Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 863

863. (1) No warrant shall be issued against any ship or vessel wholly chartered in the service of the Government of Malta or employed in any postal service either by the Government of Malt a or by any other government. (2) No warrant shall be issued against any ship of war. (3) Following the arrest of a ship or vessel in any port or harbour in Malta and on the application of the Authority for Transport in Malta, a court may, if it is satisfied that becaus e of its cargo, its length or draught and, or other circumstances concer ning safety, pollution, navigation or port operation, it is advisabl e that the seagoing vessel should leave port without delay, order that the ship or seagoing vessel be shifted from that port or harbour to any other anchorage within territorial waters. (4) Following the arrest of a ship or vessel in any port or harbour or in the territorial waters of Malta, and on an applic ation of the Authority for Transport in Malta, a court may, if it is satisfied that because of the na ture of its cargo and, or other circumstances concerning safet y or pollution it is advisable th at the ship or vessel should leave port and, or Maltese territorial wa ters, rescind the warrant of arrest and order that the ship or vessel should leave Malta and its territo rial waters without delay. Order for the sale of a ship or vessel pendente lite. Amended by: L.N. 407 of 2007. Revoked by: XIV .2006.99. Added by: XIV .2006.100. Re-numbered by: VII.2007.34.