ACT No. XLVII of 1972 AN ACT further to amend the Constitution of Malta.

tI November, 1972

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ACT No. XLVII of 1972

AN ACT further to amend the Constitution of Malta.

BE IT ENACTED by Her Majesty the Queen, by and with the

advice and consent of the House of Representatives of Malta, in

this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the

same, as foHows:-

This A()t may be cited as the Constituvioo of Malta

(Amendment) Act, 1972, and shall be read and consrtrued as one

with the Constitution of Malta, in this Act referred to as· "the Con-

stitation".

In section 64 of the Constitution the words at the end there-

of ", and the determination by the Constitutional Court of any such

question shaH be final" are hereby deleted with effect from 18th No-

v,ember, 1972.

Section 103 of the Constitution is hereby repealed and in

place thereof the following section shall have effect -

"103. (1) With effect from 18th November, 1972, no

appeal from decisions of any court in Malta, in any civil, cri-

minal or other matter, shaH lie to Her Majesty in Council!, whe-

ther as of right or by special leave or otherwise; and, save as

provided in this section, any other law, and any provision in

any other law, relating to such appeals shall cease to have

effect in, or as part of the law of, Malta as from that date.

(2) Any appeal made on or before 17th November,

1972 shall, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of

this section, continue to be governed by the provisions of the

law as in force in Malta on the date aforesaid.".

Pas'sed by the House of Representatives at Sittin.g No. 126 of the 22nd

November, 1972.

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