Cap. 654 ст. 13Temporary service providers.

(1) No person shall be prohibited from exercising the profession of interpreter on a temporary or occasional basis in Malta if he:

(a) satisfies the requirements of article 12(2) or (3); and

(b) has submitted to the Board a written declaration and the documentation provided for in sub-article (2).

(2) Any person who wants to exercise the profession of interpreter on a temporary or occasional basis in Malta shall, prior to the intended date of commencement of the said activity, submit to the Board a written declaration in such form as may be determined by the Board from time to time and made available by the Board, accompanied by supporting documentation, and including details of relevant services to be provided in Malta:

Provided that where, due to a material change in the status of such person, the written declaration and, or the supporting documentation being submitted no longer reflect such status, said person shall submit to the Board an updated written declaration and, or supporting documentation reflecting such change in status within fifteen (15) days from the date when the said change occurred:

Provided further that where a person wants to exercise the profession of interpreter on a temporary or occasional basis in Malta in the calendar year immediately following the year in which a written declaration has been submitted, or resubmitted as the case may be, such written declaration shall be renewed or resubmitted to the Board and, in any case, such written declaration shall be renewed or resubmitted prior to the commencement of service provision in Malta in that particular year.

(3) The determination of whether a person would be exercising the profession of interpreter on a temporary or occasional basis in Malta shall be assessed by the Board, by reference to all the particular circumstances of the relevant request entered in terms of sub-article

(2) including, but not limited to the duration, frequency, regularity and continuity of the services to be provided in Malta, and:

(a) where the Board determines that relevant services would be provided on a temporary or occasional basis in Malta, such person shall be granted temporary registration by the Board, and entered into the Register established by article 12 in addition to an indication that such registration is a temporary one, and of the time period during which the said temporary registration shall subsist. Such period shall in no case exceed the period of one (1) year;

(b) where the Board determines that relevant services would not be provided on a temporary or occasional basis in Malta, such person shall, upon notification by the Board of such a determination, be prohibited from exercising the profession of interpreter in Malta unless he fulfils any of the requirements in article 3:

Provided that a decision of the Board taken pursuant to this sub-article shall be subject to appeal in terms of article 6:

Provided further that where a person, notwithstanding being notified by the Board in terms of this paragraph, exercises the profession of interpreter in Malta, without fulfilling any of the requirements in article 3, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than two thousand euro (€2,000) and not more than six thousand euro (€6,000).