Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 481

481. (1) An easement is extinguished by non-user for the period of forty years, in the case of property belonging to the Government of Malta or to a church or other pious institution, and of thirty years, in the case of any other property. (2) The provisions of this article shall not apply where the non-user was due to the conditions referred to in article 479 provided the owner of the dominant tenement could not, accordin g to law, cause such conditions to cease. Running of periods of non-user.