Cap. 654 Art. 3Requirement for interpreters to be registered or hold warrant.

No person shall practise the profession of an interpreter unless he:

(a) is registered with the Council in accordance with articles 7 or 12; or

(b) is the holder of a warrant of a Maltese Sign Language interpreter awarded by the Minister on the advice of the Council in accordance with article 9;

(c) is exercising the profession on a temporary or occasional basis further to a determination under article 13:

Provided that this requirement shall not apply to any person supporting another person with sign language interpretation, during a short stay in Malta of not more than three (3) months.