S.L. 123.79 Art. 3Conditions. S.L. 217.04

A certificate issued by the Commissioner on or after the 1st

May, 2004 in accordance with regulation 2 shall entitle the holder of such certificate to reside, settle or stay indefinitely in Malta, sohowever that:

(a) the said certificate shall not entitle the holder thereof to any of the rights mentioned in the Immigration Regulations, (hereinafter referred to as "the Immigration Regulations);

(b) any citizen of the Union as defined in the Immigration Regulations, may at any time opt to renounce to such certificate and apply for a residence permit or a residence document under the Immigration Regulations, in which case the provisions of those regulations shall apply; and

(c) the certificate shall be monitored annually and it shall be considered to have been withdrawn if the holder thereof infringes any provision of these regulations or of the Income Tax Acts.