Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 537

537. (1) Upon the filing of the application, the court shall issue banns which shall be published in the Gazette and in at l east one daily newspaper and be posted up at the entrance of the building in which the court sits, calling upon all parties inte rested to enter their opposition by a note, within a time of not less than eight days nor exceedi ng one month, t o be fixed by the judge. Commencement of time. (2) Such time shall commence to run from the day on which the banns are posted up, or last pub lished in either the Gazette or the periodical newspaper, whichever is the latest. Publication and posting up of notice. (3) The registrar shall cause a notice signed by him, containing a summary of the contents of the banns, to be published in the Government Gazette, and affixed in the place in which Governmen t Notices or other official acts are ordinarily affixed in the ci ty, suburb or district in which the deceased resided at the time of his death. (4) If at the time of his death the deceased did not reside in Malta, the said notice shall be affixed in the place in which Government Notices or other official acts are ordinarily affixe d in the city, suburb or district, in Malta, wherein it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that he has resided wit hin the last t en years preceding his death; and, failing such proof, the said notice s hall be affixed in the place where Government Notices and other officia l acts are ordinarily a ffixed in Valletta. (5) Nevertheless it shall in all cases be lawful for the court t o order that the said notice be a lso affixed in any other place. Decree of court. Substituted by: XXIV .1995.210.