Chapter 550 – Healthy Lifestyle Promotion and Care of Non-communicable Diseases Act
What is this act about?
This law aims to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce non-communicable diseases across all age groups by encouraging physical education and balanced diets through a collaborative, inter-ministerial approach.
Who it applies to: All age groups, from intrauterine life to old age; Various government ministers and public health professionals through the Advisory Council.
At a glance
- Country
- Malta
- Area of law
- Labour law
- Articles
- 11
- Source
- legislation.mt
- Text retrieved
- Explanation updated
What does this act regulate?
- The establishment of an Advisory Council on Healthy Lifestyles.
- The promotion of physical education and healthy balanced diets.
- The reduction of non-communicable diseases.
- The power of the Minister to make regulations concerning healthy lifestyles.
Who does this act apply to?
- All age groups, from intrauterine life to old age.
- Various government ministers and public health professionals through the Advisory Council.
What are the key points?
- An Advisory Council on Healthy Lifestyles will be established, composed of members nominated by the Prime Minister and various ministers.
- The Advisory Council must meet at least once a month.
- The Minister can make regulations covering areas like food consumption in schools, investment by local councils for healthy lifestyles, and the nutritional quality of food in licensed institutions.
- Offences against regulations made under this Act can lead to a fine (multa) of up to two thousand and five hundred euro (€2,500).
Labour law
Legal text
Legal text
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROMOTION AND CARE OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
CHAPTER 550
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROMOTION AND CARE OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ACT To establish and ensure an inter-ministerial lifelong approach favouring physical education and healthy balanced diets for a healthy lifestyle and reducing the level of non-communicable diseases throughout all age groups.
24th January, 2023* ACT III of 2016, as amended by Act XXIX of 2019.
ARRANGEMENT OF ACT
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
General Provisions Advisory Council on Healthy Lifestyles Power to make Regulations Administration Offences and Penalties Articles 1-3 4-5 8 - 11
PART I
General Provisions
Art. 1
Short title and commencement.
Art. 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Advisory Council" means the Advisory Council on Healthy Lifestyles established by article 4; "curriculum" means the National Curriculum Framework for all schools at compulsory educational level as provided for in the Education Act and includes centres and facilities for children under the age of compulsory education;
Interpretation.
Amended by:
XXIX.2019.71. "the Minister" means the Minister responsible for health; "schools" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the Education Act''; "specialist" means a health care professional whose name is entered in the appropriate part of the specialist register kept by the relevant Council in accordance with the Health Care Professions Act; and "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Public Health as defined in the Public Health Act. *Vide Legal Notice 13 of 2023.
Scope.
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROMOTION AND CARE OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Art. 3
The purpose of this Act is to establish and ensure an interministerial lifelong approach favouring physical education and healthy balanced diets for a healthy lifestyle reducing the level of noncommunicable diseases throughout all age groups.
PART II
Advisory Council on Healthy Lifestyles.
Advisory Council on Healthy Lifestyles
Art. 4
Functions and duties of the Advisory Council.
Art. 5
PART III
Power to make regulations
Art. 6
The Minister may, after consultation with the Advisory Council, make regulations to give better effect to the provisions of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may in particular provide for or refer to:
Power to make regulations. (a) the education and promotion of healthy lifestyles and physical activity for persons of all ages, from intrauterine life to old age; (b) food consumption in schools and in their proximity; (c) investment and expenditure by local councils to promote healthy lifestyles; (d) nutritional qualities of food consumed in institutions licensed by public authorities including, but not limited to, old people’s homes and day centres; (e) an integrated approach for the promotion of food for healthy lifestyles; (f) the regulation of marketing of products which may have adverse effects on healthy lifestyles; and (g) any other related issue in the achievement of the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
PART IV
Art. 7
Administration.
PART V
Offences and Penalties
Art. 8
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROMOTION AND CARE OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES than two thousand and five hundred euro (€2,500).
Proceedings in case of an offence.
Art. 9
Proceedings against any person for any offence against any of the provisions of this Act shall be taken before the Court of Magistrates (Malta) or Court of Magistrates (Gozo) as a Court of Criminal Judicature in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Code.
Proceedings against body corporate.
Art. 10
Right of appeal by Attorney General.