Cap. 16 Art. 285Children born at sea.

(1) In the case of any birth at sea, on board a vessel registered in Malta, the master shall, within twenty-four hours enter in his log-book the fact of such birth with the particulars required under articles 278, 279, 280 and 283.

(2) Upon the arrival of such vessel in Malta, the Authority for Transport in Malta shall transmit a copy of such entry to the officer charged with the drawing up of the acts of birth in Malta, who shall forthwith draw up the act of birth of such child.

(3) Where the arrival of such vessel in Malta does not take place within three months after the birth of the child, the master shall, not later than three months after the said birth, transmit a copy of the relative entry to the Authority for Transport in Malta who shall deal with it as if the said vessel had arrived in Malta.