Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 54I

54I. (1) The following provisions apply in relation to offences under this Title. (2) Proceedings for an offence shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Attorney General. (3) A person convicted of an offence involving murder shall be dealt with as for an offence consisting in the killing of a person in such circumstances as would, if committed in Malta, constitute wilful homicide. (4) In any other case a person convicted of an offence is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty years. (5) The provisions of Title VI of Part III of Book Second of this Code do not apply. Title I Bis OF CRIMES AGAINST THE SAFETY OF THE GOVERNMENT Attempts against the President of Malta. Amended by: XXI.1971.8. Substituted by: XXVII.1975.3. Amended by: XLIX.1981.4.