S.L. 460.14 Art. 4Refusal of the request for transit by air.

(1) The Principal Immigration Officer may refuse a request for transit by air, received from another Member State, if:

(a) the third-country national is charged with criminal offences in Malta or is wanted for the carrying out of a sentence in Malta;

(b) transit through other Member States or admission by the country of destination is not feasible;

(c) the third-country national will be a threat to public policy, public security, public health or to the international relations of Malta; or

(d) the requested assistance is impossible at a particular moment for practical reasons: Provided that the Principal Immigration Officer shall, as quickly as possible, inform the requesting Member State of a date as close as possible to the originally requested date on which transit by air may be assisted, in so far as the other conditions are complied with.

(2) The Principal Immigration Officer may, even if a request for transit has already been authorized, revoke the request for assistance if circumstances within the meaning of subarticle (1) subsequently come to light, justifying a refusal of the transit.

(3) The Principal Immigration Officer shall forthwith inform the requesting Member State of the refusal in terms of subarticle

(1) or revocation of the authorization in terms of subarticle (2) or of any other reason why the transit is not possible and shall give reasons for such refusal or revocation.