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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 445.05
NATIONAL MUSEUMS, SITES AND COLLECTIONS 
REGULATIONS
18th August, 2003
LEGAL NOTICE 16 of 2004.
Title. 
Sites and Collections Regulations.
Definitions.
Cap. 445.
"Heritage Malta" means the operating agency established in
terms of article 8 of the Act;
"international student and youth card holders" shall mean those
persons who present the International Student Identification Card
(ISIC), or Europ 26, or are members of the International Committee
of Museums (ICOM) or of the International Committee of
Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS);
"the Minister" means the Minister responsible for museums, sites
and collections;
"museums, sites and collections" means the museums, sites and
collections contained in the First and Second Schedules;
Cap. 252.
"public holiday" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it
by the National Holidays and other Public Holidays Act.
Fees due for 
entrance into 
museums, sites and 
collection.
3. (1) There shall be charged by Heritage Malta a fee of one
lira (Lm 1) per person of nineteen years of age and over for
admission on any weekday including Saturdays and Sundays, to all
the museums, sites and collections in Malta and Gozo, other than
those mentioned in subregulations (2) and (3):
Provided that:
( a ) no admission fee to the museums, sites and collections
shall be charged as regards persons who are under
twelve years of age;
( b ) a rate discounted by fifty per cent of the ticket price
shall be charged to persons who are aged sixty and
over as well as to persons between the ages of twelve
and eighteen years, both ages included;
( c ) Heritage Malta may admit international student and
youth card holders with the admission fee mentioned
in paragraph ( b );
( d ) Heritage Malta may issue free of charge tickets for
admission to any of the museums, sites and collections
to:
(i) organised parties of students attending school or
other educational institutions, or attending an
informal educational programme conducted by a
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responsible person;
(ii) organised parties of members of scientific or
cultural societies and organisations;
( e ) the Minister may grant free of charge access to
museums, sites and collections for the purpose of
scientific study, research or restoration.
(2) The fees for admission to the  Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum,
Paola, shall be as follows:
( a ) a fee of three liri (Lm 3) per person of nineteen years
and over,
( b ) a fee of one lira and fifty cents (Lm 1.50) per person
between twelve and eighteen years of age, both ages
included, and senior citizens over sixty years of age,
( c ) a fee of one lira (Lm 1) for every child under the age
of twelve years:
Provided that Heritage Malta may authorise persons who
are students or youths, who are identified as such by holding
international student and youth card documents recognised on an
international basis, to enter museums, sites and collections with the
admission fee mentioned in subregulation (1)( b ).
(3) Heritage Malta shall charge the following admission fees
for entrance to museums, sites and collections in Gozo:
( a ) a fee of one lira and fifty cents (Lm 1.50) per person
over the age of twelve for admission to both the
Ġgantija Temples and the Ta’ Kola Windmill, located
in Xag ħra;
( b ) a fee of one lira and fifty cents (Lm 1.50) per person
over the age of twelve for admission to all other
museums sited at the Citadel, in Victoria mentioned in
the First and Second Schedules.
(4) Admission to the museums, sites and collections listed in
the Second Schedule shall only be by appointment with the officers
designated by Heritage Malta, together with the payment of the
relative admission fee.
Ħa ġar Qim and 
Mnajdra Temples.
4. For the purposes of these regulations, the world heritage
sites of  Ħa ġar Qim and Mnajdra Temples located at Qrendi are to
be considered as two sites and so admission fees are payable for
each of them separately.
Charging of fees. 5. For the purposes of these regulations the fees mentioned in
these regulations are chargeable by Heritage Malta during the
opening hours of the museums, sites and collections as stipulated
by Heritage Malta from time to time.
Group tickets.
Cap. 298.
6. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions in these
regulations and in terms of the provisions of the National Museums
and Monuments (Comprehensive Admission Tickets) Act, Heritage
Malta may issue to any licensed tour operator organising a group of
five persons or over and led by a licensed guide, group admission
tickets for admission at a discounted rate to all museums, sites and
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collections in Malta and Gozo except the  Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum,
Paola.
(2) Such group discounted admission tickets as are referred to
in subregulation (1) shall -
( a ) be purchased prior to the visit from Heritage Malta
Head Office;
( b ) be made available to each member of the group who
will be required to hand over the counterfoil to the
officer in charge of the museum, site or collection, and
retain the ticket while on site:
Provided that failure to hand over the counterfoil
for whatever reason entails the payment of the full fee
due for a visit to that site by that person. In such
circumstance, payment is due by the licensed tour
operator or by the leader of the group on site, at the
discretion of Heritage Malta;
( c ) entitle members of the group to entry to museums,
sites and collections at a rate discounted by sixty per
cent of each ticket price in respect of each person who
has attained the age of thirteen years but not the age of
sixty years.
Thirty per cent 
discount.
7. As from the 1st May, 2004, the fees for group admission
tickets referred to in regulation 6 shall be at a rate discounted by
thirty per cent of each ticket price in respect of each person who
has attained the age of thirteen years but not the age of sixty years.
Closing of 
museums in public 
holidays.
8. Museums, sites and collections shall be kept closed on all
public holidays, unless otherwise authorised by Heritage Malta.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
(Regulation 3)
Museums, sites and collections
MALTA
G ħar Dalam, Bir żebbu ġa
Ħa ġar Qim, Qrendi
Mnajdra Temple, Qrendi
Ħal Salflieni Hypogeum, Paola
Inquisitor’s Palace, Vittoriosa
Malta Maritime Museum, Vittoriosa
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta
National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta
National Museum of Natural History, Mdina
Palace Armoury, Valletta
Roman Domus, Rabat
St Paul’s Catacombs, Rabat
State Rooms and Tapestry Chamber, The Palace, Valletta
Tarxien Temples, Tarxien
National War Museum, Valletta
GOZO
Museum of Archaeology, The Citadel, Victoria
Museum of Folklore, The Citadel, Victoria
Natural Science Museum, The Citadel, Victoria
The Old Prisons, The Citadel, Victoria
Ġgantija Temples, Xag ħra
Ta’ Kola Windmill, Xag ħra
SECOND SCHEDULE
(Regulation 3)
Museums, sites and collections (admission by appointment)
Roman Baths, limits of M ġarr
San Pawl Milqi, Burmarrad
Skorba, M ġarr
Ta’ Ha ġrat, M ġarr
Ta’ Mintna Catacombs, Mqabba
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Salina Catacombs, Naxxar
Tas-Sil ġ, Marsaxlokk
Bor ġ in-Nadur, Bir żebbu ġa
