Cap. 492 чл. 9Guiding principles.

The Commissioner shall be guided by the following general principles:

(a) the recognition, encouragement and promotion of the value and importance of voluntary action and voluntary organisations, whether operating independently of the Government, religious organisations or other public institutions or in a supporting role, and the benefit deriving to the social and cultural life in Malta;

(b) the recognition of the contribution of voluntary action and voluntary organisations, as expressions of participation, solidarity, pluralism and subsidiarity, towards the continued enjoyment and enrichment of democratic life in Malta;

(c) the recognition of the direct economic benefit of voluntary and unremunerated action and of initiatives taken by voluntary organisations and volunteers;

(d) the recognition of the importance of the co-ordination of efforts by voluntary organisations with similar purposes so as to achieve greater concentration of resources and to achieve the benefits of economies of scale and for the avoidance of duplication of efforts, always in the interests of their beneficiaries: Provided that the Commissioner shall not refuse the enrolment of an organisation solely because of the potential of duplication of efforts by other organisations with similar purposes; and

(e) the recognition of the importance of the creation of federations or associations of members in order to regulate member organisations and their activities to achieve the benefits of self regulation in the voluntary sector.