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[CAP. 230.
MALTA SUMMER TIME
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CHAPTER 230
MALTA SUMMER TIME ACT
To provide for the advance of time in Malta during certain periods of the
year.
(7th June, 1972)*
Enacted by ACT XX of 1972.
1.
This Act may be cited as the Malta Summer Time Act.
Short title.
2.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
Interpretation.
"Malta" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by section 124
of the Constitution of Malta;
"order under this Act" means an order made by the Prime
Minister for any of the purposes of this Act and published in the
Government Gazette;
"the period of summer time" in relation to any year means such
period as may be specified in respect of that year in an order under
this Act.
3. (1) In any year to which an order under this Act relates, the
time for general purposes in Malta shall, during the period of
summer time, be two hours in advance of Greenwich mean time.
(2) Where any reference to a point of time occurs in any
enactment, order, regulation, rule, bye-law, deed, notice or other
document whatsoever, the time referred to shall, during the period
of summer time, be deemed to be the time as fixed for general
purposes by this Act.
(3) Nothing in this Act shall affect the use of a different time
for purposes of astronomy, meteorology, navigation or other
purposes for which a different time is adopted by international
usage, or the construction of any document referring to a point of
time in connection with any of those purposes.
*See Government Notice No. 415 of 7th June, 1972.
Advance of time
during certain
periods.
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