Cap. 410 Art. 4Contracting States. Central authority.

(1) For the purposes of the Convention as having the force of law in Malta under this Part of this Act, the Contracting States other than Malta shall be those for the time being specified by the Minister responsible for foreign affairs by an order in the Gazette under this article.

(2) Such order shall specify the date of the coming into force of the Convention as between Malta and any State specified in it; and, except where the order otherwise provides, the Convention shall apply as between Malta and that State only in relation to wrongful removals or retentions occurring on or after that date.

(3) Where the Convention applies, or applies only, to a particular territory or particular territories specified in a declaration be discharged by the Chief Executive Officer of the Social Care

Standards Authority and any application made under the Convention by or on behalf of a person outside Malta may be addressed to the office of the Chief Executive Officer of the Social Care Standards Authority.