Cap. 443 чл. 10Report for service.

(1) The authority or judicial officer or person competent under the law of the Non-Contracting State in which the documents originate, hereinafter referred to as ''the applicant'', shall forward to the central authority a request for service in the form set out in Part A of the Third Schedule to this Act, without any requirement or equivalent formality, other than is provided in the said Part A of the Third Schedule.

(2) (a) The document to be served or a copy thereof shall be annexed to the request. The request and the document shall both be furnished in duplicate and, if not in the English language, shall be accompanied by two certified translations thereof in the English language.

(b) For the purposes of this subarticle, ''certified translation'' shall mean a translation certified as a true and correct translation of the original by the diplomatic or consular representative of the Government of Malta in the State in which the request and, or document originates.