Cap. 16 Art. 239Registrationsinthe office of Malta or Gozo.

(1) In the Public Registry Office in Malta, there shall be registered all acts of birth, marriage and death which shall have taken place in the island of Malta, as well as the acts mentioned in articles 244 and 285; and in the Public Registry Office in Gozo, there shall be registered all acts of birth, marriage and death which shall have taken place in the islands of Gozo and Comino.

(2) A copy of an act, registered as provided in sub-article (1) and transmitted to the Director by any electronic means, or any true copy thereof, shall be deemed a true and authentic copy for all purposes of law provided this copy is signed by the Director receiving it.

(3) For the purposes of this article the Director’s signature may also be an electronic signature according to the meaning as is assigned to it as defined in Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market,