Cap. 579 Art. 19Editors.

(1) Any person who is resident in Malta and who has legal capacity may be an editor.

(2) Whosoever is an editor or a publisher of a newspaper, may, if he so elects, produce to the Media Registrar a declaration containing-

(a) in the case of the editor -

(i) his name and surname, a legally valid identification document number, age and place of work or residence; and

(ii) in the case of a newspaper, the title and nature of the newspaper, and the intervals at which it is proposed to be published; and

(b) in the case of a publisher -

(i) if the publisher is an individual, his name, surname, age, place of work or residence and a legally valid identification document number;

(ii) if the publisher is a company or other association of persons or legal person, its name, address, the particulars mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) in respect of its judicial representative, and, where applicable, its company, partnership or other registration number;

(iii) the title and nature of the newspaper and the intervals at which it is proposed to be published; and

(iv) the name and address of the press where the printing is to take place, and, if they chose to register as provided in this article, both the editor and the publisher shall keep the Media Registrar at all times informed of their place of residence or work and shall communicate to the Media Registrar any change in his place of residence or work within ten days of such change.