Cap. 248 чл. 51Transparency obligations.

(1) Every newspaper published in Malta shall publish the name of its publisher and the date on which it was printed.

(2) It shall be lawful for the Registrar to demand and obtain information from any person concerning the ownership of a newspaper published in Malta or of a company or other association of persons that is or at any time was, directly or indirectly, the owner of such a newspaper or with regard to the transfer of shares or control of any such company.

(3) Information demanded by the Registrar in terms of subarticle (2) shall be given within ten days of communication of the demand to the person from whom the information is required, and shall be included by the Registrar in the register of newspapers.

(4) Whosoever shall contravene the provisions of this article shall on conviction be liable to a fine (multa). proof of its content unless the contrary is proved.