Cap. 477 Art. 3NationalArchives. Legal personality and judicial representation.

(1) There shall be a body, to be called the National Archives of Malta, under the responsibility of the National Archivist. The mission of the National Archives is to preserve the collective memory of the Maltese nation through the protection and accessibility of all public archives regulated by this Act.

(2) The National Archives shall be a body corporate having a distinct legal personality and shall be capable, subject to the provisions of this Act, of entering into contracts, of acquiring, holding and disposing of any property for the purpose of its functions, of suing and being sued, and of doing all such things and entering into all such transactions as are incidental or conducive to the exercise or performance of its functions under this Act.