S.L. 530.2 Art. 3Procedure.

(1) Partners in a civil union who wish to convert their civil union into marriage shall make an appointment with the Registrar at the office of the Public Registry Malta:

Provided that partners to a civil union who are not residing in Malta may convert their civil union into marriage at any Diplomatic or Consular Representation for Malta.

(2) The following is required for the conversion of a civil union into marriage: -

(a) a sworn declaration requesting the conversion signed by both parties before the Registrar, in accordance with regulation 4;

(b) the presentation of valid identification documents;

(ċ) a legal copy of the act of the civil union which is to be converted;

(d) the payment of the fee for conversion.

(3) Once the Registrar is satisfied that all the requirements for the conversion have been fulfilled, the Registrar shall make an annotation on the act of civil union to the effect that such civil union has been lawfully converted into marriage. shall be dated with the date in which the civil union was contracted, and the Registrar shall make an annotation on the act of marriage to the effect that such act is the result of a conversion.