S.L. 594.17 Art. 7Prohibited employment.

Any employer who employs any person who is not a citizen of Malta, other than such person as may be in possession of a work permit, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) of not less than one thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euros and sixty-nine cents (1,164.69) and not exceeding two thousand and three hundred and twenty-nine euros and thirty-seven cents (2,329.37), and the Court shall, at the request of the prosecution and in addition to such punishment, order the suspension or cancellation of any licence held by the offender and relating to trade or business, or relating to any business premises where such person is employed. The provisions of the Probation Act shall not be applicable in respect of such offence.