any High Commissioner, Ambassador, other
diplomatic or consular representative (including
honorary representative) of Malta, or any other person
so authorised, to make the award in the name of the
President:
Provided that, where it shall not be convenient or practical
for the presentation to be made in person, the Medal may be
delivered by registered post or such other means as may be
considered expedient.
(2) When Medals are presented by the President, he shall
address recipients as follows:
"On behalf of the Government and people, I confer on
you the National Commemorative Medal to mark the
Fiftieth Anniversary of the award of the George Cross
to Malta.".
(3) The representative of the President shall address recipients
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as follows:
"In the name of the President of Malta, and on behalf
of the Government and people of Malta, I confer on
you the National Commemorative Medal to mark the
Fiftieth Anniversary of the award of the George Cross
to Malta.".
Revocation.
S.L.251.01
Cap. 251.
7. Revocation of the award of the Medal shall be governed by
the provisions of rule 17 of the Rules for Honours, Awards and
Decorations, and articles 23 and 24 of the Gie ] ir-Repubblika Act.
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SCHEDULE
(Rule 4)
