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Malta Summer Time Act (Cap. 230) Consolidated

MALTA SUMMER TIME [CAP. 230. 1

CHAPTER 230

MALTA SUMMER TIME ACT

To provide for the advance of time in Malta during certain periods of the year.

Enacted by ACT XX of 1972.

(7th June, 1972)*

1. This Act may be cited as the Malta Summer Time Act.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Malta" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by section 124 of the Constitution of Malta;
"order under this Act" me an s an o r der made b y t h e P r ime Minister for any of the purposes of this Act and published in the Government Gazette;
"the period of summer time" in relation to any year means such period as may be specified in respect of that year in an order under this Act.

3. (1) In any year to which an order under this Act relates, the t ime f o r general purposes in Malt a shall, d u ring the period of summer time, be two hours in advance of Greenwich mean time.

(2) Where any reference to a point of time occurs in any enactment, order, regulation, rule, bye-law, deed, notice or other document whatsoever, the time referred to shall, during the period of summer time, be deemed to be th e time as fi xed for ge neral purposes by this Act.
(3) Nothing in this Act shall affect the use of a different time f o r purp o ses of astron omy, meteoro l og y, n a v i g a t i on or ot her purp oses for which a differen t ti me i s ad opted by i ntern ational usage, or the construction of any document referring to a point of time in connection with any of those purposes.

Short title. Interpretation.

Advance of time during certain periods.

*See Government Notice No. 415 of 7th June, 1972.