Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 290

290. Whosoever shall purchase or otherwise receive from any other person or shall be found to have in his possession any ar ticle bearing any mark or sign denoting such article to be the proper ty of the Republic of Malta, or any ar ticle which the possessor knows to be the property of the Republic of Malta, for the disposal of w hich no written permission shall hav e been given by the competent authority, and shall fail to give a satisfactory account as to how he came by the article or thing found in his possession, shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine ( multa ) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one (1) month. Destroying or obliterating marks denoting property of the Republic of Malta. Amended by: XXII.1931.3; XXVII.1975.20; XLIX.1981.4.