Chapter 86 – Animals (Control of Importation) Ordinance
What is this act about?
This law, called the Animals (Control of Importation) Ordinance, allows the Minister responsible for agriculture to control the importation of certain animals into Malta.
Who it applies to: The Minister responsible for agriculture; Any person importing or attempting to import animals into Malta.
At a glance
- Country
- Malta
- Area of law
- Criminal law
- Source
- legislation.mt
- Text retrieved
- Explanation updated
What does this act regulate?
- The prohibition or restriction of importing animals into Malta.
- The control of importing specific kinds of animals.
- Penalties for illegally landing or attempting to land animals.
Who does this act apply to?
- The Minister responsible for agriculture.
- Any person importing or attempting to import animals into Malta.
What are the key points?
- The Minister responsible for agriculture can make, vary, or repeal regulations to protect animal husbandry in Malta.
- Importing animals in violation of these regulations carries penalties similar to those for importing prohibited goods under the Customs Ordinance.
- Animals involved in an offense will be forfeited.
Criminal law
Legal text
Legal text
A N I M A L S ( CO N T R O L O F I M P O R TAT I O N )
CHAPTER 86
ANIMALS (CONTROL OF IMPORTATION) ORDINANCE * To make provision for the control of the importation of certain animals. (6th February, 1935)† Enacted by ORDINANCE IV of 1935, as amended by Legal Notice 4 of 1963. l.
This Ordinance may be cited as the Animals (Control of Importation) Ordinance.
Short title.
2.
The Minister responsible for agriculture may, whenever he thinks it expedient so to do for the protection of animal husbandry in Malta, make and, when made, vary or repeal, regulations for prohibiting or otherwise restricting and controlling the importation of animals or of any specified kind of animals into Malta.
Power of Minister to make regulations.
Amended by:
L.N. 4 of 1963.
3.
If any person lands or attempts to land any animal in contravention of any regulation made by the Minister responsible for agriculture under the last preceding article, he shall be liable to the penalties imposed on persons importing or attempting to import goods the importation of which is prohibited by the Customs Ordinance and the animals in respect of which the offence is committed shall be forfeited.
Offences and penalties.
Amended by:
L.N. 4 of 1963. *This Ordinance has been repealed by Act XV of 2025. †See Proclamation No. IV of the 6th of February, 1935.