Cap. 12 чл. 951Regular deposits (i.e. lodgment of money not legally current in Malta, gold or silver articles, etc.).

(1) Regular deposits of moneys not legally current in

Malta, gold or silver articles, pearls or precious stones shall be made in the place appointed by the Minister responsible for justice by notice in the Government Gazette; and the Government shall be responsible for such deposits in the same manner as any other person with whom a regular deposit is made.

(2) If the regular deposit consists of money not legally current in Malta, such money shall, on the expiration of four months from the date of the lodgment, be converted, by the officer charged with the custody thereof, into legal currency, at the current rate of exchange at the time of such conversion, and transferred to the place appointed for irregular deposits; and it shall for all legal purposes be considered as an irregular deposit from the date of such conversion and transfer.

(3) Immediately upon such conversion and transfer, the officer effecting the same shall give notice in writing to the registrar who had received the relative schedule; and the registrar shall, in the margin of such schedule, enter a note of such conversion and transfer, stating the amount realized as a result of the conversion.