S.L. 387.1 ст. 21Service by hand.

(1) Any document, which is to be served on any other party by the Registrar or by any party in the arbitration, may be served by hand on such party by the Registrar, an officer or employee of the Centre or a service agent.

(2) A service agent for the purpose of these rules shall be an advocate, a notary public or a legal procurator in possession of a valid warrant so to act.

(3) Upon service of an act, the service agent shall confirm in writing:

(a) the date and time of service;

(b) the place of service;

(c) the details of the person on whom such service was made and a statement on how such person was identified.

Such document shall be confirmed on oath before a Commissioner of Oaths and filed with the Registrar within seven days of such service.

(4) When service by hand is affected by the Registrar, an officer or employee of the Centre, a memorandum under his hand shall be entered in the records of the proceedings.

(5) Any person wishing to act as service agent for the purpose of the foregoing rule shall apply to the Registrar for authority so to act and the Registrar shall administer the following oath prior to issuing such authority in writing: "I, the undersigned, hereby swear/solemnly affirm that I shall perform my duties as service agent in arbitration proceedings honestly and with due diligence and I shall faithfully abide by all rules of the Malta Arbitration Centre.".

(6) The Registrar may issue a licence to act as service agent for the purposes of these rules for a period of one year at a time against the fee established by the Centre.

(7) The Registrar may issue guidelines for service agents from time to time and shall have the power to revoke any licence issued by him for non-observance of these rules or any applicable guidelines.