Cap. 387 Art. 74Enforcement of foreign arbitration awards.

(1) Saving the relevant articles of this Act, foreign arbitration awards, to which the treaties set out in the Second

Schedule are applicable (subject to such reservations or declarations as may have been made by Malta on its becoming a party to such treaties and as are contained in the Second Schedule), shall upon their registration by the Centre be enforced by the courts of Malta in the same manner as if such awards were delivered under Part IV of this Act.

(2) The Minister may by notice in the Gazette add to, delete from or substitute the list of treaties to which Malta is a party and contained in the Second Schedule to this Act.

(3) A certificate signed by the Minister responsible for foreign affairs, or by any public officer designated by the said Minister for such purpose by notice in the Gazette, purporting that, at the time specified in the certificate, any state has signed and ratified or has denounced, or has taken any other action under the treaties listed in the schedules to this Act in respect of the state specified in the certificate, shall be conclusive evidence before any court or other authority of the facts therein stated.