S.L. 421.1 Art. 3Registration conditions.

(1) Any craftsman or entrepreneur who is a citizen of

Malta, or who is not a citizen of Malta but who has the necessary permits according to law to operate in Malta, may submit, on a voluntary basis, his registration with the Council in terms of the conditions laid down in this regulation.

(2) A craftsman -

(a) shall produce a certificate demonstrating his competence in the practice of any Maltese craft and, or any document or evidence showing that the craftsman had been practising any Maltese craft for at least two years up to the date of his registration;

(b) may register himself in the craftsmen register and be called as a craftsman, if he operates as an individual, sohowever that a registered craftsman shall be an individual who only files an application in his own name;

(c) shall be eighteen years or over up to the date of his filing an application for registration.

(3) An entrepreneur -

(a) shall produce the following documents together with his application for registration:

(i) his VAT registration number,

(ii) his trading licence registration number;

(b) shall be eighteen years or over up to the date of his filing an application for registration.