Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 334

334. Whosoever shall in Malta knowingly receive or purchase any property which has been stolen, misapplied or obtained by means of any offence, whether committed in Malta or abroad, or shall knowingly take part, in any manner whatsoever, in the sal e or disposal of the same, shall, on conviction, be liable - (a) if the property has been obtained by theft, to the punishment established fo r theft, according to the value of the property; (b) if the property has been obtained by means of any of the various offences relativ e to unlawful acquisition and possession of property, to the punishment established for such unlawful acquisition or possession; (c) if the property has been obtained by fraud, to the punishment established for the particular fraud by which the proper ty was obtained: Exemption from punishment. Provided that the offender shall be exempted from any punishment in respect of any of the offences referred to in thi s article, if, before any criminal proceedings are instituted aga inst him and within three days after receiving, purchasing, or takin g part in the purchase, sale or disposal as aforesaid, he shall d eliver to the competent authority the p roperty received, purchased, so ld or disposed of, and shall make known the perpetrators of the offen ce: Provided further that for the purpose of this article such property shall only be deemed to have been stolen, misapplied o r obtained by means of any offence committed abroad if it has bee n obtained by any act of commission or omission which, if committ ed in Malta, would have amounted to any of the offences mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c). Failure to inform about stolen, etc., property. Added by: III.2002.70.