S.L. 492.2 Art. 14Alterations and additions to the statute.

(1) A voluntary organisation may amend or add to the contents of its statute, including any change of its members in accordance with the statute.

(2) The administrators of any voluntary organisation shall within fourteen (14) days after the date of the written resolution or decision for registration, submit to the Commissioner the following information:

(a) a copy of any written resolution or decision of the body or juridical person of the voluntary organisation, whereby the statute is amended, together with a copy of any document amending the statute, authenticated by a notary in the case of a public deed; or duly signed by all the administrators in other cases;

(b) a revised and updated certified copy of the statute authenticated by a notary in the case of a public deed, or duly signed by all the administrators in other cases, which shall consolidate therein all other changes made in the voluntary organisation until such date, including any changes effected among the administrators of the voluntary organisation; or any change of the representative resident in Malta of the voluntary organisation, where such organisation is a foreign or international organisation.

(3) All changes made to the statute shall be clear, unequivocal and easily identifiable. Voluntary organisations shall submit two copies of the statute, one representing a previous version of the statute containing the changes mentioned above and the other representing a new version thereof. Voluntary organisations registered with the Registrar for Legal Persons shall first notify the Public Registry and provide the Commissioner with proof of such notification referring to those changes.

(4) Any amendment or addition to the statute of a voluntary organisation referred to in sub-regulation (2), shall not come into force, unless it is registered as provided in sub-regulation (2), using the prescribed form stipulated in Schedule V.

(5) The administrators of any voluntary organisation shall be responsible for ensuring that any amendments or additions to the statute of the voluntary organisation are correct, complete and in full compliance with the Act, these regulations and any other law or regulation that may apply from time to time.

(6) All voluntary organisations shall, within fourteen (14) days notify the Commissioner of any changes in the administrators, or the representative resident in Malta in case of an international organisation. Voluntary organisations which are also registered with the Registrar for Legal Persons shall first notify the Public Registry and provide the Commissioner with proof of such notification.

(7) Where for any reason the change in administrators or resident representative is not notified as aforesaid to the Commissioner, the persons who appear as administrators in the records of the Commissioner shall remain accountable to the Commissioner until such time as the change is notified.