Cap. 255 Art. 16Place where civil marriage may be contracted.

(1) A civil marriage shall be contracted in the Marriage Registry or on board a Maltese registered ship while this is not in the internal waters of any country other than Malta or in such other place open to the public as the persons to be married may designate and which the Registrar accepts as appropriate.

(2) If one of the persons to be married cannot, by reason of infirmity of body or other lawful cause, attend any of the places referred to in sub-article (1), the marriage may be contracted in such other place as the Registrar may deem appropriate in the circumstances.