Cap. 12 Art. 786Plea as to capacity of person may not be raised against procurator of revenue of Diocesan Bishop of Malta,

(1) It shall not be lawful to raise the plea as to the capacity of a party suing or sued in the name and on behalf of any other party against the Economo or other official performing an equivalent function at the Archbishop’s Curia in Malta and at the

Bishop’s Curia in Gozo, against any of the persons mentioned in article 180(1)(a).

(2) Nor may such plea be raised against the Attorney General or against the State Advocate in any action in which they are especially authorised by law to appear, or where they are authorized by the competent authority to appear in regard to any action touching public policy, and in so far as the public interest is concerned.

in (3) Nor may such plea be raised against any official in charge of any branch of the public service in Gozo, who appears before the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) in connection with matters pertaining to his office, provided the head of the department to which the said official may by reason of such office belong, be residing in Malta; in such cases, the provisions of this Code relating to heads of departments, shall be applicable to such official.