Cap. 511 Art. 10Copies of work to be supplied to libraries.

(1) The publisher of every publication printed or published in Malta shall immediately before such document is made available to the public, deliver free of charge one copy of such publication to the depository libraries. In the case of the library of the University of Malta, the copy due to it shall be deposited within two weeks of the established request having reached the publisher.

(2) Each such copy shall comprise the whole work with all maps and illustrations and inclusive of any application software and the full set of user and technical documentation and any other addenda belonging thereto, finished and coloured in the same manner as the best copies of the work are published.

(3) When the copies of a publication are forwarded by post, postage shall be either free or at the expense of the National Librarian.

(4) During the first fifteen days of January, April, July and immediately preceding three complete months or, as the case may be, a nil return in respect of that period.

(5) Any person or body corporate who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this article shall be liable to a fine as the Minister may from time to time determine in accordance with article 33: Provided that article 31 shall not apply where any person or body corporate fails to comply with any of the provisions of this article as provided in sub-article (5).