REQUISITION OF BAKERIES ġ S.L.117.11 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 117.11
REQUISITION OF BAKERIES REGULATIONS
21st February, 1957
GOVERNMENT NOTICE 134 of 1957, as amended by Government
Notice 298 of 1958; Legal Notices 15 of 1964, 19 of 1965 and 23 of 1977. 
Title.
Regulations.
Interpretation.
Amended by:
G.N. 298 of 1958;
L.N. 15 of 1964;
L.N. 19 of 1965.
2. In these Regulations -
''bakery'' means any premises containing ovens suitable for the
production of bread and includes any plant, machinery, tools,
implements, accessories, spare parts which are ancillary to the
bakery;
''Minister'' means the Minister from time to time responsible for
the Department of Trade;
''requisition'' means take possession of any bakery or require the
bakery to be placed at the disposal of the Minister;
''requisitionee'' means the person or person from whose
possession a bakery is requisitioned by the Minister.
Requisition.
Amended by:
G.N. 298 of 1958;
L.N. 19 of 1965.
3. The Minister may, by order under his hand, requisition any
bakery or such part or parts thereof as may be used in the
production of bread, and may give such directions as appear to him
to be necessary or expedient in order that the requisition may be put
into effect and complied with.
Inspection.
G.N. 298 of 1958;
L.N. 15 of 1964;
L.N. 19 of 1965.
4. The Minister shall have power to enter the bakery aforesaid
by any officers of the Department of Trade, or by any other person
authorised by him with a view to securing compliance with these
Regulations.
Offences and 
penalties.
G.N. 298 of 1958;
L.N. 19 of 1965;
L.N. 23 of 1977.
5. (1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with
any requisition order made by the Minister under regulation 3 or
who performs any act or omits to perform any act knowing or
having reasonable cause to believe that such act or omission is
likely to frustrate, hinder or obstruct the execution of any such
requisition order shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine ( multa ) of
not less than one hundred liri but not exceeding five hundred liri or
to imprisonment for a period from fifteen days to two months or to
both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) The Court, besides awarding punishment, shall order the
offender to comply with these Regulations, within a time, sufficient
for the purpose, to be fixed by the Court; and, if the offender fails
to comply with any such order within the time so fixed, he shall be
liable to a fine ( ammenda ) of from fifty cents to ten liri for every
day the default continues after the expiration of the said time.
2 ġ S.L.117.11 REQUISITION OF BAKERIES
Requisitioned 
bakery. 
Amended by:
G.N. 298 of 1958;
L.N. 19 of 1965.
6. The Minister may use or authorise the use of any bakery
requisitioned by him under these Regulations in such manner and
subject to such conditions as he considers expedient having regard
to the public interest.
Board.
Amended by:
G.N. 298 of 1958;
L.N. 19 of 1965.
7. (1) In default of agreement between the Minister and the
requisitionee the compensation payable to the latter shall be such as
is deemed fair and reasonable in all the circumstances of the case
by a Board to be composed as follows -
( a ) a Magistrate, to be appointed by the Minister, to be
Chairman;
( b ) a person to be appointed by the Minister as his
representative; and 
( c ) a person to be appointed by the requisitionee as his
representative.
(2) If the requisitionee does not appoint his representative
within the period of seven days from the day on which he is asked
in writing to do so by the Minister, the Minister shall appoint a
third member to represent the requisitionee.
Cap. 12.
(3) The Board shall regulate its own procedure subject to the
rules of natural justice and shall have the same powers as are by the
Code of Organization and Civil Procedure conferred on the Court
of Magistrates (Malta) or the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) to call
witnesses and hear evidence on oath; summons to witnesses shall
be signed by the Chairman.
Order by the 
Minister.
Amended by:
G.N. 298 of 1958;
L.N. 19 of 1965.
8. When any person has been given the use of a bakery
requisitioned under these Regulations, whether or not such person
pays compensation in respect of such use, the Minister, if in his
absolute discretion he is satisfied that such person should not
continue in such use, may order him to quit such bakery and to
surrender the same within such time as the Minister may determine
notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary.
