Cap. 593 Art. 3Jurisdiction.     Cap. 9.    Cap. 9.

The offences provided under this Act shall be subject to

Maltese jurisdiction and shall be deemed to be offences even when committed outside Malta and, without prejudice to the provisions of article 5 of the Criminal Code, a criminal action in respect of an offence under this Act may be prosecuted in Malta and according to the laws of Malta against any person who commits or participates in an offence provided for in this Act, in the following cases:

(a) when the offence takes place, even if only in part, in Malta or at sea in any place within the territorial jurisdiction of Malta; or

(b) when a person present in Malta knowingly assists or induces another person to commit the offence; or

(c) when the offence is connected with a Maltese sporting event; or

(d) when the offender is a Maltese citizen or a person permanently resident in Malta and the fact also constitutes a criminal offence according to the laws of the State where it took place:

Provided that for the purposes of this paragraph

"permanent resident" shall have the same meaning assigned to it under article 5(1)(d) of the Criminal Code.