Cap. 530 Art. 6Provisions particular to civil unions.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of article 4, with regard to a marriage celebrated abroad by two persons of the same sex, article 18 of the Act shall be construed in such a manner as to be applicable to such marriage.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-article (1), a union of equivalent status celebrated abroad shall be valid for all purposes of law in Malta if:

(a) as regards the formalities thereof, the formalities required for its validity by the law of the country where the union of equivalent status is celebrated are observed; and

(b) as regards the capacity of the parties, each of the persons forming the union of equivalent status is, by the law of the country of his or her respective equivalent legal status contracted outside Malta shall be void.