Chapter 230
Fil-qosor
Din il-liġi tipprovdi għall-avvanz tal-ħin f'Malta matul ċerti perjodi tas-sena. Hija tistabbilixxi li l-ħin għal skopijiet ġenerali f'Malta għandu jkun sagħtejn 'il quddiem mill-Greenwich mean time matul il-perjodu tas-sajf.
X'tirregola
- L-avvanz tal-ħin f'Malta matul perjodi speċifiċi tas-sena.
- Id-definizzjoni tal-"perjodu tas-sajf" kif speċifikat f'ordni tal-Prim Ministru.
- Kif ir-referenzi għal punt ta' ħin f'dokumenti legali għandhom jiġu interpretati matul il-perjodu tas-sajf.
- Eċċezzjonijiet għall-użu ta' ħin differenti għal skopijiet speċjalizzati bħall-astronomija.
Min hu kkonċernat
- Il-pubbliku ġenerali f'Malta, peress li taffettwa l-ħin għal skopijiet ġenerali.
- Il-Prim Ministru, li jagħmel ordnijiet biex jispeċifika l-perjodu tas-sajf.
Punti ewlenin
- Il-ħin għal skopijiet ġenerali f'Malta, matul il-perjodu tas-sajf, għandu jkun sagħtejn 'il quddiem mill-Greenwich mean time.
- Il-"perjodu tas-sajf" huwa speċifikat f'ordni magħmula mill-Prim Ministru u ppubblikata fil-Gazzetta tal-Gvern.
- Referenzi għal punt ta' ħin f'kull att, ordni, regolament, regola, liġi sekondarja, att, avviż jew dokument ieħor għandhom jitqiesu bħala l-ħin iffissat minn din il-liġi matul il-perjodu tas-sajf.
- Din il-liġi ma taffettwax l-użu ta' ħin differenti għal skopijiet ta' astronomija, meteoroloġija, navigazzjoni jew skopijiet oħra fejn jintuża ħin differenti skont l-użu internazzjonali.
Legal text
Legal text
MALTA SUMMER TIME 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
- This Act may be cited as the Malta Summer Time Act. Short title.
- 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.