Cap. 55 Art. 27Qualifications of witnesses and attestors.

(1) No person shall be competent as witness unless such person has attained the age of eighteen years, was born or is residing in Malta and has no interest in the act.

(2) Saving the provisions of article 670 of the Civil Code relating to public wills, the following shall not be competent as witnesses:

(a) any person who is blind or deaf or dumb;

(b) any person who is related to the notary or to any of the parties or appearers, by consanguinity or affinity in any of the degrees mentioned in article 12(b);

(c) the spouse of the notary or of any of the parties or appearers;

(d) any person who does not know how to or cannot sign.

(3) The attestors must have the same qualifications as are required for witnesses, but the relationship by consanguinity or affinity referred to in sub-article (2), or their inability or incapacity to sign, shall not disable them from acting as such.