Cap. 16 Art. 757Prohibition of entails. Cap. 12.

(1) Entails are prohibited:

Provided that entails created before the date of the commencement of Ordinance No. IV of 1864, hereby repealed, shall continue to be regulated by the provisions of the law in force before that date including the provisions contained in Chapter II of Book IV of the Municipal Code of Malta, commonly called "Code De Rohan", saving the provisions of Title I of Part II of Book Second of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.

(2) Any provision by which the heir or legatee is required to preserve and return the inheritance or legacy to a third person shall be considered as if it had not been written.