S.L. 9.20 Art. 6Obligation to reply.

(1) The Attorney General shall reply to a request submitted in accordance with regulation 4 within a reasonable deadline duly indicated by the contacting authority, or in the absence of such deadline, the Attorney General shall, without undue delay, inform the contacting authority whether parallel proceedings are taking place in Malta: Provided that if it is confirmed that the suspected or CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS [

accused person is being held in provisional detention or custody, the contacted authority shall treat this request with urgency.

(2) In the case where the Attorney General cannot provide such reply within the deadline set by the contacting authority, the contacting authority shall be promptly informed of the reasons thereof and furthermore an indication shall be given of another deadline within which such requested information shall be provided.

(3) In the case where an authority, other than the Attorney General is contacted, it shall without undue delay, transmit the request for information to the Attorney General and inform the previous contacting authority accordingly.