Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 516

516. (1) The Maltese language shall be the language of the courts and, subject to the provisions of the Judicial Proceedings (Use of English Language) Act , all the proceedings shall be conducted in that language. (2) Where any person charged does not understand the language in which the proceedings are conducted or any evidence is adduced, such proceedings or evid ence shall be interpreted to h im either by the court or b y a sworn interpreter. (3) There shall be a Board composed of the Chief Justice, a judge appointed by the President of Malta from among the judges ordinarily sitting in the Criminal Court, the Attorney General, a magistrate appointed by the Minister of Justice, and the presid ent of the Chamber of Advocates with power to make rules to be call ed Rules of Court for any of the purposes referred to in article 2 9 of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure , in so far as applicable, the reference to tha t Code in that article being co nstrued as a reference to this Code: Provided that nothing contained in such rules shall be inconsistent with, or repugnant to, the provisions of this Code or any other law. (4) The Board may act notwith standing any vacancy in its membership but shall not act unless at least the Chief Justice and two other members are present. ( 5 ) A n y r u l e s m a d e b y t h e B o a r d s h a l l b e s u b j e c t t o t h e approval of the President of Ma lta and shall be published in th e Gazette. 320 CAP . 9.] CRIMINAL CODE Prohibition of publication of proceedings. Amended by: IX.1859.27; III.1880.8, 9; L.N. 46 of 1965; XXV .1967.20; LVIII.1974.68; XXVII.1975.40; VIII.1990.3; III.2002.123; XXVIII.2021.13. Punishment.