Immigration Act (Cap. 217), article 24

24. If any person who has been removed from Malta following a return decision, or a return decision and a removal order or following a deportation order, or a removal order in the case o f a Union citizen or his family member, whose right of free movemen t has been restricted, at any time seeks leave to land or leave t o land and remain in Malta or if he seeks to obtain a residence permit , he shall expressly declare in writing to the Principal Immigration Officer such circumstance. If he fails to do so, any such leave or any residence permit granted to him shall be null and void and he shall, moreover, by reason only of such omission and without prejudice to the issue or a return decision or a deportation or der under this Act, be guilty of an offence and liable, on convicti on by the Court of Magistrates, to a fine ( multa ) not exceeding one thousand and one hundred and sixty-five euro (1,165) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both suc h fine and imprisonment. Transitory provisions. Amended by: XLIV .1972.3; VIII.1982.2; XXXIII. 1988.2; IX.2000.7.