Cap. 378 чл. 25Costs and enforcement.

(1) In any award the arbiter shall determine the costs that any of the parties is to pay to the other and unless special circumstances so warrant, the losing party shall be ordered to pay the costs of the party in whose favour the decision is awarded:

Provided that where the arbiter is satisfied that a claim presented before the Tribunal or any defence offered in respect thereof is vexatious or frivolous, he may order the claimant or the defendant, as the case may be, to pay to the other party a penalty of not more than one hundred and twenty euro (€120). Any such order shall be motivated and enforceable in the same manner as a decision of the Tribunal.

(2) Costs shall be limited to expenses made directly in connection with the case by the party in whose favour the payment of costs is awarded: Provided that in no case shall costs be awarded in connection with any expenses consisting of legal fees or any fees however so called paid by any of the parties to advocates, legal procurators or any other person assisting the parties before the tribunal.

(3) A decision of the Tribunal which has become res judicata may be enforced, depending on the residence of the person against whom enforcement is sought, by the Court of Magistrates (Malta) or by the Court of Magistrates (Gozo), as an executive title under the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure:

Provided that the Court fees payable in respect of any warrant issued for the purpose of enforcing a decision of the Tribunal shall amount to one-half of the court fees applicable in respect of warrants issued for the purpose of enforcement of judgments of the Court of Magistrates referred to herein.