S.L. 465.65 Art. 3Issuance of vaccination certificates.

(1) For the purposes of this order, the Superintendent of Public Health shall be the health authority competent to issue a vaccination certificate in Malta and shall be considered as the controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation.

(2) A person who has been vaccinated in Malta may request the Superintendent of Public Health to issue a vaccination certificate:

Provided that a vaccination certificate shall only be issued to a fully vaccinated person who requires such a certificate to enter a third country.

(3) A vaccination certificate shall be made available to the person in digital or paper-based format.

(4) A vaccination certificate shall be valid for such period as specified in standards issued by the Superintendent.

(5) The holder of a vaccination certificate shall be entitled to request the issuance of a new vaccination certificate if the personal data contained in the certificate is no longer accurate or up to date, or the certificate is either no longer available to the holder or otherwise no longer valid.

(6) For statistics, research and audit purposes, the Superintendent of Public Health may retain a record containing the unique certificate identifier as reference of a vaccination certificate and without including any identifiable details in relation to the holder.