Chapter 193 – United Kingdom Lands (Vesting) Act
What is this act about?
This law transfers ownership of certain properties and rights in Malta from departments or authorities of the United Kingdom government or authorized service organizations to the Government of Malta.
Who it applies to: Departments or authorities of the Government of the United Kingdom, especially those related to armed services; Authorized service organizations operating in Malta.
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- Malta
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What does this act regulate?
- The vesting of absolute ownership, rights, and title in land in Malta.
- The reversion of certain land held by UK armed services departments or authorities.
- Specific exceptions to the vesting of properties and rights.
- The continuation of certain rights held by parties other than UK government entities or authorized service organizations.
Who does this act apply to?
- Departments or authorities of the Government of the United Kingdom, especially those related to armed services.
- Authorized service organizations operating in Malta.
- The Government of Malta.
- Any person or body holding or enjoying rights over the affected land.
What are the key points?
- All land and rights in Malta belonging to UK government departments, armed services, or authorized service organizations on 20th September 1964, vested in the Government of Malta from 21st September 1964.
- This vesting does not apply to rights from emphyteutical grants for periods not exceeding fifty years, unless designated by the Prime Minister.
- It also does not apply to personal rights (like occupation and use) from leases or agreements not made with the Government of Malta.
- Land held by UK armed services under clause 25 of the Order in Council dated 26th October 1896, reverted to the Government of Malta from 21st September 1964.
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Legal text
Legal text
UNITED KINGDOM LANDS (VESTING)
CHAPTER 193
UNITED KINGDOM LANDS (VESTING) ACT To make provision for the vesting in or reversion to the Government of Malta of certain properties and rights which on the 20th September, 1964 were vested in or belonged or pertained to or were held or were exercisable by certain departments or authorities of the Government of the United Kingdom or an authorized service organization. (1st February, 1966)* Enacted by ACT XIII of 1966.
Art. 1
This Act may be cited as the United Kingdom Lands (Vesting) Act.
Art. 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires - Short title Interpretation. "authorized service organization" means the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes, the Royal Naval Film Corporation, the Army Kinema Corporation, the Royal Air Force Cinema Corporation and such other non-profit making organization authorized by the Government of the United Kingdom to accompany the armed forces of the Government in Malta to provide for the need of members of those forces and their dependants as may be designated for the purposes of this Act by the Prime Minister by notice published in the Government Gazette; "land" means immovable property of any kind, including buildings and structures and other works in, on, under or over land and includes land wholly or partially covered by water; "Malta" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by article 124 of the Constitution of Malta; "United Kingdom" means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Art. 3
Vesting of certain properties.
UNITED KINGDOM LANDS (VESTING) otherwise than by the Government of Malta nor shall it apply to such personal rights (including rights of occupation and use) as derived from leases or other agreements entered into other than with the Government of Malta:
Provided that in respect of such rights as derived from emphyteutical grants made for a period not exceeding fifty years otherwise than by the Government of Malta and as are designated by the Prime Minister by notice in the Government Gazette, subarticle (1) shall apply with effect from the date of such notice or such later date as may be specified in the notice.
Reversion of certain properties.
Art. 4
All land in Malta which on the 20th September, 1964 was held by any department or authority of the armed services of the United Kingdom under clause 25 of the Order in Council dated the 26th October, 1896, and published in the Government Gazette on the 19th November, 1896, shall, notwithstanding anything contained in that Order, revert to the Government of Malta by virtue of this Act with effect from the 21st September, 1964.
Act not to affect certain rights.
Art. 5
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the continuance of any right in or over any land referred to in article 3 which, immediately before the date on which the vesting of such land takes effect under the provisions of that article, was held or enjoyed by any person or body other than a department or authority of the Government of the United Kingdom or an authorized service organization, or as affecting any right of any department or authority of the Government of the United Kingdom or of any authorized service organization deriving from the Agreement on Mutual Defence and Assistance between the Government of Malta and the Government of the United Kingdom signed on the 21st September, 1964.