Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 757
757. (1) Entails are prohibited:
Provided that entails creat ed before the date of the
commencement of Ordinance No. IV of 1864, hereby repealed,
shall continue to be regulated by the provisions of the law in force
before that date including the provisions contained in Chapter II of
Book IV of the Municipal Code of Malta, commonly called "Code
De Rohan", saving the provisions of Title I of Part II of Book
Second of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure .
(2) Any provision by which the heir or legatee is required to
preserve and return the inherit ance or legacy to a third person shall
be considered as if it had not been written.
CIVIL CODE [CAP. 16. 193
Provision
restraining heir or
legatee from
alienating or from
disposing by will,
to be ineffectual.
Amended by:
XVIII.2004.83.
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