S.L. 217.5 Art. 20Withdrawal of residence permit and obligation to re-admit.

(1) Until the third country national obtains long-term resident status in Malta under this Part, the Director may refuse to renew or may decide to withdraw the residence permit and oblige the third-country national concerned and his family members, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, to leave Malta in the following cases:

(a) on the grounds of public policy or public security in line with the provisions of regulation 16;

(b) where the conditions provided for in regulations 13, 14 and 15 are no longer met;

(c) where the third-country national is not lawfully residing in Malta.

(2) The Director shall notify the first Member State of his decision.

(3) In taking a decision on the grounds stated in subregulation (1)(a), the Director may decide to include a permanent ban on residence.

(4) Until the third-country national has obtained long-term resident status in Malta, the Principal Immigration Officer may adopt a decision to remove the third-country national from the territory of the Union, in accordance with the provisions of the Act and in accordance with and under the guarantees provided for in regulation 12, on serious grounds of public policy or public security.

(5) In such cases referred to in subregulation (4), the Director shall consult with the competent authorities of the Member State which had issued the long-term residence permit.

(6) When a decision is taken in accordance with subregulation (1), the Director shall provide the competent authorities in the Member State that had issued the long-term residence permit with appropriate information with respect to the implementation of the decision.

(7) (a) The provisions of sub-regulations (4), (5) and (6) shall not apply to a third country national whose long-term resident EU residence permit issued by the Member State concerned contains the remark that international protection was granted by such State unless in the meantime, the international protection has been withdrawn or the person falls within one of the categories specified in article 14(2) of the International Protection Act.

(b) This sub-regulation shall apply without prejudice to the provisions of article 14(1) of the International Protection Act.