Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 30

Official PDF on legislation.mt

30. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other law imposing or authorising the su spension or cancellation of, or disqualification from holding or o btaining, any warrant, licenc e, permit or other authority held from the Government or any other public authority, where any person is convicted, whether as a principal or an accomplice, of a criminal offence which has bee n committed - (a) in or in connection with the exercise of any profession, art, trade, calling or other occupation for which a warrant, licence, permit or authority has been or may be issued to him by the Government or any other public authority; or (b) in the use or by means of any instrument, vehicle, substance or other thing whatsoever for the carrying, keeping or using of wh ich a licence, permit or authority has been or may be issued to him, the court may, in addition to sentencing the person convicted a s aforesaid to any punishment provided by law for the offence, or der such person to be disqualified from holding or obtaining, for s uch time as the court deems fit, suc h warrant, licence, permit or authority. (2) Where, by virtue of a conviction under this Code or any other law, any person has a warr ant, licence, per mit or authori ty suspended, or is disqualified from holding or obtaining any warrant, licence, permit or aut hority, the court may, on the application of such person, as it thinks expedient, having rega rd to his character, to his conduct su bsequent to the conviction, to the nature of the offence and to any other circumstances of the cas e, and after hearing Attorney General or the Police in the case of an application before the Court of Magistrates or the Attorney Gen eral in the case of an application be fore any other court, either re move the suspension or disqualificatio n as from such date as it may specify or refuse the application: Provided that, where an application under this sub-article is refused, a further application thereunde r shall not be enter tained if made within three months aft er the date of the refusal. 30 CAP. 9.] CRIMINAL CODE Sub-title III OF THE ASCENT AND DESCENT FROM ONE PUNISHMENT TO ANOTHER Scale of punishments. Amended by: IV .1856.3,4,5; V .1868.2, 3; VI.1871.3; II.1886.6; XVI.1888.6; XI.1900.9; IX.1911.6; XXI.1971.6; XLIX.1981.4; XVI.1996.6; XXIV .2014.7.

Have a question about the law?

The assistant answers from the same library and names the article it relies on.

Ask Margos AI →

Text read from the consolidated PDF published by Legislation Malta. Tables, figures and marginal notes may be incomplete or out of place: the official PDF is authoritative. General information, not legal, tax or accounting advice.