Cap. 581 Art. 21Reservations to the Convention entered by Malta.             Cap. 217.

For the avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby declared that, by means of a Note Verbale presented on the 21st May of 2012, Malta reserved the right not to apply:

(a) article 30(2) of the Convention and to continue to apply its current legislation in so far as State compensation is concerned; and

(b) article 44(1)(e) of the Convention and to establish jurisdiction when the offence is committed by a person holding permanent residence in terms of article 7 of the Immigration

Act.