NATIONAL LEGISLATION
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Constitution of Malta
CHAPTER IV: Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual
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others laws and subsidiary legislation
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CHAPTER 571
COHABITATION ACT An act to regulate cohabitations and to provide for other matters dealing with them or ancillary to them. |
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CHAPTER 569
CHILD PROTECTION (ALTERNATIVE CARE) ACT To replace the Children and Young Persons (Care Orders) Act, the Foster Care Act and the Placing of Minors Regulations, to introduce child protection orders, to provide for appropriate alternative care and protection for children deprived of parental care or at the risk of being so. |
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CHAPTER 567
AFFIRMATION OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND GENDER EXPRESSION ACT To affirm that all persons have a sexual orientation, a gender identity and a gender expression, and that no particular combination of these three characteristics constitutes a disorder, disease, illness, deficiency, disability and, or shortcoming; and to prohibit conversion practices as a deceptive and harmful act or interventions against a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity and, or gender expression. |
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CHAPTER 557
PERSONS WITHIN THE AUTISM SPECTRUM (EMPOWERMENT) ACT To empower persons within the autism spectrum by providing for their health and well-being in society, the betterment of their living conditions, their participation and inclusion in society and to make ancillary and consequential provisions thereto in full adherence to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. |
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CHAPTER 553
COMMISSIONER FOR OLDER PERSONS ACT To provide for the appointment of a Commissioner for Older Persons with power to promote and safeguard the interests of older persons, and investigate any alleged breaches or potential infringements of the human rights of the older persons. |
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CHAPTER 539
VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT To make provision for the rights, support and protection of victims, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
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CHAPTER 540
GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION AND SEX CHARACTERISTICS ACT To provide for the recognition and registration of the gender of a person and to regulate the effects of such a change, as well as the recognition and protection of the sex characteristics of a person. |
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CHAPTER 530
CIVIL UNIONS ACT To regulate civil unions and to provide for matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto. |
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CHAPTER 188
MALTESE CITIZENSHIP ACT To provide for the acquisition, deprivation and renunciation of citizenship of Malta and for purposes incidental to or connected with the matters aforesaid. |
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CHAPTER 217
IMMIGRATION ACT To restrict, control and regulate immigration into Malta and to make provision for matters ancillary thereto. |
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CHAPTER 413
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES (PERSONS WITH DISABILITY) ACT |
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CHAPTER 420
REFUGEES ACT An act to make provisions relating to and establishing procedures with regard to refugees and asylum seekers. |
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CHAPTER 456
EQUALITY FOR MEN AND WOMEN ACT To promote equality for men and women. |
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CHAPTER 496
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT To establish a right to information held by public authorities in order to promote added transparency and accountability in government. |
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CHAPTER 507
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN (HAGUE CONVENTION) ACT To enable Malta to ratify the Hague Convention on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition, enforcement and cooperation in respect of parental responsibility and measures for the protection of children concluded on the 19th October 1996. |
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CHAPTER 532
COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON PREVENTION AND COMBATING OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (RATIFICATION) ACT To enable Malta to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on prevention and combating of violence against women and domestic violence. |
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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 365.22
IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION CONTROL OF GOODS WHICH COULD BE USED FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, TORTURE OR OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT REGULATIONS |
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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 350.26
REQUIREMENTS AS TO STANDARDS AND PRACTICE ON THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL EQUALITY |