Cap. 242 Art. 11Cancellation of registration on transfer of order.

(1) Where -

(a) a registered order is revoked by an order made by the competent Maltese court; or

(b) a registered order is revoked by a provisional order made by that court which has been confirmed by a court in a reciprocating country and notice of the confirmation is received by the competent Maltese court; or

(c) a registered order is revoked by an order made by a court in such a country and notice of the revocation is received by the competent Maltese court, the Registrar shall cancel the registration; but any arrears due under the registered order at the date when its registration is cancelled by virtue of this subarticle shall continue to be recoverable as if the registration had not been cancelled.

(2) Where the Registrar, after taking such steps as he thinks fit for the purpose of ascertaining whether the debtor under a registered order is residing in Malta, is satisfied, that the debtor under the order has ceased to reside in Malta, he shall cancel the registration of the order and shall send the certified copy of the order to the Minister, together with -

(a) a certificate of arrears signed by him;

(b) a statement giving such information as he possesses as to the whereabouts of the debtor; and

(c) any relevant documents in his possession relating to the case.