Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 257F

257F. (1) The following provisions shall apply to the offences under articles 257A to 257E. (2) The provisions of article s 121D and 248E(4) shall apply mutatis mutandis . (3) Without prejudice to the provisions of article 5, the Maltes e courts shall also have jurisdict ion over the said offences wher e: (a) only part of the action giving execution to the offence took place in Malta; or (b) t h e o f f e n d e r i s a M a l t e s e n a t i o n a l o r p e r m a n e n t resident in Malta or the offence was committed for the benefit of a body corporate registered in Malta; or (c) the offence was committed against a Maltese national or permanent resident in Malta. (4) For the purposes of this Sub-title: "elder" means a person who has a ttained the age of sixty years; "dependent adult" means a person of age suffering from a degree of physical or mental infirmity which restricts his ability to carry out normal activities or to protect his rights, including, but not limited to, persons who have phys ical or developmental disabili ties or whose physical or mental ab ilities have diminished because o f age and includes any person who is admitted as an inpatient to a 24- hour health facility, or is a resident in, or has been admitted to, any institution offering any form of medical or psychological care; "permanent resident" shall have t he same meaning assigned to it by article 5(1)( d); "proceeds" means any economic advantage and any property derived from or obtained, directly or indirectly, through the commission of the offence and includes any income or other benefits derived from such property; "property" means assets of every kind, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, and legal documents or instruments evidencing title to, or interest in, such assets. CRIMINAL CODE [CAP. 9. 149 Suppression of epistolary or telegraphic correspondence. Added by: VI.1899.5. Amended: I.1903.9; XLIX.1981.4; IX.1982.2.