S.L. 387.1 Art. 54Documents to be presented.

The applicant for the registration of a foreign arbitration award shall present the following documents to the Registrar:

(a) the duly authenticated original award or a duly certified copy thereof. Authentication shall be made in accordance with the law of the state in which the award is issued and certification shall take place in accordance with the law of the place of certification or in each case by a Maltese diplomatic or consular officer in accordance with the Hague Convention on Apostilles;

(b) when the award is not in the English language a certified translation of the award into English. The certification shall be certified by an official or sworn translator or a Maltese diplomatic or consular officer;

(c) the original arbitration agreement between the parties which resulted in the arbitration proceedings and the relative award, or a certified copy thereof;

(d) a sworn declaration by the applicant or his authorised attorney that no recourse has been taken and is pending against the award and the award is final;

(e) the name, address and all other known communication details of the respondent, and if he is not resident or otherwise present in Malta, of his representative or other person who have some connection to him in Malta together with a description of the connection to him or his property in Malta.