DUPLICATE ACTS OF CIVIL STATUS  ġ S.L.16.02 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 16.02
DUPLICATE ACTS OF CIVIL STATUS 
REGULATIONS
14th September, 1979
LEGAL NOTICE 92 of 1979.
Title. 
Status Regulations.
Preparation of 
duplicate acts.
2. (1) It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Registry to
prepare duplicate acts of civil status of all such original acts
deposited in the Public Registry in Malta or Gozo which are
destroyed or damaged through fire or wear and tear.
(2) The preparation of the civil acts mentioned in sub-
regulation (1) of this regulation shall be carried out by reference to
the register kept at the Public Registry.
Authentication of 
acts.
3. The duplicate acts so prepared shall be authenticated by the
Director of Public Registry or by such other person delegated by
him for this purpose by affixing his signature at the foot of the said
acts.
Applicability of the 
provisions of the 
Civil Code.
Cap. 16.
4. The provisions of the Civil Code relating to the
formulation   of acts of civil status shall apply to duplicate acts
prepared under these Regulations.
