Cap. 654 Art. 12Register of registered and warranted sign language interpreters.

(1) The Council shall keep a Register of interpreters registered in accordance with articles 7 or 12, warrant holders awarded in terms of article 9, and interpreters exercising the profession on a temporary or occasional basis further to a determination under article 13, that shall be made publicly available in an accessible manner by the Council on apposite websites, and shall not later than three (3) months after the end of every year, publish in the Gazette a list of persons whose names, on the 31st December of the said year appear on the Register.

(2) A person who satisfies the requirements of article 7(a) and is registered as an interpreter in his home country, not being a third country, where such profession is regulated, and who intends to establish himself in Malta, may be considered as qualified to be entered in such Register, provided that he also satisfies the requirement of article 7(b):

Provided that an interpreter may request to be registered for one (1) or more language pairs, with International Sign able to be a component of any such pair, with such requests being assessed taking into considerations qualifications held by, training undertaken and fluency enjoyed by the interpreter.

(3) In the case of an applicant where the profession in the home country, not being a third country, is not regulated, the applicant shall satisfy the following requirements:

(a) the applicant has pursued the profession:

(i) on a full-time basis for one (1) year; or

(ii) for an equivalent overall duration on a part-time basis during the previous ten (10) years in another country, not being a third country, which does not regulate the profession; and

(b) the applicant possesses one (1) or more attestations of competence or evidence of formal qualifications issued by another country, not being a third country, which does not regulate the profession:

Provided that evidence of formal qualifications issued by a third country shall be regarded as evidence of formal qualifications for the purposes of this article, if the applicant:

(i) has obtained certification of the said evidence of formal qualifications issued by a third country from a country that is not a third country; and LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS

(ii) furnishes proof of three (3) years professional experience as an interpreter in the territory of such other country that is not a third country:

Provided further that an applicant may request to be registered for one (1) or more language pairs, with International Sign able to be a component of any such pair.