Cap. 604 Art. 3Applicability.  

(1) The provisions of the Act shall apply to private residential leases that are entered into or renewed after the entry into force of the Act: Provided that leases which were granted after the 1st June,

1995, and which are still in force on the day of the entry into force of the Act shall continue to be regulated exclusively by the provisions of the Civil Code, except for the cases specified under article 5.

(2) The provisions of the Act shall not apply to:

(a) tenements belonging to the Government of Malta:

Provided that tenements owned by private foundations set up for the purpose of providing affordable housing shall not be considered as tenements belonging to the Government;

(b) tenements let to any tourist, exclusively for tourism purposes:

Provided that if a property is registered as a holiday furnished premises in accordance with the Malta

Travel and Tourism Services Act, the Act shall still apply if the applicant does not qualify as tourist;

(c) tenements which are not let for a primary residential purpose;

(d) tenements let or granted on emphyteusis before the 1st June, 1995:

Provided that the provisions of this Act shall not apply to leases which were entered into after the 1st June 1995, but which originate from a controlled private residential lease in accordance with the Reletting of Urban Property

(Regulation) Ordinance or the Housing (Decontrol) Ordinance.

(3) Repealed by Act XX.2024.8.